Ensure that level-1 is always consistent (with respect to external interfaces) to the systems’ scope and context (arc42 section 3).
The following diagram shows an example of such a consistent refinement from context to building block level 1.

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Ensure that level-1 is always consistent (with respect to external interfaces) to the systems’ scope and context (arc42 section 3).
The following diagram shows an example of such a consistent refinement from context to building block level 1.
