P1-REQ-13-6-006

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The Conceptual Architecture SHALL distinguish Traceability from Evidence.

Part 1, Section 13.6: Separation of Concerns Requirements.

Traceability identifies relationships among architectural, logical, implementation, deployment, and evidence elements. Evidence identifies recorded information that supports a claim. The two concerns work together, but they serve different architectural purposes.

This requirement prevents a trace link from being treated as evidence and prevents evidence records from being treated as the relationship model that connects architectural concerns.

This requirement applies to Traceability and Evidence references within the Conceptual Architecture.

It applies specifically to:

• Trace links
• Evidence records
• Supported claims
• Cross-level relationships
• Verification material

Verification SHALL confirm that the Conceptual Architecture distinguishes Traceability from Evidence.

Verification activities include review checks confirming that:

• Traceability references identify relationships
• Evidence references identify recorded information supporting claims
• Trace links do not replace evidence records
• Evidence records do not replace traceability relationships

Related source section:

• 13.6 Separation of Concerns Requirements

Related requirement identifiers:

• P1-REQ-13-6-001
• P1-REQ-13-6-007
• P1-REQ-13-6-008
• P1-REQ-13-6-012

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