A decision and its sources

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Each relationship needs a source, date and status.

Contact

A contact ID helps distinguish people with the same name.

Conversation

The conversation has a source, date and the contact involved.

Note

The note summarises the conversation and stays linked to its original source.

Document

A specific passage in the document supports a choice.

Decision

The decision records what was chosen and the information supporting it.

Later email

A later email can change the choice. I want to see what changed.

Project

• Renovation

The project links documents, conversations and decisions about the same work.

Connections

• Contact → participates → Conversation
• Conversation → recorded in → Note
• Conversation → concerns → Project
• Note → belongs to → Project
• Document → supports → Decision
• Project → has decision → Decision
• Later email → changes → Decision
• Later email → concerns → Project

How to read this

1. A contact ID helps distinguish people with the same name. The conversation has a source, date and the contact involved.
2. The note summarises the conversation and stays linked to its original source. The project links documents, conversations and decisions about the same work.
3. A specific passage in the document supports a choice. The decision records what was chosen and the information supporting it.
4. A later email can change the choice. I want to see what changed. The decision records what was chosen and the information supporting it.