The Controlled Values Registry defines stable vocabularies for Chronicle fields where interoperability, validation, discovery, and historical consistency require governed terms instead of uncontrolled free text.
Controlled Values should remain intentionally small, explicit, versioned, and expandable only when operational evidence demonstrates a real need.
Chronicle does not use a generic Entry Status as a canonical production state system. Lifecycle State, Verification State, and Publication State answer distinct institutional questions and must remain explicit.
CHR-2026-0001 Entry Version 1 demonstrates the Controlled Values Registry in production.
certification_createdverifiedactivepublishedrelated_to · references
Validation confirmed that these governed values were consistent across the human-readable and machine-readable production representations.
A Controlled Value should exist only when stable terminology materially improves consistency, Validation, interoperability, machine readability, or public discovery.
Classifies the qualifying Occurrence represented by the Chronicle Entry.
Certification Created Certification Renewed Certification Suspended Certification Revoked Certification ExpiredThese are initial operational values and should remain narrow until production use justifies additional Event Types.
Classifies what kind of Source Chronicle is referencing.
Authoritative Record Institutional Document Web Page Repository Record Dataset Archive Statement OtherClassifies the form of material that bears on a Chronicle Entry or claim.
Authoritative Evidence Documentary Evidence Repository Evidence Archival Evidence Machine-Generated Evidence Testimonial Evidence Contextual Evidence OtherDefines the semantic connection between a Chronicle Entry and another Entry, supporting record, authoritative object, or approved external record.
References Related To Derived From Supersedes Superseded By Corrects Corrected By Precedes FollowsRepresents Chronicle's review state for its own historical representation.
Not Reviewed In Review Verified Verified with Limitations UnresolvedRepresents the Chronicle Entry's state within the controlled publication process.
Not Published Pending Publication Published Withdrawn from PublicationRepresents the institutional lifecycle state of the Chronicle Entry itself.
Draft Active Superseded Withdrawn PreservedClassifies the nature of a change made to a Chronicle-owned record.
Typographical Metadata Contextual Relationship Provenance Evidence Classification SubstantiveNew values should be added only when existing terms cannot accurately represent a real operational condition.
Every Controlled Value should have one stable institutional meaning. Similar-looking values should not be introduced when they differ only stylistically.
Chronicle may maintain a human-readable label and a machine-readable token for the same Controlled Value.
verified_with_limitations
The two forms must retain identical institutional meaning.
An existing Controlled Value should not quietly change meaning. Material semantic changes should be handled through versioning, deprecation, replacement, or explicit migration.
Deprecated values should remain historically understandable. Chronicle should preserve the old value, deprecation reason, replacement value where applicable, and effective date.
Chronicle Validation confirms that fields governed by Controlled Values use only approved terms and that each value is valid for the governing schema or Event-Type Profile.
Chronicle should preserve free text where historical nuance matters, including Event Representation, Historical Context, significance rationale, limitations, and explanatory notes.
Controlled Values should govern fields where consistent semantics are more important than narrative flexibility.
The registry remains limited to vocabularies demonstrated as necessary for Chronicle production and maintenance.
Additional vocabularies should be introduced only when operational need is demonstrated.
Chronicle should control meaning where consistency matters and preserve flexibility where historical interpretation requires nuance.