At the PSM level, the DDS implementation may represent the plane through topics and IDL types. Candidate topics include the items in Table 1:
Table 12-1: Candidate DDS topics for the Cost Recovery, Compensation, and Settlement Plane
| Topic | Purpose |
|---|---|
Cost.Work.Performed | Records governed work performed by a Node |
Cost.Work.Evidence | Links work records to evidence references |
Cost.Provider.Qualification | Records which Nodes may perform which work types |
Cost.Compensation.Claim | Publishes compensation claims |
Cost.Settlement.Instruction | Publishes accounting or settlement instructions |
Cost.NonPerformance.Alert | Reports required work without required evidence |
Cost.Rule.Version | Publishes the applicable version of cost rules |
These topics shall use governed identifiers, policy references, evidence references, and classification metadata. They shall not contain full transaction payloads unless a specific policy authorizes that exposure.