Templates

Purpose

  • Provide reusable scaffolds that help teams comply with HRL standards quickly and consistently.

Template types

  • Quarto templates for reports, SOPs, and governance documents.
  • GitHub repository templates for data publication, ingestion, and analysis projects.
  • Metadata/data dictionary templates, issue/PR templates, onboarding checklists, and communication briefs.

How to use the templates

  • Instructions for copying templates, updating placeholders, and linking to relevant standards pages.
  • Checklist for replacing sample text, configuring CI, and documenting customizations.

Maintenance and feedback

  • Central Data Team process for versioning templates, publishing release notes, and retiring deprecated assets.
  • Channels for requesting new templates or suggesting improvements.

Alignment with commitments

  • Cross-reference to Style & Development Guide, metadata standards, and FAIR/CARE principles to reinforce consistency.