A.10.1:4.7 - Stop, Return Gaps, and Reopen Locally
Close the branch that answers the present question:
| Branch taken | Sufficient completion |
|---|---|
| Compatible meaning, applicability and access; only a reference or carrier changed | Complete the needed reference repair. No affected-use search, separate subject-result record or common account follows merely to certify that stop. |
| A claim of no impact within a receiving-use frame | Supply a bounded frame, adequate discovery coverage and the actual-use basis supporting that claim. Equivalent irrelevant mentions may be grouped. Missing coverage limits the claim; absence of a search hit alone does not establish no impact. |
| Affected uses need subject judgment | Return their independently governed supported results or scoped blockers with the direct dependence, action-changing reach and material coverage limits. Finish independent resolved branches. A common summary follows only when its receiver needs it. |
| Comparison, dependence, access or subject qualification remains unresolved | Return the exact gap and its effect on current use. Preserve independently supported results. Name further Work only when it is needed and selected for the receiving question. |
Retain the history and reasoning needed to reuse the result. State who must receive an unresolved action question or what would reopen a continuing use when that information changes practice; a completed small repair need not create a monitoring arrangement.
An inaccessible or unsearched surface is not established unaffected. Reopen locally when a source, claim, direct relation, included surface, subject result or applicability condition changes enough to affect the current conclusion. Use A.15.9 and C.11.DUA when further acquisition is considered; attainable contribution and whole burden govern its selection without weakening support or authority conditions.