As our research on interdependence and modularity illustrates, it isn't in the interest of subsystem or
subcomponent producers to force fit their processes
into a standard format when they are trying to optimize their own technology or operations.
To establish full traceability and process auditability, a snapshot must be taken of all the analytical
subcomponents within the system that supported any specific conclusion, at the point in time when the conclusion was generated — i.e., a snapshot of that particular combination of raw data sets, software programs, intermediate data sets, and final output data sets that went
into the analysis at the time the data processing was performed..