Reading and citing a pattern

Use the full framework name outside a context that already identifies it. DOCA is its short reference code; within this text a PatternID such as DOCA.5 is enough. Name the edition when a particular published body matters. A Part or title change does not by itself change a PatternID.

Read the direct body’s working situation, Solution, case and assurance limit before making a stronger claim. Its position in this file does not make every preceding pattern a prerequisite. The applications show conditional uses of results, not a procedure everyone must complete. The unlike-subject cases explain where human development, engineering, cultural and research contributions differ. These constructed applications illustrate use; they do not establish field effectiveness.