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 +====== Version-Controlled Artifact ======
  
 +[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go to Terms and Definitions]]
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 +===== Discussion =====
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 +A Version-Controlled Artifact is an [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:artifact|Artifact]] managed through a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:v:version_control_system]].
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 +The Version Control system assigns a unique revision to the Artifact and allows an authorized user or process to retrieve it.
 +
 +A Version-Controlled Artifact may include:
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 +  * Source code
 +  * Configuration files
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:infrastructure_configuration|Infrastructure Configurations]]
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:infrastructure_blueprint|Infrastructure Blueprints]]
 +  * Schemas
 +  * Models
 +  * Scripts
 +  * Policy files
 +  * Documentation
 +  * Build specifications
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 +Placing an Artifact under Version Control distinguishes identifiable revisions of the Artifact from uncontrolled copies or informal working material.
 +
 +A Version-Controlled Artifact differs from a revision history:
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 +  * The Version-Controlled Artifact is the controlled Artifact
 +  * The revision identifies a particular state of the Artifact
 +  * The revision history records the succession of revisions associated with the Artifact
 +
 +===== Definition =====
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 +//artifact managed by a version control system that assigns identifiable revisions and permits retrieval of an identified revision//
 +
 +===== Source =====
 +
 +Dido Solutions, Inc. and Jackrabbit Consulting, Inc.
 +
 +===== Note =====
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 +A Version-Controlled Artifact does not necessarily have an approved, released, or deployed status.
 +
 +Version Control establishes revision identification and retrieval. Separate requirements may govern:
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 +  * Revision preservation
 +  * Change review
 +  * Change approval
 +  * Release designation
 +  * Deployment authorization
 +  * Retention
 +  * Retirement
 +
 +The term does not require a particular Version Control product, repository implementation, branching model, or storage technology.
 +
 +===== Example =====
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 +A machine-readable [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:infrastructure_configuration|Infrastructure Configuration]] stored in a Version Control repository with an identifiable revision that an authorized pipeline can retrieve is a Version-Controlled Artifact.
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 +© 2026 Dido Solutions, Inc. and Jackrabbit Consulting, Inc.
 +</WRAP>