Forwardable architecture brief

Universal Document Corporate Records Architecture

Lifecycle

UDR carries document identity, revisions, approvals and provenance while work changes. An exact final state becomes UDS. A later amendment starts a new UDR; it never overwrites the prior UDS.

What UD can replace

Filename-only version signaling, manual hash manifests, and some ad-hoc handoff packaging where a portable UD is sufficient.

What UD can coexist with

Word, PDF, e-signature, CLM, DMS, SharePoint, board portals, identity systems, managed keys, workflow automation, trusted timestamps, retention repositories and enterprise APIs.

Integration boundary

Current systems can create, receive, store or index UDR/UDS through conversion and APIs. UD remains the portable document substrate rather than a monolithic enterprise replacement.

Current limitations

Enterprise administration, retention enforcement, broad integrations and production organizational signing depend on commensals and existing systems. No compliance, regulator approval or customer deployment is claimed.

Natural solution paths

• Signing and organizational identity → UD Sign / Company Signing / Identity / Managed Keys
• Proof timing and audit → Trusted Timestamp / Audit Trail
• Routing and repeatable work → Workflow Automation
• Migration and integration → API + Conversion
• Retention → archival repository integration