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+**Design review functionality checklist**
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+Does the design impact performance?
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+Does the design impact availability/disaster recovery?
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+Does the design impact operability (monitoring or management)?
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+Does the design impact security?
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+Does the design impact privacy of data on the ledger?
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+Does the design break API stability?
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+Does the design break wire stability?
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+Does the design break binary compatibility for OS CorDapps with Enterprise?
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+Does the design introduce any new dependencies on 3rd party libraries?
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+Does the design work with a mixed network of OS and Enterprise Corda nodes?
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+Does the design imply a change in deployment architecture/configuration?
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+Does the design introduce any potentially patentable IP?
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