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STR.12:4.5 - Make the current result usable and close the bounded question

Return the qualified signal, affected premise, supported response or recommendation, material limits and receiving owner. State the change in scope, conditions or commitment clearly enough that another participant can tell what may now be done.

Preserve the earlier observations, comparison and decision as earlier occurrences. A later change in selection policy can alter eligibility without making the earlier observations false. Record an actual new decision separately from the recommendation that preceded it.

Keep independent commitments only where their present basis remains adequate. If evidence or authority is missing, name the affected gap and any applicable protective rule. Close this follow-up question once the bounded return is supported; continuing observation proceeds under its own scope, rather than making every earlier decision perpetually unfinished.