Position

The authoritative identifier for the seat, the secondary business codes that are unique only within a scope, and the external identifiers that make it resolvable outside the master system.

Questions

1. Which system is the master of record for this position and what identifier does it assign?identity
   Expected answer

   • master system reference
   • master position identifier
   • identifier assignment instant
2. Is the human-facing position code unique globally or only within a business unit or legal entity?constraint
   Expected answer

   • position code
   • uniqueness scope reference
   • collision policy
3. What resolvable IRI, if any, publishes this position as an org:Post in the organization graph?interoperability
   Expected answer

   • position IRI
   • graph publication endpoint
   • rdf type assertion
4. When a position is split, merged or renumbered, how are prior identifiers preserved and redirected?provenance
   Expected answer

   • superseded identifier list
   • succession relation type
   • succession effective date

Artifacts

• Position master recordThe authoritative, effective-dated record of the seat held by the master system, carrying identifiers, placement, capacity and status.

Official title, working title and multilingual alternative labels, including the gender-neutral titling duty that applies to advertised seats in the EU.

Questions

1. What is the official title of the position and which authority approved it?authority
   Expected answer

   • official title
   • approving authority reference
   • title approval date
2. Which working or marketing titles may be used publicly and where do they diverge from the official title?definition
   Expected answer

   • working title
   • publication channel
   • divergence note
3. In which languages is the title published and what are the language-tagged alternative labels?interoperability
   Expected answer

   • label value
   • BCP 47 language tag
   • label role such as preferred or alternative
4. Has the title been checked as gender-neutral before the vacancy is advertised?validation
   Expected answer

   • neutrality check outcome
   • checker identity
   • check instant

Artifacts

• Position title register entryGoverned entry binding official title, permitted variants and language-tagged labels to the position and its classification.

The decomposed work content of the seat: duty statements, their weight, and the essential-versus-marginal distinction that determines what the position exists to do.

Questions

1. What discrete duties and responsibilities has competent authority assigned to this position?definition
   Expected answer

   • duty statement
   • assigning authority reference
   • assignment effective date
2. Which duties are essential because the position exists to perform them, and which are marginal?classification
   Expected answer

   • essentiality flag
   • essentiality rationale code
   • supporting evidence reference
3. How much of the position's time or effort does each duty consume?measurement
   Expected answer

   • time or effort share
   • measurement basis
   • measurement date
4. Which duty statements are drawn from a governed catalogue rather than written free-hand?provenance
   Expected answer

   • catalogue scheme reference
   • catalogue version
   • catalogue item code

Artifacts

• Official position descriptionThe certified statement of the duties and responsibilities assigned to the position; also the evidentiary written job description prepared before advertising or interviewing.

Placement of the position in occupational taxonomies and in the organization's internal job or class structure, with each code carrying its scheme and version.

Questions

1. Which internal job or class does this position belong to, and is that assignment mandatory?classification
   Expected answer

   • job or class reference
   • assignment mandatory flag
   • class definition source
2. Which external occupational codes are asserted, under which scheme and version?interoperability
   Expected answer

   • scheme identifier
   • scheme version
   • occupation code
3. On what evidence was the occupational classification determined, and by whom?evidence
   Expected answer

   • classification rationale
   • classifier identity
   • decision instant
4. What triggers a review of the occupational classification of this position?lifecycle
   Expected answer

   • review trigger code
   • last review date
   • next review due date

Artifacts

• Classification evaluation recordDocumented analysis identifying the position and placing it in a class under the applicable classification plan, including scheme versions applied.

The levelling of the position and the gender-neutral evaluation criteria that justify it, distinct from the occupational category of the work.

Questions

1. What grade, band or level is assigned to the position and under which grade ladder?classification
   Expected answer

   • grade reference
   • grade ladder reference
   • entry grade and step
2. Which evaluation criteria produced the level, and were skills, effort, responsibility and working conditions all applied?measurement
   Expected answer

   • criterion identifier
   • criterion score or rating
   • evaluation method reference
3. Which other positions are treated as the same category of workers or as work of equal value?relationship
   Expected answer

   • equal-value peer group reference
   • comparability basis
   • determination date
4. Is the evaluation system documented as objective and gender-neutral, and when was it last validated?validation
   Expected answer

   • evaluation system reference
   • neutrality validation outcome
   • validation date

Artifacts

• Job evaluation statementRecord of the gender-neutral evaluation that levelled the position and allocated it to a category of workers.

The single organizational unit that holds the position, the legal entity and business unit context, and the cost centre that carries it financially.

Questions

1. Which organizational unit holds this position at a given effective date?composition
   Expected answer

   • unit reference
   • effective start date
   • effective end date
2. Which legal entity and business unit govern the position for employment and payroll purposes?ownership
   Expected answer

   • legal entity reference
   • business unit reference
   • jurisdiction code
3. Which cost centre bears the position and does it differ from the holding unit?ownership
   Expected answer

   • cost centre code
   • divergence reason
   • finance owner reference
4. How is a position moved between units without losing its identity or history?lifecycle
   Expected answer

   • transfer effective date
   • prior unit reference
   • transfer authorization reference

Artifacts

• Organization chart extractStructural view containing units, positions and incumbents as exchanged in HR Open's OrganizationChart object.

Post-to-post reporting lines, supervisory span and matrix or dotted-line relations that survive changes of occupant.

Questions

1. To which position does this position report, and is the relation defined post-to-post or person-to-person?relationship
   Expected answer

   • reports-to target reference
   • relation subject type
   • relation effective window
2. Which positions report to this one, and does that make it a supervisory position?composition
   Expected answer

   • subordinate position references
   • supervisory flag
   • span of control count
3. Are there secondary, functional or matrix reporting lines and what do they authorize?relationship
   Expected answer

   • secondary relation type
   • counterparty position reference
   • authorized scope
4. Who acts for this position when it is vacant or its holder is unavailable?exception
   Expected answer

   • delegate position reference
   • delegation trigger
   • delegation window

Primary and alternate work locations, remote or hybrid eligibility, mobility expectations and any jurisdictional constraint that follows from location.

Questions

1. What is the primary work location of the position and which jurisdiction does it place it in?spatial
   Expected answer

   • location reference
   • address or geography
   • jurisdiction code
2. Is the position remote-eligible, hybrid or site-bound, and who decides?classification
   Expected answer

   • work arrangement code
   • eligibility decision authority
   • decision date
3. Does the position require travel, shift work or seasonal presence, and within what bounds?constraint
   Expected answer

   • travel expectation
   • seasonal window
   • shift pattern reference
4. Which location-driven obligations, such as pay-range disclosure or local labour rules, attach to this seat?requirement
   Expected answer

   • obligation reference
   • triggering jurisdiction
   • obligation effective date

Artifacts

• Position location and arrangement profileRecord binding the seat to locations, arrangement type, seasonal windows and the jurisdictional obligations they trigger.

Popolo geographic area relates a post to a constituency or territory. schema.org occupationLocation is the region for which an occupational description is appropriate because requirements vary by jurisdiction.

Questions

1. What geographic area, constituency or jurisdiction is this Position related to, and from which area register?spatial
   Expected answer

   • area_ref
   • area_identifier
   • area_name
   • area_scheme
2. Which qualification or licence requirements of this Position are jurisdiction-specific?constraint
   Expected answer

   • jurisdiction_ref
   • jurisdiction_specific_requirements
3. Did elimination of an electoral or administrative area abolish this Position, as in the Popolo Annapolis example?lifecycle
   Expected answer

   • area_abolished_flag
   • position_eliminated_with_area
   • elimination_event_time

The full-time equivalence, headcount allowance, single or pooled type and scheduled working pattern that quantify the seat.

Questions

1. What FTE and headcount does this position authorize, and are they consistent?measurement
   Expected answer

   • FTE value
   • headcount value
   • consistency rule reference
2. Is the position single or pooled, and may more than one holder occupy it at once?constraint
   Expected answer

   • position type code
   • overlap allowed flag
   • maximum concurrent holders
3. Is the position full-time or part-time, regular or temporary, and for how long?classification
   Expected answer

   • full or part time code
   • regular or temporary code
   • expected duration
4. How is FTE derived when working hours differ from the standard for the jurisdiction?measurement
   Expected answer

   • standard hours basis
   • calculation method flag
   • derivation date

Artifacts

• Position capacity authorizationApproved record of FTE, headcount, type and overlap tolerance against which occupancy is validated.

The derived state of the seat with respect to its holders: vacant, partly filled, fully filled or over-established, computed against authorized capacity.

Questions

1. Is the position vacant, and how is vacancy derived rather than asserted?state
   Expected answer

   • open FTE
   • open headcount
   • derivation as-of instant
2. Which assignments currently consume the capacity of this position?relationship
   Expected answer

   • assignment references
   • consumed FTE per assignment
   • occupancy window
3. What happens when an incoming holder would exceed authorized capacity?exception
   Expected answer

   • overlap allowed flag
   • warning or block outcome
   • override authority reference
4. How long has the position been vacant and does that trigger review or lapse?temporal
   Expected answer

   • vacancy start instant
   • vacancy duration
   • lapse or review trigger

Whether the position is budgeted, what amount and currency it carries, and which funding source or existing position finances it.

Questions

1. Is this position budgeted, and for what amount and currency in which fiscal period?requirement
   Expected answer

   • budgeted flag
   • budget amount and currency
   • fiscal period reference
2. Is the position funded by an existing position, a grant or a new allocation?provenance
   Expected answer

   • funding source type
   • funding source reference
   • funding end date
3. Who authorizes budget changes for the seat and what evidence is retained?authority
   Expected answer

   • budget authority reference
   • authorization instant
   • authorization document reference
4. What happens to the position when its funding lapses?lifecycle
   Expected answer

   • funding lapse action code
   • grace period
   • resulting position status

Artifacts

• Position funding authorizationApproval record committing budget to the seat for a defined period and source.

The pay range or grade-derived pay framing of the seat and the disclosure duties that attach to it before employment and in periodic reporting.

Questions

1. What initial pay level or range applies to this position and how was it derived?measurement
   Expected answer

   • pay range minimum and maximum
   • currency and period
   • derivation basis such as grade ladder
2. Must the pay range be disclosed to applicants before interview, and under which jurisdiction's rule?requirement
   Expected answer

   • disclosure obligation flag
   • jurisdiction reference
   • disclosure channel
3. To which category of workers is the position allocated for pay-gap reporting?classification
   Expected answer

   • worker category reference
   • allocation rationale
   • reporting period
4. Which pay-related fields are restricted from general read access and why?privacy
   Expected answer

   • restricted field list
   • restriction basis
   • approved reader roles

Artifacts

• Pay range disclosure recordEvidence of the range published or communicated for the seat, with channel, audience and instant, retained for pay-transparency enforcement.

Which duties are fundamental to the position, the evidence supporting that determination, and how requirements are stated so that accommodation remains possible.

Questions

1. Which functions are essential and on which of the recognized factors does each determination rest?evidence
   Expected answer

   • essential function reference
   • factor code such as reason-position-exists or specialization
   • determination instant
2. Was the written description prepared before advertising or interviewing for the position?provenance
   Expected answer

   • description authored instant
   • first advertisement instant
   • precedence check outcome
3. What are the consequences if a holder does not perform the function?constraint
   Expected answer

   • consequence statement
   • severity rating
   • dependent process reference
4. Do collective agreement terms or incumbent work experience contradict the stated essential functions?exception
   Expected answer

   • collective agreement reference
   • incumbent experience evidence
   • conflict resolution note

Artifacts

• Essential functions analysisDated analysis recording each function, its essentiality factor, time share and consequence of non-performance.

Referenced skills, knowledge, qualifications, licences and experience the seat requires, expressed as versioned catalogue references rather than free text.

Questions

1. Which competencies are required versus preferred, and from which catalogue and version?requirement
   Expected answer

   • competency reference
   • requirement strength code
   • catalogue version
2. Which licences, certifications or regulated qualifications must a holder possess before occupancy?constraint
   Expected answer

   • credential reference
   • regulatory basis
   • verification method
3. What experience level and prior-role expectations apply, and how are they measured?measurement
   Expected answer

   • experience quantity and unit
   • equivalence rule
   • assessment method reference
4. How are requirement sets kept aligned when the underlying catalogue is re-versioned?interoperability
   Expected answer

   • pinned catalogue version
   • re-mapping decision
   • re-mapping instant

Artifacts

• Position competency modelThe collection of competency information associated with the position or job, exchangeable as an HR Open PositionCompetencyModel.

The approval limits, signing powers and decision scopes attached to the seat by competent authority, independent of who holds it.

Questions

1. Which decisions may the holder of this position take, and up to what limit?authority
   Expected answer

   • decision scope reference
   • monetary or scope limit
   • limit currency or unit
2. Which competent authority conferred each delegation and when does it expire?provenance
   Expected answer

   • conferring authority reference
   • conferral instant
   • expiry or review date
3. Do the delegations lapse, transfer or escalate when the position is vacant?exception
   Expected answer

   • vacancy behaviour code
   • escalation target position
   • interim authority window
4. Does the position have sufficient seniority and resources to exercise its authority?validation
   Expected answer

   • seniority assessment outcome
   • resource sufficiency evidence
   • assessment date

Artifacts

• Delegation of authority scheduleGoverned schedule mapping decision rights and limits to positions, with conferral and expiry dates.

Responsibilities that a regulator requires to be allocated to a designated senior position, together with the documentation that evidences allocation without gaps.

Questions

1. Which prescribed regulatory responsibilities are allocated to this position?requirement
   Expected answer

   • prescribed responsibility identifier
   • regulator reference
   • allocation effective date
2. Is this position the most senior one responsible for the area, and is the allocation gap-free across the firm?validation
   Expected answer

   • seniority justification
   • gap analysis outcome
   • reviewer identity
3. Is the responsibility shared or split with other positions, and on what justification?composition
   Expected answer

   • co-holding position references
   • split justification
   • split effective window
4. Which statement of responsibilities and responsibilities map record this allocation?evidence
   Expected answer

   • statement reference
   • responsibilities map reference
   • submission instant

Artifacts

• Statement of responsibilities and responsibilities mapDocuments recording which responsibilities are allocated to which senior position and how governance responsibilities are distributed firm-wide.

Requirements that must be satisfied about any prospective holder because of what the seat can access or decide, determined before recruitment begins.

Questions

1. What clearance, vetting or background screening level does this position require?security
   Expected answer

   • clearance or screening level code
   • issuing regime reference
   • re-screening interval
2. Does occupancy require prior regulatory approval or fitness assessment of the individual?authority
   Expected answer

   • approval regime reference
   • approval prerequisite flag
   • approval evidence reference
3. Which systems, data classifications or facilities does the seat inherently access?access
   Expected answer

   • access entitlement reference
   • data classification level
   • entitlement review date
4. What happens if a holder's clearance or approval lapses while occupying the seat?exception
   Expected answer

   • lapse action code
   • interim restriction
   • notification target

Artifacts

• Position risk and screening designation recordDated designation of the risk, sensitivity and screening level of the seat, produced before recruitment and revisited on material change.

Physical demands, environmental conditions and hazards attributable to the seat, which also feed job evaluation as a recognized criterion.

Questions

1. What physical, environmental and contextual conditions characterize the work of this position?classification
   Expected answer

   • work context descriptor
   • descriptor scheme reference
   • observed or estimated flag
2. Which hazards or exposures require controls or protective equipment for any holder?constraint
   Expected answer

   • hazard reference
   • control measure
   • control verification date
3. How do working conditions enter the job evaluation that levels this position?measurement
   Expected answer

   • working-conditions criterion rating
   • evaluation reference
   • rating date
4. Which physical demands are essential functions and which can be restructured?exception
   Expected answer

   • demand statement
   • essentiality flag
   • restructuring option

Artifacts

• Position working-conditions profileStructured profile of physical demands, environmental context and hazard controls attributable to the seat.

The permitted status values of a seat — proposed, approved, frozen, active, inactive, abolished — and the transitions and authorities that move between them.

Questions

1. What is the current hiring status and activity status of the position, and are they independent?state
   Expected answer

   • hiring status code
   • active status code
   • status as-of date
2. Which transitions are permitted and who may authorize each one?lifecycle
   Expected answer

   • from and to status
   • authorizing role
   • transition precondition
3. May a position be frozen or abolished while occupied, and what must happen first?constraint
   Expected answer

   • occupancy precondition
   • required prior action
   • exception approval reference
4. Can an abolished position be reinstated, or must a new identity be minted?decision
   Expected answer

   • reinstatement policy code
   • identity continuity rule
   • precedent reference

Artifacts

• Position status decision recordRecord of each establishment, approval, freeze, reinstatement or abolition decision with its authority and effective date.

Version history of the seat where every attribute set is bounded by effective dates and queryable as of a date, with record instants kept separate.

Questions

1. What did this position look like as of a given effective date?temporal
   Expected answer

   • as-of date
   • attribute snapshot
   • version identifier
2. When was each version recorded, as distinct from when it took business effect?provenance
   Expected answer

   • effective start and end dates
   • record creation instant
   • last update instant
3. Is a change a correction of an erroneous record or a genuine change in the work?quality
   Expected answer

   • change type code
   • reason code
   • correcting actor identity
4. How are open-ended versions terminated and what end-date sentinel is used?constraint
   Expected answer

   • end-date sentinel value
   • termination rule
   • sentinel interpretation note

Artifacts

• Position change historyAppend-only sequence of effective-dated versions and the record instants at which each was captured.

The competent authority that assigns work to a seat and the separate authority that classifies it, including the split between local and central classification powers.

Questions

1. Which competent authority assigned the duties to this position?authority
   Expected answer

   • assigning authority identity
   • authority basis reference
   • assignment instant
2. Who holds classification authority, and is it delegated or reserved centrally?ownership
   Expected answer

   • classification authority reference
   • delegation scope
   • reservation conditions
3. Which approvals are prerequisites before a proposed position can be approved?process
   Expected answer

   • approval step reference
   • approver role
   • approval instant
4. How are classification decisions kept consistent across comparable positions?validation
   Expected answer

   • consistency review method
   • comparator position references
   • review outcome

Artifacts

• Position establishment authorizationAuthorization instrument evidencing that competent authority created the seat and assigned its duties.

Keeping the position description accurate and current, certifying it, and the routes by which its classification can be challenged and redetermined.

Questions

1. Who certified that the position description accurately states the assigned duties, and when?validation
   Expected answer

   • certifier identity and role
   • certification instant
   • certification scope
2. When was the description last reviewed and what interval or trigger governs review?lifecycle
   Expected answer

   • last review date
   • review interval
   • review trigger code
3. Who may appeal the classification of this position, and what is excluded from appeal?exception
   Expected answer

   • eligible appellant category
   • excluded matter list
   • appeal forum reference
4. From what date does a corrected classification take effect, and is it retroactive?temporal
   Expected answer

   • decision instant
   • classification effective date
   • retroactivity rule reference

Artifacts

• Classification appeal decisionDecision resolving a challenge to the classification of the position, with its own effective date.

How long position records and their evidentiary artifacts are kept, what must be preserved for statutory look-back, and where personal data of incumbents must be separated from the seat record.

Questions

1. What retention period applies to the position record, its descriptions and its decisions, and under which rule?retention
   Expected answer

   • retention period
   • legal basis reference
   • jurisdiction code
2. Which artifacts must be preserved beyond position abolition to support appeals, pay-gap reporting or regulatory maps?evidence
   Expected answer

   • artifact class
   • preservation trigger
   • minimum preservation window
3. Which fields carry personal data about incumbents and must be excluded from the seat record or minimized?privacy
   Expected answer

   • personal data field list
   • minimization rule
   • separation target model
4. What is the disposition action at end of retention: destruction, anonymization or transfer to archive?decision
   Expected answer

   • disposition action code
   • approving role
   • disposition instant

Artifacts

• Retention and disposition schedule entryEntry binding the position record class and its artifacts to a retention period, hold conditions and disposition action.

Declared mappings from the internal job and grade structure to external schemes, with mapping strength, version pinning and known conflicts recorded rather than asserted as conformance.

Questions

1. To which external schemes is this position mapped and at which level of each hierarchy?interoperability
   Expected answer

   • scheme identifier
   • scheme version
   • target code and level
2. Is each mapping exact, broader, narrower or approximate?quality
   Expected answer

   • mapping strength code
   • mapping rationale
   • mapper identity
3. Where do schemes disagree about this position, and how is the disagreement recorded?exception
   Expected answer

   • conflicting scheme pair
   • conflict description
   • resolution stance
4. What evidence supports a claim of conformance to any external scheme?evidence
   Expected answer

   • conformance evidence reference
   • assessment method
   • assessment date

Artifacts

• Position crosswalk tableVersioned mapping table from internal jobs and positions to ISCO-08, ESCO, O*NET-SOC, NICE work roles and internal categories of workers.

The outbound projections of the position — organization chart exchange, provisioning payloads, published advertisements and linked-data graph nodes — and what each is permitted to expose.

Questions

1. Which outbound payloads carry this position and which fields does each include?interoperability
   Expected answer

   • payload type reference
   • included field list
   • recipient class
2. How does the published advertisement relate to the underlying position and its openings count?relationship
   Expected answer

   • position reference
   • total openings value
   • posting validity window
3. Which fields must be suppressed or generalized before external publication?access
   Expected answer

   • suppressed field list
   • suppression basis
   • approver role
4. How are downstream consumers notified when the position changes materially?event
   Expected answer

   • change event type
   • notification channel
   • emission instant

Artifacts

• Position exchange payloadSerialized outbound projection of the position for a named recipient profile, format-neutral in semantics and format-specific only in encoding.

Popolo: many people fulfil the role CEO, but only one holds the post CEO at a named organization. ORG org:role on a Post indicates the role any holder plays. schema.org roleName is the occupancy-side analogue and must not replace the Post.

Questions

1. What abstract role or function does any holder of this Position fulfil, and from which controlled vocabulary is it taken?classification
   Expected answer

   • role_ref
   • role_label
   • role_scheme_iri
   • skos_concept_ref
2. Is this organization using role-only memberships (for example club membership) for some relationships, and is this record still a true Position?definition
   Expected answer

   • post_required_flag
   • membership_without_post_allowed
   • profile_choice
3. How is this Position’s role mapped to equivalent roles in other organizations for interoperability?interoperability
   Expected answer

   • role_mapping_collection
   • target_role_ref
   • mapping_authority

ORG says profiles may prefer Post or Membership. Popolo forbids org:holds and person-only holders. FHIR PractitionerRole is occupancy-leaning. schema.org Occupation is a profession. Conformance to any of these is claimed only when evidence of a chosen profile exists.

Questions

1. Which interoperability profile is in force for this Position (ORG-Post-first, Popolo-membership-mediated, FHIR-role, local-HR), and where is it documented?interoperability
   Expected answer

   • profile_id
   • profile_url
   • holds_property_allowed
   • membership_required_for_occupancy
2. Which external identifiers or sameAs links assert equivalence to org:Post, Popolo Post, FHIR PractitionerRole or a local HRIS row, and are they same, close or related?interoperability
   Expected answer

   • same_as_links
   • equivalence_relation
   • conflicting_mapping_flag
3. Which known conflicts (direct holds versus membership; Post as Organization; PractitionerRole as assignment) are unresolved for this instance?decision
   Expected answer

   • unresolved_conflicts
   • chosen_disambiguation
   • review_state

Artifacts

• Interoperability profile declarationDocumented choice of ORG, Popolo, FHIR or local-HR profile for this Dimension’s Position records.

Counts and rates that are only computable because positions exist as records — establishment, vacancy, time-to-fill, span of control, category-level pay gaps — with defined denominators and as-of dates.

Questions

1. Which metrics are computed over positions and what is the exact denominator of each?measurement
   Expected answer

   • metric identifier
   • denominator definition
   • computation as-of date
2. Is a metric counted in FTE, headcount or authorized establishment, and are these reconciled?validation
   Expected answer

   • unit of count
   • reconciliation rule
   • variance tolerance
3. Which reporting obligations require aggregation by category of workers rather than by unit?requirement
   Expected answer

   • obligation reference
   • aggregation key
   • reporting period
4. How are frozen, proposed and unbudgeted positions treated in establishment counts?exception
   Expected answer

   • inclusion rule per status
   • exclusion rationale
   • rule version

Artifacts

• Position metrics extractReproducible extract of position-population metrics with pinned definitions, as-of date and computation instant.

Where each assertion about the position came from, how confident it is, and which validations must pass before the record is treated as authoritative.

Questions

1. For each material assertion, which source system, document or decision is its provenance?provenance
   Expected answer

   • assertion reference
   • source reference
   • observation or ingestion instant
2. Which validations must pass before a position is publishable or staffable?validation
   Expected answer

   • validation rule identifier
   • severity
   • last execution instant
3. How is a disputed or low-confidence attribute flagged rather than silently corrected?quality
   Expected answer

   • confidence level
   • dispute marker
   • resolution owner
4. How are conflicting assertions between the master system and downstream copies reconciled?exception
   Expected answer

   • conflict detection rule
   • authoritative source precedence
   • reconciliation instant

Artifacts

• Position evidence ledgerAppend-only ledger of assertions, their sources, validation outcomes and integrity hashes for the position record and its artifacts.