Value Statement

It is possible for users to put ACM/MCE into a bad state if MCE is upgraded manually while managed by ACM. While there are logs in the MCH operator that indicate this, it would be better to have this information front-and-center where users are more likely to check. This change adds a status block specifically detailing the MCE compliance status inside the MCH CR.

Definition of Done for Engineering Story Owner (Checklist)

• ...

Development Complete

• The code is complete.
• Functionality is working.
• Any required downstream Docker file changes are made.

Tests Automated

• [ ] Unit/function tests have been automated and incorporated into the
  build.
• [ ] 100% automated unit/function test coverage for new or changed APIs.

Secure Design

• [ ] Security has been assessed and incorporated into your threat model.

Multidisciplinary Teams Readiness

• [ ] Create an informative documentation issue using the Customer

Portal Doc template that you can access from [The Playbook](

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YTqpZRH54Bnn4WJ2nZmjaCoiRtqmrc2w6DdQxe_yLZ8/edit#heading=h.9fvyr2rdriby),

and ensure doc acceptance criteria is met.

• Call out this sentence as it's own action:

• [ ] Link the development issue to the doc issue.

Support Readiness

• [ ] The must-gather script has been updated.

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QE Hand Off Template (fill out when moving to Review) 9/12/25:

Summary of the Work:
Added a new section to the MCH CR's 'status' block at the bottom of the yaml file that states when MCE is in/out of compliance.

Categories:

• FALSE, MCE not yet installed
• FALSE, MCE version not yet available - installation in progress
• TRUE, MCE version X meets channel Y requirements
• FALSE, MCE version X does not meet Y requirements

Key Areas to Verify:

• Status message shows up with the proper message and compliance status (true/false)

Fix or Feature Availability:
When will this be available in a build?
Code merged on: 9/12/25