Visuals · Visual essay
How a Planning Number Changes
A five-panel explanatory visual sequence separating known, chosen, assumed, unknown, and calculated information.
1 · Known
A measured value has a source.
Evidence boundary: explanatory diagram only. It illustrates a data-labeling pattern; it does not prove that any user-entered scenario is true.
2 · Chosen
A preference is a decision, not evidence.
Evidence boundary: explanatory diagram only. It illustrates a data-labeling pattern; it does not prove that any user-entered scenario is true.
3 · Assumed
An assumption stays editable and visible.
Evidence boundary: explanatory diagram only. It illustrates a data-labeling pattern; it does not prove that any user-entered scenario is true.
4 · Unknown
Missing required information remains unknown.
Evidence boundary: explanatory diagram only. It illustrates a data-labeling pattern; it does not prove that any user-entered scenario is true.
5 · Result
A result becomes usable when its inputs keep their labels.
Evidence boundary: explanatory diagram only. It illustrates a data-labeling pattern; it does not prove that any user-entered scenario is true.