Section 35 of 105
34. Dependencies and Cross-Rule Relationships
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Rules shall identify relationships necessary for correct interpretation and execution.
Relationship types may include:
- Requires.
- Is required by.
- Implements.
- Refines.
- Constrains.
- Verifies.
- Provides evidence for.
- Conflicts with.
- Supersedes.
- Replaces.
- Is equivalent to.
- Is an exception to.
- Triggers.
- Blocks.
- Applies together with.
- Dependencies shall be directional where order matters.
A Rule shall not be approved if a mandatory dependency is unavailable, undefined, withdrawn, or contradictory unless a controlled transitional condition is established.
Circular dependencies shall be prohibited where they prevent independent determination of conformance.
Cross-domain relationships shall support system-level analysis. For example, a structural Interface Rule may depend on manufacturing-tolerance, inspection-access, identity, assembly, and Digital Twin reconciliation Rules.
Changes to a Rule shall trigger impact review of dependent Rules, standards, profiles, tests, tools, and certified implementations.
The Master Registry shall support traceability in both directions so that users can identify what a Rule depends on and what may be affected by changing it.