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- SHOULD specify tangible, achievable results (e.g. SMART criteria and Fit-for-purpose criteria).
- SHOULD specify the intended overall outcomes to be produced by conformance with the Requirements in the GF is designed to produce.
- MUST only contain outcomes over which the GF has the authority and mechanisms to achieve within its Scope.
- MUST be consistent with its Principlesthe Principles of the GF (below).
Principles
This section states the Principles by which all members of the Trust Community have agreed agree to abide. It:
- SHOULD serve as a guide to the development of any Requirement based on each Principle ("Principles guide Policies").
- SHOULD refer to existing Principles—whether defined by other ToIP GFs or by other sources—whenever possible.
- SHOULD be referenced (along with any other relevant parts of the GF) in any Legal Agreement between Members and the Governing Authority.
- MUST NOT include Requirements (e.g., using RFC 2119 terms) for which either human or machine conformance can be directly tested — those should be stated as Requirements elsewhere in the GF.
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