JOBS-002 application table and workspace verification

Updated: 2026-08-10

Confirmed baseline

JobTable owned search, filters, sort and page only in React state.
?open= opened the legacy quick dialog and was immediately removed from the URL.
“Open application workspace” navigated to /applications/:id; its Back control always navigated to a fresh /jobs.
The existing full-page workspace already composes the owner-scoped checklist, intelligence, CV, cover-letter, attachment, correspondence and interview components. It is reused rather than duplicated.

Table row Open now creates /jobs?workspace={id} and renders the existing workspace inside an accessible MUI dialog.
Workspace sections update section= with replacement navigation; opening is a pushed entry, so Back closes and Forward reopens without losing the mounted list state.
A direct /jobs?workspace={id}&section={section} opens the requested application and closes by safely removing only workspace query keys.
MUI owns focus trap/restoration. The dialog is full-screen below 768px and links to /applications/:id?section=... as the full-page fallback.
Legacy ?open= quick-dialog links continue to work; their workspace action enters the same overlay route.

Focused Jest: src/application-workspace-overlay.test.tsx — 2/2 pass.
Full frontend Jest: 51 suites and 206/206 tests pass; existing force-exit notice remains.
Production build and TypeScript: pass.
Evidence: V-158 and V-159 in docs/audits/verification-log.md.

URL-owned list state is implemented for search, status, company, location, follow-up, readiness, deleted visibility, sort/direction and page. Direct hydration and overlay Back/Forward pass focused tests; real-browser refresh/history remains.
Add a shared dirty-edit close/navigation guard for workspace sections that own unsaved content.
Improve the table's scan-priority data without adding every available field.
Add real-browser 375/768/1440, light/dark, keyboard/focus restoration, refresh/history, error and long-content evidence.
Run tenant-authorization regressions and the production smoke gate.