Field note / Document review

A dismissed finding is not automatically wrong.

A dismissed finding is not automatically wrong.

A dismissed finding is not automatically wrong.

Actionability and correctness answer different questions.

What breaks

Valid condition → scoped customer exception → finding dismissed for this job.

Valid condition → scoped customer exception → finding dismissed for this job.

Valid condition → scoped customer exception → finding dismissed for this job.

A reviewer may accept risk, apply an account exception or defer work. Record that decision and its scope. Do not turn every dismissal into a global negative training label.

Challenge the fix

The counterexample matters as much as the failure.

The counterexample matters as much as the failure.

The counterexample matters as much as the failure.

Another customer with the same document condition may still require the action.

Worked example · fictional records

Finding F-22 · owner decision D-4

Evidence to inspect

The finding is factually correct; the owner marks it non-actionable for this policy version.

What would establish the fix

Retain correctness and actionability separately. Reapply D-4 only within its recorded scope.

Counterexample

A different policy revision must not silently inherit the dismissal.

This example explains the check. It does not report a customer result or a completed production run.

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How the lesson shapes Tensile

Keep the lesson in the workflow.

Keep the lesson in the workflow.

Keep the lesson in the workflow.

Retain owner, reason, scope and effective version. Reruns can apply a decision without rewriting the original finding.

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