====== Provenance Reference ====== [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]] ===== Discussion ===== A Provenance Reference associates information with applicable [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:provenance|Provenance]] without copying the complete Provenance information into every information structure. A Provenance Reference contains or uses sufficient information to identify and, when applicable, resolve the referenced Provenance information. This information may include: * A Provenance Record Identifier * The identifier scheme * The assigning authority * A version * A repository or service reference * Resolution information * An integrity value The applicable Information Structure Definition determines which information the Provenance Reference requires. A Provenance Reference remains distinct from Provenance. Provenance describes the entities, activities, Actors, sources, transformations, and relationships associated with the origin or processing history of information. A Provenance Reference associates another information structure with that Provenance. A Provenance Reference also remains distinct from an [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:e:evidence_reference|Evidence Reference]]. A Provenance Reference identifies information about origin and processing history. An Evidence Reference identifies Evidence supporting a claim. The same record may contribute to both Provenance and Evidence when the applicable model explicitly assigns both functions. ===== Definition ===== > //reference that identifies and permits association with [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:provenance|Provenance]] applicable to a specified subject// ===== Source ===== Adapted from: * [[https://www.w3.org/TR/prov-o/|W3C PROV-O: The PROV Ontology]] * Relevant concepts: Entity, Activity, Agent, derivation, generation, attribution, and association * Retrieved: 2026-10-08 * [[https://www.w3.org/TR/prov-dm/|W3C PROV-DM: The PROV Data Model]] * Relevant concepts: Provenance Description, Entity, Activity, Agent, and Identifier * Retrieved: 2026-10-08 * [[https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/Identifiers|OMG Commons Identifiers Ontology]] * Relevant concepts and relationships: Identifier, identifies, and is identified by * Retrieved: 2026-10-08 This corpus defines the expression //Provenance Reference//. The referenced sources provide the underlying Provenance and Identifier concepts but do not define a concept having this exact name. ===== Note ===== * A Provenance Reference identifies or resolves to applicable Provenance * A Provenance Reference is not the Provenance it references * More than one information structure may reference the same Provenance * One information structure may have more than one Provenance Reference * A Provenance Reference does not independently establish the truth or validity of the referenced Provenance * A Provenance Reference may include version and integrity information * A Provenance Reference does not replace an Evidence Reference * The platform-independent definition does not require a URI, database key, object pointer, DDS key, or programming-language reference ===== Example ===== A system derives a Valuation from market observations and an FX Contract. The Valuation contains a Provenance Reference identifying the Provenance record that describes: * The source market observations * The Contract state used * The valuation method * The processing activity * The responsible system * The processing time The Valuation does not need to duplicate the complete Provenance record. ---- © 2026 Dido Solutions, Inc. and Jackrabbit Consulting, Inc.