SYSE.13:9 - Consequences
Release, integration, service, and modernization decisions can identify the units and descriptions they concern. Product-family reuse keeps serial-unit differences visible, and cross-tool automation can support comparisons through declared identifier schemes and supported mappings.
The cost is maintaining selected identifiers, mappings, evidence, and effectivity claims. Some questions remain unresolved until actual-unit observation or authority is available. Application profiles may still need specialized Methods for domain relations—for example, interchangeability, software-package identity, regulated genealogy, ship configuration, or electrical qualification.