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        "successSignal": "Git provider choices are visible.",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "sourceId": "S2",
            "locator": "2. Connect your Git provider"
          }
        ],
        "requiresFieldInventory": false
      },
      {
        "id": "choose-github",
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        "phase": "authenticate",
        "actor": "developer",
        "interface": "web-ui",
        "action": "Choose GitHub as the Git provider.",
        "required": true,
        "requiredFields": [],
        "inputs": [
          "git_provider_choices",
          "github_account"
        ],
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          "github_authorization_request"
        ],
        "successSignal": "GitHub authorization opens.",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "sourceId": "S5",
            "locator": "Setup, step 2"
          }
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        "branchId": "github-dashboard-route",
        "requiresFieldInventory": false,
        "decisionOptions": [
          {
            "label": "GitHub",
            "selected": true,
            "effect": "Continues to the selected GitHub authorization route.",
            "evidence": [
              {
                "sourceId": "S5",
                "locator": "Setup, step 2"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "label": "GitLab or Bitbucket",
            "selected": false,
            "effect": "Uses a different Git provider authorization path before repository selection.",
            "evidence": [
              {
                "sourceId": "S2",
                "locator": "Connect your Git provider"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
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      {
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        "actor": "developer",
        "interface": "browser",
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        "required": true,
        "requiredFields": [],
        "inputs": [
          "github_authorization_request",
          "app_repository"
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          "linked_github_credential",
          "available_repository_list"
        ],
        "successSignal": "The Render Dashboard lists the authorized repositories.",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "sourceId": "S5",
            "locator": "Setup, steps 2 and 3"
          }
        ],
        "branchId": "github-dashboard-route",
        "requiresFieldInventory": false
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      {
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        "kind": "developer_action",
        "phase": "configure",
        "actor": "developer",
        "interface": "web-ui",
        "action": "Open the New menu.",
        "required": true,
        "requiredFields": [],
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          "dashboard_session",
          "linked_github_credential"
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          "service_type_choices"
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        "successSignal": "The service type menu is visible.",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "sourceId": "S2",
            "locator": "Deploy your code, step 1"
          }
        ],
        "requiresFieldInventory": false
      },
      {
        "id": "choose-web-service",
        "kind": "decision",
        "phase": "configure",
        "actor": "developer",
        "interface": "web-ui",
        "action": "Choose Web Service.",
        "required": true,
        "requiredFields": [],
        "inputs": [
          "service_type_choices"
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          "web_service_repository_picker"
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        "evidence": [
          {
            "sourceId": "S2",
            "locator": "Deploy your code, step 1"
          }
        ],
        "branchId": "github-dashboard-route",
        "requiresFieldInventory": false,
        "decisionOptions": [
          {
            "label": "Web Service",
            "selected": true,
            "effect": "Continues to the selected server-side web app deployment route.",
            "evidence": [
              {
                "sourceId": "S2",
                "locator": "Your First Render Deploy, Choose a service type"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "label": "Static Site",
            "selected": false,
            "effect": "Uses the static-site branch with different build and publish settings.",
            "evidence": [
              {
                "sourceId": "S2",
                "locator": "Your First Render Deploy, Static Site alternative"
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            ]
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          {
            "label": "Other service types",
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            "evidence": [
              {
                "sourceId": "S2",
                "locator": "Deploy your code, step 1"
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          }
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      {
        "id": "select-repository",
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        "phase": "configure",
        "actor": "developer",
        "interface": "web-ui",
        "action": "Select the application repository.",
        "required": true,
        "requiredFields": [],
        "inputs": [
          "web_service_repository_picker",
          "available_repository_list",
          "app_repository"
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          "selected_repository"
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        "evidence": [
          {
            "sourceId": "S5",
            "locator": "Setup, successful link paragraph"
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        "branchId": "github-dashboard-route",
        "requiresFieldInventory": false
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        "phase": "configure",
        "actor": "developer",
        "interface": "web-ui",
        "action": "Click Connect for the selected repository.",
        "required": true,
        "requiredFields": [],
        "inputs": [
          "selected_repository"
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          "web_service_form"
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        "evidence": [
          {
            "sourceId": "S5",
            "locator": "Setup, successful link paragraph"
          }
        ],
        "branchId": "github-dashboard-route",
        "requiresFieldInventory": false
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            "label": "Name",
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            "required": true,
            "evidence": [
              {
                "sourceId": "S4",
                "locator": "Deploy your own code, Name field"
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          {
            "label": "Region",
            "fieldType": "choice",
            "required": true,
            "evidence": [
              {
                "sourceId": "S4",
                "locator": "Deploy your own code, Region field"
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            ]
          },
          {
            "label": "Branch",
            "fieldType": "text",
            "required": true,
            "evidence": [
              {
                "sourceId": "S2",
                "locator": "Web service fields, Branch"
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            ]
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          {
            "label": "Root Directory",
            "fieldType": "text",
            "required": false,
            "evidence": [
              {
                "sourceId": "S2",
                "locator": "Web service fields, Root Directory"
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            ]
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          {
            "label": "Language",
            "fieldType": "choice",
            "required": true,
            "evidence": [
              {
                "sourceId": "S2",
                "locator": "Web service fields, Language"
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            ]
          },
          {
            "label": "Build Command",
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            "required": true,
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              {
                "sourceId": "S2",
                "locator": "Web service fields, Build Command"
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            ]
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          {
            "label": "Start Command",
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            "required": true,
            "evidence": [
              {
                "sourceId": "S2",
                "locator": "Web service fields, Start Command"
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          {
            "label": "Instance Type",
            "fieldType": "choice",
            "required": true,
            "evidence": [
              {
                "sourceId": "S2",
                "locator": "Web service fields, Instance Type"
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            ]
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          {
            "label": "Environment variables required by the app",
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            "required": false,
            "evidence": [
              {
                "sourceId": "S2",
                "locator": "Web service fields, Environment Variables"
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          "web_service_form",
          "selected_repository",
          "deployable_web_app"
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          "completed_service_form"
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          {
            "sourceId": "S2",
            "locator": "2. Configure deployment, Web service fields"
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          "completed_service_form"
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          "deploy_started"
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        "evidence": [
          {
            "sourceId": "S2",
            "locator": "3. Deploy"
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        ],
        "branchId": "github-dashboard-route",
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        "required": true,
        "requiredFields": [],
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          "deploy_started"
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          "deploy_finished"
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        "evidence": [
          {
            "sourceId": "S2",
            "locator": "3. Deploy"
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        "branchId": "github-dashboard-route",
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        "requiredFields": [],
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          "deploy_finished"
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          "onrender_url"
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        "evidence": [
          {
            "sourceId": "S2",
            "locator": "3. Deploy"
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        "branchId": "github-dashboard-route",
        "requiresFieldInventory": false
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          "onrender_url"
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          "root_response"
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        "evidence": [
          {
            "sourceId": "S2",
            "locator": "3. Deploy"
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        "branchId": "github-dashboard-route",
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          "root_response"
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          "first_success_confirmed"
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          {
            "sourceId": "S2",
            "locator": "3. Deploy"
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        "branchId": "github-dashboard-route",
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        "requiredFields": [],
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          {
            "sourceId": "S2",
            "locator": "3. Deploy"
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          {
            "sourceId": "S4",
            "locator": "Deploy a web service"
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            "sourceId": "S2",
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        ]
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      {
        "from": "open-git-credentials",
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            "sourceId": "S2",
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            "sourceId": "S5",
            "locator": "Setup"
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        "from": "choose-github",
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            "sourceId": "S5",
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        "from": "authorize-render-github",
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            "sourceId": "S2",
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        "from": "choose-web-service",
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            "sourceId": "S2",
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            "sourceId": "S2",
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