Gap backlog work item template

Use this shape for every Feature / User Story / Task in master epic files and per-repo mirrors. Items must be fully self-contained — no "see master file" hand-offs for descriptions or acceptance criteria.

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Template (copy for each item)

### [NNN] saas-<AREA>-F## — <Descriptive Title>

**Type:** Feature | User Story | Task
**Parent:** <ParentId>
**Implementation order:** NNN
**Status:** Not Started | In Progress | Blocked | Completed | Deferred | Cancelled
**Master:** <relative link — mirrors only>
**Area path:** ConnectSoft\SaaS\<Context>
**Iteration:** TBD
**Tags:** saas-platform, gap, <context>, <priority>
**Priority:** P0 | P1 | P2
**Effort:** S | M | L | XL
**Dependencies:** <comma-separated saas-* IDs>
**Blocks:** <reverse dependencies>
**Source gap analysis:** [anchor in saas-gap-deep-analysis.md](../saas-gap-deep-analysis.md#<anchor>)

**Description (full):**
<Multi-paragraph narrative: current state with file paths, target state, why it matters, cross-service contracts.>

**Acceptance criteria (testable):**
- AC-1: ...
- AC-2: ...

**Implementation notes (full):**
- Files to touch: ...
- Code symbols: ...
- ADRs: ...
- Tests: ...

**Out of scope:**
- ...

**Definition of done:**
- [ ] All AC pass
- [ ] Tests added/updated and green
- [ ] Docs updated
- [ ] Status updated in master + mirrors

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ID conventions

Level	Format	Example
Epic	saas-EPIC-<AREA>	saas-EPIC-INTEG
Feature	saas-<AREA>-F##	saas-INTEG-F01
User Story	saas-<AREA>-S##.#	saas-INTEG-S01.1
Task	saas-<AREA>-T##.#.#	saas-INTEG-T01.1.1

Areas: INTEG, TEN, CAT, ENT, BIL, MET, DOCS.

Status taxonomy

Status	Use when
Not Started	New gap item
In Progress	Active development
Blocked	Waiting on dependency
Completed	Done
Implemented	Existing program item verified in code
Partial	Some AC met
Missing	Never implemented
Deferred	Out of scope this wave
Cancelled	No longer planned

Each status includes Evidence: <path> and Last verified: YYYY-MM-DD.