Merge branch 'dev'

Author: fwitte

PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

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-**General**
+**Pull request workflow**
 
-Describe your pull request as transparent as possible:
+Resolves #ISSUE_NUMBER
 
-* What functionality does it implement?
-* Where is it located?
-* How does the API look?
-* Which bugs are fixed
-* Are there related issues?
-
-**Documentation**
-
-Please document all changes and/or new features:
-
-* Update the API documentation
-* Update the corresponding sections in the online documentation
-* Add inline comments to your code, if required
-* Update the corresponding What's New file
-
-**Testing**
-
-* Adapt the software tests (including doc-tests), if the PR does affect existing tests
-* Add new tests for new features
-
-**Questions and Comments**
-
-You are welcome to ask for help or start a discussion on a feature. We very much appreciate your contribution.
+- [ ] Implement unit tests for the changes
+- [ ] Update the documentation
+- [ ] For a new feature: Implement an example and a system test
+- [ ] Update the changelog at docs/whats_new/*