Configuration & Feature Management Requirements
Purpose
To enable rapid experimentation, incident mitigation, and market-specific customization through runtime-controllable features without code changes or deployments.
Scope
Feature flags, environment-specific configuration, client/brand/region segmentation, runtime behavior control, configuration safety and auditability.
Requirements
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| REQ-CONF-1 | Runtime Feature Control | Features that rely on other products MUST be controllable via configuration so they can be enabled, disabled, or rerouted without redeploying services. |
| REQ-CONF-2 | Feature Flags for Risk | High-risk or experimental features MUST be protected by feature flags that can be changed quickly to mitigate incidents or roll back behaviour. |
| REQ-CONF-3 | Safe Configuration Changes | Configuration changes MUST be safe, traceable, and operationally convenient, with clear auditability of who changed what and when. |
| REQ-CONF-4 | Externalized Configuration | Configuration MUST be externalised from code and support environment-specific values (per brand, region, client) without code modifications. |
| REQ-CONF-5 | Per-Client Feature Control | The platform MUST support configuring which product features are enabled for each client, market, brand, or channel, allowing differentiated offerings on the same core platform. |
| REQ-CONF-6 | Configurable Data Isolation | Where required by business, data and processing for different clients or segments MUST be isolatable at appropriate levels (logical permissions with shared infra or physically separated stacks). |
Reference Template
TBD — a reference example for this standard is pending (to be crafted).