Source update review

What this worksheet records

A source update review should identify what changed and where that fact was previously used. Keep the canonical source, versions or dates and the exact changed claim together. Access to a public page does not itself establish permission to reproduce its article, image or database. Record rights observations separately from factual changes. A new document may describe a different variant or application, so compare scope before treating it as an automatic replacement for older evidence.

Complete and review it

Find affected guides, calculations and private draft references, then assign an editor or evidence owner to review the consequence. A manufacturer announcement can establish what it advertises without proving independent performance. Update original explanations where supported, retaining the correction history and truthful publication dates. If a source disappears or cannot be checked, preserve the earlier observation as a dated record and mark current applicability unresolved. Do not claim a continuously healthy connector when the update was a manual review.

Field definitions

• update_id: A stable identifier for this update, used to connect related rows without merging unrelated records.
• source_id: A stable identifier for this source, used to connect related rows without merging unrelated records.
• canonical_url: The actual complete official or canonical URL for canonical url; a link does not grant document access or reproduction rights.
• previous_source_version: The exact previous source version used for this row; retain earlier versions and revisit affected decisions after a change.
• new_source_version: The exact new source version used for this row; retain earlier versions and revisit affected decisions after a change.
• checked_date: The actual checked date, with date format or period meaning explicit; distinguish requested, planned, confirmed and observed values.
• changed_claim: The actual changed claim relevant to this row’s declared purpose. Record the source or unresolved question where it is not confirmed.
• rights_observation: The recorded access or reproduction-rights position, distinct from factual accuracy.
• affected_article: The actual affected article relevant to this row’s declared purpose. Record the source or unresolved question where it is not confirmed.
• affected_tool_or_record: The actual affected tool or record relevant to this row’s declared purpose. Record the source or unresolved question where it is not confirmed.
• scope_change: The actual scope change relevant to this row’s declared purpose. Record the source or unresolved question where it is not confirmed.
• review_owner: The named person or agreed role responsible for review owner; confirm its real scope rather than assuming authority from a typed name.
• publication_decision: The actual publication decision relevant to this row’s declared purpose. Record the source or unresolved question where it is not confirmed.
• correction_reference: The actual attributable source for correction reference; a reference is not evidence that a decision was authenticated or its content verified.

Prepare a deliberate export

Source reviews can include licensed documents and private work references. Export permitted metadata or original summaries, avoiding protected content and unrelated customer records. The worksheet does not crawl sources, grant reuse rights or publish updates automatically.

Take it to the next job

• Identify the exact changed claim, version and scope.
• Review reproduction rights separately from factual access.
• Link affected content and retain correction history.