Template categories v2 - Archive instead of delete

whabanks commented 3 months ago

Description

As a platform admin, I need to be able to archive Template Categories so that I can achieve preservation of Template Category history.

WHY are we building?

Deletion of template categories prevents us from being able to look at a template's category history. If a category no longer exists we cannot cross reference it.

WHAT are we building?

Replacing the template category delete functionality with an archival process.

VALUE created by our solution

Preserving the integrity of template history and category data facilitates future analysis of the Template Category feature. Enabling us to see how a template's category changes over time

Documentation and Artifacts

https://github.com/cds-snc/notification-api/pull/2233

Acceptance Criteria

Given a template category is deemed unnecessary, when the category is archived then it still exists but can no longer be used to categorize a template.

[ ] The archived column is added to the template_categories table, and the models and schemas are updated
[ ] Existing delete functionality in the back end is changed to archive the category instead of delete it
[ ] Archived categories are not displayed on the template_categories platform admin page
[ ] Archived categories are not displayed on the add / edit template page

QA Steps

[ ] Tested in a realistic production scenario

yaelberger-commits commented 2 months ago

Hey team! Please add your planning poker estimate with Zenhub @andrewleith @jzbahrai @whabanks

yaelberger-commits commented 1 month ago

Wait and observe usage of the feature and then decide if we want to move forward with this piece if necessary

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