What Activation Does
Activation chooses which published intelligence a runtime target should use. A target can be organization-wide or scoped to a particular workspace, environment, and slot depending on the deployment boundary.
This lets SALARA support controlled adoption. A new publication can be prepared and available while a specific runtime continues using the prior active selection until activation changes.
Activation Carries Authority
Activation is authorized under its own authority context. The record identifies the action, target, publication, runtime compatibility profile, authorization, ledger events, request fingerprint, and timestamp.
Because activation is immutable, runtime and replay can later identify the exact active selection that governed an interaction.
Why Activation Matters
Enterprise systems need release control and runtime control to be distinct. Publication may make a version available; activation chooses where it is actually used.
That distinction supports safer rollout, replacement, rollback, and environment-specific operation.