Value Statement

In ACM 2.16.0, the Fine Grained RBAC component will transition to GA. As a result, we will remove the tech-preview version from the MCH CR and update it to use the GA version of the component.

Definition of Done for Engineering Story Owner (Checklist)

• [ ] ACM is updated to utilize the GA version of the Fine Grained RBAC component.
• [ ] The Fine Grained RBAC GA component preserves the enabled value from the tech-preview version.

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) 1/22/26:

Summary of the Work:
What was implemented or fixed? Include a brief description of the problem (if applicable) and how it was addressed.
e.g., "Updated the UI to show validation errors for the form. The previous implementation did not surface backend validation issues."

Key Areas to Verify:

1. When upgrading from ACM 2.15 to 2.16, the -preview flag should go away

Fix or Feature Availability:
When will this be available in a build?
Code merged on: 2026-01-22