# Evaluation — Attempt 2

## Overall Verdict: PASS

## Overall Assessment
The refinement closes all three blocking issues from attempt 1 while preserving the calm pastoral-operations design. Selected dates now drive the page queries and downloadable reports, privacy guidance is explicit at the point of action, no-service language is accurate, and the TCPDF implementation remains entirely text/table based.

## Scores

| Criterion | Score | Status | Weight | Notes |
|-----------|-------|--------|--------|-------|
| Design Quality | 2/3 | PASS | HIGH | The date filter fits the existing glass-panel system and strengthens the report center's hierarchy without making it feel like a dense accounting interface. The lemon accent, download panel, follow-up panel, metrics, and record queue remain visually coherent. |
| Originality | 2/3 | PASS | HIGH | Pastoral framing, service-aware absentee language, privacy-first contact guidance, and purpose-labeled downloads remain clearly tailored to this church workflow. |
| Craft | 2/3 | PASS | MEDIUM | The date filter has a deliberate three-column desktop layout and collapses to one column at 720px. Existing record-card breakpoints, 44px actions, focus states, and responsive panels remain intact. Both updated PHP files pass `php -n -l`. |
| Functionality | 2/3 | PASS | MEDIUM | Valid today/past dates are strictly parsed, future/invalid input falls back safely, all selected-date SQL uses prepared parameters, and the chosen date propagates to absentee and attendance PDF links and content. Contact and no-service states are now unambiguous. |

## What's Working Well

- The report date defaults to today, prevents future selection in the UI, and independently validates strict `Y-m-d` input on the server.
- Absentee, attendance-count, and service-context queries all use the same bound `:report_date`, preventing page sections from drifting to different dates.
- The absentee and attendance PDF links preserve the selected date, and `generate_pdf.php` repeats the validation rather than trusting the originating page.
- PDF titles and report metadata reflect service context and the selected report date.
- “Open multi-recipient draft” accurately describes the action. The adjacent warning now explicitly states that some messaging apps may expose all recipients' numbers and recommends individual messages when unsure.
- The third overview metric switches to “Not checked in” when no service is scheduled, matching the queue explanation that these are not formal absences.
- `generate_pdf.php` still contains no `<img>`, image method, logo path, image-header call, or raster/vector asset dependency. Its output remains pure TCPDF text and table markup.
- Permission checks remain in place before report data or PDFs are exposed.

## Issues Found

### Issue 1: Historical follow-up draft still says “today”

- **What**: The prefilled SMS message says “we missed you at church today” even when staff select an earlier report date.
- **Where**: `$message` in `admin/reports.php`.
- **Why it matters**: A historical follow-up draft could sound inaccurate or careless if sent without editing.
- **Suggested fix**: When `$selectedDate !== $today`, use neutral wording such as “we missed you at our service on [formatted date]” or omit the temporal phrase. This is a minor refinement because the interface clearly states that the draft must be reviewed and nothing is auto-sent.

## Priority Fixes for Next Attempt

1. Make the optional SMS draft wording reflect the selected report date.

## Should the next attempt REFINE or PIVOT?

REFINE only if continuing polish. The requested repair is ready to ship: the previous blocking gaps are resolved, and the remaining date-sensitive message wording is a contained, non-blocking improvement.
