Conformance Claim

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Discussion

A Conformance Claim is an assertion that an identified subject satisfies specified Requirements and therefore achieves Conformance.

A Conformance Claim identifies the subject of the assertion and the specification, profile, requirement set, or other normative basis against which Conformance is claimed.

A Conformance Claim does not, by itself, demonstrate Conformance. Supporting Evidence and an applicable assessment establish the basis for accepting or rejecting the claim.

A Conformance Claim forms part of a Conformance Model and provides an explicit statement of the claimed Conformance status of the identified subject.

Definition

assertion that an identified subject satisfies specified requirements

Source

, Section 6.4.6, Implementation Conformance Model

Note

A Conformance Claim differs from a Conformance determination.

A Conformance Claim records what a party asserts.

A Conformance determination records the result of an assessment based on applicable Requirements, Conformance Criteria, and supporting Evidence.

A Conformance Claim should identify the applicable specification, version, profile, or requirement set whenever those distinctions affect the scope of the claim.

Example

A supplier states that a DIDO-TE implementation conforms to the mandatory Requirements of a specified DIDO-TE profile.

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