Approval
In this phase, the Working Group approves the Technical Specifications before sending them to the Board of Directors for Ratification. As the Specifications are nearing completion, it is essential to ensure that the documents are ready for Publication.
Tasks
Prepare for WG Approval
During the Consistency Review, the Technical documents received changes and updates. As a result, the Editor(s) need to ensure that the documents still meet the Gating Criteria checks raised in the previous phase.
- The Editor(s) SHOULD:
- Check the properties in the index.md/yaml, specifically dates and versions
- Ensure that all the links are working correctly
- The PDF and HTML versions of documents are rendering correctly
Review & Approval Process
In this step, the Working Group Chair will call for the Approval of the Technical Specifications.
- The call MAY be via email or directly in a conference call.
It is expected that ALL the Issues and Pull Requests submitted during the
Consistency Review
SHOULD be closed by this time
Outcome of the Review
- If the Chair call for the Approval of the Specifications via email, then the Review & Approval process MAY apply.
- In case an OBJECTION is received, the Specifications will go back to the Development Phase for further enhancements.
Prepare For Ratification
Upon Working Group Approval, the Editor(s) need to provide the last touches before sending the documents for Ratification by Board of Directors.
- Specifically, the Editor(s) need to ensure that the documents date are set to the Working Group Approval day.