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Make entities identifiable in plain language

Satisfied

As a service builder, I need entities to be identifiable in plain language so that services can present information clearly, support user journeys, and avoid confusion caused by technical references alone.

Priority
medium
Status
proposed
Themes
data-principle
Actors
service-builder
Source
data-design

Justification

Justification just-0017

Requiring a `name` field on every dataset gives services a consistent display label, which matters when planning decisions rely on human judgement and discussion rather than long identifiers. For example, a planning condition name lets services present conditions clearly instead of relying on codes alone, and a Site name lets planners refer to the site in discussions and reports with less ambiguity.

Satisfaction: full; Confidence: high

Satisfied by:

Rule:

{
  "applies_to": "dataset",
  "requires": [
    {
      "field": "name"
    }
  ]
}

See complete justification record: just-0017