Preparing the information for a design decision (protogenist.wordpress.com)

Design agent decisions are based on information expressed as preconditions. If the design decision has to be taken before all the information needed to evaluate the preconditions is available, the design agent will use expectations to complete the information.

Examples of situations that require or could benefit from the use of expectations as substitutes for precondition information are:

1. The agent is required to provide a decision within a given time