Fact Promotion

Proposed vocabulary for the authorized conversion of a normalized observation into a canonical fact.

Reviewed: July 2026
Current state: Proposed shared terminology; not a universal implemented command or aggregate.

Owning boundary: Dataset-specific canonical command boundary
Not equivalent to: Synchronization · Normalization · Binding

Fact Promotion is proposed vocabulary for authorizing a Normalized Observation as a Canonical Fact. It names the conceptual boundary; each dataset may use a more specific command and policy.

Related guidance

How does a provider record become a canonical fact?

Why doesn’t synchronization automatically make information canonical?

Normalized Observation

Confirmed Binding

Canonical Fact