Exports

Exports are Non-Canonical

Exports are derived outputs generated from canonical records. They are not truth sources.

An export is always regeneratable from its source canonical records. If regenerating an export produces different results, the canonical records are the authority — not the export.

Export Types

Export Type	Source	Format
Case summary reports	qicase records	PDF, Markdown
Extracted text	qiarchive.archive_chunks	Plain text, JSON
Embedding snapshots	qiarchive.archive_chunks.embedding	Parquet, JSON
Graph exports	qigraph.edges + qigraph.master_index	GraphML, JSON
Financial reports	qihome.expenses, qitax.returns	PDF, CSV
AI chat transcripts	qially.sessions, qially.messages	Markdown, JSON

Export Rules

• Exports must be clearly labeled as derived (not canonical)
• Exports must include a reference to their source canonical_id or archive_id
• Exports must not be committed back to canonical tables
• Exports may be cached but must be versioned and timestamped
• Stale exports must be flagged, not silently used

Export Location

Exports should be stored outside the canonical database:

• Local: C:/QiData/exports/ (temporary)
• Cloud: A dedicated non-canonical storage bucket or folder
• Never: back into a canonical schema table as if they were primary records