P1-REQ-13-7-001

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Statement

The Conceptual Architecture SHALL define Traceability across conceptual elements, logical elements, implementation artefacts, deployment artefacts, and Evidence.

Source

Part 1, Section 13.7: Traceability Requirements.

Rationale

Traceability connects architectural meaning to logical refinement, implementation realisation, deployment execution, and evidence support. Defining traceability across these layers supports review, impact analysis, verification, auditability, and controlled evolution of the architecture.

This requirement prevents conceptual, logical, implementation, deployment, and evidence material from becoming disconnected or ungoverned.

Applies To

This requirement applies to traceability definitions and references within the Conceptual Architecture.

It applies specifically to traceability across:

Conceptual elementsLogical elementsImplementation artefactsDeployment artefactsEvidence

Verification

Verification SHALL confirm that the Conceptual Architecture defines Traceability across conceptual elements, logical elements, implementation artefacts, deployment artefacts, and Evidence.

Verification activities include review checks confirming that:

Traceability spans the required architectural layersTraceability relationships identify source and target elementsTraceability supports review across abstraction levelsEvidence remains connected to the claims or artefacts it supports

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Status

Draft

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