# 2 Normative references, ISO 42024 ## Published contents Contents1 Scope2 Normative references3 Terms and definitions4 Architecture concepts4.1 Overview4.2 Architecture and architecting4.3 Architecture design and solution design4.4 Architecture definition and communication4.5 Stakeholder concerns and architectural aspects4.6 Architecture viewpoints and architecture views4.7 Architecture frameworks and architecture description languages4.8 Architecture descriptions and architecture models4.9 Reference architectures and reference models4.10 Life cycle and life history4.11 Architecting precepts5 Architecting principles5.1 Introduction to the principles5.2 Principles about the purpose of an architecture5.3 Principles about the focus of an architecture5.4 Principles about architecting outcomesTerms 3.2 Architecting concepts 3.2.1 Architecture3.2.2 Architecture feature3.2.3 Architecting3.2.4 Architecting principle3.2.5 Architecture principle3.2.6 Architecture framework3.2.7 Reference architecture3.3 Entity related concepts 3.3.1 Entity of interest3.3.2 Solution entity3.3.3 Environment3.3.4 Context3.3.5 Enterprise3.3.6 System3.3.7 Aspect3.3.8 Dimension3.4 Architecture design concepts 3.4.1 Design (noun)3.4.2 Architecture design3.4.3 Architecture information package3.4.4 Engineering effort3.4.5 Solution design3.4.6 Solution information package3.4.7 Stakeholder3.4.8 Stakeholder perspective3.4.9 Concern3.5 Architecture description concepts 3.5.1 Architecture description3.5.2 Solution description3.5.3 Architecture view3.5.4 Architecture viewpoint3.5.5 Model3.5.6 Metamodel3.5.7 Reference model3.6 Entity life cycle concepts 3.6.1 Life cycle3.6.2 Life cycle phase3.6.3 Life cycle stage3.6.4 Life historyAnnexes A.1 Architecture design and solution related entitiesA.2 Architecture expressed as a set of modelsA.3 Life cycle and life history conceptsA.4 Enterprise and system conceptsA.5 Duality of architectural decomposition and architectural synthesisB.1 BackgroundB.2 Aligning architecture in designB.3 Duality of architectureB.4 Pursuit of opportunities Home / Concepts Normative references · 2 # Normative references The clause states that the document has no normative references. - statement of no normative references - Clause area - ISO/IEC/IEEE DIS 42024 - Last updated: 2026-10-21 ## What this unit settles A document with no normative references stands on its own vocabulary and principles. It does not incorporate another standard by reference, so a reader cannot be directed elsewhere for a binding requirement. That matters for conformity claims: the document cannot be used to import obligations from a related standard. ## What to do in your practice If the firm method cites related standards, keep those citations in the method, not in the 42024 vocabulary. Do not describe 42024 as requiring compliance with 42010, 42020 or 42030. The relationship is one of family and shared vocabulary, not incorporation. Record the family references in a separate section of the method, with the note that they are related reading and not incorporated requirements. A reader who finds the two mixed will assume an obligation that the document does not create, and the firm will spend review time defending a citation that was never normative. ## Who it binds The organisation and the architecture practice. This unit is not a shall requirement; the claim level states what it is. ## Evidence an auditor or regulator asks for - A citation map that separates family references from incorporated requirements. Prevents a false claim that 42024 requires another standard. - The method document with its own normative citations. Keeps obligations where they belong. - A note of the related standards the practice uses and why. Shows the family relationship is understood. - The review of any conformity claim that cites 42024. Catches the common error of importing requirements. Ask your teamDoes any procedure in this firm claim that 42024 requires a related standard, and where did that claim come from? ## Common gaps this page catches - The method cites a family of standards as if they were incorporated. - Conformity claims import obligations from 42010 without saying so. - No one has separated family relationships from normative requirements. ## What to prepare before publication Audit the method for sentences that say 42024 requires or mandates another standard. Rewrite them as family relationships or move the obligation to its own source. ## Common questions What does Normative references mean in ISO 42024? The clause states that the document has no normative references. What evidence should we keep for 2? A citation map that separates family references from incorporated requirements. The method document with its own normative citations. A note of the related standards the practice uses and why. ## Related units - 3.2.6 - 3.5.1 Source. ISO/IEC/IEEE DIS 42024, Clause 2. Open the official record. Retrieved 21 October 2026. https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/en/#iso:std:iso-iec-ieee:42024:dis:ed-1:v1:en ISO catalogue record 87510, the status, stage and page count. Claim level: statement of no normative references. The clause text is in the public preview. Last updated: 2026-10-21 · Markdown version · Check your practice Source: https://iso-42024-revision-checker.theartofservice.com/clauses/normative-references/