Hi Melinda,
This is primarily a governance and organization topic rather than a limitation of STA itself.
A common and effective approach is to clearly separate topics under development from topics approved for business use:
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Keep topics unpublished while they are still being tuned.
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Only associate validated topics to Programs / Categories that are intended for reporting and decision-making.
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Topics that are unpublished or not linked to a Program should be treated as work in progress, even if their precision is already high.
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Using clear naming conventions (for example, [WIP] vs [PROD]) helps avoid confusion during the tuning phase.
With this structure in place, the business only consumes data from topics that are explicitly approved and operational, while tuning can continue safely in parallel.
If this helps, feel free to mark it as the best answer so others can benefit as well.
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Mateus Nunes
Tech Leader Of CX at Solve4ME
Brazil
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