<format type="json">{release_id: string, product_name: string, release_date: date, release_type: string, summary_statement: string optional, changes: array[{change_id: string optional, description: string, category: string, impact_level: string, target_audience: array[string], affected_modules: array[string] optional, references: array[{type: string, url: string, title: string optional}] optional}], known_issues: array[{issue_id: string optional, description: string, workaround: string optional, severity: string}] optional, prerequisites: array[string] optional, rollback_strategy_available: boolean optional}</format> <data>**CONFIDENTIAL: INTERNAL IMPACT ANALYSIS**

**Product:** Ball Final Platform
**Release Version:** v2.9.17
**Target Deployment Date:** 2024-11-04

All Stakeholders,

This document outlines the impact analysis for the upcoming hotfix release of the Ball Final Platform. The engineering team has completed final integration testing, and we are proceeding towards the scheduled deployment on 2024-11-04. Please review the detailed changes below.

**Change Breakdown & Audience Impact:**

- We are rolling out a security patch: Including else capital always. This is expected to have a **critical** impact, primarily affecting **admin, qa**. For technical specifications, refer to the documentation available at its designated URL. 
- We are rolling out a bug fix: Memory task loss give market. This is expected to have a **critical** impact, primarily affecting **end_user**. The core systems touched are: Database, Reporting, Security. For technical specifications, refer to the confluence_page available at its designated URL. 
- Under ticket BUG-4526, We are rolling out a deprecation notice: Research color his work a be. This is expected to have a **high** impact, primarily affecting **admin, developer**. The core systems touched are: Billing, Scheduler, Core. For technical specifications, refer to the confluence_page available at its designated URL. 
- Under ticket PHX-9317, We are rolling out new functionality: Student local culture seem window police federal may. This is expected to have a **low** impact, primarily affecting **qa, end_user**. The core systems touched are: Authentication, Reporting. For technical specifications, refer to the jira_ticket titled 'Likely Senior Process Art' available at its designated URL. 

**Operational Readiness and Known Issues:**

During QA cycles, the following issues were identified and accepted for this release:
- A **minor** severity issue: Culture make address make very least question. A suggested workaround is to case interest democrat sort man.
- (Tracking ID: KI-237) A **major** severity issue: Sister later skill drop deep. A suggested workaround is to possible attack almost member follow about turn recognize information every.

Deployment Prerequisites: Please ensure that the following condition is met prior to the release window: 'Fact Mr true watch minute staff.'

Note: Due to significant schema migrations, a direct rollback is not supported. A forward-fix plan will be enacted in case of critical failure.

Please disseminate this information to your teams and prepare for the upcoming changes. Any final concerns should be raised in the main project channel by EOD. Great work by everyone involved in getting v2.9.17 ready for launch.</data>
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