Causal Dependency

Kind: model

Layer: Causality Core

Record: architecture:causal-dependency

Severity: recommended

Scope: event, workflow, module

Canonical: Ontology

A conceptual representation of one step or event that cannot proceed until another has happened.

Listed in Architecture principles, after Event Ordering and before Dependency Graph.

Requires

• Dependency Declaration

Reinforces

• Causality
• Traceability

Enables

• Impact Analysis

Conflicts with

• Hidden Dependency

In tension with

• Graph Complexity

Tensions

• Causal Dependency / Graph Complexity

Violated by

• Hidden Dependency

Refactored by

• Explicit Dependency
• Causation ID

Severity

• recommended

Category

• Causality / Ordering / Distributed Time

Linked from

• One chain
• Causality / Ordering / Distributed Time
• Architecture Review / Evolution / Governance Artifacts
• Observability / Auditability / Traceability
• Causality / Ordering / Distributed Time
• Core Modular Design
• Severity levels
• The resolutions