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Data and integrations
Plan how the application exchanges information with the systems around it.
System owners and technical leads
Begin with the information contract
An integration connects an application to another system under an agreed set of rules. Define the source of truth, the data being read or written, the frequency and the expected response. Confirm which integration paths are supported in the proposed environment; do not assume every API, database or legacy platform is available out of the box.
Agree the integration boundary
| Question | What to record |
|---|---|
| Who owns the source? | System owner and approved contact |
| What may the application do? | Read/write operations and the specific records or scope |
| What does each field mean? | Mapping, format, validation and source authority |
| How will failures behave? | Timeouts, duplicate handling, retries and reconciliation |
| How will access be managed? | Approved identity, least privilege and credential rotation owner |
| How will it be tested? | Test environment, sample data and expected results |
Test both sides of the exchange
A successful connection is only the first check. Verify that the intended records reach the correct destination, are interpreted correctly and do not create duplicates. Exercise invalid input, unavailable services and permission failures. Confirm how an operator can identify and recover incomplete work.
Separate demonstration data from operational data
Synthetic or reference data helps demonstrate a workflow. Production data introduces different obligations and failure consequences. Move to operational data only after the data owner and technical team agree access, transfer, validation and retention arrangements. Record any manual reconciliation needed before acceptance.
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