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bc-version: [all]
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domain: privacy
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keywords: [tobeclassified, dataclassification, release, gdpr, placeholder]
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technologies: [al]
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countries: [w1]
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application-area: [all]
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# Resolve ToBeClassified before release
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## Description
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`DataClassification = ToBeClassified` is a development marker, not a releasable privacy state. It tells reviewers and tooling that the field still needs classification work. Shipping it prevents data-subject, retention, and telemetry tooling from making a correct decision about the field.
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## Best Practice
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Replace every `ToBeClassified` value with the narrowest accurate classification before the PR ships to customers. If the field inherits a correct table-level DataClassification, remove the placeholder rather than leaving a field-level `ToBeClassified` override.
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## Anti Pattern
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Treating ToBeClassified as a safe default because the field is new or because the final classification is uncertain. Uncertainty should bias toward a stronger classification, not toward an unresolved placeholder.
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