Use stable step identifiers
Give each relevant source step a durable label in your working notes: S1 request received, S2 overlap checked, S3 confirmation sent. These are fictional labels, not a required standard. Keep the original source version alongside them. If a document’s paragraph numbers change often, a short meaningful step name can make later comparisons clearer than an unqualified “see section three.”
Separate four kinds of material
Mark each item as context, action, decision or exception. Context may need one sentence; an action may need a demonstration; a decision may need practice; an exception may need a stop-and-escalate boundary. The map prevents a long background section from consuming the lesson while the one difficult choice receives no explanation. It also identifies information that belongs only in the task reference.
Add the reverse connection
For every lesson question, record its supporting source step and the feedback that depends on it. For every high-impact source change, you should be able to locate the affected lesson elements. In the booking example, changing the confirmation rule affects S3’s explanation and the “request received” distractor; it need not alter the introduction or room-location reference. This is an original maintenance method, not a merchant automation claim.
Review the unsupported cells
An answer with no source is a question for the process owner, not an invitation for AI to fill a gap. A source step with no lesson element may be deliberately reference-only; record that reason. Use the exception checklist to resolve missing branches before authoring. Keep the map within your authorized internal workspace and publish only fictional examples in a public demonstration.
A small map example
S2 overlap check might support explanation E1, question Q2 and feedback F2. If S2 changes, review those three elements first. These invented identifiers show the method; they are not fields automatically synchronized by a merchant integration.
Sources used for this page
These records support the facts and comparisons above. Merchant-controlled records are labelled so you can separate product claims from independent evidence.
- CDC Quality Training Standards — Standards and certification reference · cdc.gov · Publisher independence not verified · checked 2026-10-02