What is the potential risk of allowing users to manually resolve conflicts?

Allowing users to manually resolve conflicts can lead to the potential risk of creating invalid XML. When users are involved in the manual resolution process, they may inadvertently introduce errors or syntax issues in the code or configurations. XML is a structured format that requires adherence to specific syntax rules; any deviation can render the XML document invalid. As a result, the system may fail to process the XML correctly, leading to errors or unexpected behavior in applications that depend on that data.

Other risks like increased complexity, time wastage, and policy breaches can be associated with manual conflict resolution, but the direct impact of creating invalid XML is a significant concern that can halt workflows and cause further issues downstream. Thus, ensuring that XML integrity is maintained is central to successful data management and deployment practices within the Copado platform.