The system_boundary_scope table

The machine-readable includes/excludes of each boundary: one row per (boundary, term) with its disposition: in, out or varies.

Fields#

field type required example meaning
boundary_code text yes Which boundary this row is about.
term_code text yes Which boundary question this row answers.
disposition text yes in / out / varies ('varies' = genuinely publisher-dependent at this boundary, so the per-factor boundary_profile is the only authority)
note text Why we read the definition this way (a standard clause, a methodology page).

Notes#

These are the defaults. The effective answer for a factor is this table overridden by that factor's boundary_profile, which is what factors_flat.boundary_scope already serves.