# Traceability Tree **Entity class:** Supply-chain data structure ## Definition A **traceability tree** connects a physical consignment backward through supply-chain events, facilities, aggregators, and constituent source plots. Branching is required because commodities can be aggregated, split, merged, processed, stored, and transported. ## Relationships - **platform:** [[wiki/ICE Commodity Traceability|ICE CoT]]. - **inputs:** farm plots, geolocation, physical-flow events, documentary evidence, and control-point records. - **outputs:** [[wiki/Computable Provenance|Computable Provenance]] and a [[wiki/Digital Provenance Envelope|Digital Provenance Envelope]]. - **disambiguation route:** [[wiki/ICE|ICE disambiguation]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [ICE Commodity Traceability](https://www.ice.com/iba/commodity-traceability-service)