We need to internally identify a file as BETA in the comment

[asmusf]

Now that we no longer have suffixes for property file drafts it is essential that we identify non-final files internally, possibly with something as simple as the word "BETA" in the first line.

Or something like "This is a BETA REVIEW DRAFT" on a line by itself.

The reason I'm adding this issue here, is that it may be possible to put this boilerplate into tooling.

Now, the platinum solution would be a text block that also puts the link to the BETA PRI in each file, so something like

This is a BETA REVIEW DRAFT. For details on the beta review process and how to submit feedback see PRI nnn <link>.

That way, anyone receiving a copy of this file can immediately tell that

• this is not a final public version of the data
• what to do with it

If this is built into the beta script, it should be possible to add/remove that with a single instruction. (I maintain a similar large collection of data files that also have a public review phase and resorted to have the line %STATUS% in each source file and the release script changes that to "internal draft", "public review draft (with instructions)" or "" (empty string for the final release)).

Some scheme like this seems indicated. (Could use that same method for internal or alpha drafts as well)

PS: a "cute" way of doing this, would be to make the placeholder the line

# This file is an internal draft.

and then replace/remove that for alpha/beta and final as appropriate.