Platform Polish (Lanes A, B, C) — Production Readiness Audit

Field	Value
Date	2026-08-23
Re-verified	2026-08-23 (Backend merged to main, Frontend build + e2e fixes committed, Docs merged)
Status	Go — deploy Backend + Frontend + Docs together after migrate --force and module Playwright smoke
Scope	Cross-module polish wave (billing PDF/email, attachments, dashboard UX, demo seed, AI tools, docs sync)
Companion	Upgrade guide · Module development · Release process

PRs: Backend #148 (merged to main) · Frontend #143 + e2e follow-up on main · Docs #170 (merged to main)

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Executive summary

Platform polish lanes A/B/C ship attachments, billing document delivery, dashboard onboarding widgets, richer local demo data, and AI copilot starters. Backend APIs, Frontend UI, and Docs are aligned on main as of 2026-08-23.

Go / No-Go: Go for production after standard upgrade (migrate --force, queue restart, joint SPA deploy) and operator checklist below.

Gate	Result
Three-repo same-milestone deploy (Backend + Frontend + Docs)	Pass — all on main
npm run typecheck + npm run build (Frontend)	Pass
Backend migrations idempotent + migrate-only	Pass
Storage quota (usedBytes) for new attachment types	Pass
Pest polish suite (86 tests: attachments, links, PDF/email, onboarding, widgets)	Pass on Backend main (2026-08-23)
Playwright module smoke (documents, expenses, AI, dashboard, help-desk)	Pass — verified 2026-08-23 (workers=1)
Docs changelog + deployment page	Pass
Platform freeze respected	Pass

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Release train status (2026-08-23)

Repo	Branch	Polish on main?
EloSync-Frontend	main	Yes — PR #143 + e2e/TS follow-up
EloSync-Backend	main	Yes — PR #148 merged
EloSync-Docs	main	Yes — PR #170 + audit page

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Pre-production checklist

Engineering (completed)

• [x] Backend polish merged to main
• [x] Frontend TypeScript + dashboard export + document lead search + e2e fixes committed
• [x] Docs polish merged + production readiness page
• [x] npm run typecheck && npm run build on Frontend
• [x] Pest polish tests on Backend main

Deploy (operator)

• [ ] php artisan migrate --force on target environment
• [ ] php artisan queue:restart (and reverb:restart if applicable)
• [ ] Deploy Backend with Frontend SPA build from main
• [ ] Confirm emails queue workers for PDF mailables
• [ ] Confirm Storage upload disk (Storage production readiness)
• [ ] Staging smoke: module Playwright scripts below

Playwright smoke (staging, --workers=1)

npm run test:e2e:documents
npm run test:e2e:expenses
npm run test:e2e:tenant-dashboard
npm run test:e2e:ai
npm run test:e2e:help-desk

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Migrations (migrate-only)

Theme	Tables / bumps
Expense receipts	expense_attachments
Help desk	help_desk_ticket_attachments, help_desk_note_attachments
Knowledge Base	knowledge_base_article_attachments
Documents	document_links
Catalog	credit-notes, purchase-orders, expenses, help-desk, documents, knowledge-base, projects (2026_08_23_*)

php artisan migrate --force
php artisan queue:restart

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Verdict

Environment	Recommendation
Production	Go after migrate + joint deploy + operator checklist
Staging	Go — verify module Playwright scripts
Local demo	Go — php artisan local:seed-demo --full optional