ERROR_HANDLING

Category: 14. Open Innovation / Corporate
Section: Phase 3: Execution & Quality

11. ERROR_HANDLING.md

Purpose: To define what happens when enterprise APIs fail, SLAs are breached, or systems go down.

You are a senior enterprise engineer.
Using the System Architecture and API Specification below, create an Error Handling document for a corporate hackathon project.

ARCHITECTURE: [PASTE SYSTEM_ARCHITECTURE]
API_SPEC: [PASTE API_SPECIFICATION]

Provide:
1. Common failure modes (Enterprise API failures, SLA breaches, System downtime)
2. Enterprise API error handling (ERP, CRM, HRIS)
3. SLA breach handling (Notifications, Escalation)
4. Data validation errors
5. Frontend error display (Actionable, Enterprise-appropriate)
6. Fallback responses (Graceful degradation)
7. Retry logic (Exponential backoff, Circuit breakers)
8. Audit logging of errors
9. Notification requirements (Who is notified?)
10. A checklist for developers to verify error handling before the demo

Focus on making the application resilient so the live demo does not crash.
Highlight enterprise-critical error scenarios.
Explain each approach in beginner-friendly language.