E.11.DSG:9 - Consequences

Benefits. Readers can start with a short cross-DPF answer, distinguish an available result from a MethodDescription, source evidence, or a missing result, recover the products behind the answer, and see an honest product gap. A later maintainer can refresh advice without silently changing which editions belong to product series, which product series belong to the Suite, edition continuity, dependency, or compatibility.

Costs. The Reference and Suite need separate identity, source-return, publication, availability, and currentness facts. A maintenance arrangement adds its own evidence and coordination cost only when it is actually claimed; neither constitution nor first publication requires it. High-consequence answers may require more detail than ordinary lookups. Those costs appear only where the reader’s action or later reliance needs them.