remove pathwayType "Direct Policy" and reclassify pathways

[jacobvjk]

closes Monday.com ticket https://rmi.monday.com/boards/18392757091/pulses/11362424193

• removes pathway type "Direct Policy" throughout the repository
• reclassifies the affected pathways

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Pull request overview

Removes the "Direct Policy" pathway type across the app by updating the schema/type definitions and reclassifying existing pathway records to the remaining pathway types, keeping UI ordering/tooltips and tests in sync.

Changes:

• Removed "Direct Policy" from the v1 schema/type union and regenerated schema documentation.
• Updated UI utilities (tooltips + sorting order) and adjusted related unit/component tests.
• Reclassified affected pathway metadata JSON files and examples to "Normative" / "Exploratory".

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 15 out of 16 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

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File	Description
testdata/valid/pathwayMetadata_sample_03.json	Updates sample metadata to use a supported pathwayType.
src/utils/tooltipUtils.ts	Removes tooltip copy for the deleted pathway type.
src/utils/sortUtils.ts	Removes "Direct Policy" from the fixed sort ordering.
src/utils/sortUtils.test.tsx	Updates sorting tests to reflect the new 3-type ordering.
src/utils/searchUtils.test.tsx	Updates filtering and facet option ordering expectations after type removal.
src/types/pathwayMetadata.v1.d.ts	Removes "Direct Policy" from the pathwayType union.
src/schema/pathwayMetadata.v1.json	Removes "Direct Policy" from the schema enum.
src/data/un-sdsn-cw/SDSN-CW-BAU-SG-2024.json	Reclassifies pathway type away from "Direct Policy".
src/data/philippines-department-of-energy/PHDOE-REFERENCE-2023.json	Reclassifies pathway type away from "Direct Policy".
src/data/philippines-department-of-energy/PHDOE-CES2-2023.json	Reclassifies pathway type away from "Direct Policy".
src/data/philippines-department-of-energy/PHDOE-CES1-2023.json	Reclassifies pathway type away from "Direct Policy".
src/data/README.md	Updates the R example to use a supported pathwayType.
src/components/StepByStepGuide.tsx	Removes "Direct Policy" from pathway-type descriptions shown in the guide.
src/components/SearchSection.test.tsx	Updates UI test expectations for available pathway types.
src/components/Badge.test.tsx	Updates badge tooltip tests for the supported pathway types.
public/schema/pathwayMetadata.v1.html	Updates rendered schema docs to remove the deleted enum value.

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Expected version change and release notes:

1.12.0-dev.1 (v1.11.1-dev.1...update-pathway-type ) (2026-03-04T12:20 UTC)

Features

• remove pathwayType Direct Policy (9ab5c86)

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[AlexAxthelm]

Looks Good!

[AlexAxthelm]

Not sure why updating branch didn't trigger comment, but expected version info:

Expected version change and release notes:

1.12.0-dev.1 (v1.11.1-dev.1...update-pathway-type ) (2026-03-04T12:20 UTC)

Features

• remove pathwayType Direct Policy (9ab5c86)