AZ400-Q: ship a small urgent fix
A defect in production needs a small fix. Which approach preserves review and traceability?
- A) Edit production directly.
- B) Commit to an untracked local branch.
- C) Wait for an unrelated large release.
- D) Create a focused branch and pull request, validate it, then merge and deploy through the normal release path. ✓ Answer: D. A short-lived reviewed change preserves controls without bundling unrelated work. Why not the others: Direct or untracked changes lose evidence; delay may be unacceptable.