Order

Definition

Order is declared with sequence. Timestamps are never promoted to process order, so without a sequence the Engine keeps the events and withholds paths and waits.

Separate a clock from a process sequence

Two events can have the same timestamp, or timestamps that do not establish the business order you need. Sorting those values for display does not create declared process-order evidence. The Engine therefore does not infer paths and waits from timestamps alone.

Use order that the source can support

If the export supplies a work-object step number, the reference shows how to declare it:

sequence:
  fields: [{column: step_no, type: integer, direction: ascending}]
  basis: case_step_number

Check the declaration against a known claim. If the source has no usable order, keep the events and acknowledge the withheld path and wait measures. Do not add an arbitrary sequence solely to remove the informational warning.