P1-REQ-13-8-001

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The Conceptual Architecture SHALL treat Evidence as an architectural concern.

Part 1, Section 13.8: Evidence Requirements.

Evidence supports claims made about architecture, implementation, deployment, execution, interpretation, governance, authority, and review. Treating Evidence as an architectural concern ensures that evidence receives explicit treatment rather than appearing only as an implementation by-product or test output.

This requirement supports review, auditability, accountability, reconstruction, conformance assessment, and defensibility across the architecture lifecycle.

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

It applies specifically to:

• Evidence as an architectural concern
• Evidence planning
• Evidence capture
• Evidence preservation
• Evidence traceability
• Evidence review

Verification SHALL confirm that the Conceptual Architecture treats Evidence as an architectural concern.

Verification activities include review checks confirming that:

• Evidence appears as a defined architectural concern
• Evidence remains distinct from implementation by-products
• Evidence supports claims made across the architecture lifecycle
• Evidence links to traceability, review, auditability, and defensibility concerns

Related source section:

• 13.8 Evidence Requirements

Related requirement identifiers:

• P1-REQ-13-8-002
• P1-REQ-13-8-003
• P1-REQ-13-8-005
• P1-REQ-13-8-006

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