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[Docs][Backports] Update developer documentation to reflect new automated backport workflow - #20413

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[Docs][Backports] Update developer documentation to reflect new automated backport workflow#20413
mrodm merged 56 commits into
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mrodm:update_backport_docs

Commits on Jul 23, 2026
- docs(backport): document checklist comment and remove stale screenshot
  
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- docs(backport): document package owner synchronization (#19686)
  
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- docs(backport): expand .backports.yml field documentation (#19264)
  
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Commits on Jul 24, 2026
- docs(ci): document changelog link check and scope backports inventory step
  
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- docs(backport): document backport_apply.sh and add changelog version check (#19214)
  
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- docs(backport): changelog sync to main is now automatic (#19215)
  
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- docs(ci): add integrations-backport-dispatch pipeline (#19211)
  
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- docs(backport): fix review findings — field semantics and stale example date
  
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Commits on Jul 29, 2026
- docs(backport): document auto-backport workflow and skip_checklist_packages
  
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Commits on Aug 5, 2026
- docs(backport): add known issue for --coverage-format flag
  
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- docs(backport): note elastic-package version scope for shellinit known issue
  
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Commits on Aug 10, 2026
- docs(backport): document /sync-changelog retry command (#19321)
  
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Commits on Aug 11, 2026
- docs(backport): fix /sync-changelog retry description after #20578 merged
  
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Commits on Sep 9, 2026
- docs(backport): add known issue for Docker Compose YAML unmarshal error
  
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Commits on Sep 11, 2026
- docs(backport): add when/why guidance to checklist comment example (#20605)
  
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- docs(backport): update mage backport targets to backport CLI subcommands (#20556)
  
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Commits on Sep 14, 2026
- docs(backport): fix remaining mage reference and sync-changelog permission (#21017)
  
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Commits on Sep 17, 2026
- docs(backport): document sync PR and auto-backport PR assignee resolution
  
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- docs(ci): fix pipeline list formatting and trailing slashes in URLs
  
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Commits on Sep 18, 2026
- docs(ci): remove private label from integrations-backport-dispatch references
  
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- docs(backport): improve intro and discoverability of checklist section
  
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- docs(backport): document --origin-pr-number flag in backport_apply.sh (#21379)
  
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- docs(backport): note that step 2 can be skipped if branch already exists
  
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- docs(backport): add --origin-pr-number to backport_apply.sh example
  
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- docs(ci): make pipeline list intro agnostic of pipeline count
  
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- docs(ci): note that the weekly job is currently disabled
  
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- docs(backport): fix stale wait instruction, clarify snippet, scope known issues
  
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Commits on Sep 23, 2026
- Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/main' into update_backport_docs
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- docs(backport): fix review findings in backport and CI pipeline docs
  
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- docs(backport): fix high-level review findings in backport and CI pipeline docs
  
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- docs(backport): fix go build command output path
  
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- docs(backport): fix assignee access check description for merger
  
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- docs(backport): qualify checklist comment eligibility condition
  
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- docs(ci): clarify changelog link check hard vs soft failure
  
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- docs(ci): fix DRY_RUN description — branch is created locally, only push is skipped
  
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- docs(backport): add admin to /sync-changelog permission list
  
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Commits on Sep 24, 2026
- docs(backport): document required dependency retention with remove_other_packages (#21569)
  
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- docs(backport): fix go build command for nested module
  
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- Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/main' into update_backport_docs
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- docs(backport): fix overstated workflow comment guarantees and if_changed condition
  
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Commits on Sep 25, 2026
- docs(backport): distinguish fetch error from missing package in owner sync
  
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- docs(backport): label required/optional on all .backports.yml entry fields
  
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- docs(backport): restructure workflow steps as proper headings with sub-lists
  
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- docs(backport): add table of contents to developer workflow doc
  
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- docs(backport): document transitive expansion of remove_other_packages keep-set
  
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- docs(backport): remove broken TOC entry for Backport branches
  
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- docs(ci): merge weekly job notes into a single list
  
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- docs(ci): document transitive expansion of remove_other_packages keep-set
  
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- docs(backport): rename step 2 heading to avoid anchor mismatch in docs build
  
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- docs(ci): add .link sources and transitive expansion to REMOVE_OTHER_PACKAGES description
  
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Commits on Oct 1, 2026
- Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/main' into update_backport_docs
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- docs(backport): document post-merge backport checklist workflow
  
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- docs(backport): mention skip_checklist_packages and add checklist subsections
  
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Commits on Oct 2, 2026
- Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/main' into update_backport_docs
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- docs(backport): clarify scope of the backport checklist comment
  
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- docs(ci): fix daily job schedule description
  
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