Quick Reference

Glossary of ontological terms used in this specification. Each entry shows the source ontology, a one-sentence definition, and how it maps to BluntDashboard. For full context, see the Ontology Stack and Domain Mapping.

Term	Source	Definition	BluntDashboard example
Act	CCO	Process performed intentionally by an agent	Tag classification act, designer assignment
Action Specification	IAO	Part of a Plan Specification prescribing a single action	Individual step within a combo template
Agent	CCO	Entity capable of intentional action	Staff member, Worker, Shopify API
Aggregate Measurement Value	IAO	Measurement datum computed by aggregation	aggregate_measurement_value (was total_sales)
Aggregation Process	BFO+IAO	Process that combines measurement data into summaries	Mart refresh job
Artifact Identifier	IAO+IOF	Identifier that denotes a MaterialArtifact	artifact_identifier (was product_id)
Bearer Entity Key	IAO	Locator for the Information Bearing Entity carrying an ICE	bearer_entity_key (was r2_key) — the R2 object path
Commitment	REA	Promise for a future economic event	Combo template (promise to execute creative test)
Concretized By	IAO	Relation: ICE is concretized by (carried in) an IBE	Design asset concretized by R2 object
Content Hash Identifier	IAO	Identifier derived from content (SHA-256)	content_hash_identifier (was checksum)
Continuant	BFO	Entity that persists through time maintaining identity	Products, assets, templates, settings
Conversion Process	REA	Process transforming one resource type into another	Data pipeline: raw data → analytics
Creative Act Report	IAO	Report documenting a completed creative testing act	creative_act_report table (was combo_logs)
Dataset	IAO	Collection of data items	performance_measurement_dataset table
Denotes	IAO	Relation: ICE stands for / represents an entity	Asset denotes product (via denotation_relation)
Denotation Relation	IAO	Link between an ICE and what it denotes	denotation_relation table (was product_asset_mappings)
Disposition	BFO	Tendency of a bearer to behave in a certain way	Sync disposition (tendency to keep data current)
Document	IAO	Standalone information content entity	CSV export file
Document Artifact	IAO	Document as a persistent entity	document_artifact table (was csv_exports)
Duality	REA	Every outflow event pairs with an inflow event	Product shipped ↔ revenue received
Economic Event	REA	Business activity affecting economic resources	Sale, purchase, ingest, fulfillment
Economic Resource	REA	Thing of economic value	Products, cash, design assets
EngineeredSystem	IOF	System designed to perform specific functions	CF Workers, Shopify API, PlanetScale
ExecutionStatus	PKO	State of a procedure execution	initiated, polling, downloading, completed, failed
FallbackStep	PKO	Alternative execution path when a step fails	Retry with backoff, DLQ routing
Function	BFO	Capacity realized in a process	Cron trigger function, queue dispatch function
Generically Dependent Continuant	BFO	Entity dependent on a bearer but copyable	Information content (documents, data, specifications)
ICE	IAO	Information Content Entity — about something	Design assets, classifications, suggestions
ICE Collection	IAO	Named grouping of ICEs	information_entity_collection (was tag_groups)
Identifier	IAO	ICE that denotes an individual entity	combo_id, run_id, product_id
Independent Continuant	BFO	Entity that doesn’t depend on another for existence	Physical products (phone cases)
Information Bearing Entity	IAO	Material entity that carries an ICE	R2 object, database row, JSONL file
Information Content Entity	IAO	Generically dependent continuant that is about something	information_content_entity table (was assets)
Interval Measurement	CCO	Measurement on an interval scale	Date-bounded sales windows (7d, 14d, 30d)
Is About	IAO	Relation: ICE is about some entity	Tag classification is_about product collection
IssueOccurrence	PKO	Problem encountered during procedure execution	Rate limit hit, download failure, parse error
MaterialArtifact	IOF	Physical artifact with causal unity	Products (phone cases) — material_artifact table
Measurement Confidence	IAO	Ratio-scale measurement of certainty	measurement_confidence (was confidence_score)
Measurement Datum	IAO	Data item representing a measurement result	Daily sales figure, confidence score
Member Part Of	BFO	Relation: entity is a member of a collection	Tag ICE is member_part_of tag group collection
Nominal Classification	CCO	Categorical measurement (named classes)	nominal_classification (was classification) — winner, top_riser, etc.
Nominal Measurement	CCO	Measurement assigning named categories	Product classification into performance tiers
Objective Specification	IAO	ICE prescribing a desired outcome via criteria	objective_specification table (was classification_settings)
Occurrent	BFO	Entity that unfolds in time — has temporal parts	Orders, ingest runs, sync processes
Organization	CCO	Agent that is a group of persons	Blunt Cases
Participates In	BFO	Relation: continuant takes part in a process	Staff participates_in order lookup process
Person	CCO	Agent that is a human being	Staff member bearing a Role
Plan Specification	IAO	ICE prescribing a set of actions to perform	plan_specification table (was combo_templates)
Plan Specification Identifier	IAO	Structured identifier for a plan specification	plan_specification_identifier (was combo_id) — TYPE-PRODUCT-COUNT-AUDIENCE-SEQ
Precedes	BFO	Temporal relation: occurrent happens before another	Raw ingest precedes core transform precedes mart refresh
Procedure	PKO	Specification of steps to follow	Shopify bulk sync procedure
ProcedureExecution	PKO	Instance of carrying out a procedure	A specific ingest run
Procedure Execution Record	IAO+PKO	Report of a procedure execution	procedure_execution_record table (was raw_ingest_runs)
Process	BFO	Occurrent — something that happens over time	Order (commercial transaction), ingest run
Process Record	IAO	Report documenting a process	commercial_transaction_record (orders are process records)
Quality	BFO	Specifically dependent continuant — measurable property	Classification status, active/inactive state
Ratio Measurement	CCO	Measurement on a ratio scale (true zero)	Total sales count, units sold
Realizes	BFO	Relation: process makes a function/role actual	Ingest run realizes cron function
Report	IAO	Document recording outcomes of a process	Combo log (report of creative testing act)
Role	BFO	Specifically dependent continuant — context-dependent	Designer role, operations role, fulfillment role
Site	BFO	Spatial region occupied by an entity	API endpoint, R2 bucket, queue binding
Specifically Dependent Continuant	BFO	Entity dependent on exactly one bearer	Qualities, roles, functions
Step	PKO	Individual action within a procedure	Initiate, poll, download, parse, upsert
Stock-Flow	REA	Events cause resource increment/decrement	Sale decrements inventory; ingest increments data
Suggestion Content Entity	IAO	ICE containing generated suggestions	suggestion_content_entity (was combo_suggestions)
Temporal Origin	BFO	Time of entity creation	temporal_origin (was created_at)
Temporal Region	BFO	A region of time	Calendar day (for daily sales), reporting window
Transformation Process	BFO	Process converting inputs to different outputs	Core transform: raw IBEs → typed Measurement Data
Typification	REA	Policy/type layer governs instance layer	Classification settings (type) → individual classifications (instance)
Verification	PKO	Step that checks an outcome	Checksum comparison, watermark validation