ADR Templates

An Architecture Decision Record (ADR) is a standardized Markdown document that captures architectural choices, context, and consequences. You should document an ADR when your team needs to decide on new technologies, ensuring consistent architectural documentation and rationale tracking.

To format an ADR, use the MADR (Markdown Any Decision Records) or Y-Statement templates to structure your context, considered options, decision drivers, and consequences. These standardized formats ensure clear and concise capture of architectural decisions.

Manage ADR lifecycle status by applying 'proposed', 'accepted', 'deprecated', and 'superseded' states to your records. This enforces a clear status lifecycle, tracking architectural decisions from initial proposal through deprecation or replacement.

Yes, the ADR templates support Markdown-based documentation directly. Software engineering teams can use these templates to generate well-structured architectural documents that capture context, options, and consequences in a standard format.

The best way to document decision drivers and consequences is using the standardized MADR or Y-Statement formats. These templates provide specific sections for capturing the context, considered options, and consequences of your architectural choices.

Yes, you can use these ADR templates when deciding on a new database technology. The templates generate a structured record that captures the context, considered options, decision drivers, and consequences to standardize your architectural choices.