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+## Background Information
+**Team**: Team #num
+
+**Documentation Link:** (link-to-document)[#]
+
+**Semester of Completion:** *CLASS|SEASONYEAR* MIS3200|Spring2026
+
+***Check all that applies to the branch changes***
+
+- [ ] Branch should persist after merge
+- [ ] Bug fix
+- [ ] New feature implementation
+- [ ] New/existing documentation
+
+## (Short) Description of Purpose
+Provide a brief summary of the changes and the motivation behind them.
+
+## Related Kanban Issues
+Link issues and tickets related to the pull request here
+- [ ] link to issue #1
+- [ ] link to issue #2
+- ...
+
+## Checklist
+***Testing***
+- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
+  - [Testing measures are listed here](https://github.com/jeffreywallphd/OpenFinAL/wiki/Installation#%EF%B8%8Fdeveloper-note-testing-the-software).
+  - I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works.
+  - I have reviewed [git best practices](https://github.com/jeffreywallphd/OpenFinAL/blob/main/documentation/code_related/guides/git/GitPractices.md) to reduce the chance of code conflicts.
+- [ ] Any warnings generated by the code, and left to persist, have been reviewed to be non-effective to the function of the codebase.
+- [ ] Any warnings generated by the code, and left to persist, have been documented as to their specific cause(s) and location in the codebase.
+
+***Code documentation***
+- [ ] I have gotten feedback from this code from at least one other technical lead.
+- [ ] I have commented where the changes made to the original code begin and where the changes end by its developers.
+- [ ] I have thoroughly commented and explained the way in which the code works to ensure future maintainability.
+- [ ] Comments follow standardized styling guidelines [here](#)
+
+***Documentation***
+- [ ] Documentation is up to standard with the [document conversion guidelines](https://github.com/jeffreywallphd/OpenFinAL/blob/main/documentation/non_technical/documentation%20key/documentation_guide.md)
+- [ ] Documentation is free of API keys, passwords, and other secrets
+
+***Customer Discovery***
+- [ ] There is no personally identifiable information, such as real names, real email addresses, or real contact information in the documentation
+- [ ] If the documentation includes survey/interview questions, there are no responses to the question, only the questions themselves. For privacy, NO survey or interview responses should be added to the repository