The sources · The source of truth · Element
The designation
Which system is authoritative.
The part
What it is
Chosen where the fact originates and is maintained, since a derived copy cannot be more correct than what it derives from.
Recorded with who decided, since the designation will be questioned by whoever prefers a different system.
The smallest level
The attributes it carries
Each attribute is one of the framework’s shared types. What a date is, and how it is written, is defined once for the whole model — the note here says what it means in this particular place.
The other elements in the source of truth
The derived
The other holders, and how they relate.
LearnThe exceptions
Cases where a different source is correct.
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