====== 2.6 Relationship to Generated Code and Runtime Artefacts ======

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Generated code and runtime [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:artifact|Artifacts]] project the architecture into implementation form. They do not become the architecture itself. The team should treat [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:idl|IDL]]-derived files, generated language bindings, [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:container_image|Container Images]], logs, [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:configuration|Configuration]] files, and runtime outputs as Artifacts produced from [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:g:governed|Governed]] source material and repeatable processes.

This handbook defines how the team separates generated Artifacts from handwritten source files. Generation processes should produce reproducible, identifiable, and [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:traceability|Traceable]] Artifacts. They should not overwrite handwritten source files. Runtime Artifacts, such as logs and container outputs, should provide [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:e:evidence|Evidence]] of execution. They should not define architectural meaning.

This distinction protects the architectural discipline. The Phase 0 [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:b:baseline|Baseline]] should show that the team can generate, build, run, observe, and review implementation Artifacts without allowing generated code or runtime convenience to become the source of architectural truth.

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