DPF Relations
These relations explain how the methods combine and when their dependencies need to be revisited. A pattern citation locates the relevant definition or instruction; it does not own a subject or create an authority relation. Ordinary subject assertions below are sufficient for reading and use. A maintenance index may represent the same assertions through the optional forms in E.4.PFR.
| Relation used in this DPF | Consequence for the reader | Return or refresh condition |
|---|---|---|
| NSTD uses FPF’s definitions of narrative construction, source use, evaluation, agency and publication. | Interpret the domain methods through the specific cited content. Dependency runs from NSTD to FPF; compatibility across a changed FPF edition needs its own assessment. | Revisit only the dependent use when relevant defining content changes. E.4.PFR defines dependency; E.5.3 constrains its direction. |
NSTD.1–.8 develop domain methods using A.6.3.NAR. | Begin with ordinary source selection, ordering and comparison. Use NAR’s precise construction only when claim identity changes the receiving use. | Return to NAR for source/receiving episteme identity, construction or correspondence questions. |
NSTD.1/.2/.6/.8 use A.22.CGUS when the source has branching or constrained unfolding. | A narrative can display one slice while retaining the relevant alternatives, loops, exits and stops of the wider structure. | Return to CGUS, E.18.3 or the defining local block if the slice hides a relation needed for the next action. |
The Source Use And Refresh Map supplies domain source contributions under G.2. | Use each source for the claim and tradition it supports; a citation alone does not establish evidence or authority. | Reopen a missing, stale, contradicted or overextended source claim and compare serious alternatives. |
| NSTD.6 evaluates a narrative version produced or revised through the other methods. | Compare the candidate or accepted account for the intended reader and use; distinguish product quality, source fidelity and production history. | Use A.19.ECS for the characteristic space, C.16 for measurement, and C.2.8 for qualified structural recovery. Revisit changed selection, use, scale or evidence. |
NSTD.6 results can guide repeated improvement through E.22 and E.23. | Frame an unresolved quality question, select a worthwhile change, protect other needed characteristics and compare the resulting version. A retry alone is no improvement claim. | Return when the version, changed part, cost, risk or comparison basis is missing or changed. G.11 supports currentness. |
| NSTD.7 plans and inspects generated narratives. | Evaluate a candidate before deciding its use. If the generated result will inform architecturing, also apply C.35 to that architecture use. | Revisit affected claims when source, generator, constraints or proposed use changes; fluent output does not establish source fidelity. |
| NSTD.8 can be realized in a seminar, handout or other teaching publication. | The teaching material presents the selected learning route. E.17 concerns its source-backed form and E.24.PUB its publication and audience availability. | Revisit source relations, learning tasks or access when the source, audience or publication changes. A teaching file can contain useful examples without redefining the source pattern. |
| NSTD.8 and NSTD.6 support evaluation of learner reconstruction and use. | Distinguish a design walkthrough, an actual reading and a learning-effect claim. Feed an established defect into the relevant repair or E.23. | Revisit changed reader preparation, assistance, source selection or evidence; an evaluation does not by itself grant publication permission. |
| NSTD.4/.5 can expose agency, responsibility, persuasion or affected-party questions. | Use A.2, A.13, D.1–D.5, A.10 or B.3 for the corresponding claim when it is made. | Reopen the particular claim when wording changes who acts, who is affected, what is supported or who may decide. |