Feraston

FER / RESEARCH / SCHEMA

SCHEMA v3.2 · SUPERSEDES v3.1

01 / STATEMENT

Feraston Research · Schema v3.2 · Supersedes v3.1

Schema Reference

This reference defines the structural schema under which Feraston Research records are issued. Records adhere to this schema across all issuances within the effective term.

02 / RECORD CONTROL

Record Control

RECORD CONTROL · FIELD REGISTRY

TYPE
INTELLIGENCE RECORD
RECORD ID
FR-YYYY-MM-DD-Vn
PRECEDING RECORD
Chained reference to prior record
RECORD SIGNATURE
UUID, generated at issuance (RFC 4122)
VERSION
MAJOR.MINOR; MINOR RESERVED FOR CORRECTIONS
STATUS
DRAFT | FINALIZED | SUPERSEDED
ISSUED
ISO-8601 DATE
RECORD MODE
APPEND-ONLY AFTER FINALIZATION
RETENTION PERIOD
PERMANENT
SCHEMA VERSION
REFERENCE TO GOVERNING SCHEMA
ACCESS CLASSIFICATION
EXECUTIVE | RESTRICTED | INTERNAL

03 / ENTRY

Entry

Records are composed of one or more entries. Each entry is bound to its parent record by RECORD ID and carries its own canonical metadata.

ENTRY · FIELD REGISTRY

ENTRY ID
FR-YYYY-MM-DD-Vn-Em
INGESTION ID
UUID, external traceability (RFC 4122)
ENTITY
Primary entity or entities
SUBJECT
Entry subject line
SUBJECT CLASS
Single-word entry classification
DOMAIN
Domain taxonomy
GEOGRAPHY
ISO regions or jurisdictions
FUNCTIONAL DOMAIN
Canonical executive function or functions to which the entry is assigned

04 / ENTRY BODY

Entry Body

Each entry body comprises three structured sections. Section labels are rendered as standalone headers with trailing punctuation.

ENTRY BODY · SECTION REGISTRY

DEFINITION
What occurred or was established
STRUCTURE
How it is composed or operates
EFFECT
Implications for executive decisions

05 / TAXONOMIES

Taxonomies

SUBJECT CLASS

A single-word classification assigned per entry. Not bound to a fixed enumeration.

FUNCTIONAL DOMAIN · CONTROLLED VOCABULARY

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIALIZATION
Factory engineering, line design, tooling, industrialization processes, robotics integration
PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS
Production systems, assembly operations, plant capacity, line throughput, site management
DIGITAL MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRY 4.0
Smart factory, robotics, IoT integration, digital thread, MES, connected production
SYSTEMS AND INTEGRATION
Robotics systems integration, automation controls, technology partnerships, cell interfaces
EXECUTIVE MANUFACTURING AND STRATEGY
Capital deployment, plant roadmap, global operations, manufacturing strategy, sourcing timing

ACCESS CLASSIFICATION

EXECUTIVE
Distributed to authorized recipients
RESTRICTED
Executive review only; not distributed
INTERNAL
Feraston systems only

06 / IDENTIFIERS

Identifiers

IDENTIFIER · FORMAT REGISTRY

RECORD ID FORMAT
FR-YYYY-MM-DD-Vn
PREFIX
FR = Feraston Research
DATE COMPONENT
YYYY-MM-DD (ISO-8601)
VERSION COMPONENT
Vn = major version number
ENTRY ID FORMAT
FR-YYYY-MM-DD-Vn-Em
ENTRY COMPONENT
Em = entry index within record (E1, E2, ...)
UUID FORMAT
RFC 4122
UUID USAGE
RECORD SIGNATURE, INGESTION ID

07 / RECORD STATES

Record States

LIFECYCLE STATES

DRAFT
Composition state. Not distributed. May be discarded or revised without retention.
FINALIZED
Issued state. Distributed under access classification. Subject to append-only retention. May not be deleted or revised; corrections issued as new versions.
SUPERSEDED
Superseded by a subsequent issuance under revised review. Retained indefinitely; excluded from active reference sets.

08 / VERSIONING

Versioning

Schema versions are issued under formal control. Each version supersedes prior versions. Records issued under prior schema versions remain valid under their effective schema.

Schema Version
Status
Effect
v3.2
ACTIVE
GOVERNING SCHEMA
v3.1
SUPERSEDED
NO NEW ISSUANCES
v3.0
SUPERSEDED
LEGACY REFERENCE ONLY
v2.x
ARCHIVED
HISTORICAL REFERENCE ONLY

09 / CROSS-REFERENCES

Cross-References

Extraction Specification→
Record Specimen→

Feraston Research Schema · v3.2 · Supersedes v3.1