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 # Env2 + Transport Manual Verification Checklist
 
+> **RETIRED 2026-08-01 — never run as written; superseded by automated suites + a live cross-environment run.**
+> The step list below predates the M8 import-wizard Map step and was never annotated. Instead of
+> refreshing ~48 stale steps, the core scenario this checklist exists for was run live on 2026-08-01
+> (rig session, task #12): CLI `bundle export` from the primary cluster (encrypted, `--include-dependencies`,
+> template closure + shared scripts + external system + site-a + instances) → `bundle preview` against the
+> empty env2 (correct Map requirements surfaced) → `bundle import --create-missing-sites
+> --create-missing-connections` into env2 → 20 entities added, secrets (`AuthConfiguration`) intact,
+> instances landed `NotDeployed`, connection FK wired to the created site. **The run caught a real bug**
+> (create-missing site id never materialised before the connection insert → FK 547 on real SQL Server,
+> masked by the in-memory test provider) — fixed the same day with an SQLite regression test
+> (`CreateMissingSiteRelationalTests`, commit `0c9dffed`). Env2 boot/PSK/LocalDb were separately proven
+> PASS 3/3 by Gitea #31 (2026-07-23). Remaining coverage lives in
+> `tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Transport.IntegrationTests` (RoundTrip/RoundTripEquivalence/
+> ConflictResolution/ValidationFailure/SiteInstanceImport/CreateMissingSiteRelational). This checklist
+> is retired — do not run or refresh it.
+
 **Date created:** 2026-05-24
 **Companion to:** [`2026-05-24-second-environment-design.md`](2026-05-24-second-environment-design.md), [`Component-Transport.md`](../requirements/Component-Transport.md)
 **Goal:** Exercise the Transport (#24) bundle export/import flow against two real running environments (primary + env2).
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 # Transport Manual Verification
 
+> **RETIRED 2026-08-01 — never run as written; ~80% overlap with
+> `2026-05-24-second-environment-verification.md`, which carries the full retirement rationale.**
+> The steps predate the M8 import-wizard Map step (numbering stale). The export→preview→import flow
+> was proven live cross-environment on 2026-08-01 via the CLI (see the retirement banner in the env2
+> checklist), and the UI wizard surface is covered by the Transport Playwright/bUnit suites. Retired —
+> do not run or refresh.
+
 This document is a one-time manual verification to be run against the docker cluster after the Transport feature is fully built and `bash docker/deploy.sh` has rebuilt the image. Each step is sequential and assumes the previous step succeeded. The entire flow takes approximately 15 minutes.
 
 ## Prerequisites