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Component Specification

This is a template. Replace every bracketed placeholder. This file itself establishes no policy and describes no implemented component until filled in and reviewed.

  • Component ID: [DD-DIGPROD-COMP-NNN — must match the ID already assigned in ../../component-catalog.md]
  • Capability: [One-line statement of what the component does]
  • Purpose: [Why this component exists — what recurring problem across products it solves]
  • Inputs: [What the component consumes — data, configuration, other components]
  • Outputs: [What the component produces — displayed values, named ranges, formatted ranges]
  • Configuration: [What is configurable, and by whom — product author vs. end customer]
  • Compatibility Target: [Excel versions/platforms this component is designed to support]
  • Known Limitations: [Honest statement of what this component cannot do or where it degrades]
  • Candidate Products: [Illustrative product names that might use this component — does not commit those products to using it, nor commit them to existing]
  • Status: proposed [do not change without a reviewed human decision; see component.json status_note]

Detailed Behavior

[Expand on the one-line capability statement with enough detail that a workbook-architect or excel-engineer could design an implementation from this document alone, without guessing intent. Cover normal behavior, not implementation mechanics — those belong in implementation-notes.md once the component is built.]

Relationship to Other Components

  • Depends on: [other Component IDs, if any]
  • Commonly paired with: [other Component IDs commonly used alongside this one]
  • Supersedes / replaces: [if this component is meant to replace an older approach]

This is a template. Replace bracketed placeholders. This file itself establishes no policy.


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