Suite · Methodology
Certification Workflow
The Certification Workflow defines the operational sequence used to perform
Certifier and certification-domain activities consistently, transparently, and repeatably.
It is not a universal workflow for the Satoshium Suite.
Where the Certification Lifecycle describes the stages of a certification,
the Workflow describes the work performed within those stages.
Scope Boundary
The Certification Workflow is a certification-specific methodology surface. It does not define the canonical workflow or lifecycle of every Suite institution.
Certification Workflow → Certifier / certification-domain methodology.
Navigator Workflow Definition → Navigator-owned canonical object.
Institutional Operations → governed by the institution that owns the work.
Conceptual Sequence ≠ Mandatory Pipeline.
Exercised Lineage ≠ Mandatory Architecture.
Workflow Participation ≠ Authority Transfer.
Submission Processing
Receive the certification request, establish scope, assign identifiers,
and prepare the record for validation.
Validation
Verify required structural, identity, and procedural conditions before formal evaluation.
Validation remains distinct from eligibility, evaluation, conformance, certification outcome,
and publication.
Evidence Processing
Collect, organize, classify, reference, and prepare evidence for
formal evaluation.
Evaluation
Apply the applicable evaluation criteria, scoring methodology, and certification logic
to governed evidence. Evaluation remains distinct from validation and from any later
Attestor Trust Statement.
Decision
Determine the appropriate certification outcome based upon documented
standards and repeatable methodology.
Record Generation
Create the structured Certification Package, applicable identifiers, metadata,
and supporting documentation required by the certification process.
Publication
Publish certification information under Certifier authority where governed publication
is appropriate. Other Suite institutions may later register, preserve, reference,
discover, or evaluate that information under their own authority.
Ongoing Maintenance
Monitor certifications for renewal, correction, suspension,
revocation, expiration, or archival.
Cross-Institution Workflow Boundary
Certification activity may participate in broader Suite workflows, but downstream institutional participation is conditional and independently governed.
Certification → Registration → Preservation → Integrity → Discovery → Attestation
may describe an exercised lineage or workflow example.
It is not a mandatory universal pipeline.
Registry, Chronicle, Anchor, Beacon, Attestor, Navigator, and Atlas participate only where the applicable governed workflow or institution-specific rules require or permit it.
Navigator Boundary
Navigator owns Workflow Definition / Orchestration and the canonical Navigator Workflow Definition. The Certification Workflow is methodology, not a Navigator-owned canonical object.
Certification Workflow Methodology ≠ Navigator Workflow Definition.
Navigator Orchestration ≠ Certification Authority.
Methodology Role
The Certification Workflow transforms certification standards and methodology into
repeatable Certifier practice. It defines how certification-domain work is performed
without creating a universal Suite sequence or absorbing downstream institutional authority.
A lifecycle defines when certification stages occur.
A workflow defines how certification-domain work is performed within those stages.
Conceptual Sequence ≠ Mandatory Pipeline.