jobtrackingapp/docs/redesign/phase-5/OPEN_BLOCKERS.md

# Phase 5 open blockers and deferred issues

Reconciled against [P4-06](../phase-4/p4-06/README.md#opendeferred-issue-reconciliation), [Phase 2 defects](../phase-2/BASELINE_DEFECTS.md), [Phase 3 decisions](../phase-3/OPEN_DECISIONS.md) and [current known issues](../../roadmap/known-issues.md). Planning closes no issue. “Non-blocking” refers to local Phase 5 work, never production readiness or acceptance of the defective surface.

| Issue | Status / exact limit | Classification / owner and deadline |
|---|---|---|
| P4-06-O01 collapse→mobile labels/focus occlusion | Addressed in [P5-00](p5-00/README.md); also aligns controls/drawers at 1024px and closes the temporary modal on desktop entry | Shell implementation gate ready; retain boundary/open-resize and focus regressions |
| P4-06-O02 long admin badge at 320px | Addressed in P5-00: same admin-only metadata in narrow account menu, header spacers track actual height | Responsive header gate ready; no claim that actual production badge overlap was previously proven |
| P4-02-D01 command invalid list children | Addressed in P5-00; populated/empty lists and native keyboard destinations protected | Command semantics gate ready; no catalogue expansion, D02–D04 unchanged |
| P4-03-D01 light Redo Tooltip 3.89:1 | Addressed in P5-00 shared opaque semantic pair; narrow old exception removed | Tooltip gate ready for tested loaded targets; not universal accessibility certification |
| P4-04-O01 toast covers bottom action | Addressed in P5-00: bottom feedback clearance, native success toast tested while open | Feedback gate ready for the defined Connections action; not a universal overlay manager or company-modal error repair |
| P5-00-D01 fixed worker data with system clock | **Open** unrelated fixture: 915/916 backend pass on 2026-09-20, expected Applied becomes Ghosted after 60 days | **Conditions P5-01 baseline acceptance**. Separately authorize existing fixed-clock test injection, rerun all 916; no production worker change or skipped/expected test |
| P5-00-D02 browser Back loses Jobs row focus | **Open** existing route behavior exposed by waiting for the actual workspace before Back; all four locale/theme cases. Explicit workspace Back passes `focusJobId` and remains protected | **Blocks affected P5-03/08 navigation accessibility acceptance**, not unchanged shell. Browser query and local-density reset plus explicit-button focus have separate oracles; no route/table application fix in P5-00 |
| P3-O02 command error→empty / late query results | Source-confirmed search catches; explicit failure/pending isolation needs owner tests | **Blocks later slice P5-02 acceptance**; retain existing simple commands in 01, no expanded command redesign in 00 |
| P3-O02 workspace search replacement loses `followMode` | Source-confirmed `setParams({section})` | **Blocks later slice P5-08b** adapter migration until retained-query proof |
| P4-02-D03 mobile progress scroll not focusable | Open loaded axe finding | **Blocks P5-08a affected Overview migration**, not shell; targeted G-WORKSPACE proof |
| P4-02-D04 literal AI context `{name}` | Open both locales | **Blocks P5-08b affected application AI labels**; correct interpolation without changing context/API |
| P4-02-D02 company-save error outside accessible modal | Open; draft retained, transient toast hidden by modal isolation | **Does not block Phase 5 shell/navigation**. Company form/Phase 7 owner; direct company-form restructuring requires durable in-modal error. P5-00 toast position does not close this |
| P4-04-O02 concurrent SQLite notification save | Open, earlier 2/10 native attempts HTTP 500 / database locked | **Separate backend reliability**; no shell/visual blocker with unchanged calls, but any increased polling/write concurrency waits for proof. Sequential passing test does not close it |
| P2-O01 isolated rules-save 500 | Historical unconfirmed, cause not established | **Separate reliability triage** if recurrent; keep successful native oracle, no generic retry mask |
| P4-05-O01 English status actions/browser-locale dates | Open display debt; status values must stay stable | **Blocks P5-03 localized table acceptance**; display-only standard status/date formatting, preserve custom text/date meaning |
| P2-D01 native SQLite tailoring/capture | Open expected browser failure; archived-binary assertions unreached | **Blocks P5-08b and package/tailoring relationship changes**, future Documents; separate provider-compatible repair plus native archive proof. Does not gate independent shell/board/dashboard |
| F01 / audit D01 stale CV revision (related profile/job revisions distinct) | Open version increments without expected revision guard | **Blocks P5-09–14 broad CV**; separately authorized integrity work with cross-client proof. Profile/job persistence changes likewise gated, but their unchanged page links are safe. No automatic B07 |
| Creation-intent idempotency | Open independent contract; not B02 identity or stale revision | **Separate backend/product work**; no Add/import/POST-on-mount expansion in Phase 5. Existing create review/no-write navigation must remain |
| CV margins/templates/preview/pagination | Open, user concern reiterated during P4; current preview has extra pagination/cropping logic | **Blocks P5-09–14** via dedicated G-CV-RENDER corpus/repair checkpoint; keyboard passing does not prove geometry. No broad renderer replacement inside UI slice |
| Table/Board filter/population mismatch | Existing distinct reads; not a new vulnerability | **Blocks P5-04b** alias/integration, not P5-04a visuals or other screens; separately define/prove owner-scoped bounded read parity |
| P3-O01 analytics names/periods/populations | Open source-confirmed semantic limitations | **Blocks P5-06/07 accurate presentation acceptance**; labels/values tests within those slices, backend metrics/data repair separate |
| F04/B06 production ingress | **Open**; repository/local checks are not deployed proof. Historical DNS/HTTPS observations do not prove actual peer/firewall boundary or current topology | **Production gate; does not block local P5 slices**. Operator evidence for actual Traefik peer, nginx trust, listeners/ports, direct/spoofed access, B04 client IP, firewall/NAT/IPv6, DNS/TLS/redirect and restart needed; no closure or credentials accessed here |
| Protected-main CI/browser runner and deployment | Unresolved remote-runner evidence; local tests pass | **Separate release gate**; feature-branch docs/UI push is not production deployment approval |
| F19 missing provider/config falls back to SQLite | Open source carryover | **Separate startup/deployment safety**, not a UI redesign dependency; no backend provider change here |
| F20 enabled worker fault containment | Open, worker disabled by default; enabled loop lacks outer recovery | **Separate worker/operational gate** before enablement or new producers; P5 utilities preserve current operations only |
| F21 calendar unspecified DateTime/DST | Open; existing date actions not certified correct across offsets | **Separate calendar/backend gate** before event/time semantics change; retain current deadline/follow-up links/ICS, no new interview scheduling |
| Backup/restore/rollback and legacy schema cutover | Production restore/cutover evidence pending | **Separate release/schema gate**; no schema in P5. Required before any external prerequisite that actually needs one |
| Stripe activation, paid deletion/retention/provider cleanup | Configuration/policy/provider proof pending; deletion remains gated | **Separate product/backend/release work**; no new billing/trial/delete UX claims or Settings migration |
| Provider mail/AI/calendar/OAuth delivery | Partial local mocks/service tests, no universal live provider certification | **Does not block unchanged navigation/presentation**; actual send/reconnect/provider semantics changes wait for sandbox/operator proof. AI truthfulness is not guaranteed by a review dialog |
| Full screen-reader/touch/zoom/forced-colors coverage | P4 manual browser checks partial; incomplete axe nodes remain | **Affected-slice accessibility acceptance gates** per visual protocol; unavailable evidence must stay open, not counted as success. Public certification remains blocked |
| Historical post-axe NB glyph omissions / scrolled table screenshot edges | Capture limitations, not accepted typography/column alignment | **Evidence quality gate**: pre-axe captures, DOM/text verification, start-of-scroll and focused-scroll comparisons in P5. No product fix inferred without reproducing it |
| Original P4 unnamed targeted controls / preview keyboard defect | Closed for P4-02/03 targets only | **Not a blocker**, retain tests; advanced untouched controls still need their own loaded-state proof |
| Historical TS2571 | No longer present; standalone gate passed | **Not a blocker**, retain CI type gate; do not describe as current expected failure |

## Product/new-requirement boundaries

Final name/logo/primary color remain OD-01–03: use current provisional values, so no shell delay. Email provider (OD-05), external jobs/calendar integrations (OD-06), monetization (OD-07), favorite/priority (OD-08), aggregate admin/privacy definitions (OD-09), intake (OD-10) and weekly goals (OD-11) are separate decisions before their future features. Do not invent LinkedIn integration or scheduled interviews.

OD-04 dashboard cross-device persistence and NEW-01 ordering/resizing/reset remain **Phase 8**. P5 preserves all five existing owner-local visibility flags. NEW-02 expanded entities, NEW-07 general AI panel, NEW-08 admin metrics and NEW-11 cross-job documents require data/ownership contracts; P5-02 does not implement them. NEW-10 active preview is explicitly deferred, not silently represented as preserved production functionality. Full Career Profile, library, Documents, mail, Settings/Admin and Notifications page work remains Phase 7.

Before each implementation, check this register against its latest actual evidence. Close a row only with its reproduction/acceptance proof and linked change; keep original audit records intact. A failed prerequisite pauses only dependent scope. Planning success is not an implementation or production GO.