===== 20.5 Generated Artifact Governance =====

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Generated [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:artifact|Artifacts]] create a governance risk when the team cannot distinguish source definitions from generated outputs or cannot reproduce generated files from controlled inputs.

Open generated-artifact decisions may include:

  - Which generated Artifacts Git tracks.
  - Which generated Artifacts remain local build outputs.
  - Which generated Artifacts require file headers or generated-file warnings.
  - How developers regenerate DDS/IDL-derived Artifacts.
  - How reviewers confirm that generated files match source definitions.
  - How the repository prevents generated outputs from overwriting handwritten code.
  - How the team handles generated Artifacts for multiple DDS vendors or target languages.

The team should resolve generated-artifact policy before generated outputs become difficult to review. The policy should support reproducibility, reviewability, and traceability without forcing the repository to carry unnecessary build outputs.

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