CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ All notable changes are documented here, following [Keep a Changelog](https://ke
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- Feature Settings table action **Create rows from configuration**: writes the code configuration out as editable `collaboration_feature_setting` rows (insert-only, only when the table is empty, no change in behavior).
+- Setup card on the Collaboration home: each record feature, whether it is on, for which tables, and where that comes from.
+- Help bundle `help/qbit-collaboration.yaml`: every table says what it is for and how its rows get created.
+- `CollaborationTablesGuardrailTest` and `FeatureSettingsDefaultsTest`.
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Upgrade the default QQQ BOM to `4.1.0-RC.7` from Maven Central.

README.md

@@ -133,6 +133,15 @@ new CollaborationQBitProducer()
 
 Omit `withParentAppName` for a top-level app. Run normal QQQ instance validation after all producers.
 
+## Starter defaults and setup
+
+Collaboration ships no SQL seed. The one configuration table, `collaboration_feature_setting`, depends on the host's configuration (`withDefaultFeatures`, `withTableFeatures`, the default tag mode, features declared on apps and tables), so its rows are computed at run time:
+
+- Open Feature Settings and run the table action **Create rows from configuration** (collaboration administrators). It writes one Instance row per feature, plus an App or Table row wherever the code declares something at that scope. The rows say exactly what the code already says, so nothing changes; `FeatureSettingsDefaultsTest` proves every table resolves identically with and without them.
+- It only creates rows when the table is empty, so it never touches an administrator's rows. Rows are applied after all code configuration. An Instance row overrides what code declares on any app or table that has no row of its own, so once rows exist, change features in the rows, not in code.
+- The **Setup** card on the Collaboration home shows each feature, whether it is on, for which tables, and whether that comes from Feature Settings rows or the configuration.
+- Every collaboration table has help (shown when it is empty) that says how its rows get created. The other tables hold user content or runtime data and start empty by design.
+
 ## Tables
 
 | Table | Purpose |

UPGRADE.md

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Upgrading
+
+## Unreleased
+
+No schema change and nothing required of hosts.
+
+- New table action **Create rows from configuration** on Feature Settings. Run it once if you want the effective feature settings visible and editable as rows. It changes no behavior and does nothing once the table has any row. Note that after rows exist they win over later changes to `withDefaultFeatures` or `withTableFeatures` in code, so change those settings in the rows from then on.
+- New **Setup** widget first on the Collaboration home, and table help text. Hosts that override help on a table keep their own.

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/collaboration/CollaborationQBitProducer.java

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ package com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration;
 
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.app.CollaborationHome;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.attachments.DeleteAttachmentsProcess;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.metadata.CollaborationHelp;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.model.CollaborationTables;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.recents.TrimRecentsProcess;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ public class CollaborationQBitProducer implements QBitMetaDataProducer<Collabora
          com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.tags.TagProcesses.processesFor(table).forEach(output::add);
       }
       output.add(DeleteAttachmentsProcess.metadata());
+      output.add(FeatureSettingsDefaultsProcess.process());
       for(QPossibleValueSource source : CollaborationTables.possibleValueSources())
       {
          output.add(source);
@@ -178,6 +180,7 @@ public class CollaborationQBitProducer implements QBitMetaDataProducer<Collabora
          QAppMetaData parent = instance.getApp(qBitConfig.getParentAppName());
          parent.withChild(instance.getApp(qBitConfig.getAppName()));
       }
+      CollaborationHelp.apply(instance, qBitConfig);
       return (new MetaDataProducerMultiOutput());
    }
 }

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/collaboration/FeatureSettingsDefaults.java

@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2025.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+
+package com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration;
+
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.TreeSet;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.model.CollaborationTables;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QQueryFilter;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.collaboration.FeaturePermissionMode;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.collaboration.RecordFeature;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.collaboration.RecordFeaturesMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.layout.QAppMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.CollectionUtils;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** The collaboration_feature_setting rows that say, in the database, exactly
+ ** what the code configuration already says: one INSTANCE row per feature
+ ** (enabled for the configured default features, disabled for the rest, with
+ ** the default permission mode and the TAGS mode), plus an APP or TABLE row
+ ** wherever the code declares something at that scope.
+ **
+ ** Why rows computed at run time and not a SQL seed: the right rows depend on
+ ** the host's configuration (withDefaultFeatures, withTableFeatures, the
+ ** default tag mode, features declared on apps and tables), which SQL cannot
+ ** see.
+ **
+ ** Why every declaring scope gets its own row: runtime overrides are applied
+ ** AFTER the code declarations, instance first, then app, then table. A bare
+ ** INSTANCE row would therefore overwrite what a table declares in code.
+ ** Restating each declaring scope in its own row keeps the resolved result of
+ ** every table identical with and without the rows (FeatureSettingsDefaultsTest
+ ** proves that for several configurations).
+ **
+ ** Rows are only ever created when the table is empty, so they can never
+ ** disagree with rows an administrator already wrote.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public final class FeatureSettingsDefaults
+{
+   public static final String INSTANCE_SCOPE_NAME = "instance";
+
+   private static final ObjectMapper MAPPER = new ObjectMapper();
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Utility class.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private FeatureSettingsDefaults()
+   {
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** The rows to create: the configured rows when the table is empty, none
+    ** when an administrator already has rows.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static List<QRecord> missingRows(QInstance instance, CollaborationQBitConfig config) throws QException
+   {
+      if(!CollaborationRecords.query(CollaborationTables.FEATURE_SETTING, new QQueryFilter().withLimit(1)).isEmpty())
+      {
+         return (List.of());
+      }
+      return (configuredRows(instance, config));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Every row the configuration implies (whether or not it exists yet).
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static List<QRecord> configuredRows(QInstance instance, CollaborationQBitConfig config)
+   {
+      List<QRecord> rows = new ArrayList<>();
+
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // instance: every feature, so each one has a visible row //
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      RecordFeaturesMetaData instanceLevel = RecordFeaturesMetaData.of(instance);
+      for(RecordFeature feature : RecordFeature.values())
+      {
+         Map<String, Serializable> settings = new LinkedHashMap<>(declaredSettings(instanceLevel, feature));
+         if(feature == RecordFeature.TAGS)
+         {
+            settings.putIfAbsent("mode", config.getDefaultTagMode());
+         }
+         FeaturePermissionMode mode = declaredMode(instanceLevel, feature);
+         rows.add(row("INSTANCE", INSTANCE_SCOPE_NAME, feature, enabledThrough(feature, instanceLevel), mode == null ? FeaturePermissionMode.EDIT_OR_GRANTED : mode, settings));
+      }
+
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // apps and tables: only where the code declares something for the feature //
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      for(QAppMetaData app : CollectionUtils.nonNullMap(instance.getApps()).values())
+      {
+         RecordFeaturesMetaData level = RecordFeaturesMetaData.of(app);
+         for(RecordFeature feature : declared(level))
+         {
+            rows.add(row("APP", app.getName(), feature, enabledThrough(feature, instanceLevel, level), modeThrough(feature, instanceLevel, level), declaredSettings(level, feature)));
+         }
+      }
+      for(QTableMetaData table : CollectionUtils.nonNullMap(instance.getTables()).values())
+      {
+         if(table.getName().startsWith("collaboration_"))
+         {
+            continue;
+         }
+         RecordFeaturesMetaData level = RecordFeaturesMetaData.of(table);
+         List<RecordFeaturesMetaData> apps = new ArrayList<>();
+         for(QAppMetaData app : CollectionUtils.nonNullMap(instance.getApps()).values())
+         {
+            boolean contains = CollectionUtils.nonNullList(app.getSections()).stream().anyMatch(section -> CollectionUtils.nonNullList(section.getTables()).contains(table.getName()));
+            if(contains && RecordFeaturesMetaData.of(app) != null)
+            {
+               apps.add(RecordFeaturesMetaData.of(app));
+            }
+         }
+
+         ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // a table row restates the whole chain (instance, its apps, the table).  //
+         // Needed where the table declares something itself, and where several   //
+         // apps declare the same feature: one row per app cannot restate the     //
+         // combination, but the last override, the table row, can.               //
+         ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         Set<RecordFeature> features = new TreeSet<>(declared(level));
+         if(apps.size() > 1)
+         {
+            apps.forEach(app -> features.addAll(declared(app)));
+         }
+         List<RecordFeaturesMetaData> chain = new ArrayList<>();
+         chain.add(instanceLevel);
+         chain.addAll(apps);
+         chain.add(level);
+         RecordFeaturesMetaData[] levels = chain.toArray(new RecordFeaturesMetaData[0]);
+         for(RecordFeature feature : features)
+         {
+            Map<String, Serializable> settings = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+            for(RecordFeaturesMetaData each : levels)
+            {
+               settings.putAll(declaredSettings(each, feature));
+            }
+            rows.add(row("TABLE", table.getName(), feature, enabledThrough(feature, levels), modeThrough(feature, levels), settings));
+         }
+      }
+      return (rows);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** The features a scope declares anything about (enabled, mode or settings).
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private static Set<RecordFeature> declared(RecordFeaturesMetaData level)
+   {
+      if(level == null)
+      {
+         return (Set.of());
+      }
+      return (Stream.of(level.getEnabled().keySet(), level.getPermissionModes().keySet(), level.getSettings().keySet())
+         .flatMap(Set::stream).collect(Collectors.toCollection(TreeSet::new)));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Enabled as the code resolves it through the given levels, in order, the
+    ** same way core does (a later level that declares the feature wins).
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private static boolean enabledThrough(RecordFeature feature, RecordFeaturesMetaData... levels)
+   {
+      boolean enabled = false;
+      for(RecordFeaturesMetaData level : levels)
+      {
+         if(level != null && level.getEnabled().containsKey(feature))
+         {
+            enabled = Boolean.TRUE.equals(level.getEnabled().get(feature));
+         }
+      }
+      return (enabled);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** The permission mode through the given levels (a later declaration wins),
+    ** EDIT_OR_GRANTED when none declares one, as core resolves it.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private static FeaturePermissionMode modeThrough(RecordFeature feature, RecordFeaturesMetaData... levels)
+   {
+      FeaturePermissionMode mode = FeaturePermissionMode.EDIT_OR_GRANTED;
+      for(RecordFeaturesMetaData level : levels)
+      {
+         if(declaredMode(level, feature) != null)
+         {
+            mode = declaredMode(level, feature);
+         }
+      }
+      return (mode);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private static FeaturePermissionMode declaredMode(RecordFeaturesMetaData level, RecordFeature feature)
+   {
+      return (level == null ? null : level.getPermissionModes().get(feature));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private static Map<String, Serializable> declaredSettings(RecordFeaturesMetaData level, RecordFeature feature)
+   {
+      return (level == null || level.getSettings().get(feature) == null ? Map.of() : level.getSettings().get(feature));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** One feature_setting record; no settings means a null settings column.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private static QRecord row(String scopeType, String scopeName, RecordFeature feature, boolean enabled, FeaturePermissionMode mode, Map<String, Serializable> settings)
+   {
+      QRecord record = new QRecord().withValue("scopeType", scopeType).withValue("scopeName", scopeName).withValue("feature", feature.name())
+         .withValue("enabled", enabled).withValue("permissionMode", mode == null ? null : mode.name());
+      if(!settings.isEmpty())
+      {
+         try
+         {
+            record.withValue("settings", MAPPER.writeValueAsString(settings));
+         }
+         catch(JsonProcessingException e)
+         {
+            throw (new IllegalStateException("Feature settings are not serializable", e));
+         }
+      }
+      return (record);
+   }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/collaboration/FeatureSettingsDefaultsProcess.java

@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2025.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+
+package com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration;
+
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.model.CollaborationTables;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.permissions.CollaborationPermissions;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.QBackendTransaction;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.permissions.CustomPermissionChecker;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.InsertAction;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.context.QContext;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QPermissionDeniedException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.AbstractActionInput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.ProcessSummaryLine;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.ProcessSummaryLineInterface;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunBackendStepInput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunBackendStepOutput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.Status;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.insert.InsertInput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.code.QCodeReference;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.layout.QIcon;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.permissions.MetaDataWithPermissionRules;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.permissions.PermissionLevel;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.permissions.QPermissionRules;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QProcessMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QSession;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.etl.streamedwithfrontend.AbstractExtractStep;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.etl.streamedwithfrontend.AbstractLoadStep;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.etl.streamedwithfrontend.AbstractTransformStep;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.etl.streamedwithfrontend.ProcessSummaryProviderInterface;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.etl.streamedwithfrontend.StreamedETLWithFrontendProcess;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** "Create rows from configuration": a table action on Feature Settings that
+ ** writes the code configuration out as editable rows (FeatureSettingsDefaults).
+ ** It changes no behavior on its own, only makes the effective settings visible
+ ** and editable. It does nothing once the table has any row. Standard streamed
+ ** ETL: Review lists the rows that will be created, Result the rows created.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public final class FeatureSettingsDefaultsProcess
+{
+   public static final String NAME = "collaborationCreateFeatureSettings";
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Utility class.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private FeatureSettingsDefaultsProcess()
+   {
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** The process: a table-level action (no records need to be selected).
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static QProcessMetaData process()
+   {
+      Map<String, Serializable> values = new HashMap<>();
+      values.put(StreamedETLWithFrontendProcess.FIELD_SOURCE_TABLE, CollaborationTables.FEATURE_SETTING);
+      values.put(StreamedETLWithFrontendProcess.FIELD_DESTINATION_TABLE, CollaborationTables.FEATURE_SETTING);
+      values.put(StreamedETLWithFrontendProcess.FIELD_SUPPORTS_FULL_VALIDATION, false);
+      values.put(StreamedETLWithFrontendProcess.FIELD_PREVIEW_MESSAGE,
+         "These rows will be created from the current configuration. Nothing changes: the rows say what the configuration already says, and you can edit them afterwards.");
+      QProcessMetaData process = StreamedETLWithFrontendProcess.defineProcessMetaData(Extract.class, Transform.class, Load.class, values);
+      process.setName(NAME);
+      process.setLabel("Create rows from configuration");
+      process.setIcon(new QIcon("playlist_add"));
+      process.setTableName(CollaborationTables.FEATURE_SETTING);
+      process.setMinInputRecords(0);
+      process.setPermissionRules(new QPermissionRules().withLevel(PermissionLevel.HAS_ACCESS_PERMISSION).withPermissionBaseName("collaboration")
+         .withCustomPermissionChecker(new QCodeReference(AdminOnly.class)));
+      return (process);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Collaboration administrators only (the table itself is admin-write).
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static class AdminOnly implements CustomPermissionChecker
+   {
+      /*******************************************************************************
+       **
+       *******************************************************************************/
+      @Override
+      public void checkPermissionsThrowing(AbstractActionInput input, MetaDataWithPermissionRules metadata) throws QPermissionDeniedException
+      {
+         QSession session = QContext.getQSession();
+         if(session == null || !session.hasPermission(CollaborationPermissions.ADMIN))
+         {
+            throw (new QPermissionDeniedException("This needs the " + CollaborationPermissions.ADMIN + " permission."));
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Extract: the configured rows (none when the table already has rows).
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static class Extract extends AbstractExtractStep
+   {
+      /*******************************************************************************
+       **
+       *******************************************************************************/
+      @Override
+      public Integer doCount(RunBackendStepInput input) throws QException
+      {
+         return (FeatureSettingsDefaults.missingRows(QContext.getQInstance(), CollaborationRecords.config()).size());
+      }
+
+
+
+      /*******************************************************************************
+       **
+       *******************************************************************************/
+      @Override
+      public void run(RunBackendStepInput input, RunBackendStepOutput output) throws QException
+      {
+         for(QRecord row : FeatureSettingsDefaults.missingRows(QContext.getQInstance(), CollaborationRecords.config()))
+         {
+            getRecordPipe().addRecord(row);
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Transform: counts by scope for the review screen.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static class Transform extends AbstractTransformStep implements ProcessSummaryProviderInterface
+   {
+      private final Map<String, ProcessSummaryLine> byScope = new HashMap<>();
+
+
+
+      /*******************************************************************************
+       **
+       *******************************************************************************/
+      @Override
+      public void runOnePage(RunBackendStepInput input, RunBackendStepOutput output) throws QException
+      {
+         for(QRecord record : input.getRecords())
+         {
+            String scope = record.getValueString("scopeType");
+            byScope.computeIfAbsent(scope, s -> line(Status.OK, scope + " setting will be created", scope + " settings will be created",
+               scope + " setting was created", scope + " settings were created")).incrementCount();
+            output.getRecords().add(record);
+         }
+      }
+
+
+
+      /*******************************************************************************
+       **
+       *******************************************************************************/
+      @Override
+      public ArrayList<ProcessSummaryLineInterface> getProcessSummary(RunBackendStepOutput output, boolean isForResultScreen)
+      {
+         ArrayList<ProcessSummaryLineInterface> lines = new ArrayList<>();
+         byScope.values().forEach(line -> line.addSelfToListIfAnyCount(lines));
+         if(lines.isEmpty())
+         {
+            lines.add(new ProcessSummaryLine(Status.INFO, null, "Feature settings already has rows, so nothing was created. Edit the rows directly."));
+         }
+         return (lines);
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Load: insert through the standard action with the administrator's own session.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static class Load extends AbstractLoadStep implements ProcessSummaryProviderInterface
+   {
+      private final ProcessSummaryLine created = line(Status.OK, "setting was created", "settings were created", "setting was created", "settings were created");
+
+
+
+      /*******************************************************************************
+       ** One transaction for the whole load: the override refresh waits for the
+       ** commit, so a failure on a later page can never leave some rows (for
+       ** example Instance rows without the App and Table rows that restate the
+       ** code) in effect.
+       *******************************************************************************/
+      @Override
+      public Optional<QBackendTransaction> openTransaction(RunBackendStepInput input) throws QException
+      {
+         return (Optional.of(QBackendTransaction.openFor(new InsertInput(CollaborationTables.FEATURE_SETTING))));
+      }
+
+
+
+      /*******************************************************************************
+       **
+       *******************************************************************************/
+      @Override
+      public void runOnePage(RunBackendStepInput input, RunBackendStepOutput output) throws QException
+      {
+         List<QRecord> inserted = new InsertAction().execute(new InsertInput(CollaborationTables.FEATURE_SETTING).withRecords(input.getRecords())
+            .withTransaction(getTransaction().orElse(null))).getRecords();
+         for(QRecord record : inserted)
+         {
+            if(record.getErrors() != null && !record.getErrors().isEmpty())
+            {
+               throw (new QException("Could not create feature settings: " + record.getErrors()));
+            }
+            created.incrementCount();
+            output.getRecords().add(record);
+         }
+      }
+
+
+
+      /*******************************************************************************
+       **
+       *******************************************************************************/
+      @Override
+      public ArrayList<ProcessSummaryLineInterface> getProcessSummary(RunBackendStepOutput output, boolean isForResultScreen)
+      {
+         ArrayList<ProcessSummaryLineInterface> lines = new ArrayList<>();
+         created.addSelfToListIfAnyCount(lines);
+         return (lines);
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** A summary line with its four messages.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private static ProcessSummaryLine line(Status status, String singularFuture, String pluralFuture, String singularPast, String pluralPast)
+   {
+      ProcessSummaryLine line = new ProcessSummaryLine(status, 0, null);
+      line.setSingularFutureMessage(singularFuture);
+      line.setPluralFutureMessage(pluralFuture);
+      line.setSingularPastMessage(singularPast);
+      line.setPluralPastMessage(pluralPast);
+      return (line);
+   }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/collaboration/app/CollaborationHome.java

@@ -76,11 +76,12 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
  *******************************************************************************/
 public final class CollaborationHome
 {
+   public static final String SETUP_WIDGET = "collaborationSetup";
    public static final String KPI_WIDGET = "collaborationKpis";
    public static final String TAGS_WIDGET = "collaborationTags";
    public static final String FIELDS_WIDGET = "collaborationCustomFields";
    public static final String PRESENCE_WIDGET = "collaborationWhosHere";
-   public static final List<String> HOME_WIDGETS = List.of(KPI_WIDGET, TAGS_WIDGET, FIELDS_WIDGET, PRESENCE_WIDGET);
+   public static final List<String> HOME_WIDGETS = List.of(SETUP_WIDGET, KPI_WIDGET, TAGS_WIDGET, FIELDS_WIDGET, PRESENCE_WIDGET);
 
    public static final String NOBODY_HERE = "Nobody else is here right now.";
    public static final String NO_TAGS = "No tags yet. Tags appear here once someone creates one on a record.";
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ public final class CollaborationHome
    public static List<QWidgetMetaData> widgets()
    {
       return (List.of(
+         widget(SETUP_WIDGET, "Setup", WidgetType.TABLE, SetupRenderer.class),
          widget(KPI_WIDGET, "Overview", WidgetType.MULTI_STATISTICS, KpiRenderer.class),
          widget(TAGS_WIDGET, "Tags", WidgetType.TABLE, TagsRenderer.class),
          widget(FIELDS_WIDGET, "Custom fields", WidgetType.TABLE, FieldsRenderer.class),
@@ -140,6 +142,30 @@ public final class CollaborationHome
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** The Setup card: each record feature, whether it is on, for which tables,
+    ** where that comes from, and the next step.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static TableData setup() throws QException
+   {
+      CollaborationSecurity.ensureSessionKeys(QContext.getQInstance(), QContext.getQSession());
+      List<Map<String, Object>> rows = new ArrayList<>();
+      for(CollaborationSetupStatus.Item item : CollaborationSetupStatus.load(QContext.getQInstance()))
+      {
+         Map<String, Object> row = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+         row.put("feature", item.feature());
+         row.put("state", item.state());
+         row.put("where", item.where());
+         row.put("source", item.source());
+         row.put("next", item.nextStep() == null ? "" : item.nextStep());
+         rows.add(row);
+      }
+      return (table("Setup", "Nothing to set up.", rows, column("Feature", "feature", "left"), column("State", "state", "left"), column("Where", "where", "left"),
+         column("From", "source", "left"), column("Next step", "next", "left")));
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** The KPI groups: conversations, work, files and custom fields.
     *******************************************************************************/
@@ -363,6 +389,23 @@ public final class CollaborationHome
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setup renderer instantiated by QQQ.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static class SetupRenderer extends AbstractWidgetRenderer
+   {
+      /*******************************************************************************
+       ** Render using the current session.
+       *******************************************************************************/
+      @Override
+      public RenderWidgetOutput render(RenderWidgetInput input) throws QException
+      {
+         return (new RenderWidgetOutput(setup()));
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** KPI renderer instantiated by QQQ.
     *******************************************************************************/

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/collaboration/app/CollaborationSetupStatus.java

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2025.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+
+package com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.app;
+
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Set;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.CollaborationRecords;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.model.CollaborationTables;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.collaboration.RecordFeaturesResolver;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QQueryFilter;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.collaboration.RecordFeature;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.Capability;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.CollectionUtils;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** The Setup card on the Collaboration home: which record features are on, for
+ ** which tables, and whether that comes from Feature Settings rows or from the
+ ** code defaults. Uses the same resolution the runtime uses
+ ** (RecordFeaturesResolver: code declarations, then the committed rows), so the
+ ** card never reports something the runtime would not do.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public final class CollaborationSetupStatus
+{
+   private static final int NAMED_TABLES = 5;
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** One line of the card.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public record Item(String feature, String state, String where, String source, String nextStep)
+   {
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Utility class.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private CollaborationSetupStatus()
+   {
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** One line for Feature Settings itself, then one per record feature.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static List<Item> load(QInstance instance) throws QException
+   {
+      List<QRecord> rows = CollaborationRecords.query(CollaborationTables.FEATURE_SETTING, new QQueryFilter().withLimit(1000));
+      Set<String> featuresWithRows = new HashSet<>();
+      rows.forEach(row -> featuresWithRows.add(row.getValueString("feature")));
+
+      List<Item> items = new ArrayList<>();
+      items.add(rows.isEmpty()
+         ? new Item("Feature settings", "Using code defaults", "-", "Configuration", "Run Create rows from configuration on Feature Settings to see and edit every setting.")
+         : new Item("Feature settings", "Set up", rows.size() + " row" + (rows.size() == 1 ? "" : "s"), "Feature Settings", null));
+
+      List<QTableMetaData> hostTables = CollectionUtils.nonNullMap(instance.getTables()).values().stream()
+         .filter(table -> !table.getName().startsWith("collaboration_") && !Boolean.TRUE.equals(table.getIsHidden()) && table.getPrimaryKeyField() != null
+            && (table.isCapabilityEnabled(instance.getBackend(table.getBackendName()), Capability.TABLE_GET) || table.isCapabilityEnabled(instance.getBackend(table.getBackendName()), Capability.TABLE_QUERY)))
+         .sorted((a, b) -> a.getName().compareTo(b.getName())).toList();
+      for(RecordFeature feature : RecordFeature.values())
+      {
+         List<String> on = new ArrayList<>();
+         for(QTableMetaData table : hostTables)
+         {
+            if(RecordFeaturesResolver.resolve(instance, table).getFeatures().get(feature).getEnabled())
+            {
+               on.add(table.getLabel() == null ? table.getName() : table.getLabel());
+            }
+         }
+         String source = featuresWithRows.contains(feature.name()) ? "Feature Settings" : "Configuration";
+         String name = friendly(feature);
+         if(on.isEmpty())
+         {
+            items.add(new Item(name, "Off", "No table", source, "Add a Feature Settings row (scope INSTANCE, or TABLE for one table) and turn it on."));
+         }
+         else
+         {
+            boolean all = on.size() == hostTables.size();
+            String where = all ? "Every table" : String.join(", ", on.subList(0, Math.min(NAMED_TABLES, on.size()))) + (on.size() > NAMED_TABLES ? " and " + (on.size() - NAMED_TABLES) + " more" : "");
+            items.add(new Item(name, all ? "On" : "On for " + on.size() + " of " + hostTables.size() + " tables", where, source, null));
+         }
+      }
+      return (items);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** TAGS becomes Tags, CUSTOM_FIELDS becomes Custom fields.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   static String friendly(RecordFeature feature)
+   {
+      String lower = feature.name().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT).replace('_', ' ');
+      return (Character.toUpperCase(lower.charAt(0)) + lower.substring(1));
+   }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/collaboration/metadata/CollaborationHelp.java

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2025.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+
+package com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.metadata;
+
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.yaml.YAMLFactory;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.CollaborationQBitConfig;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.help.QHelpContent;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.layout.QAppMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Applies help/qbit-collaboration.yaml (the QQQ help-bundle format) to the
+ ** Collaboration app and its collaboration_* tables: what each table is for and
+ ** how its rows get created, shown on the table screen and when it is empty.
+ ** STAND-IN(core=QRun-IO/qqq#1198, removeBy=4.1.0-RC.8): replace with HelpBundles.register once the pinned
+ ** QQQ release includes it; the bundle file stays the same.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public final class CollaborationHelp
+{
+   public static final String RESOURCE = "/help/qbit-collaboration.yaml";
+   public static final String SLOT     = "help";
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Utility class.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private CollaborationHelp()
+   {
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** The bundle's entries by key, validated (fails startup if malformed).
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static Map<String, JsonNode> entries() throws QException
+   {
+      try(InputStream stream = CollaborationHelp.class.getResourceAsStream(RESOURCE))
+      {
+         if(stream == null)
+         {
+            throw (new IOException("missing resource"));
+         }
+         JsonNode bundle = new ObjectMapper(new YAMLFactory()).readTree(stream);
+         if(!"qbit-collaboration".equals(bundle.path("bundle").asText()) || !"QBIT".equals(bundle.path("layer").asText()))
+         {
+            throw (new IOException("invalid bundle header"));
+         }
+         Map<String, JsonNode> entries = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+         for(JsonNode entry : bundle.path("entries"))
+         {
+            String key     = entry.path("key").asText();
+            String summary = entry.path("summary").asText();
+            if(key.isBlank() || summary.isBlank() || summary.length() > 120 || entry.path("content").asText().isBlank() || entries.put(key, entry) != null)
+            {
+               throw (new IOException("invalid or duplicate entry: " + key));
+            }
+         }
+         return (entries);
+      }
+      catch(IOException | RuntimeException e)
+      {
+         throw (new QException("Could not load " + RESOURCE, e));
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Apply the help to the app and every collaboration_* table in the instance.
+    ** A host's own help on a table is kept (the bundle only fills the slot).
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static void apply(QInstance instance, CollaborationQBitConfig config) throws QException
+   {
+      Map<String, JsonNode> entries = entries();
+      for(QTableMetaData table : instance.getTables().values())
+      {
+         JsonNode entry = entries.get("table:" + table.getName() + ";slot:" + SLOT);
+         if(entry != null && (table.getHelpContent() == null || !table.getHelpContent().containsKey(SLOT)))
+         {
+            table.withHelpContent(SLOT, content(entry));
+         }
+      }
+      QAppMetaData app      = instance.getApp(config.getAppName());
+      JsonNode     appEntry = entries.get("app:collaboration;slot:" + SLOT);
+      if(app != null && appEntry != null && (app.getHelpContent() == null || !app.getHelpContent().containsKey(SLOT)))
+      {
+         app.withHelpContent(SLOT, content(appEntry));
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Summary as the first paragraph, then the content, as markdown.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   static QHelpContent content(JsonNode entry)
+   {
+      return (new QHelpContent().withContentAsMarkdown(entry.path("summary").asText().strip() + "\n\n" + entry.path("content").asText().strip()));
+   }
+
+}

src/main/resources/help/qbit-collaboration.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+bundle: qbit-collaboration
+version: 1
+layer: QBIT
+# Help for the Collaboration app and every collaboration_* table, in the QQQ help-bundle
+# format (qqq#1198). Each table entry says what the table is for and how its rows get
+# created, so an empty table explains itself. CollaborationHelp applies it until the core
+# HelpBundles registry ships in a QQQ release (STAND-IN(core=QRun-IO/qqq#1198, removeBy=4.1.0-RC.8)).
+# Summaries stay under 120 characters (CollaborationTablesGuardrailTest).
+entries:
+  - key: app:collaboration;slot:help
+    summary: "Comments, files, tags, tasks and sharing on any record, and the switches that turn each on."
+    content: |
+      The Setup card on the home lists every record feature, whether it is on, for which tables and where that comes from. Features start from the configuration in code; open Feature Settings and run Create rows from configuration to see those settings as rows you can edit. Everything else here is content that people create while they work.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_feature_setting;slot:help
+    summary: "Turns a record feature on or off for the whole instance, an app or one table, with its permission mode."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** run the table action Create rows from configuration once. It writes the settings the code configuration already applies (one Instance row per feature, plus an App or Table row wherever the code declares one), so nothing changes until you edit a row. After that an administrator adds or edits rows: pick a scope (Instance, App or Table), a feature, and turn it on. Rows are applied after all code configuration. An Instance row overrides what code declares on any app or table that has no row of its own, so once rows exist, change features in the rows, not in code. Tags also take `{"mode":"FREE"}` or `{"mode":"APPROVED_ONLY"}` in Settings. Rows only fill in when the table is empty, so the action never overwrites an edit.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_user;slot:help
+    summary: "The people directory used for mentions, sharing and assignment, kept up to date automatically."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** automatically, the first time a signed-in person uses a collaboration feature (and again when their name or avatar changes). It cannot be edited by hand. Empty means nobody has used a collaboration feature yet.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_favorite;slot:help
+    summary: "Records, tables and apps each person has starred, in the order they chose."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** a person stars a record, table or app (the star in the record header), and the row belongs to them alone. Administrators can browse them. Empty means nobody has starred anything yet, or Favorites is off in Feature Settings.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_recent;slot:help
+    summary: "The records each person opened lately, newest first, trimmed daily."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** automatically when a person opens a record while Recents is on. The Trim recents job keeps each person's newest rows. Empty means nobody has opened a record yet, or Recents is off in Feature Settings.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_attachment;slot:help
+    summary: "Files attached to records, with where each file is stored."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** a person uploads a file on a record (the Attachments panel). The file itself goes to object storage; this row describes it. Turn Attachments on for the table in Feature Settings first.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_comment;slot:help
+    summary: "Comments and replies on records, with who wrote them and whether the thread is resolved."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** a person writes a comment on a record (the Comments panel). Turn Comments on for the table in Feature Settings first. Edits are kept in Comment Revisions.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_comment_revision;slot:help
+    summary: "Earlier versions of edited comments."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** automatically each time someone edits a comment. Empty means no comment has been edited.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_mention;slot:help
+    summary: "Each @mention of a person in a comment, and whether they were told and have read it."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** automatically when a comment mentions someone. Empty means no comment has mentioned anyone yet.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_follow;slot:help
+    summary: "Who follows which record, and how they want to hear about changes."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** a person follows a record (or is made a follower by an action), and chooses how to be notified. Turn Follow on for the table in Feature Settings first.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_follow_digest;slot:help
+    summary: "Batched change notices waiting to go out to followers."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** automatically when a followed record changes and the follower prefers a digest. The Send follow digests job sends them and clears them. Empty means nothing is waiting.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_activity;slot:help
+    summary: "The timeline of what happened on each record: comments, files, tags, tasks and sharing."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** automatically by the other collaboration features as people use them. Turn Timeline on for the table in Feature Settings to show it. Empty means nothing has happened on a record yet.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_tag;slot:help
+    summary: "The tag vocabulary: global tags and tags scoped to one table, approved or waiting for approval."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** a person adds a tag from a record (free mode), or suggests one that an administrator approves (approved-only mode, set in Feature Settings). Administrators can merge or delete tags with the table actions.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_record_tag;slot:help
+    summary: "Which tags are on which records."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** a person applies a tag on a record, or a bulk Add tags action on a host table does. Turn Tags on for the table in Feature Settings first.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_field_definition;slot:help
+    summary: "Custom fields an administrator adds to a table without a deployment: name, type and status."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** a field manager (collaboration.fields.manage) adds a definition with New: pick the table, name and type, then use the Publish field action to make it Active. Turn Custom fields on for the table in Feature Settings first. Rebuild index and Archive field are table actions too.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_field_value;slot:help
+    summary: "The values people entered for custom fields on records."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** a person fills in a custom field on a record. Empty means no custom field has a value yet.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_share;slot:help
+    summary: "Records shared with a person, with a note, and when they opened it."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** a person shares a record with someone from the record header. Turn Sharing on for the table in Feature Settings first.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_access_request;slot:help
+    summary: "Requests for access to a record that someone could not open, and how each was answered."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** a person who cannot open a record asks for access. Approvers answer from My work or here; who approves is the table's accessApproverPermission setting (default collaboration.admin). Turn Sharing on for the table first.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_task;slot:help
+    summary: "Tasks on records with an assignee, a due date and a reminder."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** a person adds a task on a record (the Tasks panel). The Send task reminders job sends the reminders. Turn Tasks on for the table in Feature Settings first.
+
+  - key: table:collaboration_record_assignment;slot:help
+    summary: "Who owns and who is assigned to each record."
+    content: |
+      **How rows get created:** a person assigns a record from its header, or the Assign action on a host table does it in bulk. Turn Assignment on for the table in Feature Settings first.

src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/collaboration/CollaborationTablesGuardrailTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2025.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+
+package com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration;
+
+
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.metadata.CollaborationHelp;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.help.QHelpContent;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Guardrail (owner requirement 2026-10-14: "all tables should be populated and
+ ** the qbit should be fully using them"). For every collaboration_* table:
+ ** - runtime code (not just its model, metadata or home screen) reads or writes
+ **   it, so no table exists only on paper;
+ ** - it is either seeded (feature settings: FeatureSettingsDefaults, from the
+ **   configuration at run time) or listed here with why it starts empty;
+ ** - it has bundle help that says what it is for and how its rows get created.
+ ** A new table fails this test until it is wired, seeded or explained.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+class CollaborationTablesGuardrailTest extends PersonalServiceFixture
+{
+   private static final Path MAIN = Path.of("src", "main", "java", "com", "kingsrook", "qbits", "collaboration");
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Seeded from the code configuration by "Create rows from configuration".
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   static final List<String> SEEDED = List.of("collaboration_feature_setting");
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Tables that legitimately start empty, and where their rows come from.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   static final Map<String, String> STARTS_EMPTY = Map.ofEntries(
+      Map.entry("collaboration_user", "runtime: filled as signed-in people use collaboration services"),
+      Map.entry("collaboration_favorite", "user content: a person stars something"),
+      Map.entry("collaboration_recent", "runtime: a person opens a record"),
+      Map.entry("collaboration_attachment", "user content: a person uploads a file"),
+      Map.entry("collaboration_comment", "user content: a person comments"),
+      Map.entry("collaboration_comment_revision", "runtime: a comment is edited"),
+      Map.entry("collaboration_mention", "runtime: a comment mentions someone"),
+      Map.entry("collaboration_follow", "user content: a person follows a record"),
+      Map.entry("collaboration_follow_digest", "runtime: a followed record changes"),
+      Map.entry("collaboration_activity", "runtime: collaboration features are used"),
+      Map.entry("collaboration_tag", "user content: a person or administrator adds a tag"),
+      Map.entry("collaboration_record_tag", "user content: a person tags a record"),
+      Map.entry("collaboration_field_definition", "administrator content: a field manager defines a custom field"),
+      Map.entry("collaboration_field_value", "user content: a person fills in a custom field"),
+      Map.entry("collaboration_share", "user content: a person shares a record"),
+      Map.entry("collaboration_access_request", "user content: a person asks for access"),
+      Map.entry("collaboration_task", "user content: a person adds a task"),
+      Map.entry("collaboration_record_assignment", "user content: a person assigns a record"));
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Every table is used by runtime code.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void everyTableIsUsedAtRuntime() throws Exception
+   {
+      Map<String, String> constantByTable = constantByTable();
+      List<String>        runtimeSource;
+      try(Stream<Path> files = Files.walk(MAIN))
+      {
+         runtimeSource = files.filter(p -> p.toString().endsWith(".java"))
+            .filter(p -> !p.startsWith(MAIN.resolve("model")) && !p.startsWith(MAIN.resolve("metadata")) && !p.startsWith(MAIN.resolve("app"))
+               && !p.getFileName().toString().equals("CoreCollaboration.java") && !p.getFileName().toString().equals("CollaborationSchema.java"))
+            .map(CollaborationTablesGuardrailTest::read).toList();
+      }
+      for(String table : collaborationTables())
+      {
+         String constant = constantByTable.get(table);
+         assertThat(constant).as("constant for " + table).isNotNull();
+         Pattern use = Pattern.compile("CollaborationTables\\." + constant + "\\b");
+         assertThat(runtimeSource.stream().anyMatch(source -> use.matcher(source).find()))
+            .as(table + " (" + constant + ") must be read or written by runtime code, not only declared").isTrue();
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Every table is seeded or explained.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void everyTableIsSeededOrExplained() throws Exception
+   {
+      for(String table : collaborationTables())
+      {
+         boolean seeded = SEEDED.contains(table);
+         assertThat(seeded || STARTS_EMPTY.containsKey(table)).as(table + " must be seeded or listed in STARTS_EMPTY").isTrue();
+         assertThat(seeded && STARTS_EMPTY.containsKey(table)).as(table + " cannot be both seeded and listed as starting empty").isFalse();
+      }
+      assertThat(STARTS_EMPTY.keySet()).allMatch(table -> instance.getTable(table) != null, "STARTS_EMPTY names only real tables");
+
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // the seeded table has a real action that writes its rows, and it is named in help //
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      assertThat(instance.getProcess(FeatureSettingsDefaultsProcess.NAME).getTableName()).isEqualTo("collaboration_feature_setting");
+      assertThat(FeatureSettingsDefaults.configuredRows(instance, config)).isNotEmpty();
+      assertThat(help("collaboration_feature_setting").getFirst().getContent()).contains(instance.getProcess(FeatureSettingsDefaultsProcess.NAME).getLabel());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Every table and the app have bundle help that says how rows get created.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void everyTableHasEmptyStateHelp() throws Exception
+   {
+      assertThat(CollaborationHelp.entries()).allSatisfy((key, entry) -> assertThat(entry.path("summary").asText().length()).as(key).isLessThanOrEqualTo(120));
+      for(String table : collaborationTables())
+      {
+         List<QHelpContent> help = help(table);
+         assertThat(help).as(table + " table help").isNotEmpty();
+         assertThat(help.getFirst().getContent()).as(table + " help says how rows get created").contains("How rows get created");
+      }
+      assertThat(instance.getApp(config.getAppName()).getHelpContent()).containsKey(CollaborationHelp.SLOT);
+      assertThat(CollaborationHelp.entries().keySet()).allMatch(key -> !key.startsWith("table:") || instance.getTable(key.substring(6, key.indexOf(';'))) != null,
+         "help names only real tables");
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** A host's own help on a table is kept.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void hostHelpIsNotOverridden() throws Exception
+   {
+      instance.getTable("collaboration_tag").getHelpContent().put(CollaborationHelp.SLOT, List.of(new QHelpContent().withContentAsMarkdown("host text")));
+      CollaborationHelp.apply(instance, config);
+      assertThat(help("collaboration_tag").getFirst().getContent()).isEqualTo("host text");
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private List<QHelpContent> help(String table)
+   {
+      return (instance.getTable(table).getHelpContent() == null ? null : instance.getTable(table).getHelpContent().get(CollaborationHelp.SLOT));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private List<String> collaborationTables()
+   {
+      List<String> tables = instance.getTables().values().stream().map(QTableMetaData::getName).filter(n -> n.startsWith("collaboration_")).sorted().toList();
+      assertThat(tables).hasSize(19);
+      return (tables);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** CollaborationTables declares X = "collaboration_x".
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private static Map<String, String> constantByTable() throws Exception
+   {
+      Map<String, String> rs = new HashMap<>();
+      Matcher             m  = Pattern.compile("String\\s+([A-Z_]+)\\s*=\\s*\"(collaboration_[a-z_]+)\"").matcher(read(MAIN.resolve("model").resolve("CollaborationTables.java")));
+      while(m.find())
+      {
+         rs.put(m.group(2), m.group(1));
+      }
+      return (rs);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private static String read(Path path)
+   {
+      try
+      {
+         return (Files.readString(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+      }
+      catch(Exception e)
+      {
+         throw (new IllegalStateException(e));
+      }
+   }
+
+}

src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/collaboration/FeatureSettingsDefaultsTest.java

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+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2025.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+
+package com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration;
+
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.TreeMap;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.app.CollaborationSetupStatus;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.model.CollaborationTables;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.permissions.CollaborationPermissions;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.collaboration.RecordFeaturesResolver;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.collaboration.RuntimeMetaDataOverlay;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.processes.RunProcessAction;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.QueryAction;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.UpdateAction;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.context.QContext;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QPermissionDeniedException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.ProcessSummaryLine;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunProcessInput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunProcessOutput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QQueryFilter;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QueryInput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.update.UpdateInput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QAuthenticationType;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QBackendMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.authentication.QAuthenticationMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.collaboration.FeaturePermissionMode;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.collaboration.RecordFeature;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.collaboration.RecordFeaturesMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldType;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.layout.QAppMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.layout.QAppSection;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.layout.QIcon;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QSession;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QUser;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.backend.implementations.memory.MemoryBackendModule;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.backend.implementations.memory.MemoryRecordStore;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** The "Create rows from configuration" defaults for collaboration_feature_setting.
+ ** Main claim: writing the rows changes nothing. For several configurations
+ ** (default, table features, app and table declarations, permission modes,
+ ** settings, two apps containing one table), every table resolves to exactly the
+ ** same enabled flag, permission mode and settings with and without the rows.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+class FeatureSettingsDefaultsTest
+{
+   private QInstance instance;
+   private CollaborationQBitConfig config;
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fresh instance: a backend, three host tables, two apps, then the qbit.
+    ** `code` runs after the qbit is produced and declares features on apps/tables.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private void build(Consumer<CollaborationQBitConfig> configure, Consumer<QInstance> code) throws Exception
+   {
+      MemoryRecordStore.getInstance().reset();
+      instance = new QInstance().withInstanceDefaultAuthentication(new QAuthenticationMetaData().withName("anonymous").withType(QAuthenticationType.FULLY_ANONYMOUS));
+      instance.addBackend(new QBackendMetaData().withName("memory").withBackendType(MemoryBackendModule.class));
+      instance.setEnforcePermissionsInCoreActions(true);
+      for(String name : List.of("document", "invoice", "receipt"))
+      {
+         instance.addTable(new QTableMetaData().withName(name).withLabel(name.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + name.substring(1) + "s").withBackendName("memory").withPrimaryKeyField("id")
+            .withField(new QFieldMetaData("id", QFieldType.INTEGER)).withField(new QFieldMetaData("title", QFieldType.STRING)).withRecordLabelFormatAndFields("%s", "title"));
+      }
+      instance.addApp(new QAppMetaData().withName("sales").withLabel("Sales").withIcon(new QIcon("sell")).withSection(new QAppSection().withName("s").withLabel("S").withTables(List.of("invoice", "receipt"))));
+      instance.addApp(new QAppMetaData().withName("ops").withLabel("Ops").withIcon(new QIcon("build")).withSection(new QAppSection().withName("o").withLabel("O").withTables(List.of("receipt", "document"))));
+      config = new CollaborationQBitConfig().withBackendName("memory");
+      configure.accept(config);
+      new CollaborationQBitProducer().withQBitConfig(config).produce(instance);
+      code.accept(instance);
+      new com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.instances.QInstanceEnricher(instance).enrich();
+      admin();
+      RuntimeMetaDataOverlay.refresh(instance);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private void admin()
+   {
+      QContext.init(instance, new QSession().withUser(new QUser().withIdReference("admin")).withPermissions(CollaborationPermissions.ADMIN));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @AfterEach
+   void tearDown()
+   {
+      com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.presence.PresenceRegistry.close(instance);
+      com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.realtime.RealtimeBus.close(instance);
+      QContext.clear();
+      MemoryRecordStore.getInstance().reset();
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** What every host table resolves to for every feature: enabled, permission mode,
+    ** settings (with the TAGS mode as TagsService reads it).
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private Map<String, String> effective()
+   {
+      Map<String, String> rs = new TreeMap<>();
+      for(String table : List.of("document", "invoice", "receipt"))
+      {
+         var resolved = RecordFeaturesResolver.resolve(instance, instance.getTable(table));
+         for(RecordFeature feature : RecordFeature.values())
+         {
+            var one = resolved.getFeatures().get(feature);
+            Map<String, java.io.Serializable> settings = new TreeMap<>(one.getSettings());
+            if(feature == RecordFeature.TAGS)
+            {
+               ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               // TagsService reads a missing mode as the configured default tag mode, //
+               // so a row that spells the default out is the same effective setting.   //
+               ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               settings.putIfAbsent("mode", config.getDefaultTagMode());
+            }
+            rs.put(table + "." + feature, one.getEnabled() + " " + one.getPermissionMode() + " " + settings);
+         }
+      }
+      return (rs);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Run the real "Create rows from configuration" process end to end.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+   private List<ProcessSummaryLine> create() throws Exception
+   {
+      RunProcessInput input = new RunProcessInput();
+      input.setProcessName(FeatureSettingsDefaultsProcess.NAME);
+      input.setFrontendStepBehavior(RunProcessInput.FrontendStepBehavior.SKIP);
+      RunProcessOutput output = new RunProcessAction().execute(input);
+      return ((List<ProcessSummaryLine>) output.getValues().get(com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.etl.streamedwithfrontend.StreamedETLWithFrontendProcess.FIELD_PROCESS_SUMMARY));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private List<QRecord> rows() throws Exception
+   {
+      return (new QueryAction().execute(new QueryInput(CollaborationTables.FEATURE_SETTING).withFilter(new QQueryFilter())).getRecords());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** The configurations: defaults; table features with GRANTED_ONLY and a table
+    ** TAGS mode; an app that turns attachments on and sets the sharing approver;
+    ** a different default tag mode and default features; two apps with one table.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private void scenario(int number) throws Exception
+   {
+      switch(number)
+      {
+         case 0 -> build(c -> { }, i -> { });
+         case 1 -> build(c -> c.withDefaultFeatures(RecordFeature.COMMENTS, RecordFeature.TAGS).withTableFeatures("document", RecordFeature.TAGS, RecordFeature.TASKS), i ->
+         {
+            RecordFeaturesMetaData.ofOrWithNew(i.getTable("invoice")).withPermissionMode(RecordFeature.SHARING, FeaturePermissionMode.GRANTED_ONLY)
+               .withSetting(RecordFeature.TAGS, "mode", "APPROVED_ONLY");
+         });
+         case 2 -> build(c -> c.withDefaultTagMode("APPROVED_ONLY"), i ->
+         {
+            RecordFeaturesMetaData.ofOrWithNew(i.getApp("sales")).withEnabled(RecordFeature.ATTACHMENTS, true).withSetting(RecordFeature.SHARING, "accessApproverPermission", "sales.admin");
+            RecordFeaturesMetaData.ofOrWithNew(i.getTable("receipt")).withEnabled(RecordFeature.COMMENTS, true).withEnabled(RecordFeature.FAVORITES, false);
+         });
+         case 3 -> build(c -> c.withDefaultFeatures(), i ->
+         {
+            RecordFeaturesMetaData.ofOrWithNew(i.getApp("sales")).withEnabled(RecordFeature.TASKS, true).withPermissionMode(RecordFeature.TASKS, FeaturePermissionMode.GRANTED_ONLY);
+            RecordFeaturesMetaData.ofOrWithNew(i.getApp("ops")).withEnabled(RecordFeature.TASKS, false);
+            RecordFeaturesMetaData.ofOrWithNew(i.getApp("ops")).withSetting(RecordFeature.TAGS, "mode", "APPROVED_ONLY");
+         });
+         default -> throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** The proof: for every scenario the effective feature set is identical with
+    ** and without the seeded rows, and rows really were created.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void seededRowsChangeNothing() throws Exception
+   {
+      for(int number = 0; number <= 3; number++)
+      {
+         scenario(number);
+         Map<String, String> without = effective();
+         assertThat(rows()).as("scenario " + number + " starts empty").isEmpty();
+
+         List<ProcessSummaryLine> summary = create();
+         assertThat(summary).as("scenario " + number).isNotEmpty();
+         List<QRecord> rows = rows();
+         assertThat(rows).as("scenario " + number + " rows").hasSizeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(RecordFeature.values().length);
+         assertThat(rows.stream().filter(row -> "INSTANCE".equals(row.getValueString("scopeType")))).hasSize(RecordFeature.values().length);
+
+         assertThat(effective()).as("scenario " + number + ": effective settings with the seeded rows").containsExactlyInAnyOrderEntriesOf(without);
+         tearDown();
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** The default scenario in plain terms: favorites, recents and timeline are
+    ** the only features on, TAGS carries the mode, everything else is off.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void defaultRowsMirrorTheConfiguredDefaults() throws Exception
+   {
+      scenario(0);
+      create();
+      for(QRecord row : rows())
+      {
+         assertThat(row.getValueString("scopeType")).isEqualTo("INSTANCE");
+         assertThat(row.getValueString("scopeName")).isEqualTo("instance");
+         RecordFeature feature = RecordFeature.valueOf(row.getValueString("feature"));
+         boolean on = List.of(RecordFeature.FAVORITES, RecordFeature.RECENTS, RecordFeature.TIMELINE).contains(feature);
+         assertThat(row.getValueBoolean("enabled")).as(feature.name()).isEqualTo(on);
+         assertThat(row.getValueString("permissionMode")).isEqualTo("EDIT_OR_GRANTED");
+         assertThat(row.getValueString("settings")).isEqualTo(feature == RecordFeature.TAGS ? "{\"mode\":\"FREE\"}" : null);
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Running it again creates nothing; an edit survives; and the rows are live:
+    ** turning COMMENTS on in its row turns comments on for every host table.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void insertOnlyAndTheRowsAreLive() throws Exception
+   {
+      scenario(0);
+      create();
+      int count = rows().size();
+      assertThat(RecordFeaturesResolver.resolve(instance, instance.getTable("document")).isEnabled(RecordFeature.COMMENTS)).isFalse();
+
+      QRecord comments = rows().stream().filter(row -> "COMMENTS".equals(row.getValueString("feature"))).findFirst().orElseThrow();
+      new UpdateAction().execute(new UpdateInput(CollaborationTables.FEATURE_SETTING).withRecords(List.of(new QRecord().withValue("id", comments.getValue("id")).withValue("enabled", true))));
+      assertThat(RecordFeaturesResolver.resolve(instance, instance.getTable("document")).isEnabled(RecordFeature.COMMENTS)).as("the edited row drives the runtime").isTrue();
+      assertThat(RecordFeaturesResolver.resolve(instance, instance.getTable("invoice")).isEnabled(RecordFeature.COMMENTS)).isTrue();
+
+      List<ProcessSummaryLine> second = create();
+      assertThat(second).singleElement().satisfies(line -> assertThat(line.getMessage()).contains("already has rows"));
+      assertThat(rows()).hasSize(count);
+      assertThat(rows().stream().filter(row -> "COMMENTS".equals(row.getValueString("feature"))).findFirst().orElseThrow().getValueBoolean("enabled")).isTrue();
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** A table that already has an administrator's rows gets nothing added.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void neverAddsToExistingRows() throws Exception
+   {
+      scenario(1);
+      CollaborationRecords.insert(CollaborationTables.FEATURE_SETTING, new QRecord().withValue("scopeType", "INSTANCE").withValue("scopeName", "instance")
+         .withValue("feature", "TASKS").withValue("enabled", true));
+      assertThat(FeatureSettingsDefaults.missingRows(instance, config)).isEmpty();
+      create();
+      assertThat(rows()).hasSize(1);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Only collaboration administrators may run it.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void adminOnly() throws Exception
+   {
+      scenario(0);
+      QContext.init(instance, new QSession().withUser(new QUser().withIdReference("viewer")).withPermissions(CollaborationPermissions.VIEW));
+      assertThatThrownBy(() -> new FeatureSettingsDefaultsProcess.AdminOnly().checkPermissionsThrowing(null, null)).isInstanceOf(QPermissionDeniedException.class);
+      assertThat(instance.getProcess(FeatureSettingsDefaultsProcess.NAME).getMinInputRecords()).isEqualTo(0);
+      assertThat(instance.getProcess(FeatureSettingsDefaultsProcess.NAME).getTableName()).isEqualTo(CollaborationTables.FEATURE_SETTING);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** The Setup card reports the configuration, then the rows, and what is on where.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void setupCardUsesTheRuntimeResolution() throws Exception
+   {
+      scenario(1);
+      List<CollaborationSetupStatus.Item> before = CollaborationSetupStatus.load(instance);
+      assertThat(before).hasSize(RecordFeature.values().length + 1);
+      assertThat(before.getFirst().state()).isEqualTo("Using code defaults");
+      assertThat(before.getFirst().nextStep()).contains("Create rows from configuration");
+      assertThat(item(before, "Comments").state()).isEqualTo("On for 2 of 3 tables");
+      assertThat(item(before, "Comments").where()).isEqualTo("Invoices, Receipts");
+      assertThat(item(before, "Favorites").state()).isEqualTo("Off");
+      assertThat(item(before, "Tasks").state()).isEqualTo("On for 1 of 3 tables");
+      assertThat(item(before, "Tasks").where()).isEqualTo("Documents");
+      assertThat(item(before, "Presence").state()).isEqualTo("Off");
+      assertThat(item(before, "Presence").nextStep()).contains("Feature Settings");
+      assertThat(item(before, "Tasks").source()).isEqualTo("Configuration");
+
+      create();
+      List<CollaborationSetupStatus.Item> after = CollaborationSetupStatus.load(instance);
+      assertThat(after.getFirst().state()).isEqualTo("Set up");
+      assertThat(item(after, "Tasks").source()).isEqualTo("Feature Settings");
+      List<String> beforeStates = new ArrayList<>(before.stream().skip(1).map(CollaborationSetupStatus.Item::state).toList());
+      assertThat(after.stream().skip(1).map(CollaborationSetupStatus.Item::state).toList()).as("the card reports the same thing before and after").isEqualTo(beforeStates);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** The load is one transaction: while it is open (and after it fails and is
+    ** rolled back) the override overlay never sees any of its rows, so a failure
+    ** on a later page cannot leave Instance rows without the rows that restate
+    ** the code.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void laterPageFailureNeverReachesTheOverlay() throws Exception
+   {
+      scenario(1);
+      long generation = RuntimeMetaDataOverlay.getGeneration(instance);
+      FeatureSettingsDefaultsProcess.Load load = new FeatureSettingsDefaultsProcess.Load();
+      assertThat(load.openTransaction(new com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunBackendStepInput())).isPresent();
+      com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.QBackendTransaction tx = new com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.QBackendTransaction();
+      load.setTransaction(java.util.Optional.of(tx));
+
+      List<QRecord> all = FeatureSettingsDefaults.missingRows(instance, config);
+      var page1 = new com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunBackendStepInput();
+      page1.setRecords(new ArrayList<>(all.subList(0, 3)));
+      load.runOnePage(page1, new com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunBackendStepOutput());
+      assertThat(RuntimeMetaDataOverlay.getGeneration(instance)).as("no refresh before commit").isEqualTo(generation);
+
+      var page2 = new com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunBackendStepInput();
+      page2.setRecords(new ArrayList<>(List.of(new QRecord().withValue("scopeType", "INSTANCE"))));
+      assertThatThrownBy(() -> load.runOnePage(page2, new com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunBackendStepOutput()))
+         .isInstanceOf(com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException.class);
+      tx.rollback();
+      assertThat(RuntimeMetaDataOverlay.getGeneration(instance)).as("rolled back: the overlay never changed").isEqualTo(generation);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private static CollaborationSetupStatus.Item item(List<CollaborationSetupStatus.Item> items, String feature)
+   {
+      return (items.stream().filter(item -> feature.equals(item.feature())).findFirst().orElseThrow());
+   }
+
+}