# Story 1.9: Seed System Reference Values & Rule Defaults

Status: ready-for-dev

## Story

As a a developer,
I want the system seeded with default reference values, required-field rules, and escalation rule defaults,
so that Epics 2–5 are immediately functional without requiring administrator configuration before use.

## Acceptance Criteria

1. **Given** the application initializes for the first time **When** the seed operation runs **Then** operational status sets, service template defaults, and extension-layer reference values are populated in the database
2. **Given** the seed runs **When** required-field rules are evaluated **Then** default readiness fields for election-cycle jobs are defined and evaluable by Epic 2's readiness status feature (FR29)
3. **Given** the seed runs **When** escalation rule defaults are checked **Then** at least one default rule exists covering overdue milestone alert scenarios (FR30)
4. **Given** the seed operation is run multiple times **When** it completes **Then** no duplicate records are created — the operation is fully idempotent
5. **Given** Epic 6 admin UIs update reference values or rules **When** the changes are saved **Then** they persist independently of the seed — rerunning the seed does not overwrite admin-managed values

## Tasks / Subtasks

- [ ] Implement story behavior in aligned backend/frontend modules (AC: #1)
  - [ ] Add or update API/service/UI components required by the story scope
  - [ ] Keep legacy Access entities read-only and route writes to extension-layer structures
- [ ] Cover acceptance criteria #2 in implementation and tests (AC: #2)
  - [ ] Add validation/error handling and UX state updates as needed
- [ ] Cover acceptance criteria #3 in implementation and tests (AC: #3)
  - [ ] Add validation/error handling and UX state updates as needed
- [ ] Cover acceptance criteria #4 in implementation and tests (AC: #4)
  - [ ] Add validation/error handling and UX state updates as needed
- [ ] Validate and document completion evidence
  - [ ] Verify build/tests for touched modules
  - [ ] Capture changed files and any migration/config implications

## Dev Notes

- Follow Epic 1 architecture constraints: ASP.NET Core + React separation, RBAC-aware patterns, and immutable legacy tables.
- Reuse shared component and workflow patterns defined in UX and architecture docs; avoid parallel custom implementations.
- Keep changes scoped to this story; do not pull forward Epic 2+ features.

### Project Structure Notes

- Backend: `BriansClientRouteReports.Server/`
- Frontend: `brians-client-route-reports-client/`
- Story artifacts: `_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/`

### References

- Story source: `_bmad-output/planning-artifacts/epics.md` (Epic 1 / Story 1.9)
- Architecture constraints: `_bmad-output/planning-artifacts/architecture.md`
- UX patterns: `_bmad-output/planning-artifacts/ux-design-specification.md`

## Dev Agent Record

### Agent Model Used

GPT-5 Codex

### Debug Log References

- Story generated from epic source and architecture/UX planning artifacts.

### Completion Notes List

- Story context created and marked ready-for-dev.

### File List

- `_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/1-9-seed-system-reference-values-rule-defaults.md`