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+# API Readiness Checklist
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+Checklist for location-retrieval api-version in v0.2
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+As we target an **initial** maturity level release the column **Status** is filled accordingly: NA: Not Applicable, TBD: To Be Done
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+| Nr | API release assets  | alpha | release-candidate |  public-release<br>initial | public-release<br> stable | Status | Comments |
+|----|----------------------------------------------|:-----:|:-----------------:|:-------:|:------:|:----:|:----:|
+|  1 | API definition                               |   M   |         M         |    M    |    M   |   Y   | [link](https://github.com/camaraproject/DeviceLocation/blob/main/code/API_definitions/location-retrieval.yaml) |
+|  2 | Design guidelines from Commonalities applied |   O   |         M         |    M    |    M   |  Y    |      |
+|  3 | Guidelines from ICM applied                  |   O   |         M         |    M    |    M   |   Y   |      |
+|  4 | API versioning convention applied            |   M   |         M         |    M    |    M   |   Y   |      |
+|  5 | API documentation                            |   M   |         M         |    M    |    M   |   Y   | Embed documentation into API spec - [link](https://github.com/camaraproject/DeviceLocation/blob/main/code/API_definitions/location-retrieval.yaml)  |
+|  6 | User stories                                 |   O   |         O         |    O    |    M   |   NA   | link |
+|  7 | Basic API test cases & documentation         |   O   |         M         |    M    |    M   |   TBD   | link |
+|  8 | Enhanced API test cases & documentation      |   O   |         O         |    O    |    M   |   NA   | link |
+|  9 | Test result statement                        |   O   |         O         |    O    |    M   |   NA   | link |
+| 10 | API release numbering convention applied     |   M   |         M         |    M    |    M   |   TBD   |      |
+| 11 | Change log updated                           |   M   |         M         |    M    |    M   |   TBD   | link |
+| 12 | Previous public-release was certified        |   O   |         O         |    O    |    M   |   NA   |      |
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+Note: It is normal that the checklists of the (final) release-candidate and its subsequent public-release are the same, while additional release assets are required for a subsequent stable public-release.
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+The documentation for the content of the checklist is here: [API Readiness Checklist documentation](https://wiki.camaraproject.org/x/AgAVAQ#APIReleaseProcess-APIreadinesschecklist)
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