SIE.1:1 - Problem Frame

Use this when a request says “integrate the data”, “align the models”, “build the knowledge graph”, or “make one source of truth”, but the intended receiver and decision-changing answer are not yet explicit. The recognizable failure is a technically impressive integration whose values cannot be interpreted, trusted, or used safely by the Work that requested it.

The primary EntityOfConcern is one semantic-integration use: a named receiver performing a named query, decision, operation, or engineering workflow under stated conditions. The first move is to state that use and the answer claims it needs. The first result is a bounded contract that lets later workers decide which semantic loss, source age, unresolved row, and test outcome are acceptable.

The practical gain is a testable stopping rule before source, ontology, mapping, or platform choices accumulate. Do not use this pattern to authorize the receiving decision, decide product configuration, choose master identity, operate a data pipeline, or define generic evidence law. Obtain those results from their owners. Do not reopen a current contract merely because another source exists; reopen it when the receiver, use, answer, conditions, authority, or acceptance boundary changes.