docs(datasources): complete German reference coverage

README.md

@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ promotion preserves the exact policy hash and validation result in immutable
 materialization provenance. The supported contract is documented in
 [docs/QUALITY_POLICY.md](docs/QUALITY_POLICY.md).
 
+The same lifecycle contract can require an attributable, separated approval
+quorum before a stage or cached refresh becomes current. Versioned retention
+rules cover transient stages, ordinary materializations, and frozen evidence.
+Retention remains an explicit preview-and-apply operation: current revisions,
+legal holds, pending approvals, and publication evidence are blocked, while
+every decision, promotion, and disposition is preserved in hash-chained local
+evidence even when the optional Audit, Access, or Policy modules are absent.
+
 The contracts already model database, HTTP/REST, directory, file, feed,
 document, binary, directory, and stream sources so providers can be added
 without changing consumers. Storage modules contribute artifact backends
@@ -49,7 +57,8 @@ See [docs/CONCEPT.md](docs/CONCEPT.md) for ownership and lifecycle details.
 ## Data-subject requests
 
 Datasources publishes `privacy.dsar.datasources` for exact catalogue,
-governance-reference, materialization, payload, stage, and publication
+governance-reference, materialization, payload, stage, publication, and
+lifecycle-evidence
 references and for minimized operator attribution. It never exports connector
 references, locators, credentials, arbitrary rows, schemas, validation
 samples, metadata, provenance bodies, checkpoints, replay material, or hashes.
@@ -57,6 +66,7 @@ The module does not guess subject identity by scanning schema-dependent tabular
 payloads; the authoritative source module locates and corrects those facts.
 
 Unpromoted stages and unreferenced payloads can be deleted idempotently.
-Published or referenced state, immutable materializations, governance evidence,
+Published or referenced state, immutable materializations, lifecycle evidence,
+governance evidence,
 holds, and operator attribution require data-steward review. Dataflow and
 Reporting derivatives must be refreshed after the source correction.

docs/CONCEPT.md

@@ -88,6 +88,21 @@ The first slice stores bounded tabular JSON/CSV stages. Future providers may
 stage file references, object-store blobs, directory snapshots, or streaming
 checkpoints through the same lifecycle contract.
 
+Valid stages may be subject to a versioned local approval policy. Required
+quorums keep the stage non-consumable, enforce distinct attributable actors and
+optional creator/approver separation, and bind every decision to exact policy
+and subject hashes. Cached refreshes use this same staging path when approval is
+required. An installation without separate Access or Policy modules retains
+safe local scope and policy defaults; optional modules do not manufacture an
+approval from configuration metadata.
+
+Retention policy separately defines durations for stages, ordinary
+materializations, and frozen evidence. Administrators receive a deterministic
+plan before applying any disposition. Holds, current state, pending decisions,
+and publication evidence are blockers. Payload disposal preserves a minimized
+materialization tombstone and hash-chained lifecycle evidence, so chronological
+authority and policy proof survive the configured content-retention boundary.
+
 ## Consumer Contract
 
 Consumers request:

docs/QUALITY_POLICY.md

@@ -116,6 +116,59 @@ replace the Datasource's current state. Valid warnings produce
 catalogue side effect. These terminal states are preserved for Dataflow and
 Workflow handoffs instead of being collapsed into generic success.
 
-Approval authority, approval expiry, and retention/deletion execution remain
+## Promotion approval
-separate work under `govoplan-datasources#2`. Until those contracts are added,
+
-no JSON flag is treated as an approval and no stage is deleted automatically.
+Approval is a separate deterministic contract in
+`governance.approval_policy`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "version": "monthly-promotion-v2",
+  "required": true,
+  "required_approvals": 2,
+  "separation_of_duties": true,
+  "expires_after_hours": 72,
+  "policy_ref": "policy:monthly-register-promotion"
+}
+```
+
+A valid stage enters `awaiting_approval` instead of `ready`. Each decision is
+bound to the stage fingerprint, quality-policy hash, normalized approval-policy
+hash, actor authority, reason, and expiry. Actors are distinct and the stage
+creator cannot approve when separation of duties is enabled. The exact quorum
+snapshot and hash-chained evidence are copied into materialization provenance.
+A changed target policy or staged subject requires a new stage; request JSON
+cannot claim that an approval occurred.
+
+Cached origins use `POST /datasources/{id}/refresh/stage` when approval is
+required. Direct refresh then fails closed, so connector content cannot become
+current before the staged validation and approval quorum succeed.
+
+## Retention
+
+Retention is independently configured in `governance.retention_policy`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "version": "register-retention-v3",
+  "enabled": true,
+  "stage_days": 30,
+  "materialization_days": 365,
+  "frozen_evidence_days": 3650,
+  "policy_ref": "policy:register-retention"
+}
+```
+
+Durations are optional; omitting a class retains it indefinitely. Empty or
+disabled local policy never deletes content. An administrator first requests a
+read-only plan. The plan includes all due targets, policy versions and hashes,
+eligibility dates, blockers, and one hash over the complete preview. Applying
+retention accepts only targets from the unchanged plan.
+
+Pending approvals, current materializations, legal holds, and materializations
+referenced by producer publications are blocked. Eligible stages are deleted.
+Eligible materialization payload rows are purged while the revision retains its
+schema, provenance, row/byte counts, payload checksum, disposition metadata,
+and immutable hash-chained lifecycle evidence. Frozen evidence is eligible only
+when `frozen_evidence_days` is explicitly configured. No hidden scheduler or
+arbitrary Policy/Access flag performs deletion.

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "govoplan-datasources"
-version = "0.1.19"
+version = "0.1.22"
 description = "Governed datasource catalogue, staging, and materialization lifecycle for GovOPlaN."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 authors = [{ name = "GovOPlaN" }]
-dependencies = ["govoplan-core>=0.1.18"]
+dependencies = ["govoplan-core>=0.1.20"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 where = ["src"]

src/govoplan_datasources/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """GovOPlaN Datasources module."""
 
-__version__ = "0.1.19"
+__version__ = "0.1.22"

src/govoplan_datasources/backend/db/models.py

@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ class DatasourceRecord(Base, TimestampMixin):
     )
     privacy_profile_ref: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(500), nullable=True)
     retention_policy_ref: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(500), nullable=True)
+    access_policy_ref: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(500), nullable=True)
+    visibility_policy: Mapped[dict[str, Any]] = mapped_column(
+        JSON, default=dict, nullable=False
+    )
     hold_refs: Mapped[list[str]] = mapped_column(JSON, default=list, nullable=False)
     publication_state: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(
         String(50), default="draft", nullable=False, index=True
@@ -122,6 +126,12 @@ class DatasourceRecord(Base, TimestampMixin):
     quality_policy: Mapped[dict[str, Any]] = mapped_column(
         JSON, default=dict, nullable=False
     )
+    approval_policy: Mapped[dict[str, Any]] = mapped_column(
+        JSON, default=dict, nullable=False
+    )
+    retention_policy: Mapped[dict[str, Any]] = mapped_column(
+        JSON, default=dict, nullable=False
+    )
     known_limits: Mapped[list[str]] = mapped_column(JSON, default=list, nullable=False)
     correction_procedure_ref: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(
         String(500), nullable=True
@@ -262,6 +272,15 @@ class DatasourceMaterializationRecord(Base, TimestampMixin):
         default=dict,
         nullable=False,
     )
+    disposed_at: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(
+        DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True, index=True
+    )
+    disposition_: Mapped[dict[str, Any]] = mapped_column(
+        "disposition",
+        JSON,
+        default=dict,
+        nullable=False,
+    )
     created_by: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(255), nullable=True, index=True)
 
     datasource: Mapped[DatasourceRecord] = relationship(back_populates="materializations")
@@ -413,6 +432,12 @@ class DatasourceStageRecord(Base, TimestampMixin):
         default=dict,
         nullable=False,
     )
+    approval_: Mapped[dict[str, Any]] = mapped_column(
+        "approval",
+        JSON,
+        default=dict,
+        nullable=False,
+    )
     promoted_at: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True)
     promoted_materialization_id: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(
         String(36),
@@ -479,7 +504,49 @@ class DatasourcePublicationRecord(Base, TimestampMixin):
     )
 
 
+class DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "datasource_lifecycle_evidence"
+    __table_args__ = (
+        UniqueConstraint(
+            "tenant_id",
+            "event_hash",
+            name="uq_datasource_lifecycle_evidence_hash",
+        ),
+        Index(
+            "ix_datasource_lifecycle_evidence_subject",
+            "tenant_id",
+            "subject_ref",
+            "occurred_at",
+        ),
+        Index(
+            "ix_datasource_lifecycle_evidence_event",
+            "tenant_id",
+            "event_type",
+            "occurred_at",
+        ),
+    )
+
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(36), primary_key=True, default=new_uuid)
+    tenant_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(36), nullable=False, index=True)
+    subject_ref: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(160), nullable=False, index=True)
+    event_type: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(80), nullable=False, index=True)
+    occurred_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False)
+    actor_ref: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(255), nullable=True, index=True)
+    policy_version: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(120), nullable=True)
+    policy_hash: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(64), nullable=True)
+    subject_digest: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64), nullable=False)
+    previous_event_hash: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(64), nullable=True)
+    event_hash: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64), nullable=False, index=True)
+    details_: Mapped[dict[str, Any]] = mapped_column(
+        "details",
+        JSON,
+        default=dict,
+        nullable=False,
+    )
+
+
 __all__ = [
+    "DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord",
     "DatasourceMaterializationRecord",
     "DatasourcePayloadRecord",
     "DatasourcePayloadRowRecord",

src/govoplan_datasources/backend/dsar_provider.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from govoplan_core.core.dsar import (
 )
 from govoplan_datasources.backend.db.models import (
     DatasourceGovernanceReferenceRecord,
+    DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord,
     DatasourceMaterializationRecord,
     DatasourcePayloadRecord,
     DatasourcePublicationRecord,
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ _DIRECT_ALIASES = {
     "payload_id": ("datasources.payload",),
     "stage_id": ("datasources.stage",),
     "publication_id": ("datasources.publication",),
+    "lifecycle_evidence_id": ("datasources.lifecycle_evidence",),
 }
 _RESOURCE_MODELS = {
     "datasource": DatasourceRecord,
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ _RESOURCE_MODELS = {
     "datasource_payload": DatasourcePayloadRecord,
     "datasource_stage": DatasourceStageRecord,
     "datasource_publication": DatasourcePublicationRecord,
+    "datasource_lifecycle_evidence": DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord,
 }
 
 
@@ -284,6 +287,10 @@ def _direct_matches(
                     DatasourcePublicationRecord,
                     "datasource_publication",
                 ),
+                "lifecycle_evidence_id": (
+                    DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord,
+                    "datasource_lifecycle_evidence",
+                ),
             }[selector]
             row = _one(
                 session,
@@ -421,6 +428,11 @@ def _canonical_matches(
             DatasourcePublicationRecord.created_by.in_(actor_ids),
             "datasource_publication",
         ),
+        (
+            DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord,
+            DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord.actor_ref.in_(actor_ids),
+            "datasource_lifecycle_evidence",
+        ),
     )
     matches: list[_Match] = []
     for model, condition, resource_type in specs:
@@ -472,6 +484,8 @@ def _direct_category(session: Session, resource_type: str, row: Any) -> str:
         )
         if not referenced:
             return "unreferenced_datasource_payload"
+    if resource_type == "datasource_lifecycle_evidence":
+        return "datasource_operator_attribution"
     return {
         "datasource": "datasource_configuration",
         "datasource_governance_reference": "datasource_governance_configuration",
@@ -479,6 +493,7 @@ def _direct_category(session: Session, resource_type: str, row: Any) -> str:
         "datasource_payload": "referenced_datasource_payload",
         "datasource_stage": "promoted_datasource_stage",
         "datasource_publication": "immutable_datasource_publication",
+        "datasource_lifecycle_evidence": "datasource_operator_attribution",
     }[resource_type]
 
 
@@ -498,6 +513,22 @@ def _root_datasource_ids(session: Session, match: _Match) -> set[str]:
             )
             .all()
         }
+    if match.resource_type == "datasource_lifecycle_evidence":
+        if row.subject_ref.startswith("datasource:"):
+            return {row.subject_ref.removeprefix("datasource:")}
+        if row.subject_ref.startswith("stage:"):
+            stage = session.get(
+                DatasourceStageRecord,
+                row.subject_ref.removeprefix("stage:"),
+            )
+            return {stage.target_datasource_id} if stage and stage.target_datasource_id else set()
+        if row.subject_ref.startswith("materialization:"):
+            materialization = session.get(
+                DatasourceMaterializationRecord,
+                row.subject_ref.removeprefix("materialization:"),
+            )
+            return {materialization.datasource_id} if materialization else set()
+        return set()
     return {row.datasource_id}
 
 
@@ -505,7 +536,7 @@ def _correlates(match: _Match, actor_ids: tuple[str, ...]) -> bool:
     row = match.row
     return any(
         str(getattr(row, field, "") or "") in actor_ids
-        for field in ("created_by", "updated_by")
+        for field in ("created_by", "updated_by", "actor_ref")
     )
 
 
@@ -521,6 +552,7 @@ def _directly_targets(selectors: _Selectors, match: _Match) -> bool:
         "datasource_payload": ("payload_id", "id"),
         "datasource_stage": ("stage_id", "id"),
         "datasource_publication": ("publication_id", "id"),
+        "datasource_lifecycle_evidence": ("lifecycle_evidence_id", "id"),
     }[match.resource_type]
     value = _strip_prefix(selectors.direct.get(selector, ""))
     if value == str(getattr(row, field)):
@@ -540,6 +572,12 @@ def _root_datasource_ids_for_row(match: _Match) -> set[str]:
         return {row.target_datasource_id} if row.target_datasource_id else set()
     if match.resource_type == "datasource_payload":
         return set()
+    if match.resource_type == "datasource_lifecycle_evidence":
+        return (
+            {row.subject_ref.removeprefix("datasource:")}
+            if row.subject_ref.startswith("datasource:")
+            else set()
+        )
     return {row.datasource_id}
 
 
@@ -605,6 +643,13 @@ def _record_data(resource_type: str, row: Any) -> dict[str, object]:
             "created_at": _iso(row.created_at),
             "updated_at": _iso(row.updated_at),
         }
+    if resource_type == "datasource_lifecycle_evidence":
+        return {
+            "subject_ref": row.subject_ref,
+            "event_type": row.event_type,
+            "policy_version": row.policy_version,
+            "occurred_at": _iso(row.occurred_at),
+        }
     if resource_type == "datasource_governance_reference":
         return {"relation": row.relation}
     if resource_type == "datasource_materialization":
@@ -700,7 +745,13 @@ def _title(resource_type: str) -> str:
 
 
 def _observed_at(row: Any) -> datetime | None:
-    for field in ("promoted_at", "source_timestamp", "updated_at", "created_at"):
+    for field in (
+        "promoted_at",
+        "source_timestamp",
+        "occurred_at",
+        "updated_at",
+        "created_at",
+    ):
         value = getattr(row, field, None)
         if isinstance(value, datetime):
             return _aware(value)

src/govoplan_datasources/backend/governance.py

@@ -0,0 +1,718 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+import json
+from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
+
+from sqlalchemy import func, select
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from govoplan_core.core.datasources import DatasourceValidationError
+from govoplan_core.db.base import utcnow
+from govoplan_datasources.backend.db.models import (
+    DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord,
+    DatasourceMaterializationRecord,
+    DatasourcePublicationRecord,
+    DatasourceRecord,
+    DatasourceStageRecord,
+)
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class RetentionCandidate:
+    ref: str
+    kind: str
+    datasource_ref: str | None
+    disposition: str
+    eligible_at: datetime
+    eligible: bool
+    blockers: tuple[str, ...]
+    policy_version: str
+    policy_hash: str
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict[str, object]:
+        return {
+            "ref": self.ref,
+            "kind": self.kind,
+            "datasource_ref": self.datasource_ref,
+            "disposition": self.disposition,
+            "eligible_at": _as_utc(self.eligible_at).isoformat(),
+            "eligible": self.eligible,
+            "blockers": list(self.blockers),
+            "policy_version": self.policy_version,
+            "policy_hash": self.policy_hash,
+        }
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class RetentionPlan:
+    as_of: datetime
+    plan_hash: str
+    candidates: tuple[RetentionCandidate, ...]
+
+
+def canonical_hash(value: object) -> str:
+    encoded = json.dumps(
+        value,
+        sort_keys=True,
+        separators=(",", ":"),
+        ensure_ascii=True,
+        default=str,
+    )
+    return hashlib.sha256(encoded.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
+
+
+def normalize_approval_policy(value: Mapping[str, object] | None) -> dict[str, object]:
+    source = dict(value or {})
+    version = str(source.get("version") or "1").strip()
+    if not version:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError("Approval policy version is required.")
+    required = _boolean(source.get("required", False), label="required")
+    required_approvals = _bounded_integer(
+        source.get("required_approvals", 1),
+        label="required_approvals",
+        minimum=1,
+        maximum=5,
+    )
+    separation = _boolean(
+        source.get("separation_of_duties", True),
+        label="separation_of_duties",
+    )
+    expires_after_hours = source.get("expires_after_hours")
+    expiry = (
+        None
+        if expires_after_hours is None
+        else _bounded_integer(
+            expires_after_hours,
+            label="expires_after_hours",
+            minimum=1,
+            maximum=8_760,
+        )
+    )
+    policy_ref = _optional_text(source.get("policy_ref"))
+    return {
+        "version": version,
+        "required": required,
+        "required_approvals": required_approvals,
+        "separation_of_duties": separation,
+        "expires_after_hours": expiry,
+        "policy_ref": policy_ref,
+    }
+
+
+def normalize_retention_policy(value: Mapping[str, object] | None) -> dict[str, object]:
+    source = dict(value or {})
+    version = str(source.get("version") or "1").strip()
+    if not version:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError("Retention policy version is required.")
+    enabled = _boolean(source.get("enabled", False), label="enabled")
+    durations = {
+        key: _optional_duration(source.get(key), label=key)
+        for key in (
+            "stage_days",
+            "materialization_days",
+            "frozen_evidence_days",
+        )
+    }
+    if enabled and all(value is None for value in durations.values()):
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(
+            "Enabled retention policy requires at least one retention duration."
+        )
+    return {
+        "version": version,
+        "enabled": enabled,
+        **durations,
+        "policy_ref": _optional_text(source.get("policy_ref")),
+    }
+
+
+def initialize_stage_approval(
+    stage: DatasourceStageRecord,
+    *,
+    created_at: datetime | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, object]:
+    policy = normalize_approval_policy(
+        _mapping(stage.governance_).get("approval_policy")
+        if isinstance(_mapping(stage.governance_).get("approval_policy"), Mapping)
+        else None
+    )
+    now = _as_utc(created_at or utcnow())
+    expiry_hours = policy["expires_after_hours"]
+    expires_at = (
+        now + timedelta(hours=int(expiry_hours))
+        if isinstance(expiry_hours, int)
+        else None
+    )
+    approval = {
+        "state": "pending" if policy["required"] else "not_required",
+        "policy": policy,
+        "policy_hash": canonical_hash(policy),
+        "subject_digest": stage_subject_digest(stage, policy=policy),
+        "required_approvals": policy["required_approvals"],
+        "approval_count": 0,
+        "expires_at": expires_at.isoformat() if expires_at else None,
+        "approvals": [],
+    }
+    stage.approval_ = approval
+    if stage.validation_.get("valid") is True:
+        stage.state = "awaiting_approval" if policy["required"] else "ready"
+    return approval
+
+
+def decide_stage(
+    stage: DatasourceStageRecord,
+    *,
+    actor_ref: str,
+    actor_scopes: Sequence[str],
+    decision: str,
+    reason: str,
+    expected_policy_hash: str,
+    expected_subject_digest: str,
+    now: datetime | None = None,
+) -> tuple[dict[str, object], bool]:
+    approval = dict(stage.approval_ or {})
+    if approval.get("policy_hash") != expected_policy_hash:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(
+            "The approval policy changed; reload the stage before deciding."
+        )
+    if approval.get("subject_digest") != expected_subject_digest:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(
+            "The staged content changed; reload the stage before deciding."
+        )
+    policy = normalize_approval_policy(_mapping(approval.get("policy")))
+    if not policy["required"]:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError("This stage does not require approval.")
+    if stage.state not in {"awaiting_approval", "ready"}:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError("This stage no longer accepts approval decisions.")
+    if policy["separation_of_duties"] and stage.created_by == actor_ref:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(
+            "The stage creator cannot approve this stage under separation of duties."
+        )
+    decided_at = _as_utc(now or utcnow())
+    expires_at = _optional_datetime(approval.get("expires_at"))
+    if expires_at is not None and decided_at > expires_at:
+        approval["state"] = "expired"
+        stage.approval_ = approval
+        stage.state = "awaiting_approval"
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(
+            "The approval window expired; create a new stage for a fresh decision."
+        )
+    decisions = [dict(item) for item in _mapping_sequence(approval.get("approvals"))]
+    existing = next(
+        (item for item in decisions if item.get("actor_ref") == actor_ref),
+        None,
+    )
+    if existing is not None:
+        if existing.get("decision") == decision:
+            return approval, True
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(
+            "This approver already recorded a different decision."
+        )
+    cleaned_reason = reason.strip()
+    if not cleaned_reason:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError("An approval decision reason is required.")
+    decisions.append(
+        {
+            "actor_ref": actor_ref,
+            "decision": decision,
+            "reason": cleaned_reason,
+            "decided_at": decided_at.isoformat(),
+            "authority_scopes": sorted(set(actor_scopes)),
+        }
+    )
+    approved = sum(item.get("decision") == "approve" for item in decisions)
+    approval.update(
+        {
+            "approvals": decisions,
+            "approval_count": approved,
+            "state": (
+                "rejected"
+                if decision == "reject"
+                else (
+                    "approved"
+                    if approved >= int(policy["required_approvals"])
+                    else "pending"
+                )
+            ),
+        }
+    )
+    stage.approval_ = approval
+    stage.state = "rejected" if decision == "reject" else (
+        "ready"
+        if approval["state"] == "approved"
+        else "awaiting_approval"
+    )
+    return approval, False
+
+
+def ensure_stage_approval_current(
+    stage: DatasourceStageRecord,
+    *,
+    current_policy: Mapping[str, object] | None,
+) -> None:
+    approval = _mapping(stage.approval_)
+    stage_policy = normalize_approval_policy(_mapping(approval.get("policy")))
+    effective = normalize_approval_policy(current_policy)
+    if canonical_hash(effective) != approval.get("policy_hash"):
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(
+            "The approval policy changed after staging; create a new stage."
+        )
+    if stage_policy["required"] and approval.get("state") != "approved":
+        raise DatasourceValidationError("The stage has not reached its approval quorum.")
+    if approval.get("subject_digest") != stage_subject_digest(stage, policy=stage_policy):
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(
+            "The staged evidence changed after approval; create a new stage."
+        )
+
+
+def stage_subject_digest(
+    stage: DatasourceStageRecord,
+    *,
+    policy: Mapping[str, object] | None = None,
+) -> str:
+    return canonical_hash(
+        {
+            "stage_ref": _stage_ref(stage.id),
+            "target_datasource_ref": (
+                _datasource_ref(stage.target_datasource_id)
+                if stage.target_datasource_id
+                else None
+            ),
+            "source_name": stage.source_name,
+            "mode": stage.mode,
+            "shape": stage.shape,
+            "fingerprint": stage.fingerprint,
+            "validation_policy_hash": stage.validation_.get("policy_hash"),
+            "approval_policy": dict(policy or {}),
+        }
+    )
+
+
+def record_lifecycle_evidence(
+    session: Session,
+    *,
+    tenant_id: str,
+    subject_ref: str,
+    event_type: str,
+    actor_ref: str | None,
+    subject_digest: str,
+    details: Mapping[str, object],
+    policy_version: str | None = None,
+    policy_hash: str | None = None,
+    occurred_at: datetime | None = None,
+) -> DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord:
+    happened = _as_utc(occurred_at or utcnow())
+    previous_hash = session.scalar(
+        select(DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord.event_hash)
+        .where(
+            DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord.tenant_id == tenant_id,
+            DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord.subject_ref == subject_ref,
+        )
+        .order_by(
+            DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord.occurred_at.desc(),
+            DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord.id.desc(),
+        )
+        .limit(1)
+    )
+    payload = {
+        "tenant_id": tenant_id,
+        "subject_ref": subject_ref,
+        "event_type": event_type,
+        "occurred_at": happened.isoformat(),
+        "actor_ref": actor_ref,
+        "policy_version": policy_version,
+        "policy_hash": policy_hash,
+        "subject_digest": subject_digest,
+        "previous_event_hash": previous_hash,
+        "details": dict(details),
+    }
+    item = DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord(
+        tenant_id=tenant_id,
+        subject_ref=subject_ref,
+        event_type=event_type,
+        occurred_at=happened,
+        actor_ref=actor_ref,
+        policy_version=policy_version,
+        policy_hash=policy_hash,
+        subject_digest=subject_digest,
+        previous_event_hash=previous_hash,
+        event_hash=canonical_hash(payload),
+        details_=dict(details),
+    )
+    session.add(item)
+    session.flush()
+    return item
+
+
+def list_lifecycle_evidence(
+    session: Session,
+    *,
+    tenant_id: str,
+    subject_ref: str | None = None,
+    limit: int = 200,
+) -> tuple[DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord, ...]:
+    statement = select(DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord).where(
+        DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord.tenant_id == tenant_id
+    )
+    if subject_ref:
+        statement = statement.where(
+            DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord.subject_ref == subject_ref
+        )
+    statement = statement.order_by(
+        DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord.occurred_at.desc(),
+        DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord.id.desc(),
+    ).limit(max(1, min(limit, 500)))
+    return tuple(session.scalars(statement))
+
+
+def build_retention_plan(
+    session: Session,
+    *,
+    tenant_id: str,
+    as_of: datetime,
+) -> RetentionPlan:
+    effective_at = _as_utc(as_of)
+    candidates: list[RetentionCandidate] = []
+    stages = session.scalars(
+        select(DatasourceStageRecord).where(
+            DatasourceStageRecord.tenant_id == tenant_id
+        )
+    )
+    for stage in stages:
+        policy = normalize_retention_policy(
+            _mapping(_mapping(stage.governance_).get("retention_policy"))
+        )
+        duration = policy.get("stage_days")
+        if not policy["enabled"] or not isinstance(duration, int):
+            continue
+        eligible_at = _as_utc(stage.created_at) + timedelta(days=duration)
+        if eligible_at > effective_at:
+            continue
+        blockers = (
+            ("pending_approval",)
+            if stage.state == "awaiting_approval"
+            else ()
+        )
+        candidates.append(
+            RetentionCandidate(
+                ref=_stage_ref(stage.id),
+                kind="stage",
+                datasource_ref=(
+                    _datasource_ref(stage.target_datasource_id)
+                    if stage.target_datasource_id
+                    else None
+                ),
+                disposition="delete_stage",
+                eligible_at=eligible_at,
+                eligible=not blockers,
+                blockers=blockers,
+                policy_version=str(policy["version"]),
+                policy_hash=canonical_hash(policy),
+            )
+        )
+
+    materializations = session.execute(
+        select(DatasourceMaterializationRecord, DatasourceRecord)
+        .join(DatasourceRecord, DatasourceRecord.id == DatasourceMaterializationRecord.datasource_id)
+        .where(DatasourceMaterializationRecord.tenant_id == tenant_id)
+    )
+    for materialization, datasource in materializations:
+        if materialization.disposed_at is not None:
+            continue
+        snapshot = _mapping(materialization.governance_snapshot_)
+        policy = normalize_retention_policy(
+            _mapping(snapshot.get("retention_policy"))
+        )
+        duration_key = (
+            "frozen_evidence_days"
+            if materialization.frozen_at is not None
+            else "materialization_days"
+        )
+        duration = policy.get(duration_key)
+        if not policy["enabled"] or not isinstance(duration, int):
+            continue
+        eligible_at = _as_utc(materialization.created_at) + timedelta(days=duration)
+        if eligible_at > effective_at:
+            continue
+        blockers: list[str] = []
+        if datasource.current_materialization_id == materialization.id:
+            blockers.append("current_materialization")
+        if tuple(snapshot.get("hold_refs") or ()):
+            blockers.append("legal_hold")
+        publication_count = session.scalar(
+            select(func.count(DatasourcePublicationRecord.id)).where(
+                DatasourcePublicationRecord.materialization_id == materialization.id
+            )
+        )
+        if publication_count:
+            blockers.append("publication_evidence")
+        candidates.append(
+            RetentionCandidate(
+                ref=_materialization_ref(materialization.id),
+                kind="materialization",
+                datasource_ref=_datasource_ref(datasource.id),
+                disposition="purge_materialization_payload",
+                eligible_at=eligible_at,
+                eligible=not blockers,
+                blockers=tuple(blockers),
+                policy_version=str(policy["version"]),
+                policy_hash=canonical_hash(policy),
+            )
+        )
+    ordered = tuple(sorted(candidates, key=lambda item: (item.kind, item.ref)))
+    plan_payload = {
+        "tenant_id": tenant_id,
+        "as_of": effective_at.isoformat(),
+        "candidates": [item.to_dict() for item in ordered],
+    }
+    return RetentionPlan(
+        as_of=effective_at,
+        plan_hash=canonical_hash(plan_payload),
+        candidates=ordered,
+    )
+
+
+def apply_retention_plan(
+    session: Session,
+    *,
+    tenant_id: str,
+    actor_ref: str,
+    plan: RetentionPlan,
+    target_refs: Sequence[str],
+) -> tuple[tuple[str, ...], tuple[str, ...]]:
+    by_ref = {item.ref: item for item in plan.candidates}
+    requested = tuple(dict.fromkeys(target_refs))
+    missing = [ref for ref in requested if ref not in by_ref]
+    if missing:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(
+            f"Retention targets are not in the current plan: {', '.join(missing)}."
+        )
+    blocked = [ref for ref in requested if not by_ref[ref].eligible]
+    if blocked:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(
+            f"Retention targets have active blockers: {', '.join(blocked)}."
+        )
+    disposed: list[str] = []
+    evidence_hashes: list[str] = []
+    for ref in requested:
+        candidate = by_ref[ref]
+        if candidate.kind == "stage":
+            stage = _stage_by_ref(session, tenant_id=tenant_id, ref=ref)
+            digest = stage_subject_digest(
+                stage,
+                policy=normalize_approval_policy(
+                    _mapping(_mapping(stage.approval_).get("policy"))
+                ),
+            )
+            evidence = record_lifecycle_evidence(
+                session,
+                tenant_id=tenant_id,
+                subject_ref=ref,
+                event_type="retention.stage_deleted",
+                actor_ref=actor_ref,
+                subject_digest=digest,
+                policy_version=candidate.policy_version,
+                policy_hash=candidate.policy_hash,
+                details={
+                    "plan_hash": plan.plan_hash,
+                    "disposition": candidate.disposition,
+                    "validation_policy_hash": stage.validation_.get("policy_hash"),
+                    "approval_policy_hash": stage.approval_.get("policy_hash"),
+                },
+                occurred_at=plan.as_of,
+            )
+            evidence_hashes.append(evidence.event_hash)
+            session.delete(stage)
+        else:
+            materialization = _materialization_by_ref(
+                session,
+                tenant_id=tenant_id,
+                ref=ref,
+            )
+            payload = materialization.payload
+            subject_digest = canonical_hash(
+                {
+                    "ref": ref,
+                    "fingerprint": materialization.fingerprint,
+                    "payload_checksum": materialization.payload_checksum,
+                    "revision": materialization.revision,
+                }
+            )
+            evidence = record_lifecycle_evidence(
+                session,
+                tenant_id=tenant_id,
+                subject_ref=ref,
+                event_type="retention.materialization_payload_purged",
+                actor_ref=actor_ref,
+                subject_digest=subject_digest,
+                policy_version=candidate.policy_version,
+                policy_hash=candidate.policy_hash,
+                details={
+                    "plan_hash": plan.plan_hash,
+                    "disposition": candidate.disposition,
+                    "payload_checksum": materialization.payload_checksum,
+                    "row_count": materialization.row_count,
+                    "byte_count": materialization.byte_count,
+                    "frozen": materialization.frozen_at is not None,
+                },
+                occurred_at=plan.as_of,
+            )
+            evidence_hashes.append(evidence.event_hash)
+            materialization.payload_id = None
+            materialization.rows = []
+            materialization.state = "disposed"
+            materialization.disposed_at = plan.as_of
+            materialization.disposition_ = {
+                "plan_hash": plan.plan_hash,
+                "policy_version": candidate.policy_version,
+                "policy_hash": candidate.policy_hash,
+                "actor_ref": actor_ref,
+                "evidence_hash": evidence.event_hash,
+                "payload_checksum": materialization.payload_checksum,
+            }
+            session.flush()
+            if payload is not None:
+                remaining = session.scalar(
+                    select(func.count(DatasourceMaterializationRecord.id)).where(
+                        DatasourceMaterializationRecord.payload_id == payload.id
+                    )
+                )
+                if not remaining:
+                    session.delete(payload)
+        disposed.append(ref)
+        session.flush()
+    return tuple(disposed), tuple(evidence_hashes)
+
+
+def _stage_by_ref(
+    session: Session,
+    *,
+    tenant_id: str,
+    ref: str,
+) -> DatasourceStageRecord:
+    item = session.scalar(
+        select(DatasourceStageRecord).where(
+            DatasourceStageRecord.id == _ref_id(ref, "stage"),
+            DatasourceStageRecord.tenant_id == tenant_id,
+        )
+    )
+    if item is None:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError("Datasource stage is no longer available.")
+    return item
+
+
+def _materialization_by_ref(
+    session: Session,
+    *,
+    tenant_id: str,
+    ref: str,
+) -> DatasourceMaterializationRecord:
+    item = session.scalar(
+        select(DatasourceMaterializationRecord).where(
+            DatasourceMaterializationRecord.id == _ref_id(ref, "materialization"),
+            DatasourceMaterializationRecord.tenant_id == tenant_id,
+        )
+    )
+    if item is None:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(
+            "Datasource materialization is no longer available."
+        )
+    return item
+
+
+def _mapping(value: object) -> Mapping[str, object]:
+    return value if isinstance(value, Mapping) else {}
+
+
+def _mapping_sequence(value: object) -> tuple[Mapping[str, object], ...]:
+    if not isinstance(value, Sequence) or isinstance(value, (str, bytes)):
+        return ()
+    return tuple(item for item in value if isinstance(item, Mapping))
+
+
+def _boolean(value: object, *, label: str) -> bool:
+    if not isinstance(value, bool):
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(f"Approval or retention {label} must be boolean.")
+    return value
+
+
+def _bounded_integer(
+    value: object,
+    *,
+    label: str,
+    minimum: int,
+    maximum: int,
+) -> int:
+    if isinstance(value, bool) or not isinstance(value, int):
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(f"Policy {label} must be an integer.")
+    if value < minimum or value > maximum:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(
+            f"Policy {label} must be between {minimum} and {maximum}."
+        )
+    return value
+
+
+def _optional_duration(value: object, *, label: str) -> int | None:
+    if value is None:
+        return None
+    return _bounded_integer(value, label=label, minimum=1, maximum=36_500)
+
+
+def _optional_text(value: object) -> str | None:
+    text = str(value or "").strip()
+    return text or None
+
+
+def _optional_datetime(value: object) -> datetime | None:
+    if not value:
+        return None
+    if isinstance(value, datetime):
+        return _as_utc(value)
+    try:
+        return _as_utc(datetime.fromisoformat(str(value)))
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError("Approval expiry is invalid.") from exc
+
+
+def _as_utc(value: datetime) -> datetime:
+    if value.tzinfo is None:
+        return value.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
+    return value.astimezone(UTC)
+
+
+def _ref_id(ref: str, prefix: str) -> str:
+    expected = f"{prefix}:"
+    if not ref.startswith(expected) or not ref.removeprefix(expected).strip():
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(f"Invalid {prefix} reference.")
+    return ref.removeprefix(expected)
+
+
+def _stage_ref(value: str) -> str:
+    return f"stage:{value}"
+
+
+def _datasource_ref(value: str) -> str:
+    return f"datasource:{value}"
+
+
+def _materialization_ref(value: str) -> str:
+    return f"materialization:{value}"
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    "RetentionCandidate",
+    "RetentionPlan",
+    "apply_retention_plan",
+    "build_retention_plan",
+    "canonical_hash",
+    "decide_stage",
+    "ensure_stage_approval_current",
+    "initialize_stage_approval",
+    "list_lifecycle_evidence",
+    "normalize_approval_policy",
+    "normalize_retention_policy",
+    "record_lifecycle_evidence",
+    "stage_subject_digest",
+]

src/govoplan_datasources/backend/manifest.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from govoplan_core.core.datasources import (
     CAPABILITY_DATASOURCE_LIFECYCLE,
     CAPABILITY_DATASOURCE_ORIGINS,
     CAPABILITY_DATASOURCE_PUBLICATION,
+    CAPABILITY_POLICY_DATASOURCE_VISIBILITY,
     datasource_artifact_backend_provider,
 )
 from govoplan_core.core.module_guards import (
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ from govoplan_core.core.module_guards import (
 )
 from govoplan_core.core.modules import (
     CapabilityDocumentation,
+    DocumentationCondition,
     DocumentationLink,
     DocumentationTopic,
     FrontendModule,
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ from govoplan_datasources.backend.service import (
     ADMIN_SCOPE,
     CATALOGUE_READ_SCOPE,
     SOURCE_WRITE_SCOPE,
+    STAGE_APPROVE_SCOPE,
     STAGE_WRITE_SCOPE,
     SqlDatasourceProvider,
 )
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ from govoplan_datasources.backend.payloads import ExternalArtifactPayloadBackend
 
 MODULE_ID = "datasources"
 MODULE_NAME = "Datasources"
-MODULE_VERSION = "0.1.19"
+MODULE_VERSION = "0.1.22"
 DATASOURCE_INTERFACE_VERSION = "0.2.0"
 
 ARCHITECTURE = ModuleArchitectureDeclaration(
@@ -148,6 +151,11 @@ PERMISSIONS = (
         "Stage datasource content",
         "Upload, validate, inspect, and promote bounded datasource stages.",
     ),
+    _permission(
+        STAGE_APPROVE_SCOPE,
+        "Approve datasource promotion",
+        "Review staged validation evidence and record an attributable promotion decision.",
+    ),
     _permission(
         ADMIN_SCOPE,
         "Administer datasources",
@@ -166,6 +174,12 @@ ROLE_TEMPLATES = (
             STAGE_WRITE_SCOPE,
         ),
     ),
+    RoleTemplate(
+        slug="datasource_approver",
+        name="Datasource approver",
+        description="Independently approve or reject governed datasource stages.",
+        permissions=(CATALOGUE_READ_SCOPE, STAGE_APPROVE_SCOPE),
+    ),
     RoleTemplate(
         slug="datasource_reader",
         name="Datasource reader",
@@ -234,6 +248,14 @@ def _tenant_summary(session, tenant_id: str) -> dict[str, int]:
             )
             .count()
         ),
+        "datasource_stages_awaiting_approval": (
+            session.query(datasource_models.DatasourceStageRecord)
+            .filter(
+                datasource_models.DatasourceStageRecord.tenant_id == tenant_id,
+                datasource_models.DatasourceStageRecord.state == "awaiting_approval",
+            )
+            .count()
+        ),
     }
 
 
@@ -256,6 +278,7 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
         CAPABILITY_AUTH_PERMISSION_EVALUATOR,
         CAPABILITY_DATASOURCE_ORIGINS,
         CAPABILITY_DATASOURCE_ARTIFACT_BACKENDS,
+        CAPABILITY_POLICY_DATASOURCE_VISIBILITY,
     ),
     provides_interfaces=(
         ModuleInterfaceProvider(
@@ -293,6 +316,12 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
             version_max_exclusive="2.0.0",
             optional=True,
         ),
+        ModuleInterfaceRequirement(
+            name="policy.datasource_visibility",
+            version_min="1.0.0",
+            version_max_exclusive="2.0.0",
+            optional=True,
+        ),
     ),
     permissions=PERMISSIONS,
     role_templates=ROLE_TEMPLATES,
@@ -382,6 +411,20 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
                 label="Datasource preview and materializations",
                 order=50,
             ),
+            ViewSurface(
+                id="datasources.lifecycle-evidence",
+                module_id=MODULE_ID,
+                kind="section",
+                label="Datasource lifecycle evidence",
+                order=60,
+            ),
+            ViewSurface(
+                id="datasources.retention",
+                module_id=MODULE_ID,
+                kind="action",
+                label="Datasource retention preview and apply",
+                order=70,
+            ),
         ),
     ),
     route_factory=_router,
@@ -413,6 +456,7 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
         script_location=str(Path(__file__).with_name("migrations") / "versions"),
         retirement_supported=True,
         retirement_provider=drop_table_retirement_provider(
+            datasource_models.DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord,
             datasource_models.DatasourcePublicationRecord,
             datasource_models.DatasourceStageRecord,
             datasource_models.DatasourceMaterializationRecord,
@@ -428,6 +472,7 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
     ),
     uninstall_guard_providers=(
         persistent_table_uninstall_guard(
+            datasource_models.DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord,
             datasource_models.DatasourceRecord,
             datasource_models.DatasourceMaterializationRecord,
             datasource_models.DatasourcePayloadRecord,
@@ -444,7 +489,7 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
             title="Datasources data-subject requests",
             summary="Identify governed datasource copies while preserving credential, payload, and immutable-evidence boundaries.",
             body=(
-                "Datasources matches exact tenant-scoped catalogue, governance-reference, materialization, payload, stage, and publication identifiers plus minimized account, identity, or membership operator attribution. DSAR results never copy connector/provider references, locators, credentials, arbitrary rows, schemas, validation samples, metadata, provenance bodies, checkpoints, idempotency material, or hashes. Arbitrary tabular payloads are not scanned for identifiers because that would be incomplete, schema-dependent, and liable to disclose unrelated people; the authoritative source module must locate and correct subject facts. "
+                "Datasources matches exact tenant-scoped catalogue, governance-reference, materialization, payload, stage, publication, and lifecycle-evidence identifiers plus minimized account, identity, or membership operator attribution. DSAR results never copy connector/provider references, locators, credentials, arbitrary rows, schemas, validation samples, metadata, provenance bodies, checkpoints, idempotency material, or hashes. Arbitrary tabular payloads are not scanned for identifiers because that would be incomplete, schema-dependent, and liable to disclose unrelated people; the authoritative source module must locate and correct subject facts. "
                 "An unpromoted stage or unreferenced payload can be deleted idempotently. Published catalogue state, promoted stages, referenced payloads, immutable materializations, governance references, publications, holds, and operator attribution require data-steward review and source correction. Downstream Dataflow and Reporting outputs must be refreshed after correction."
             ),
             layer="configured",
@@ -452,6 +497,27 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
             audience=("user", "operator", "module_admin", "data_steward", "auditor"),
             related_modules=("core", "connectors", "dataflow", "reporting"),
             order=69,
+            translations={
+                "de": {
+                    "title": "Betroffenenanfragen für Datenquellen",
+                    "summary": (
+                        "Gesteuerte Datenquellenkopien identifizieren und dabei Grenzen für Zugangsdaten, Nutzdaten und unveränderliche "
+                        "Nachweise wahren."
+                    ),
+                    "body": (
+                        "Datasources gleicht exakte mandantenbezogene Kennungen für Katalog, Governance-Verweis, Materialisierung, Nutzdaten, "
+                        "Stufe, Veröffentlichung und Lebenszyklusnachweis sowie minimierte Betriebszuordnungen zu Konto, Identität oder "
+                        "Mitgliedschaft ab. DSAR-Ergebnisse kopieren niemals Connector-/Providerverweise, Speicherorte, Zugangsdaten, beliebige "
+                        "Zeilen, Schemata, Validierungsstichproben, Metadaten, Herkunftstexte, Checkpoints, Idempotenzmaterial oder Hashes. "
+                        "Beliebige tabellarische Nutzdaten werden nicht nach Kennungen durchsucht, weil dies unvollständig und schemaabhängig wäre "
+                        "und Daten unbeteiligter Personen offenlegen könnte; das maßgebliche Quellmodul muss Betroffenenmerkmale finden und "
+                        "korrigieren. Eine nicht hochgestufte Stufe oder nicht referenzierte Nutzdaten können idempotent gelöscht werden. "
+                        "Veröffentlichter Katalogzustand, hochgestufte Stufen, referenzierte Nutzdaten, unveränderliche Materialisierungen, "
+                        "Governance-Verweise, Veröffentlichungen, Sperren und Betriebszuordnungen erfordern die Prüfung durch Data Stewards und "
+                        "eine Korrektur an der Quelle. Nach der Korrektur müssen nachgelagerte Dataflow- und Reporting-Ausgaben aktualisiert werden."
+                    ),
+                }
+            },
             metadata={
                 "seed": True,
                 "help_contexts": [
@@ -497,6 +563,28 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
                 "search",
             ),
             order=70,
+            translations={
+                "de": {
+                    "title": "Lebenszyklus einer Datenquelle",
+                    "summary": (
+                        "Gesteuerte Live-, Cache- und statische Daten-/Registereinträge mit Staging, eingefrorenen Zuständen, Herkunft und "
+                        "institutionellem Eigentumskontext."
+                    ),
+                    "body": (
+                        "Datasources ist der providerneutrale Katalog für Dataflow, Workflow, Reporting und richtlinienbewusste Module. Statische "
+                        "Daten werden vor der Hochstufung bereitgestellt. Cache-Daten aktualisieren Connector-Ursprünge in unveränderliche "
+                        "Materialisierungen. Live-Daten werden über einen Connector gelesen und können für reproduzierbare Nachweise eingefroren "
+                        "werden. Connectors besitzt Protokolle und Zugangsdaten; Datasources besitzt Datenidentität, Herkunft, Lebenszyklus, "
+                        "Lesesemantik und den typisierten Governance-Katalog für Hoheit, Zweck, Qualität, Aktualität, Klassifikation, Korrektur "
+                        "sowie abhängige Services, Flows, Berichte, Kontrollen und Entscheidungen. Für Live-Vorschauen bewahrt es Quellmodus, "
+                        "strukturierten Gesundheitszustand, deklarierte Pushdown-Unterstützung und wirksame Zeilen-, Byte- und Zeitgrenzen. "
+                        "Sichtbarkeit von Governance-Metadaten gewährt keinen Zugriff auf geschützte Zeilen. Ist Search aktiviert, indiziert das "
+                        "Modul nur begrenzte Katalogbezeichnungen und governance-sichere Facetten und prüft vor einem Treffer die aktuelle "
+                        "Katalogberechtigung erneut. Zeilen, Schemata, Connector-Verweise, Zugangsdaten, beliebige Metadaten und Herkunft werden "
+                        "niemals in den Suchindex kopiert."
+                    ),
+                }
+            },
             metadata={
                 "seed": True,
                 "help_contexts": [
@@ -516,8 +604,8 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
                 "Authority mode states whether GovOPlaN, an external system, a synchronized projection, an overlay, or a linked reference "
                 "controls the data. The authoritative source, owner, steward, responsible organization/function, schema owner, privacy "
                 "profile, retention policy, transfer agreement, legal basis, holds, correction procedure, purposes, official keys, and "
-                "known limits provide discoverable institutional context. A retention-policy reference identifies the owning Policy rule; it "
+                "known limits provide discoverable institutional context. A retention-policy reference identifies an owning external Policy rule, while "
-                "does not itself delete materializations, override legal holds, or prove that a scheduler is active. A transfer-agreement "
+                "the local versioned retention contract controls previewable stage and payload disposition. Retention never overrides legal holds, the current materialization, or publication evidence. A transfer-agreement "
                 "reference records the governed agreement for external exchange; it does not grant connector credentials, recipient access, "
                 "or authority to export classified rows. Freshness and quality policies are typed JSON contracts retained "
                 "with materialization evidence. Datasources enforces the declared bounded tabular stage rules and schema policy; origin-specific "
@@ -536,6 +624,30 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
                 "risk_compliance",
             ),
             order=71,
+            translations={
+                "de": {
+                    "title": "Datenhoheit und Governance einer Datenquelle",
+                    "summary": (
+                        "Erläutern, wer Datenbedeutung, Hoheit, Korrektur, Datenschutz, Qualität, Aktualität, Aufbewahrung und abhängige "
+                        "Verwendungen verantwortet."
+                    ),
+                    "body": (
+                        "Der Hoheitsmodus gibt an, ob GovOPlaN, ein externes System, eine synchronisierte Projektion, ein Overlay oder ein "
+                        "verknüpfter Verweis die Daten steuert. Maßgebliche Quelle, Eigentum, Data Steward, verantwortliche Organisation/Funktion, "
+                        "Schemaeigentum, Datenschutzprofil, Aufbewahrungsrichtlinie, Übermittlungsvereinbarung, Rechtsgrundlage, Sperren, "
+                        "Korrekturverfahren, Zwecke, amtliche Schlüssel und bekannte Grenzen bilden den auffindbaren institutionellen Kontext. "
+                        "Ein Aufbewahrungsrichtlinienverweis bezeichnet eine externe Regel im Eigentum von Policy; der lokale versionierte "
+                        "Aufbewahrungsvertrag steuert die vorschaufähige Behandlung von Stufen und Nutzdaten. Aufbewahrung überstimmt niemals "
+                        "gesetzliche Sperren, die aktuelle Materialisierung oder Veröffentlichungsnachweise. Ein Verweis auf eine "
+                        "Übermittlungsvereinbarung dokumentiert die gesteuerte Vereinbarung für externen Austausch; er gewährt weder "
+                        "Connector-Zugangsdaten noch Empfängerzugriff oder Befugnis zum Export klassifizierter Zeilen. Aktualitäts- und "
+                        "Qualitätsrichtlinien sind typisierte JSON-Verträge, die mit Materialisierungsnachweisen aufbewahrt werden. Datasources "
+                        "setzt die deklarierten begrenzten Regeln für tabellarische Stufen und die Schemarichtlinie durch; ursprungs- oder "
+                        "verbraucherspezifische Kontrollen verbleiben beim Provider oder der nutzenden Kontrolle, die Unterstützung erklärt. "
+                        "Metadatensichtbarkeit gewährt niemals Zeilenzugriff."
+                    ),
+                }
+            },
             metadata={
                 "seed": True,
                 "help_contexts": [
@@ -547,10 +659,64 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
                     "datasources.field.freshness-policy",
                     "datasources.field.quality-policy",
                     "datasources.field.retention-policy",
+                    "datasources.field.access-policy",
+                    "datasources.field.visibility-policy",
                     "datasources.field.transfer-agreement",
                 ],
             },
         ),
+        DocumentationTopic(
+            id="datasources.visibility",
+            title="Datasource and field visibility",
+            summary="Apply source, materialization, field, and row controls before protected rows leave Datasources.",
+            body=(
+                "A local visibility policy can restrict discovery and reads by account, membership, identity, group, role, service account, or authentication method. "
+                "Materialization ACLs additionally protect current and frozen revisions. Field rules classify a field and either replace its value with null or omit the field unless an allow ACL matches. Row filters compare a configured field with a principal account, membership, identity, service-account, group, role, or function-assignment claim; all configured filters and all policy overlays must allow a row. "
+                "Datasources applies these controls before rows leave its provider boundary and returns an opaque permitted-view fingerprint bound to the base revision, effective policies, and relevant principal facts. Denied and filtered reads emit audit evidence containing outcomes and policy diagnostics, never protected values, provider locators, arbitrary metadata, or provenance bodies. "
+                "An optional access-policy reference delegates hierarchical overlays to Policy. Policy can only tighten local behavior. An unresolved reference, unavailable configured provider, or malformed policy fails closed. Without Policy and without a reference, the local visibility policy remains fully usable. Frozen reads enforce the current local policy together with a distinct restrictive policy captured in the frozen governance snapshot."
+            ),
+            layer="available",
+            documentation_types=("admin", "user"),
+            audience=("operator", "module_admin", "data_steward", "auditor"),
+            related_modules=("policy", "access", "audit", "connectors"),
+            order=72,
+            translations={
+                "de": {
+                    "title": "Sichtbarkeit von Datenquellen und Feldern",
+                    "summary": (
+                        "Kontrollen für Quelle, Materialisierung, Feld und Zeile anwenden, bevor geschützte Zeilen Datasources verlassen."
+                    ),
+                    "body": (
+                        "Eine lokale Sichtbarkeitsrichtlinie kann Auffinden und Lesen nach Konto, Mitgliedschaft, Identität, Gruppe, Rolle, "
+                        "Dienstkonto oder Authentifizierungsmethode einschränken. Materialisierungs-ACLs schützen zusätzlich aktuelle und "
+                        "eingefrorene Revisionen. Feldregeln klassifizieren ein Feld und ersetzen seinen Wert durch null oder lassen es weg, "
+                        "sofern keine passende Erlaubnis-ACL vorliegt. Zeilenfilter vergleichen ein konfiguriertes Feld mit Konto-, "
+                        "Mitgliedschafts-, Identitäts-, Dienstkonto-, Gruppen-, Rollen- oder Funktionszuweisungsmerkmalen der Hauptperson; alle "
+                        "konfigurierten Filter und Richtlinienebenen müssen eine Zeile erlauben. Datasources wendet diese Kontrollen an, bevor "
+                        "Zeilen die Providergrenze verlassen, und liefert einen undurchsichtigen Fingerabdruck der erlaubten Ansicht, gebunden an "
+                        "Basisrevision, wirksame Richtlinien und relevante Hauptpersonenmerkmale. Verweigerte und gefilterte Lesevorgänge erzeugen "
+                        "Auditnachweise mit Ergebnissen und Richtliniendiagnosen, niemals geschützten Werten, Provider-Speicherorten, beliebigen "
+                        "Metadaten oder Herkunftstexten. Ein optionaler Zugriffsrichtlinienverweis delegiert hierarchische Ebenen an Policy, das "
+                        "lokales Verhalten nur verschärfen kann. Eine nicht auflösbare Referenz, ein nicht verfügbarer konfigurierter Provider oder "
+                        "eine fehlerhafte Richtlinie schließt sicher. Ohne Policy und ohne Referenz bleibt die lokale Richtlinie vollständig "
+                        "nutzbar. Eingefrorene Lesevorgänge setzen die aktuelle lokale Richtlinie gemeinsam mit einer getrennten einschränkenden "
+                        "Richtlinie aus dem eingefrorenen Governance-Snapshot durch."
+                    ),
+                }
+            },
+            metadata={
+                "seed": True,
+                "help_contexts": [
+                    "datasources.field.access-policy",
+                    "datasources.field.visibility-policy",
+                    "datasources.preview",
+                ],
+                "limitations": [
+                    "Row filters support deterministic equality or membership against principal claims; arbitrary expressions are not executed.",
+                    "Live filtered previews scan at most 10,000 origin rows and disclose a structured limitation diagnostic if the origin is larger.",
+                ],
+            },
+        ),
         DocumentationTopic(
             id="datasources.quality-gates",
             title="Validate staged and produced Datasource revisions",
@@ -565,8 +731,7 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
                 "durable provider-neutral artifact reference with a pinned locator, SHA-256 checksum, declared schema, fingerprint, and size. "
                 "The configured payload backend verifies the artifact and provides bounded reads. Content-level rules require checksum- and "
                 "policy-bound producer evidence; absent evidence creates an immutable review-required materialization without changing the "
-                "Datasource's current state. Warning and review-required outcomes are preserved for Workflow handoffs. Approval and retention execution "
+                "Datasource's current state. Warning and review-required outcomes are preserved for Workflow handoffs. Versioned approval policy can require an attributable, separated quorum before a stage or refresh becomes current; retention uses a fresh, hashed preview before any explicit administrator apply."
-                "are not inferred from arbitrary JSON flags and remain separate governed lifecycle work."
             ),
             layer="available",
             documentation_types=("admin", "user"),
@@ -585,7 +750,32 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
                 "dataflow",
                 "workflow_engine",
             ),
-            order=72,
+            order=73,
+            translations={
+                "de": {
+                    "title": "Bereitgestellte und erzeugte Datenquellenrevisionen validieren",
+                    "summary": (
+                        "Deterministische Qualitätsregeln und Schemerichtlinien anwenden, bevor bereitgestellte oder erzeugte Daten nutzbar werden."
+                    ),
+                    "body": (
+                        "Tabellarische Stufen prüfen konfigurierte Zeilenanzahl, Pflichtfelder, Feldform, Nullbarkeit, Eindeutigkeit, Zahlenbereiche "
+                        "und begrenzte Referenzmengen. Fehler halten die Stufe prüfbar, blockieren aber die Hochstufung; Warnungen bleiben sichtbar "
+                        "und erlauben eine ausdrückliche Hochstufung. Aktualisierungen vergleichen das erkannte Schema mit dem aktuellen Ziel und "
+                        "klassifizieren jede Änderung als kompatibel, Warnung oder brechend. Diagnosen zeigen Anzahlen und begrenzte Zeilennummern, "
+                        "niemals Feldwerte. Richtlinienversion und -hash, Diagnosen und Schemadifferenz werden bei erfolgreicher Hochstufung in die "
+                        "unveränderliche Materialisierungsherkunft kopiert. Eine Provider-Veröffentlichung wendet dasselbe Gate vor jeder "
+                        "Katalogwirkung an, bewahrt Validierungsnachweise an der unveränderlichen Ausgaberevision, serialisiert die "
+                        "Veröffentlichungsidentität über PostgreSQL-Worker und sendet ein transaktionales Abschlussereignis. Große Ausgaben können "
+                        "stattdessen einen dauerhaften providerneutralen Artefaktverweis mit festgelegtem Speicherort, SHA-256-Prüfsumme, Schema, "
+                        "Fingerabdruck und Größe liefern. Das konfigurierte Nutzdaten-Backend prüft das Artefakt und stellt begrenzte Lesevorgänge "
+                        "bereit. Inhaltsregeln verlangen prüfsummen- und richtliniengebundene Provider-Nachweise; fehlen sie, entsteht eine "
+                        "unveränderliche prüfpflichtige Materialisierung, ohne den aktuellen Zustand der Datenquelle zu verändern. Warnungen und "
+                        "Prüfpflicht bleiben für Workflow-Übergaben erhalten. Eine versionierte Freigaberichtlinie kann ein zurechenbares, "
+                        "getrenntes Quorum verlangen, bevor eine Stufe oder Aktualisierung aktuell wird; Aufbewahrung verwendet vor jeder "
+                        "ausdrücklichen administrativen Anwendung eine frische gehashte Vorschau."
+                    ),
+                }
+            },
             metadata={
                 "seed": True,
                 "help_contexts": [
@@ -596,7 +786,8 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
                 ],
                 "limitations": [
                     "Referential rules currently use a bounded embedded value set rather than reading another protected Datasource.",
-                    "Approval authority and automatic retention execution are not part of the current stage contract.",
+                    "Approvals are module-local lifecycle evidence; installing a separate Approvals module does not silently change configured datasource policy.",
+                    "Retention is never automatic: an administrator must preview a current plan and explicitly apply eligible targets.",
                     "Artifact bytes remain owned by their payload backend; Datasources stores an immutable reference and integrity evidence.",
                 ],
             },
@@ -609,7 +800,7 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
                 "A Datasource key is the stable catalogue identity used by consumers. Live mode reads through an available origin; cached "
                 "mode refreshes an origin into immutable revisions; static mode promotes uploaded content from staging. Stages are bounded, "
                 "inspectable, and non-consumable until promoted. Promotion creates or updates a governed Datasource and appends an immutable "
-                "materialization. Refresh appends a new cached revision without rewriting older evidence. Freeze labels an immutable, "
+                "materialization. When approval is configured, a refresh first creates a non-consumable stage and only an approved quorum permits promotion. Freeze labels an immutable, "
                 "addressable state for reproducible execution. Retirement removes the Datasource from new definitions while retained "
                 "materialization references remain governed. Connector absence disables origin registration but leaves local catalogue and "
                 "staging behavior available."
@@ -624,8 +815,25 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
                 "reporting",
                 "audit",
             ),
-            order=73,
+            order=74,
+            translations={
+                "de": {
+                    "title": "Datenquellenfelder und Folgen des Lebenszyklus",
+                    "summary": "Semantik von Live-, Cache- und statischem Modus, Staging, Hochstufung, Aktualisierung, Einfrieren und Stilllegung.",
+                    "body": (
+                        "Der Schlüssel einer Datenquelle ist ihre stabile Katalogidentität für Verbraucher. Live-Modus liest über einen "
+                        "verfügbaren Ursprung, Cache-Modus aktualisiert einen Ursprung in unveränderliche Revisionen und statischer Modus stuft "
+                        "hochgeladene Inhalte aus dem Staging hoch. Stufen sind begrenzt, prüfbar und vor der Hochstufung nicht nutzbar. Die "
+                        "Hochstufung legt eine gesteuerte Datenquelle an oder aktualisiert sie und ergänzt eine unveränderliche Materialisierung. "
+                        "Ist eine Freigabe konfiguriert, erzeugt eine Aktualisierung zunächst eine nicht nutzbare Stufe; nur ein bestätigtes Quorum "
+                        "erlaubt die Hochstufung. Einfrieren kennzeichnet einen unveränderlichen adressierbaren Zustand für reproduzierbare "
+                        "Ausführung. Eine Stilllegung entfernt die Datenquelle aus neuen Definitionen, während erhaltene Materialisierungsverweise "
+                        "gesteuert bleiben. Fehlt Connectors, ist die Ursprungsregistrierung deaktiviert; lokaler Katalog und Staging bleiben nutzbar."
+                    ),
+                }
+            },
             metadata={
+                "kind": "reference",
                 "seed": True,
                 "help_contexts": [
                     "datasources.field.origin",
@@ -644,6 +852,56 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
                 },
             },
         ),
+        DocumentationTopic(
+            id="datasources.approval-and-retention",
+            title="Approve promotions and apply retention safely",
+            summary="Require separated datasource decisions and preview retention consequences before disposing staged or materialized payloads.",
+            body=(
+                "A versioned approval policy can require one to five distinct approvals before a valid stage becomes ready. The stage creator cannot approve when separation of duties is enabled. Decisions are bound to the exact stage fingerprint, quality-policy hash, approval-policy hash, actor authority, reason, and expiry; a changed policy or staged subject invalidates promotion. Cached refreshes use the same stage path whenever approval is required. "
+                "A versioned retention policy independently sets durations for stages, ordinary materializations, and frozen evidence. Preview returns a hashed plan with every due target and blocker. Current materializations, legal holds, pending approvals, and producer-publication evidence cannot be disposed. Applying the unchanged plan deletes eligible transient stages or purges materialization payload rows while retaining minimized schema/provenance, checksum, disposition, and hash-chained lifecycle evidence. Empty local policies disable both gates, so the module remains usable without Access or Policy; installed modules may tighten access but do not manufacture approval claims."
+            ),
+            layer="available",
+            documentation_types=("admin", "user"),
+            audience=("operator", "module_admin", "data_steward", "auditor"),
+            conditions=(
+                DocumentationCondition(
+                    any_scopes=(
+                        STAGE_WRITE_SCOPE,
+                        STAGE_APPROVE_SCOPE,
+                        ADMIN_SCOPE,
+                    )
+                ),
+            ),
+            related_modules=("access", "audit", "policy", "workflow_engine"),
+            order=75,
+            translations={
+                "de": {
+                    "title": "Freigaben erteilen und Aufbewahrung sicher anwenden",
+                    "summary": "Getrennte Entscheidungen für Datenquellen verlangen und Folgen der Aufbewahrung vor dem Löschen von Stufen oder Nutzdaten prüfen.",
+                    "body": (
+                        "Eine versionierte Freigaberichtlinie kann ein bis fünf verschiedene Freigaben verlangen, bevor eine gültige Stufe bereit ist. Bei aktivierter Funktionstrennung darf die erstellende Person nicht selbst freigeben. Entscheidungen sind an Fingerabdruck, Qualitäts- und Freigaberichtlinien-Hash, Berechtigung, Begründung und Ablaufzeit gebunden; geänderte Richtlinien oder Inhalte verhindern die Übernahme. Zwischengespeicherte Aktualisierungen nutzen bei Freigabepflicht denselben Stufenweg. "
+                        "Eine getrennte Aufbewahrungsrichtlinie legt Fristen für Stufen, gewöhnliche Materialisierungen und eingefrorene Nachweise fest. Die Vorschau liefert einen gehashten Plan mit fälligen Zielen und Sperrgründen. Aktuelle Materialisierungen, rechtliche Sperren, offene Freigaben und Veröffentlichungsnachweise dürfen nicht entfernt werden. Beim Anwenden des unveränderten Plans werden nur zulässige Stufen oder Nutzdaten gelöscht; minimierte Metadaten, Prüfsummen, Dispositionsangaben und hashverkettete Lebenszyklusnachweise bleiben erhalten. Leere lokale Richtlinien deaktivieren beide Schranken, sodass das Modul ohne Access oder Policy nutzbar bleibt."
+                    ),
+                }
+            },
+            metadata={
+                "seed": True,
+                "kind": "workflow",
+                "help_contexts": [
+                    "datasources.staging.approval",
+                    "datasources.action.approve",
+                    "datasources.action.reject",
+                    "datasources.field.approval-policy",
+                    "datasources.field.retention-policy-contract",
+                    "datasources.lifecycle-evidence",
+                    "datasources.retention",
+                ],
+                "limitations": [
+                    "Retention execution is explicit and plan-bound; this module does not run a hidden deletion scheduler.",
+                    "Disposed materialization records retain minimized schema and provenance metadata while their payload rows are removed.",
+                ],
+            },
+        ),
     ),
 )
 

src/govoplan_datasources/backend/migrations/versions/c9e3a6f1d4b8_v0120_datasource_visibility.py

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+"""v0.1.20 datasource visibility policy
+
+Revision ID: c9e3a6f1d4b8
+Revises: b8d2f5a0c3e7
+Create Date: 2026-08-21 20:15:00.000000
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+revision = "c9e3a6f1d4b8"
+down_revision = "b8d2f5a0c3e7"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.add_column(
+        "datasource_catalogue",
+        sa.Column("access_policy_ref", sa.String(length=500), nullable=True),
+    )
+    op.add_column(
+        "datasource_catalogue",
+        sa.Column(
+            "visibility_policy",
+            sa.JSON(),
+            server_default=sa.text("'{}'"),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_column("datasource_catalogue", "visibility_policy")
+    op.drop_column("datasource_catalogue", "access_policy_ref")

src/govoplan_datasources/backend/migrations/versions/d1a7c3e9f5b2_v0121_lifecycle_governance.py

@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+"""v0.1.21 datasource lifecycle governance
+
+Revision ID: d1a7c3e9f5b2
+Revises: c9e3a6f1d4b8
+Create Date: 2026-08-22 20:00:00.000000
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+revision = "d1a7c3e9f5b2"
+down_revision = "c9e3a6f1d4b8"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.add_column(
+        "datasource_catalogue",
+        sa.Column(
+            "approval_policy",
+            sa.JSON(),
+            server_default=sa.text("'{}'"),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+    )
+    op.add_column(
+        "datasource_catalogue",
+        sa.Column(
+            "retention_policy",
+            sa.JSON(),
+            server_default=sa.text("'{}'"),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+    )
+    op.add_column(
+        "datasource_stages",
+        sa.Column(
+            "approval",
+            sa.JSON(),
+            server_default=sa.text("'{}'"),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+    )
+    op.add_column(
+        "datasource_materializations",
+        sa.Column("disposed_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True),
+    )
+    op.add_column(
+        "datasource_materializations",
+        sa.Column(
+            "disposition",
+            sa.JSON(),
+            server_default=sa.text("'{}'"),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        "ix_datasource_materializations_disposed_at",
+        "datasource_materializations",
+        ["disposed_at"],
+        unique=False,
+    )
+    op.create_table(
+        "datasource_lifecycle_evidence",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.String(length=36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("tenant_id", sa.String(length=36), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("subject_ref", sa.String(length=160), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("event_type", sa.String(length=80), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("occurred_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("actor_ref", sa.String(length=255), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("policy_version", sa.String(length=120), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("policy_hash", sa.String(length=64), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("subject_digest", sa.String(length=64), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("previous_event_hash", sa.String(length=64), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("event_hash", sa.String(length=64), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("details", sa.JSON(), nullable=False),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id"),
+        sa.UniqueConstraint(
+            "tenant_id",
+            "event_hash",
+            name="uq_datasource_lifecycle_evidence_hash",
+        ),
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        "ix_datasource_lifecycle_evidence_tenant_id",
+        "datasource_lifecycle_evidence",
+        ["tenant_id"],
+        unique=False,
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        "ix_datasource_lifecycle_evidence_subject_ref",
+        "datasource_lifecycle_evidence",
+        ["subject_ref"],
+        unique=False,
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        "ix_datasource_lifecycle_evidence_event_type",
+        "datasource_lifecycle_evidence",
+        ["event_type"],
+        unique=False,
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        "ix_datasource_lifecycle_evidence_actor_ref",
+        "datasource_lifecycle_evidence",
+        ["actor_ref"],
+        unique=False,
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        "ix_datasource_lifecycle_evidence_event_hash",
+        "datasource_lifecycle_evidence",
+        ["event_hash"],
+        unique=False,
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        "ix_datasource_lifecycle_evidence_subject",
+        "datasource_lifecycle_evidence",
+        ["tenant_id", "subject_ref", "occurred_at"],
+        unique=False,
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        "ix_datasource_lifecycle_evidence_event",
+        "datasource_lifecycle_evidence",
+        ["tenant_id", "event_type", "occurred_at"],
+        unique=False,
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_table("datasource_lifecycle_evidence")
+    op.drop_index(
+        "ix_datasource_materializations_disposed_at",
+        table_name="datasource_materializations",
+    )
+    op.drop_column("datasource_materializations", "disposition")
+    op.drop_column("datasource_materializations", "disposed_at")
+    op.drop_column("datasource_stages", "approval")
+    op.drop_column("datasource_catalogue", "retention_policy")
+    op.drop_column("datasource_catalogue", "approval_policy")

src/govoplan_datasources/backend/router.py

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import hashlib
+import json
 from collections.abc import Mapping
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Query, status
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
@@ -28,6 +31,8 @@ from govoplan_datasources.backend.schemas import (
     DatasourceFreezeRequest,
     DatasourceGovernancePayload,
     DatasourceGovernanceUpdateRequest,
+    DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceListResponse,
+    DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceResponse,
     DatasourceListResponse,
     DatasourceMaterializationListResponse,
     DatasourceMaterializationResponse,
@@ -39,8 +44,13 @@ from govoplan_datasources.backend.schemas import (
     DatasourcePreviewDiagnosticResponse,
     DatasourcePreviewResponse,
     DatasourceResponse,
+    DatasourceRetentionApplyRequest,
+    DatasourceRetentionApplyResponse,
+    DatasourceRetentionCandidateResponse,
+    DatasourceRetentionPlanResponse,
     DatasourceRetireResponse,
     DatasourceStageCreateRequest,
+    DatasourceStageDecisionRequest,
     DatasourceStageListResponse,
     DatasourceStagePromoteRequest,
     DatasourceStagePromoteResponse,
@@ -50,6 +60,7 @@ from govoplan_datasources.backend.service import (
     ADMIN_SCOPE,
     CATALOGUE_READ_SCOPE,
     SOURCE_WRITE_SCOPE,
+    STAGE_APPROVE_SCOPE,
     STAGE_WRITE_SCOPE,
     SqlDatasourceProvider,
 )
@@ -234,6 +245,56 @@ def api_create_stage(
             "schema_classification": _safe_mapping(
                 stage.validation.get("schema_change")
             ).get("classification"),
+            "approval_state": stage.approval.get("state"),
+            "approval_policy_hash": stage.approval.get("policy_hash"),
+        },
+    )
+    session.commit()
+    return _stage_response(stage)
+
+
+@router.post(
+    "/stages/{stage_id}/decision",
+    response_model=DatasourceStageResponse,
+)
+def api_decide_stage(
+    stage_id: str,
+    payload: DatasourceStageDecisionRequest,
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    principal: ApiPrincipal = Depends(get_api_principal),
+) -> DatasourceStageResponse:
+    _require_any_scope(principal, STAGE_APPROVE_SCOPE, ADMIN_SCOPE)
+    try:
+        stage, evidence_hash, replayed = _provider().decide_stage(
+            session,
+            principal,
+            stage_ref=f"stage:{stage_id}",
+            decision=payload.decision,
+            reason=payload.reason,
+            expected_policy_hash=payload.expected_policy_hash,
+            expected_subject_digest=payload.expected_subject_digest,
+        )
+    except DatasourceError as exc:
+        raise _http_error(exc) from exc
+    action = (
+        "datasources.stage.approved"
+        if payload.decision == "approve"
+        else "datasources.stage.rejected"
+    )
+    _audit(
+        session,
+        principal,
+        action=action,
+        object_type="datasource_stage",
+        object_id=stage.ref,
+        details={
+            "decision": payload.decision,
+            "resulting_state": stage.state,
+            "approval_count": stage.approval.get("approval_count"),
+            "required_approvals": stage.approval.get("required_approvals"),
+            "policy_hash": stage.approval.get("policy_hash"),
+            "evidence_hash": evidence_hash,
+            "replayed": replayed,
         },
     )
     session.commit()
@@ -275,6 +336,12 @@ def api_promote_stage(
             "quality_policy_hash": _safe_mapping(
                 materialization.provenance.get("stage_validation")
             ).get("policy_hash"),
+            "approval_policy_hash": _safe_mapping(
+                materialization.provenance.get("stage_approval")
+            ).get("policy_hash"),
+            "promotion_evidence_hash": materialization.provenance.get(
+                "promotion_evidence_hash"
+            ),
         },
     )
     session.commit()
@@ -284,6 +351,100 @@ def api_promote_stage(
     )
 
 
+@router.get(
+    "/lifecycle-evidence",
+    response_model=DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceListResponse,
+)
+def api_list_lifecycle_evidence(
+    subject_ref: str | None = Query(default=None, max_length=160),
+    limit: int = Query(default=200, ge=1, le=500),
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    principal: ApiPrincipal = Depends(get_api_principal),
+) -> DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceListResponse:
+    _require_any_scope(principal, CATALOGUE_READ_SCOPE, ADMIN_SCOPE)
+    try:
+        rows = _provider().list_lifecycle_evidence(
+            session,
+            principal,
+            subject_ref=subject_ref,
+            limit=limit,
+        )
+    except DatasourceError as exc:
+        raise _http_error(exc) from exc
+    return DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceListResponse(
+        evidence=[_evidence_response(item) for item in rows]
+    )
+
+
+@router.get(
+    "/retention/plan",
+    response_model=DatasourceRetentionPlanResponse,
+)
+def api_preview_retention(
+    as_of: datetime | None = Query(default=None),
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    principal: ApiPrincipal = Depends(get_api_principal),
+) -> DatasourceRetentionPlanResponse:
+    _require_any_scope(principal, ADMIN_SCOPE)
+    effective_at = as_of or datetime.now(UTC)
+    try:
+        plan = _provider().preview_retention(
+            session,
+            principal,
+            as_of=effective_at,
+        )
+    except DatasourceError as exc:
+        raise _http_error(exc) from exc
+    return DatasourceRetentionPlanResponse(
+        as_of=plan.as_of.isoformat(),
+        plan_hash=plan.plan_hash,
+        candidates=[
+            DatasourceRetentionCandidateResponse(**item.to_dict())
+            for item in plan.candidates
+        ],
+    )
+
+
+@router.post(
+    "/retention/apply",
+    response_model=DatasourceRetentionApplyResponse,
+)
+def api_apply_retention(
+    payload: DatasourceRetentionApplyRequest,
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    principal: ApiPrincipal = Depends(get_api_principal),
+) -> DatasourceRetentionApplyResponse:
+    _require_any_scope(principal, ADMIN_SCOPE)
+    try:
+        disposed, evidence_hashes = _provider().apply_retention(
+            session,
+            principal,
+            as_of=payload.as_of,
+            plan_hash=payload.plan_hash,
+            target_refs=payload.target_refs,
+        )
+    except DatasourceError as exc:
+        raise _http_error(exc) from exc
+    _audit(
+        session,
+        principal,
+        action="datasources.retention.applied",
+        object_type="datasource_retention_plan",
+        object_id=payload.plan_hash,
+        details={
+            "as_of": payload.as_of.isoformat(),
+            "disposed_refs": list(disposed),
+            "evidence_hashes": list(evidence_hashes),
+        },
+    )
+    session.commit()
+    return DatasourceRetentionApplyResponse(
+        plan_hash=payload.plan_hash,
+        disposed_refs=list(disposed),
+        evidence_hashes=list(evidence_hashes),
+    )
+
+
 @router.get("", response_model=DatasourceListResponse)
 def api_list_datasources(
     query: str = Query(default="", max_length=200),
@@ -370,7 +531,17 @@ def api_update_datasource_governance(
         action="datasources.governance.updated",
         object_type="datasource",
         object_id=item.ref,
-        details={"governance": item.governance.to_dict()},
+        details={
+            "classification": item.governance.classification,
+            "publication_state": item.governance.publication_state,
+            "access_policy_ref": item.governance.access_policy_ref,
+            "visibility_policy_configured": bool(
+                item.governance.visibility_policy
+            ),
+            "visibility_policy_hash": _mapping_hash(
+                item.governance.visibility_policy
+            ),
+        },
     )
     session.commit()
     return _datasource_response(item)
@@ -495,6 +666,46 @@ def api_refresh_datasource(
     )
 
 
+@router.post(
+    "/{datasource_id}/refresh/stage",
+    response_model=DatasourceStageResponse,
+    status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED,
+)
+def api_prepare_refresh(
+    datasource_id: str,
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    principal: ApiPrincipal = Depends(get_api_principal),
+) -> DatasourceStageResponse:
+    _require_any_scope(
+        principal,
+        SOURCE_WRITE_SCOPE,
+        STAGE_WRITE_SCOPE,
+        ADMIN_SCOPE,
+    )
+    try:
+        stage = _provider().prepare_refresh(
+            session,
+            principal,
+            datasource_ref=f"datasource:{datasource_id}",
+        )
+    except DatasourceError as exc:
+        raise _http_error(exc) from exc
+    _audit(
+        session,
+        principal,
+        action="datasources.refresh.staged",
+        object_type="datasource_stage",
+        object_id=stage.ref,
+        details={
+            "datasource_ref": stage.target_datasource_ref,
+            "approval_state": stage.approval.get("state"),
+            "quality_policy_hash": stage.validation.get("policy_hash"),
+        },
+    )
+    session.commit()
+    return _stage_response(stage)
+
+
 @router.post(
     "/{datasource_id}/freeze",
     response_model=DatasourceMaterializationResponse,
@@ -580,6 +791,7 @@ def _datasource_response(item: DatasourceDescriptor) -> DatasourceResponse:
                 name=field.name,
                 data_type=field.data_type,
                 nullable=field.nullable,
+                classification=field.classification,
             )
             for field in item.schema
         ],
@@ -610,6 +822,7 @@ def _materialization_response(
                 name=field.name,
                 data_type=field.data_type,
                 nullable=field.nullable,
+                classification=field.classification,
             )
             for field in item.schema
         ],
@@ -621,6 +834,8 @@ def _materialization_response(
             item.source_timestamp.isoformat() if item.source_timestamp else None
         ),
         created_at=item.created_at.isoformat() if item.created_at else None,
+        disposed_at=item.disposed_at.isoformat() if item.disposed_at else None,
+        disposition=dict(item.disposition),
         provenance=dict(item.provenance),
         metadata=dict(item.metadata),
         governance=item.governance.to_dict(),
@@ -643,12 +858,14 @@ def _stage_response(item: DatasourceStage) -> DatasourceStageResponse:
                 name=field.name,
                 data_type=field.data_type,
                 nullable=field.nullable,
+                classification=field.classification,
             )
             for field in item.schema
         ],
         row_count=item.row_count,
         byte_count=item.byte_count,
         validation=dict(item.validation),
+        approval=dict(item.approval),
         created_at=item.created_at.isoformat() if item.created_at else None,
         promoted_at=item.promoted_at.isoformat() if item.promoted_at else None,
         promoted_materialization_ref=item.promoted_materialization_ref,
@@ -673,6 +890,7 @@ def _origin_response(item: DatasourceOrigin) -> DatasourceOriginResponse:
                 name=field.name,
                 data_type=field.data_type,
                 nullable=field.nullable,
+                classification=field.classification,
             )
             for field in item.schema
         ],
@@ -703,6 +921,22 @@ def _origin_response(item: DatasourceOrigin) -> DatasourceOriginResponse:
     )
 
 
+def _evidence_response(item) -> DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceResponse:
+    return DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceResponse(
+        ref=f"lifecycle-evidence:{item.id}",
+        subject_ref=item.subject_ref,
+        event_type=item.event_type,
+        occurred_at=item.occurred_at.isoformat(),
+        actor_ref=item.actor_ref,
+        policy_version=item.policy_version,
+        policy_hash=item.policy_hash,
+        subject_digest=item.subject_digest,
+        previous_event_hash=item.previous_event_hash,
+        event_hash=item.event_hash,
+        details=dict(item.details_),
+    )
+
+
 def _governance(
     payload: DatasourceGovernancePayload | None,
 ) -> DatasourceGovernance | None:
@@ -715,6 +949,13 @@ def _safe_mapping(value: object) -> Mapping[str, object]:
     return value if isinstance(value, Mapping) else {}
 
 
+def _mapping_hash(value: Mapping[str, object]) -> str | None:
+    if not value:
+        return None
+    encoded = json.dumps(value, sort_keys=True, separators=(",", ":"), default=str)
+    return hashlib.sha256(encoded.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
+
+
 def _audit(
     session: Session,
     principal: ApiPrincipal,

src/govoplan_datasources/backend/schemas.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Any, Literal
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, model_validator
@@ -43,11 +44,15 @@ class DatasourceGovernancePayload(BaseModel):
     classification: str = Field(default="internal", min_length=1, max_length=80)
     privacy_profile_ref: str | None = Field(default=None, max_length=500)
     retention_policy_ref: str | None = Field(default=None, max_length=500)
+    access_policy_ref: str | None = Field(default=None, max_length=500)
+    visibility_policy: dict[str, Any] = Field(default_factory=dict)
     hold_refs: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, max_length=100)
     publication_state: str = Field(default="draft", min_length=1, max_length=50)
     transfer_agreement_ref: str | None = Field(default=None, max_length=500)
     freshness_policy: dict[str, Any] = Field(default_factory=dict)
     quality_policy: dict[str, Any] = Field(default_factory=dict)
+    approval_policy: dict[str, Any] = Field(default_factory=dict)
+    retention_policy: dict[str, Any] = Field(default_factory=dict)
     known_limits: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, max_length=100)
     correction_procedure_ref: str | None = Field(default=None, max_length=500)
     affected_refs: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, max_length=250)
@@ -70,6 +75,7 @@ class DatasourceFieldResponse(BaseModel):
     name: str
     data_type: str
     nullable: bool
+    classification: str = "internal"
 
 
 class DatasourceResponse(BaseModel):
@@ -113,6 +119,8 @@ class DatasourceMaterializationResponse(BaseModel):
     frozen_label: str | None
     source_timestamp: str | None
     created_at: str | None
+    disposed_at: str | None
+    disposition: dict[str, Any]
     provenance: dict[str, Any]
     metadata: dict[str, Any]
     governance: DatasourceGovernancePayload
@@ -178,6 +186,7 @@ class DatasourceStageResponse(BaseModel):
     row_count: int | None
     byte_count: int | None
     validation: DatasourceStageValidationResponse
+    approval: dict[str, Any]
     created_at: str | None
     promoted_at: str | None
     promoted_materialization_ref: str | None
@@ -220,6 +229,61 @@ class DatasourceStagePromoteRequest(BaseModel):
     frozen_label: str | None = Field(default=None, max_length=300)
 
 
+class DatasourceStageDecisionRequest(BaseModel):
+    decision: Literal["approve", "reject"]
+    reason: str = Field(min_length=1, max_length=2_000)
+    expected_policy_hash: str = Field(min_length=64, max_length=64)
+    expected_subject_digest: str = Field(min_length=64, max_length=64)
+
+
+class DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceResponse(BaseModel):
+    ref: str
+    subject_ref: str
+    event_type: str
+    occurred_at: str
+    actor_ref: str | None
+    policy_version: str | None
+    policy_hash: str | None
+    subject_digest: str
+    previous_event_hash: str | None
+    event_hash: str
+    details: dict[str, Any]
+
+
+class DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceListResponse(BaseModel):
+    evidence: list[DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceResponse]
+
+
+class DatasourceRetentionCandidateResponse(BaseModel):
+    ref: str
+    kind: Literal["stage", "materialization"]
+    datasource_ref: str | None
+    disposition: Literal["delete_stage", "purge_materialization_payload"]
+    eligible_at: str
+    eligible: bool
+    blockers: list[str]
+    policy_version: str
+    policy_hash: str
+
+
+class DatasourceRetentionPlanResponse(BaseModel):
+    as_of: str
+    plan_hash: str
+    candidates: list[DatasourceRetentionCandidateResponse]
+
+
+class DatasourceRetentionApplyRequest(BaseModel):
+    as_of: datetime
+    plan_hash: str = Field(min_length=64, max_length=64)
+    target_refs: list[str] = Field(min_length=1, max_length=500)
+
+
+class DatasourceRetentionApplyResponse(BaseModel):
+    plan_hash: str
+    disposed_refs: list[str]
+    evidence_hashes: list[str]
+
+
 class DatasourceStagePromoteResponse(BaseModel):
     datasource: DatasourceResponse
     materialization: DatasourceMaterializationResponse

src/govoplan_datasources/backend/tabular.py

@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ def field_payload(field: DatasourceField) -> dict[str, object]:
         "name": field.name,
         "data_type": field.data_type,
         "nullable": field.nullable,
+        "classification": field.classification,
     }
 
 

src/govoplan_datasources/backend/visibility.py

@@ -0,0 +1,490 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+import json
+from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import cast
+
+from govoplan_core.core.access import PrincipalRef
+from govoplan_core.core.datasources import (
+    DatasourceAccessError,
+    DatasourceField,
+    DatasourceValidationError,
+)
+from govoplan_core.core.tabular_sources import TabularPreviewDiagnostic
+
+
+_ACL_KEYS = frozenset(
+    {
+        "account_ids",
+        "membership_ids",
+        "identity_ids",
+        "group_ids",
+        "role_ids",
+        "service_account_ids",
+        "auth_methods",
+    }
+)
+_CLAIM_KEYS = frozenset(
+    {
+        "account_id",
+        "membership_id",
+        "identity_id",
+        "service_account_id",
+        "group_ids",
+        "role_ids",
+        "function_assignment_ids",
+    }
+)
+_POLICY_KEYS = frozenset({"source_acl", "materialization_acl", "fields", "row_filters"})
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class FieldRule:
+    name: str
+    classification: str
+    action: str
+    allowed: bool
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class RowFilter:
+    field: str
+    claim: str
+    operator: str
+    allow_null: bool
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class VisibilityPlan:
+    applied: bool
+    policy_hashes: tuple[str, ...]
+    field_rules: tuple[FieldRule, ...]
+    row_filters: tuple[RowFilter, ...]
+    principal_fingerprint: str
+    decision_refs: tuple[str, ...] = ()
+
+    def view_fingerprint(self, base_fingerprint: str) -> str:
+        if not self.applied:
+            return base_fingerprint
+        return _digest(
+            {
+                "base_fingerprint": base_fingerprint,
+                "policy_hashes": self.policy_hashes,
+                "principal_fingerprint": self.principal_fingerprint,
+                "decision_refs": self.decision_refs,
+            }
+        )
+
+
+def visibility_plan(
+    *,
+    principal: PrincipalRef,
+    policies: Sequence[Mapping[str, object]],
+    materialized: bool,
+    schema: Sequence[DatasourceField],
+    decision_refs: Sequence[str] = (),
+) -> VisibilityPlan:
+    normalized = tuple(_normalize_policy(policy) for policy in policies if policy)
+    if not normalized:
+        return VisibilityPlan(
+            applied=False,
+            policy_hashes=(),
+            field_rules=(),
+            row_filters=(),
+            principal_fingerprint="",
+        )
+
+    schema_names = {field.name for field in schema}
+    field_rules: list[FieldRule] = []
+    row_filters: list[RowFilter] = []
+    for policy in normalized:
+        source_acl = policy.get("source_acl")
+        if isinstance(source_acl, Mapping) and not _acl_allows(source_acl, principal):
+            raise DatasourceAccessError("Datasource visibility policy denied access.")
+        materialization_acl = policy.get("materialization_acl")
+        if (
+            materialized
+            and isinstance(materialization_acl, Mapping)
+            and not _acl_allows(materialization_acl, principal)
+        ):
+            raise DatasourceAccessError(
+                "Datasource materialization policy denied access."
+            )
+        fields = policy.get("fields", {})
+        if isinstance(fields, Mapping):
+            for name, raw_rule in fields.items():
+                if name not in schema_names:
+                    raise DatasourceValidationError(
+                        f"Visibility policy references unknown field {name!r}."
+                    )
+                assert isinstance(raw_rule, Mapping)
+                field_rules.append(
+                    FieldRule(
+                        name=name,
+                        classification=str(raw_rule["classification"]),
+                        action=str(raw_rule["action"]),
+                        allowed=_acl_allows(raw_rule["allow"], principal),
+                    )
+                )
+        for raw_filter in policy.get("row_filters", ()):
+            assert isinstance(raw_filter, Mapping)
+            field = str(raw_filter["field"])
+            if field not in schema_names:
+                raise DatasourceValidationError(
+                    f"Visibility policy references unknown row-filter field {field!r}."
+                )
+            row_filters.append(
+                RowFilter(
+                    field=field,
+                    claim=str(raw_filter["claim"]),
+                    operator=str(raw_filter["operator"]),
+                    allow_null=bool(raw_filter["allow_null"]),
+                )
+            )
+
+    all_facts = _principal_policy_facts(principal)
+    relevant_fact_keys = _relevant_policy_fact_keys(normalized)
+    principal_payload = {key: all_facts[key] for key in sorted(relevant_fact_keys)}
+    return VisibilityPlan(
+        applied=True,
+        policy_hashes=tuple(_digest(policy) for policy in normalized),
+        field_rules=tuple(field_rules),
+        row_filters=tuple(row_filters),
+        principal_fingerprint=_digest(principal_payload),
+        decision_refs=tuple(sorted(set(decision_refs))),
+    )
+
+
+def normalize_visibility_policy(
+    policy: Mapping[str, object],
+    *,
+    schema: Sequence[DatasourceField] = (),
+) -> Mapping[str, object]:
+    normalized = _normalize_policy(policy)
+    if schema:
+        known = {field.name for field in schema}
+        configured = set(cast(Mapping[str, object], normalized.get("fields", {})))
+        configured.update(
+            str(item["field"])
+            for item in cast(
+                Sequence[Mapping[str, object]], normalized.get("row_filters", ())
+            )
+        )
+        unknown = sorted(configured - known)
+        if unknown:
+            raise DatasourceValidationError(
+                f"Visibility policy references unknown fields: {', '.join(unknown)}."
+            )
+    return normalized
+
+
+def visible_schema(
+    schema: Sequence[DatasourceField],
+    plan: VisibilityPlan,
+) -> tuple[DatasourceField, ...]:
+    classifications: dict[str, str] = {}
+    omitted: set[str] = set()
+    for rule in plan.field_rules:
+        classifications[rule.name] = rule.classification
+        if not rule.allowed and rule.action == "omit":
+            omitted.add(rule.name)
+    return tuple(
+        DatasourceField(
+            name=field.name,
+            data_type=field.data_type,
+            nullable=field.nullable,
+            classification=classifications.get(field.name, field.classification),
+        )
+        for field in schema
+        if field.name not in omitted
+    )
+
+
+def apply_visibility(
+    rows: Sequence[Mapping[str, object]],
+    *,
+    principal: PrincipalRef,
+    plan: VisibilityPlan,
+    columns: Sequence[str] = (),
+) -> tuple[tuple[Mapping[str, object], ...], int]:
+    omitted = {
+        rule.name
+        for rule in plan.field_rules
+        if not rule.allowed and rule.action == "omit"
+    }
+    redacted = {
+        rule.name
+        for rule in plan.field_rules
+        if not rule.allowed and rule.action == "redact"
+    }
+    requested = tuple(dict.fromkeys(columns))
+    result: list[Mapping[str, object]] = []
+    filtered = 0
+    for source_row in rows:
+        if not all(
+            _row_filter_allows(source_row, item, principal) for item in plan.row_filters
+        ):
+            filtered += 1
+            continue
+        names = requested or tuple(source_row)
+        result.append(
+            {
+                name: None if name in redacted else source_row.get(name)
+                for name in names
+                if name not in omitted
+            }
+        )
+    return tuple(result), filtered
+
+
+def visibility_diagnostics(
+    plan: VisibilityPlan,
+    *,
+    scanned_rows: int,
+    permitted_rows: int,
+    filtered_rows: int,
+    scan_limited: bool,
+) -> tuple[TabularPreviewDiagnostic, ...]:
+    if not plan.applied:
+        return ()
+    diagnostics = [
+        TabularPreviewDiagnostic(
+            severity="info",
+            code="datasource.visibility_applied",
+            message="Datasource visibility policy was applied before rows left the provider.",
+            details={
+                "policy_count": len(plan.policy_hashes),
+                "field_rule_count": len(plan.field_rules),
+                "row_filter_count": len(plan.row_filters),
+                "scanned_rows": scanned_rows,
+                "permitted_rows": permitted_rows,
+                "filtered_rows": filtered_rows,
+            },
+        )
+    ]
+    if scan_limited:
+        diagnostics.append(
+            TabularPreviewDiagnostic(
+                severity="warning",
+                code="datasource.visibility_scan_limited",
+                message="The bounded visibility scan ended before the origin was exhausted.",
+                details={"scanned_rows": scanned_rows},
+            )
+        )
+    return tuple(diagnostics)
+
+
+def _normalize_policy(policy: Mapping[str, object]) -> dict[str, object]:
+    unknown = set(policy) - _POLICY_KEYS
+    if unknown:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(
+            f"Unsupported visibility policy keys: {', '.join(sorted(unknown))}."
+        )
+    result: dict[str, object] = {}
+    for name in ("source_acl", "materialization_acl"):
+        if name in policy:
+            result[name] = _normalize_acl(policy[name], path=name)
+
+    raw_fields = policy.get("fields", {})
+    if not isinstance(raw_fields, Mapping) or len(raw_fields) > 500:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(
+            "Visibility policy fields must be a mapping of at most 500 fields."
+        )
+    fields: dict[str, object] = {}
+    for raw_name, raw_rule in sorted(raw_fields.items(), key=lambda item: str(item[0])):
+        name = str(raw_name).strip()
+        if not name or not isinstance(raw_rule, Mapping):
+            raise DatasourceValidationError(
+                "Every visibility field rule needs a field name and mapping."
+            )
+        unknown_rule = set(raw_rule) - {"classification", "action", "allow"}
+        if unknown_rule:
+            raise DatasourceValidationError(
+                f"Unsupported visibility field keys for {name!r}: {', '.join(sorted(unknown_rule))}."
+            )
+        classification = str(raw_rule.get("classification") or "restricted").strip()
+        if not classification or len(classification) > 80:
+            raise DatasourceValidationError(
+                "Field classifications must contain 1 to 80 characters."
+            )
+        action = str(raw_rule.get("action") or "redact").strip()
+        if action not in {"redact", "omit"}:
+            raise DatasourceValidationError(
+                "Field visibility action must be redact or omit."
+            )
+        if "allow" not in raw_rule:
+            raise DatasourceValidationError(
+                f"Visibility field rule {name!r} needs an allow ACL."
+            )
+        fields[name] = {
+            "classification": classification,
+            "action": action,
+            "allow": _normalize_acl(raw_rule["allow"], path=f"fields.{name}.allow"),
+        }
+    if fields:
+        result["fields"] = fields
+
+    raw_filters = policy.get("row_filters", ())
+    if not isinstance(raw_filters, Sequence) or isinstance(raw_filters, (str, bytes)):
+        raise DatasourceValidationError("Visibility row_filters must be a list.")
+    if len(raw_filters) > 50:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(
+            "Visibility policy supports at most 50 row filters."
+        )
+    filters: list[dict[str, object]] = []
+    for raw_filter in raw_filters:
+        if not isinstance(raw_filter, Mapping):
+            raise DatasourceValidationError(
+                "Every visibility row filter must be a mapping."
+            )
+        unknown_filter = set(raw_filter) - {"field", "claim", "operator", "allow_null"}
+        if unknown_filter:
+            raise DatasourceValidationError(
+                f"Unsupported row-filter keys: {', '.join(sorted(unknown_filter))}."
+            )
+        field = str(raw_filter.get("field") or "").strip()
+        claim = str(raw_filter.get("claim") or "").strip()
+        operator = str(raw_filter.get("operator") or "equals").strip()
+        if not field:
+            raise DatasourceValidationError(
+                "Every visibility row filter needs a field."
+            )
+        if claim not in _CLAIM_KEYS:
+            raise DatasourceValidationError(
+                f"Unsupported visibility row-filter claim {claim!r}."
+            )
+        if operator not in {"equals", "in"}:
+            raise DatasourceValidationError("Row-filter operator must be equals or in.")
+        filters.append(
+            {
+                "field": field,
+                "claim": claim,
+                "operator": operator,
+                "allow_null": bool(raw_filter.get("allow_null", False)),
+            }
+        )
+    if filters:
+        result["row_filters"] = filters
+    return result
+
+
+def _normalize_acl(value: object, *, path: str) -> dict[str, list[str]]:
+    if not isinstance(value, Mapping):
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(
+            f"Visibility policy {path} must be an ACL mapping."
+        )
+    unknown = set(value) - _ACL_KEYS
+    if unknown:
+        raise DatasourceValidationError(
+            f"Unsupported ACL selectors in {path}: {', '.join(sorted(unknown))}."
+        )
+    result: dict[str, list[str]] = {}
+    for key in sorted(value):
+        raw_values = value[key]
+        if not isinstance(raw_values, Sequence) or isinstance(raw_values, (str, bytes)):
+            raise DatasourceValidationError(
+                f"Visibility ACL selector {path}.{key} must be a list."
+            )
+        if len(raw_values) > 250:
+            raise DatasourceValidationError(
+                f"Visibility ACL selector {path}.{key} is limited to 250 entries."
+            )
+        normalized = sorted(
+            {str(item).strip() for item in raw_values if str(item).strip()}
+        )
+        result[key] = normalized
+    return result
+
+
+def _acl_allows(acl: Mapping[str, object], principal: PrincipalRef) -> bool:
+    facts = _principal_policy_facts(principal)
+    return any(set(values) & set(facts.get(key, ())) for key, values in acl.items())
+
+
+def _principal_policy_facts(principal: PrincipalRef) -> dict[str, tuple[str, ...]]:
+    return {
+        "account_ids": _optional_tuple(principal.account_id),
+        "membership_ids": _optional_tuple(principal.membership_id),
+        "identity_ids": _optional_tuple(principal.identity_id),
+        "group_ids": tuple(sorted(principal.group_ids)),
+        "role_ids": tuple(sorted(principal.role_ids)),
+        "service_account_ids": _optional_tuple(principal.service_account_id),
+        "auth_methods": (principal.auth_method,),
+        "function_assignment_ids": tuple(sorted(principal.function_assignment_ids)),
+    }
+
+
+def _claim_values(principal: PrincipalRef, claim: str) -> tuple[str, ...]:
+    facts = _principal_policy_facts(principal)
+    aliases = {
+        "account_id": "account_ids",
+        "membership_id": "membership_ids",
+        "identity_id": "identity_ids",
+        "service_account_id": "service_account_ids",
+    }
+    return facts.get(aliases.get(claim, claim), ())
+
+
+def _relevant_policy_fact_keys(
+    policies: Sequence[Mapping[str, object]],
+) -> set[str]:
+    keys: set[str] = set()
+    aliases = {
+        "account_id": "account_ids",
+        "membership_id": "membership_ids",
+        "identity_id": "identity_ids",
+        "service_account_id": "service_account_ids",
+    }
+    for policy in policies:
+        for acl_name in ("source_acl", "materialization_acl"):
+            acl = policy.get(acl_name)
+            if isinstance(acl, Mapping):
+                keys.update(str(key) for key in acl)
+        fields = policy.get("fields")
+        if isinstance(fields, Mapping):
+            for rule in fields.values():
+                if isinstance(rule, Mapping) and isinstance(rule.get("allow"), Mapping):
+                    keys.update(str(key) for key in rule["allow"])
+        for row_filter in policy.get("row_filters", ()):
+            if isinstance(row_filter, Mapping):
+                claim = str(row_filter.get("claim") or "")
+                keys.add(aliases.get(claim, claim))
+    return keys
+
+
+def _row_filter_allows(
+    row: Mapping[str, object],
+    item: RowFilter,
+    principal: PrincipalRef,
+) -> bool:
+    value = row.get(item.field)
+    if value is None:
+        return item.allow_null
+    claims = set(_claim_values(principal, item.claim))
+    if not claims:
+        return False
+    if isinstance(value, Sequence) and not isinstance(value, (str, bytes)):
+        values = {str(candidate) for candidate in value}
+        return bool(values & claims)
+    return str(value) in claims
+
+
+def _optional_tuple(value: object | None) -> tuple[str, ...]:
+    return (str(value),) if value is not None and str(value) else ()
+
+
+def _digest(value: object) -> str:
+    encoded = json.dumps(value, sort_keys=True, separators=(",", ":"), default=str)
+    return hashlib.sha256(encoded.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    "VisibilityPlan",
+    "apply_visibility",
+    "normalize_visibility_policy",
+    "visibility_diagnostics",
+    "visibility_plan",
+    "visible_schema",
+]

tests/test_dsar_provider.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from govoplan_core.privacy.dsar_workflow import (
 )
 from govoplan_datasources.backend.db.models import (
     DatasourceGovernanceReferenceRecord,
+    DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord,
     DatasourceMaterializationRecord,
     DatasourcePayloadRecord,
     DatasourcePayloadRowRecord,
@@ -382,6 +383,54 @@ class DatasourcesDsarProviderTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual((), wrong_tenant)
         self.assertEqual((), conflict)
 
+    def test_lifecycle_evidence_is_minimized_and_immutable(self) -> None:
+        evidence = DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord(
+            id="evidence-1",
+            tenant_id="tenant-1",
+            subject_ref="datasource:datasource-1",
+            event_type="retention.applied",
+            occurred_at=NOW,
+            actor_ref="account-1",
+            policy_version="retention-v1",
+            policy_hash="1" * 64,
+            subject_digest="2" * 64,
+            event_hash="3" * 64,
+            details_={"secret": SECRET},
+        )
+        self.session.add(evidence)
+        self.session.commit()
+
+        exact_subject = DsarSubjectRef(
+            external_references={
+                "datasources.lifecycle_evidence": "evidence-1",
+            }
+        )
+        exact = self.provider.search_subject(
+            self.session,
+            tenant_id="tenant-1",
+            subject=exact_subject,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(exact))
+        self.assertEqual("datasource_operator_attribution", exact[0].category)
+        self.assertNotIn(SECRET, json.dumps(exact[0].to_dict()))
+        actions = self.provider.plan_erasure(
+            self.session,
+            tenant_id="tenant-1",
+            subject=exact_subject,
+            records=exact,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual({"retain"}, {action.kind for action in actions})
+
+        canonical = self.provider.search_subject(
+            self.session,
+            tenant_id="tenant-1",
+            subject=DsarSubjectRef(account_id="account-1"),
+        )
+        self.assertIn(
+            "datasource_lifecycle_evidence",
+            {record.resource_type for record in canonical},
+        )
+
     def test_transient_deletion_is_safe_and_idempotent(self) -> None:
         subject = DsarSubjectRef(
             external_references={

tests/test_interface_documentation_contract.py

@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ from govoplan_datasources.backend.manifest import manifest
 
 
 class DatasourcesInterfaceDocumentationContractTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_all_static_topics_have_complete_german_content(self) -> None:
+        for topic in manifest.documentation:
+            german = (topic.translations or {}).get("de", {})
+            self.assertEqual({"title", "summary", "body"}, set(german), topic.id)
+            self.assertTrue(
+                all(str(value).strip() for value in german.values()), topic.id
+            )
+
     def test_route_and_surfaces_remain_declared(self) -> None:
         frontend = manifest.frontend
         self.assertIsNotNone(frontend)
@@ -18,6 +26,8 @@ class DatasourcesInterfaceDocumentationContractTests(unittest.TestCase):
                 "datasources.origins",
                 "datasources.governance",
                 "datasources.preview",
+                "datasources.lifecycle-evidence",
+                "datasources.retention",
             },
             {item.id for item in frontend.view_surfaces},  # type: ignore[union-attr]
         )
@@ -27,16 +37,33 @@ class DatasourcesInterfaceDocumentationContractTests(unittest.TestCase):
         lifecycle = topics["datasources.lifecycle"]
         governance = topics["datasources.governance"]
         quality = topics["datasources.quality-gates"]
+        visibility = topics["datasources.visibility"]
         reference = topics["datasources.reference.fields-and-consequences"]
+        lifecycle_controls = topics["datasources.approval-and-retention"]
 
         self.assertIn("datasources.staging", lifecycle.metadata["help_contexts"])
-        self.assertIn("datasources.field.authority-mode", governance.metadata["help_contexts"])
+        self.assertIn(
-        self.assertIn("datasources.staging.validation", quality.metadata["help_contexts"])
+            "datasources.field.authority-mode", governance.metadata["help_contexts"]
+        )
+        self.assertIn(
+            "datasources.staging.validation", quality.metadata["help_contexts"]
+        )
+        self.assertIn(
+            "datasources.field.visibility-policy",
+            visibility.metadata["help_contexts"],
+        )
+        self.assertIn("fails closed", visibility.body)
         self.assertIn("policy version and hash", quality.body)
         self.assertTrue(quality.metadata["limitations"])
         self.assertIn("datasources.action.promote", reference.metadata["help_contexts"])
         self.assertIn("freeze", reference.metadata["consequence_classes"])
         self.assertIn("retire", reference.metadata["consequence_classes"])
+        self.assertEqual("reference", reference.metadata["kind"])
+        self.assertIn(
+            "datasources.action.approve", lifecycle_controls.metadata["help_contexts"]
+        )
+        self.assertIn("hash-chained lifecycle evidence", lifecycle_controls.body)
+        self.assertTrue(lifecycle_controls.translations["de"]["body"])
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

tests/test_lifecycle.py

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from govoplan_core.core.tabular_sources import (
 from govoplan_core.db.base import Base, utcnow
 from govoplan_datasources.backend.db.models import (
     DatasourceGovernanceReferenceRecord,
+    DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord,
     DatasourceMaterializationRecord,
     DatasourcePayloadRecord,
     DatasourcePayloadRowRecord,
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ class DatasourceLifecycleTests(unittest.TestCase):
             tables=[
                 DatasourceRecord.__table__,
                 DatasourceGovernanceReferenceRecord.__table__,
+                DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord.__table__,
                 DatasourcePayloadRecord.__table__,
                 DatasourcePayloadRowRecord.__table__,
                 DatasourceMaterializationRecord.__table__,
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ class DatasourceLifecycleTests(unittest.TestCase):
         Base.metadata.drop_all(
             self.engine,
             tables=[
+                DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord.__table__,
                 DatasourceStageRecord.__table__,
                 DatasourcePublicationRecord.__table__,
                 DatasourceMaterializationRecord.__table__,

tests/test_lifecycle_governance.py

@@ -0,0 +1,497 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import unittest
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine, select
+from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+
+from govoplan_core.auth import ApiPrincipal
+from govoplan_core.core.access import PrincipalRef
+from govoplan_core.core.datasources import (
+    CAPABILITY_DATASOURCE_ORIGINS,
+    DatasourceField,
+    DatasourceGovernance,
+    DatasourceOrigin,
+    DatasourceOriginReadRequest,
+    DatasourceOriginReadResult,
+    DatasourceReadRequest,
+    DatasourceStageInput,
+    DatasourceUnavailableError,
+    DatasourceValidationError,
+)
+from govoplan_core.core.tabular_sources import TabularPushdown, TabularSourceHealth
+from govoplan_core.db.base import Base
+from govoplan_datasources.backend.db.models import (
+    DatasourceGovernanceReferenceRecord,
+    DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord,
+    DatasourceMaterializationRecord,
+    DatasourcePayloadRecord,
+    DatasourcePayloadRowRecord,
+    DatasourcePublicationRecord,
+    DatasourceRecord,
+    DatasourceStageRecord,
+)
+from govoplan_datasources.backend.service import (
+    CATALOGUE_READ_SCOPE,
+    SOURCE_WRITE_SCOPE,
+    STAGE_APPROVE_SCOPE,
+    STAGE_WRITE_SCOPE,
+    SqlDatasourceProvider,
+)
+
+
+def principal(
+    account_id: str,
+    *,
+    scopes: tuple[str, ...],
+) -> ApiPrincipal:
+    return ApiPrincipal(
+        principal=PrincipalRef(
+            account_id=account_id,
+            membership_id=f"membership-{account_id}",
+            tenant_id="tenant-1",
+            scopes=frozenset(scopes),
+        ),
+        account=object(),
+        user=object(),
+    )
+
+
+class _OriginProvider:
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.rows = [{"id": 1, "status": "initial"}]
+
+    def origin(self) -> DatasourceOrigin:
+        return DatasourceOrigin(
+            ref="origin:cases",
+            source_name="cached_cases",
+            name="Cached cases",
+            kind="database",
+            shape="tabular",
+            supported_modes=("cached",),
+            provider="connectors.test",
+            schema=(
+                DatasourceField("id", "integer", False),
+                DatasourceField("status", "string", False),
+            ),
+            schema_version="1",
+            fingerprint=f"cases-{self.rows[-1]['status']}",
+            row_count=len(self.rows),
+            source_mode="cached",
+            pushdown=TabularPushdown(pagination=True),
+            health=TabularSourceHealth(
+                status="healthy",
+                code="origin.ready",
+                summary="Origin is ready.",
+            ),
+        )
+
+    def list_origins(self, _session, _principal, *, query="", limit=100):
+        del limit
+        origin = self.origin()
+        return (origin,) if query.casefold() in origin.name.casefold() else ()
+
+    def get_origin(self, _session, _principal, *, origin_ref):
+        return self.origin() if origin_ref == "origin:cases" else None
+
+    def read_origin(
+        self,
+        _session,
+        _principal,
+        *,
+        request: DatasourceOriginReadRequest,
+    ) -> DatasourceOriginReadResult:
+        rows = self.rows[request.offset : request.offset + request.limit]
+        return DatasourceOriginReadResult(
+            origin=self.origin(),
+            rows=tuple(dict(row) for row in rows),
+            total_rows=len(self.rows),
+            truncated=request.offset + len(rows) < len(self.rows),
+            returned_bytes=64,
+            elapsed_ms=1,
+            effective_row_limit=request.limit,
+            effective_byte_limit=request.max_bytes,
+            effective_timeout_ms=request.timeout_ms,
+        )
+
+
+class _Registry:
+    def __init__(self, origins: _OriginProvider) -> None:
+        self.origins = origins
+
+    def has_capability(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        return name == CAPABILITY_DATASOURCE_ORIGINS
+
+    def capability(self, name: str):
+        if not self.has_capability(name):
+            raise KeyError(name)
+        return self.origins
+
+
+class DatasourceLifecycleGovernanceTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.engine = create_engine("sqlite:///:memory:")
+        self.tables = [
+            DatasourceRecord.__table__,
+            DatasourceGovernanceReferenceRecord.__table__,
+            DatasourcePayloadRecord.__table__,
+            DatasourcePayloadRowRecord.__table__,
+            DatasourceMaterializationRecord.__table__,
+            DatasourceStageRecord.__table__,
+            DatasourcePublicationRecord.__table__,
+            DatasourceLifecycleEvidenceRecord.__table__,
+        ]
+        Base.metadata.create_all(self.engine, tables=self.tables)
+        self.session = sessionmaker(bind=self.engine)()
+        self.origins = _OriginProvider()
+        self.provider = SqlDatasourceProvider(registry=_Registry(self.origins))
+        self.writer = principal(
+            "writer",
+            scopes=(
+                CATALOGUE_READ_SCOPE,
+                SOURCE_WRITE_SCOPE,
+                STAGE_WRITE_SCOPE,
+            ),
+        )
+
+    def tearDown(self) -> None:
+        self.session.close()
+        Base.metadata.drop_all(self.engine, tables=list(reversed(self.tables)))
+        self.engine.dispose()
+
+    def test_approval_quorum_is_attributable_idempotent_and_separated(self) -> None:
+        stage = self.provider.create_stage(
+            self.session,
+            self.writer,
+            stage=DatasourceStageInput(
+                name="Approval register",
+                source_name="approval_register",
+                kind="upload",
+                mode="static",
+                shape="tabular",
+                rows=({"id": 1},),
+                governance=DatasourceGovernance(
+                    approval_policy={
+                        "version": "promotion-v2",
+                        "required": True,
+                        "required_approvals": 2,
+                        "separation_of_duties": True,
+                    }
+                ),
+            ),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual("awaiting_approval", stage.state)
+        policy_hash = str(stage.approval["policy_hash"])
+        subject_digest = str(stage.approval["subject_digest"])
+
+        creator_approver = principal(
+            "writer",
+            scopes=(STAGE_APPROVE_SCOPE,),
+        )
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(
+            DatasourceValidationError,
+            "creator cannot approve",
+        ):
+            self.provider.decide_stage(
+                self.session,
+                creator_approver,
+                stage_ref=stage.ref,
+                decision="approve",
+                reason="Creator review",
+                expected_policy_hash=policy_hash,
+                expected_subject_digest=subject_digest,
+            )
+
+        first, first_hash, replayed = self.provider.decide_stage(
+            self.session,
+            principal("approver-1", scopes=(STAGE_APPROVE_SCOPE,)),
+            stage_ref=stage.ref,
+            decision="approve",
+            reason="Quality and schema evidence reviewed.",
+            expected_policy_hash=policy_hash,
+            expected_subject_digest=subject_digest,
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(replayed)
+        self.assertTrue(first_hash)
+        self.assertEqual("awaiting_approval", first.state)
+
+        replay, replay_hash, replayed = self.provider.decide_stage(
+            self.session,
+            principal("approver-1", scopes=(STAGE_APPROVE_SCOPE,)),
+            stage_ref=stage.ref,
+            decision="approve",
+            reason="Quality and schema evidence reviewed.",
+            expected_policy_hash=policy_hash,
+            expected_subject_digest=subject_digest,
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(replayed)
+        self.assertIsNone(replay_hash)
+        self.assertEqual(1, replay.approval["approval_count"])
+
+        approved, second_hash, replayed = self.provider.decide_stage(
+            self.session,
+            principal("approver-2", scopes=(STAGE_APPROVE_SCOPE,)),
+            stage_ref=stage.ref,
+            decision="approve",
+            reason="Authority and promotion impact reviewed.",
+            expected_policy_hash=policy_hash,
+            expected_subject_digest=subject_digest,
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(replayed)
+        self.assertTrue(second_hash)
+        self.assertEqual("ready", approved.state)
+
+        datasource, materialization = self.provider.promote_stage(
+            self.session,
+            self.writer,
+            stage_ref=stage.ref,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(2, materialization.provenance["stage_approval"]["approval_count"])
+        self.assertTrue(materialization.provenance["promotion_evidence_hash"])
+        self.assertEqual(materialization.ref, datasource.current_materialization_ref)
+
+        evidence = tuple(
+            reversed(
+                self.provider.list_lifecycle_evidence(
+                    self.session,
+                    self.writer,
+                    subject_ref=stage.ref,
+                )
+            )
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ["stage.validated", "stage.approved", "stage.approved", "stage.promoted"],
+            [item.event_type for item in evidence],
+        )
+        for previous, current in zip(evidence, evidence[1:], strict=False):
+            self.assertEqual(previous.event_hash, current.previous_event_hash)
+
+    def test_approved_refresh_stage_is_required_before_current_changes(self) -> None:
+        datasource = self.provider.register_origin(
+            self.session,
+            self.writer,
+            origin_ref="origin:cases",
+            name="Cached cases",
+            source_name="cached_cases",
+            mode="cached",
+            governance=DatasourceGovernance(
+                approval_policy={
+                    "version": "refresh-v1",
+                    "required": True,
+                    "required_approvals": 1,
+                }
+            ),
+        )
+        original_ref = datasource.current_materialization_ref
+        self.origins.rows = [{"id": 1, "status": "refreshed"}]
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(
+            DatasourceValidationError,
+            "approved refresh stage",
+        ):
+            self.provider.refresh_datasource(
+                self.session,
+                self.writer,
+                datasource_ref=datasource.ref,
+            )
+
+        stage = self.provider.prepare_refresh(
+            self.session,
+            self.writer,
+            datasource_ref=datasource.ref,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual("awaiting_approval", stage.state)
+        approved, _, _ = self.provider.decide_stage(
+            self.session,
+            principal("refresh-approver", scopes=(STAGE_APPROVE_SCOPE,)),
+            stage_ref=stage.ref,
+            decision="approve",
+            reason="The connector delta and schema are acceptable.",
+            expected_policy_hash=str(stage.approval["policy_hash"]),
+            expected_subject_digest=str(stage.approval["subject_digest"]),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual("ready", approved.state)
+        refreshed, current = self.provider.promote_stage(
+            self.session,
+            self.writer,
+            stage_ref=stage.ref,
+        )
+        self.assertNotEqual(original_ref, refreshed.current_materialization_ref)
+        self.assertEqual(current.ref, refreshed.current_materialization_ref)
+        preview = self.provider.read_datasource(
+            self.session,
+            self.writer,
+            request=DatasourceReadRequest(datasource_ref=datasource.ref),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual("refreshed", preview.rows[0]["status"])
+
+    def test_retention_preview_blocks_current_and_held_evidence_then_purges_payload(self) -> None:
+        governance = DatasourceGovernance(
+            retention_policy={
+                "version": "records-v3",
+                "enabled": True,
+                "materialization_days": 1,
+                "frozen_evidence_days": 1,
+            }
+        )
+        first_stage = self.provider.create_stage(
+            self.session,
+            self.writer,
+            stage=DatasourceStageInput(
+                name="Retained register",
+                source_name="retained_register",
+                kind="upload",
+                mode="static",
+                shape="tabular",
+                rows=({"id": 1},),
+                governance=governance,
+            ),
+        )
+        datasource, first = self.provider.promote_stage(
+            self.session,
+            self.writer,
+            stage_ref=first_stage.ref,
+        )
+        second_stage = self.provider.create_stage(
+            self.session,
+            self.writer,
+            stage=DatasourceStageInput(
+                name="Retained register",
+                source_name="retained_register",
+                kind="upload",
+                mode="static",
+                shape="tabular",
+                rows=({"id": 2},),
+                target_datasource_ref=datasource.ref,
+            ),
+        )
+        _, second = self.provider.promote_stage(
+            self.session,
+            self.writer,
+            stage_ref=second_stage.ref,
+        )
+        as_of = max(first.created_at, second.created_at) + timedelta(days=2)
+        plan = self.provider.preview_retention(
+            self.session,
+            principal("admin", scopes=("datasources:source:admin",)),
+            as_of=as_of,
+        )
+        by_ref = {item.ref: item for item in plan.candidates}
+        self.assertTrue(by_ref[first.ref].eligible)
+        self.assertFalse(by_ref[second.ref].eligible)
+        self.assertIn("current_materialization", by_ref[second.ref].blockers)
+
+        first_row = self.session.scalar(
+            select(DatasourceMaterializationRecord).where(
+                DatasourceMaterializationRecord.id
+                == first.ref.removeprefix("materialization:")
+            )
+        )
+        payload_id = first_row.payload_id
+        disposed, evidence_hashes = self.provider.apply_retention(
+            self.session,
+            principal("admin", scopes=("datasources:source:admin",)),
+            as_of=as_of,
+            plan_hash=plan.plan_hash,
+            target_refs=(first.ref,),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual((first.ref,), disposed)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(evidence_hashes))
+        self.assertIsNone(self.session.get(DatasourcePayloadRecord, payload_id))
+        self.assertIsNotNone(first_row.disposed_at)
+        self.assertEqual("disposed", first_row.state)
+        with self.assertRaises(DatasourceUnavailableError):
+            self.provider.read_datasource(
+                self.session,
+                self.writer,
+                request=DatasourceReadRequest(
+                    datasource_ref=datasource.ref,
+                    materialization_ref=first.ref,
+                ),
+            )
+
+        held = self.provider.update_datasource_governance(
+            self.session,
+            self.writer,
+            datasource_ref=datasource.ref,
+            governance=DatasourceGovernance(
+                retention_policy=governance.retention_policy,
+                hold_refs=("hold:legal-1",),
+            ),
+        )
+        frozen = self.provider.freeze_datasource(
+            self.session,
+            self.writer,
+            datasource_ref=held.ref,
+            label="Legal evidence",
+        )
+        held_plan = self.provider.preview_retention(
+            self.session,
+            principal("admin", scopes=("datasources:source:admin",)),
+            as_of=frozen.created_at + timedelta(days=2),
+        )
+        held_candidate = next(item for item in held_plan.candidates if item.ref == frozen.ref)
+        self.assertFalse(held_candidate.eligible)
+        self.assertIn("legal_hold", held_candidate.blockers)
+
+    def test_retention_deletes_only_an_explicitly_selected_eligible_stage(self) -> None:
+        stage = self.provider.create_stage(
+            self.session,
+            self.writer,
+            stage=DatasourceStageInput(
+                name="Transient import",
+                source_name="transient_import",
+                kind="upload",
+                mode="static",
+                shape="tabular",
+                rows=({"id": 1},),
+                governance=DatasourceGovernance(
+                    retention_policy={
+                        "version": "stage-retention-v1",
+                        "enabled": True,
+                        "stage_days": 1,
+                    }
+                ),
+            ),
+        )
+        admin = principal(
+            "admin",
+            scopes=("datasources:source:admin",),
+        )
+        as_of = stage.created_at + timedelta(days=2)
+        plan = self.provider.preview_retention(
+            self.session,
+            admin,
+            as_of=as_of,
+        )
+        candidate = next(item for item in plan.candidates if item.ref == stage.ref)
+        self.assertTrue(candidate.eligible)
+        self.assertEqual("delete_stage", candidate.disposition)
+
+        disposed, evidence_hashes = self.provider.apply_retention(
+            self.session,
+            admin,
+            as_of=as_of,
+            plan_hash=plan.plan_hash,
+            target_refs=(stage.ref,),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual((stage.ref,), disposed)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(evidence_hashes))
+        self.assertIsNone(
+            self.session.get(
+                DatasourceStageRecord,
+                stage.ref.removeprefix("stage:"),
+            )
+        )
+        evidence = self.provider.list_lifecycle_evidence(
+            self.session,
+            self.writer,
+            subject_ref=stage.ref,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual("retention.stage_deleted", evidence[0].event_type)
+        self.assertEqual(plan.plan_hash, evidence[0].details_["plan_hash"])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_lifecycle_governance_ui.py

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+PAGE = ROOT / "webui" / "src" / "features" / "datasources" / "DatasourcesPage.tsx"
+API = ROOT / "webui" / "src" / "api" / "datasources.ts"
+
+
+class DatasourceLifecycleGovernanceUiTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_stage_decisions_and_retention_use_shared_semantic_primitives(self) -> None:
+        source = PAGE.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+        self.assertIn("<WorkspaceActionBar", source)
+        self.assertIn("function StageDecisionDialog", source)
+        self.assertIn("function RetentionDialog", source)
+        self.assertIn("<ConfirmDialog", source)
+        self.assertIn('variant="danger"', source)
+        self.assertIn("datasources.field.approval-policy", source)
+        self.assertIn("datasources.field.retention-policy-contract", source)
+        self.assertIn('state === "awaiting_approval"', source)
+
+    def test_client_binds_decisions_and_apply_to_server_evidence(self) -> None:
+        source = API.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+        self.assertIn("expected_policy_hash", source)
+        self.assertIn("expected_subject_digest", source)
+        self.assertIn("/lifecycle-evidence", source)
+        self.assertIn("/retention/plan", source)
+        self.assertIn("plan_hash: plan.plan_hash", source)
+        self.assertIn("/refresh/stage", source)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_manifest.py

@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ class DatasourceManifestTests(unittest.TestCase):
             if item.name == "connectors.datasource_origins"
         )
         self.assertTrue(requirement.optional)
+        self.assertIn(
+            "datasources:stage:approve",
+            {item.scope for item in manifest.permissions},
+        )
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

tests/test_migrations.py

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class DatasourceMigrationTests(unittest.TestCase):
             try:
                 with engine.connect() as connection:
                     self.assertIn(
-                        "b8d2f5a0c3e7",
+                        "d1a7c3e9f5b2",
                         set(MigrationContext.configure(connection).get_current_heads()),
                     )
                     catalogue_columns = {
@@ -50,13 +50,36 @@ class DatasourceMigrationTests(unittest.TestCase):
                             "publication_state",
                             "owner_ref",
                             "quality_policy",
+                            "access_policy_ref",
+                            "visibility_policy",
+                            "approval_policy",
+                            "retention_policy",
                             "dependency_refs",
                         }.issubset(catalogue_columns)
                     )
+                    stage_columns = {
+                        item["name"]
+                        for item in inspect(connection).get_columns(
+                            "datasource_stages"
+                        )
+                    }
+                    materialization_columns = {
+                        item["name"]
+                        for item in inspect(connection).get_columns(
+                            "datasource_materializations"
+                        )
+                    }
+                    self.assertIn("approval", stage_columns)
+                    self.assertTrue(
+                        {"disposed_at", "disposition"}.issubset(
+                            materialization_columns
+                        )
+                    )
                     self.assertEqual(
                         {
                             "datasource_catalogue",
                             "datasource_governance_references",
+                            "datasource_lifecycle_evidence",
                             "datasource_materializations",
                             "datasource_payload_rows",
                             "datasource_payloads",

tests/test_visibility.py

@@ -0,0 +1,468 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine
+from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+
+from govoplan_core.auth import ApiPrincipal
+from govoplan_core.core.access import PrincipalRef
+from govoplan_core.core.change_sequence import ChangeSequenceEntry
+from govoplan_core.core.datasources import (
+    CAPABILITY_DATASOURCE_ORIGINS,
+    CAPABILITY_POLICY_DATASOURCE_VISIBILITY,
+    DatasourceAccessError,
+    DatasourceGovernance,
+    DatasourceNotFoundError,
+    DatasourceField,
+    DatasourceOrigin,
+    DatasourceOriginReadResult,
+    DatasourceReadRequest,
+    DatasourceVisibilityPolicyDecision,
+)
+from govoplan_core.db.base import Base, utcnow
+from govoplan_datasources.backend.db.models import (
+    DatasourceGovernanceReferenceRecord,
+    DatasourceMaterializationRecord,
+    DatasourcePayloadRecord,
+    DatasourceRecord,
+)
+from govoplan_datasources.backend.service import (
+    CATALOGUE_READ_SCOPE,
+    SqlDatasourceProvider,
+)
+
+
+SCHEMA = [
+    {"name": "id", "data_type": "integer", "nullable": False},
+    {"name": "owner_id", "data_type": "string", "nullable": False},
+    {"name": "secret", "data_type": "string", "nullable": False},
+    {"name": "internal_note", "data_type": "string", "nullable": True},
+]
+ROWS = [
+    {
+        "id": 1,
+        "owner_id": "account-1",
+        "secret": "protected-one",
+        "internal_note": "hidden-one",
+    },
+    {
+        "id": 2,
+        "owner_id": "account-2",
+        "secret": "protected-two",
+        "internal_note": "hidden-two",
+    },
+]
+
+
+def principal(
+    *,
+    tenant_id: str = "tenant-1",
+    account_id: str = "account-1",
+    role_ids: tuple[str, ...] = ("reader",),
+    auth_method: str = "session",
+    service_account_id: str | None = None,
+) -> ApiPrincipal:
+    return ApiPrincipal(
+        principal=PrincipalRef(
+            account_id=account_id,
+            membership_id=(None if auth_method == "service_account" else "member-1"),
+            tenant_id=tenant_id,
+            scopes=frozenset({CATALOGUE_READ_SCOPE}),
+            role_ids=frozenset(role_ids),
+            auth_method=auth_method,
+            service_account_id=service_account_id,
+        ),
+        account=object(),
+        user=object(),
+    )
+
+
+class _PolicyProvider:
+    def __init__(self, decision: DatasourceVisibilityPolicyDecision) -> None:
+        self.decision = decision
+        self.requests = []
+
+    def decide_datasource_visibility(self, _session, *, request):
+        self.requests.append(request)
+        return self.decision
+
+
+class _Registry:
+    def __init__(self, policy_provider: _PolicyProvider) -> None:
+        self.policy_provider = policy_provider
+
+    def has_capability(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        return name == CAPABILITY_POLICY_DATASOURCE_VISIBILITY
+
+    def capability(self, name: str) -> object:
+        if not self.has_capability(name):
+            raise KeyError(name)
+        return self.policy_provider
+
+
+class _OriginProvider:
+    origin = DatasourceOrigin(
+        ref="secret:origin",
+        source_name="live_cases",
+        name="Live cases",
+        kind="database",
+        shape="tabular",
+        supported_modes=("live",),
+        provider="test",
+        schema=tuple(
+            DatasourceField(
+                name=str(field["name"]),
+                data_type=str(field["data_type"]),
+                nullable=bool(field["nullable"]),
+            )
+            for field in SCHEMA
+        ),
+        fingerprint="live-base-fingerprint",
+        row_count=2,
+    )
+
+    def list_origins(self, _session, _principal, *, query="", limit=100):
+        del query
+        return (self.origin,)[:limit]
+
+    def get_origin(self, _session, _principal, *, origin_ref):
+        return self.origin if origin_ref == self.origin.ref else None
+
+    def read_origin(self, _session, _principal, *, request):
+        rows = ROWS[request.offset : request.offset + request.limit]
+        return DatasourceOriginReadResult(
+            origin=self.origin,
+            rows=tuple(rows),
+            total_rows=2,
+            truncated=request.offset + len(rows) < 2,
+            elapsed_ms=1,
+        )
+
+
+class _LiveRegistry:
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.origin_provider = _OriginProvider()
+
+    def has_capability(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        return name == CAPABILITY_DATASOURCE_ORIGINS
+
+    def capability(self, name: str) -> object:
+        if not self.has_capability(name):
+            raise KeyError(name)
+        return self.origin_provider
+
+
+class DatasourceVisibilityTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.engine = create_engine("sqlite:///:memory:")
+        Base.metadata.create_all(
+            self.engine,
+            tables=[
+                DatasourceRecord.__table__,
+                DatasourceGovernanceReferenceRecord.__table__,
+                DatasourcePayloadRecord.__table__,
+                DatasourceMaterializationRecord.__table__,
+                ChangeSequenceEntry.__table__,
+            ],
+        )
+        self.Session = sessionmaker(bind=self.engine)
+        self.session = self.Session()
+
+    def tearDown(self) -> None:
+        self.session.close()
+        Base.metadata.drop_all(
+            self.engine,
+            tables=[
+                DatasourceMaterializationRecord.__table__,
+                ChangeSequenceEntry.__table__,
+                DatasourcePayloadRecord.__table__,
+                DatasourceGovernanceReferenceRecord.__table__,
+                DatasourceRecord.__table__,
+            ],
+        )
+        self.engine.dispose()
+
+    def _datasource(
+        self,
+        *,
+        policy: dict[str, object] | None = None,
+        access_policy_ref: str | None = None,
+        frozen: bool = False,
+        snapshot_policy: dict[str, object] | None = None,
+    ) -> DatasourceRecord:
+        item = DatasourceRecord(
+            tenant_id="tenant-1",
+            source_name="governed_cases",
+            name="Governed cases",
+            kind="upload",
+            mode="static",
+            shape="tabular",
+            status="active",
+            provider="private.provider",
+            provider_ref="secret:origin",
+            schema_=SCHEMA,
+            fingerprint="base-fingerprint",
+            row_count=2,
+            byte_count=250,
+            provenance_={"secret_locator": "private://rows"},
+            metadata_={"credential_ref": "credential:secret"},
+            access_policy_ref=access_policy_ref,
+            visibility_policy=policy or {},
+        )
+        self.session.add(item)
+        self.session.flush()
+        snapshot = DatasourceGovernance(
+            publication_state="internal",
+            visibility_policy=snapshot_policy or policy or {},
+            access_policy_ref=access_policy_ref,
+        )
+        materialization = DatasourceMaterializationRecord(
+            tenant_id="tenant-1",
+            datasource_id=item.id,
+            revision=1,
+            state="published",
+            schema_=SCHEMA,
+            rows=ROWS,
+            fingerprint="materialization-fingerprint",
+            row_count=2,
+            byte_count=250,
+            frozen_at=utcnow() if frozen else None,
+            frozen_label="Evidence" if frozen else None,
+            provenance_={"protected": "source details"},
+            metadata_={"protected": "materialization details"},
+            governance_snapshot_=snapshot.to_dict(),
+        )
+        self.session.add(materialization)
+        self.session.flush()
+        item.current_materialization_id = materialization.id
+        self.session.flush()
+        return item
+
+    def test_role_acl_filters_discovery_and_denies_reads(self) -> None:
+        item = self._datasource(policy={"source_acl": {"role_ids": ["reader"]}})
+        provider = SqlDatasourceProvider()
+
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(provider.list_datasources(self.session, principal())))
+        denied = principal(role_ids=("other",))
+        self.assertEqual((), provider.list_datasources(self.session, denied))
+        self.assertIsNone(
+            provider.get_datasource(
+                self.session,
+                denied,
+                datasource_ref=f"datasource:{item.id}",
+            )
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(DatasourceAccessError):
+            provider.read_datasource(
+                self.session,
+                denied,
+                request=DatasourceReadRequest(datasource_ref=f"datasource:{item.id}"),
+            )
+        other_tenant = principal(tenant_id="tenant-2")
+        self.assertEqual((), provider.list_datasources(self.session, other_tenant))
+        with self.assertRaises(DatasourceNotFoundError):
+            provider.read_datasource(
+                self.session,
+                other_tenant,
+                request=DatasourceReadRequest(datasource_ref=f"datasource:{item.id}"),
+            )
+
+    def test_rows_and_fields_are_filtered_into_an_opaque_permitted_view(self) -> None:
+        policy = {
+            "source_acl": {"role_ids": ["reader"]},
+            "fields": {
+                "secret": {
+                    "classification": "restricted",
+                    "action": "redact",
+                    "allow": {"role_ids": ["privileged"]},
+                },
+                "internal_note": {
+                    "classification": "confidential",
+                    "action": "omit",
+                    "allow": {"role_ids": ["privileged"]},
+                },
+            },
+            "row_filters": [
+                {"field": "owner_id", "claim": "account_id", "operator": "equals"}
+            ],
+        }
+        item = self._datasource(policy=policy)
+        provider = SqlDatasourceProvider()
+
+        with patch(
+            "govoplan_datasources.backend.service.audit_event"
+        ) as audit_event:
+            result = provider.read_datasource(
+                self.session,
+                principal(),
+                request=DatasourceReadRequest(
+                    datasource_ref=f"datasource:{item.id}"
+                ),
+            )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ({"id": 1, "owner_id": "account-1", "secret": None},),
+            result.rows,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ["id", "owner_id", "secret"],
+            [field.name for field in result.datasource.schema],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual("restricted", result.datasource.schema[-1].classification)
+        self.assertNotEqual(
+            "materialization-fingerprint", result.datasource.fingerprint
+        )
+        self.assertIsNone(result.datasource.provider)
+        self.assertIsNone(result.datasource.provider_ref)
+        self.assertNotIn("credential_ref", result.datasource.metadata)
+        self.assertEqual(1, result.total_rows)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ["datasource.visibility_applied"],
+            [diagnostic.code for diagnostic in result.diagnostics],
+        )
+        audit_details = audit_event.call_args.kwargs["details"]
+        self.assertEqual(2, audit_details["visibility_summary"]["field_rule_count"])
+        self.assertNotIn("protected-one", str(audit_details))
+
+        repeated = provider.read_datasource(
+            self.session,
+            principal(),
+            request=DatasourceReadRequest(
+                datasource_ref=f"datasource:{item.id}",
+                expected_fingerprint=result.datasource.fingerprint,
+            ),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(result.datasource.fingerprint, repeated.datasource.fingerprint)
+
+    def test_materialization_acl_supports_service_principals(self) -> None:
+        item = self._datasource(
+            policy={
+                "source_acl": {"auth_methods": ["session", "service_account"]},
+                "materialization_acl": {"service_account_ids": ["service:reporting"]},
+            }
+        )
+        provider = SqlDatasourceProvider()
+
+        with self.assertRaises(DatasourceAccessError):
+            provider.read_datasource(
+                self.session,
+                principal(),
+                request=DatasourceReadRequest(datasource_ref=f"datasource:{item.id}"),
+            )
+        result = provider.read_datasource(
+            self.session,
+            principal(
+                account_id="service-account",
+                auth_method="service_account",
+                service_account_id="service:reporting",
+            ),
+            request=DatasourceReadRequest(datasource_ref=f"datasource:{item.id}"),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(2, result.total_rows)
+
+    def test_frozen_state_keeps_its_restrictive_local_policy(self) -> None:
+        snapshot_policy = {"source_acl": {"role_ids": ["evidence-reader"]}}
+        item = self._datasource(
+            policy={},
+            frozen=True,
+            snapshot_policy=snapshot_policy,
+        )
+        provider = SqlDatasourceProvider()
+
+        with self.assertRaises(DatasourceAccessError):
+            provider.read_datasource(
+                self.session,
+                principal(role_ids=("reader",)),
+                request=DatasourceReadRequest(
+                    datasource_ref=f"datasource:{item.id}",
+                    consistency="frozen",
+                ),
+            )
+        result = provider.read_datasource(
+            self.session,
+            principal(role_ids=("evidence-reader",)),
+            request=DatasourceReadRequest(
+                datasource_ref=f"datasource:{item.id}",
+                consistency="frozen",
+            ),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(2, result.total_rows)
+
+    def test_external_policy_tightens_local_behavior_and_missing_provider_denies(
+        self,
+    ) -> None:
+        item = self._datasource(access_policy_ref="case-workers")
+        with self.assertRaises(DatasourceAccessError):
+            SqlDatasourceProvider().read_datasource(
+                self.session,
+                principal(),
+                request=DatasourceReadRequest(datasource_ref=f"datasource:{item.id}"),
+            )
+
+        external = _PolicyProvider(
+            DatasourceVisibilityPolicyDecision(
+                allowed=True,
+                policies=({"source_acl": {"role_ids": ["case-worker"]}},),
+                decision_ref="policy-decision:1",
+            )
+        )
+        provider = SqlDatasourceProvider(registry=_Registry(external))
+        result = provider.read_datasource(
+            self.session,
+            principal(role_ids=("case-worker",)),
+            request=DatasourceReadRequest(datasource_ref=f"datasource:{item.id}"),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(2, result.total_rows)
+        self.assertEqual("case-workers", external.requests[-1].policy_ref)
+
+    def test_denied_audit_contains_no_protected_values(self) -> None:
+        item = self._datasource(policy={"source_acl": {"role_ids": ["authorized"]}})
+        provider = SqlDatasourceProvider()
+        with patch("govoplan_datasources.backend.service.audit_event") as audit_event:
+            with self.assertRaises(DatasourceAccessError):
+                provider.read_datasource(
+                    self.session,
+                    principal(role_ids=("denied",)),
+                    request=DatasourceReadRequest(
+                        datasource_ref=f"datasource:{item.id}"
+                    ),
+                )
+
+        details = audit_event.call_args.kwargs["details"]
+        self.assertEqual("denied", details["outcome"])
+        serialized = str(details)
+        self.assertNotIn("protected-one", serialized)
+        self.assertNotIn("hidden-one", serialized)
+        self.assertNotIn("credential:secret", serialized)
+
+    def test_live_rows_are_filtered_before_origin_data_is_returned(self) -> None:
+        item = self._datasource(
+            policy={
+                "source_acl": {"role_ids": ["reader"]},
+                "row_filters": [
+                    {"field": "owner_id", "claim": "account_id"}
+                ],
+            }
+        )
+        item.mode = "live"
+        self.session.flush()
+
+        result = SqlDatasourceProvider(registry=_LiveRegistry()).read_datasource(
+            self.session,
+            principal(),
+            request=DatasourceReadRequest(
+                datasource_ref=f"datasource:{item.id}",
+                consistency="live",
+            ),
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(1, result.total_rows)
+        self.assertEqual("account-1", result.rows[0]["owner_id"])
+        self.assertNotEqual("live-base-fingerprint", result.datasource.fingerprint)
+        self.assertIsNone(result.datasource.provider_ref)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

webui/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@govoplan/datasources-webui",
-  "version": "0.1.19",
+  "version": "0.1.22",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",

webui/src/api/datasources.ts

@@ -28,11 +28,15 @@ export type DatasourceGovernance = {
   classification: string;
   privacy_profile_ref?: string | null;
   retention_policy_ref?: string | null;
+  access_policy_ref?: string | null;
+  visibility_policy: Record<string, unknown>;
   hold_refs: string[];
   publication_state: string;
   transfer_agreement_ref?: string | null;
   freshness_policy: Record<string, unknown>;
   quality_policy: Record<string, unknown>;
+  approval_policy: Record<string, unknown>;
+  retention_policy: Record<string, unknown>;
   known_limits: string[];
   correction_procedure_ref?: string | null;
   affected_refs: string[];
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ export type DatasourceField = {
   name: string;
   data_type: string;
   nullable: boolean;
+  classification: string;
 };
 
 export type Datasource = {
@@ -82,6 +87,8 @@ export type DatasourceMaterialization = {
   frozen_label?: string | null;
   source_timestamp?: string | null;
   created_at?: string | null;
+  disposed_at?: string | null;
+  disposition: Record<string, unknown>;
   provenance: Record<string, unknown>;
   metadata: Record<string, unknown>;
   governance: DatasourceGovernance;
@@ -139,6 +146,21 @@ export type DatasourceStage = {
   row_count?: number | null;
   byte_count?: number | null;
   validation: DatasourceStageValidation;
+  approval: {
+    state?: "not_required" | "pending" | "approved" | "rejected" | "expired";
+    policy_hash?: string;
+    subject_digest?: string;
+    required_approvals?: number;
+    approval_count?: number;
+    expires_at?: string | null;
+    approvals?: Array<{
+      actor_ref?: string;
+      decision?: "approve" | "reject";
+      reason?: string;
+      decided_at?: string;
+    }>;
+    policy?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  };
   created_at?: string | null;
   promoted_at?: string | null;
   promoted_materialization_ref?: string | null;
@@ -200,6 +222,38 @@ export type DatasourcePreview = {
   }>;
 };
 
+export type DatasourceLifecycleEvidence = {
+  ref: string;
+  subject_ref: string;
+  event_type: string;
+  occurred_at: string;
+  actor_ref?: string | null;
+  policy_version?: string | null;
+  policy_hash?: string | null;
+  subject_digest: string;
+  previous_event_hash?: string | null;
+  event_hash: string;
+  details: Record<string, unknown>;
+};
+
+export type DatasourceRetentionCandidate = {
+  ref: string;
+  kind: "stage" | "materialization";
+  datasource_ref?: string | null;
+  disposition: "delete_stage" | "purge_materialization_payload";
+  eligible_at: string;
+  eligible: boolean;
+  blockers: string[];
+  policy_version: string;
+  policy_hash: string;
+};
+
+export type DatasourceRetentionPlan = {
+  as_of: string;
+  plan_hash: string;
+  candidates: DatasourceRetentionCandidate[];
+};
+
 export async function listDatasources(
   settings: ApiSettings,
   query = "",
@@ -290,6 +344,22 @@ export function promoteDatasourceStage(
   });
 }
 
+export function decideDatasourceStage(
+  settings: ApiSettings,
+  stageRef: string,
+  payload: {
+    decision: "approve" | "reject";
+    reason: string;
+    expected_policy_hash: string;
+    expected_subject_digest: string;
+  }
+): Promise<DatasourceStage> {
+  return apiFetch(settings, `/api/v1/datasources/stages/${refId(stageRef)}/decision`, {
+    method: "POST",
+    body: JSON.stringify(payload)
+  });
+}
+
 export function registerDatasourceOrigin(
   settings: ApiSettings,
   payload: {
@@ -316,6 +386,50 @@ export function refreshDatasource(
   });
 }
 
+export function prepareDatasourceRefresh(
+  settings: ApiSettings,
+  datasourceRef: string
+): Promise<DatasourceStage> {
+  return apiFetch(settings, `/api/v1/datasources/${refId(datasourceRef)}/refresh/stage`, {
+    method: "POST"
+  });
+}
+
+export async function listDatasourceLifecycleEvidence(
+  settings: ApiSettings,
+  subjectRef?: string
+): Promise<DatasourceLifecycleEvidence[]> {
+  const params = new URLSearchParams();
+  if (subjectRef) params.set("subject_ref", subjectRef);
+  const suffix = params.size ? `?${params.toString()}` : "";
+  const response = await apiFetch<{ evidence: DatasourceLifecycleEvidence[] }>(
+    settings,
+    `/api/v1/datasources/lifecycle-evidence${suffix}`
+  );
+  return response.evidence;
+}
+
+export function previewDatasourceRetention(
+  settings: ApiSettings
+): Promise<DatasourceRetentionPlan> {
+  return apiFetch(settings, "/api/v1/datasources/retention/plan");
+}
+
+export function applyDatasourceRetention(
+  settings: ApiSettings,
+  plan: DatasourceRetentionPlan,
+  targetRefs: string[]
+): Promise<{ plan_hash: string; disposed_refs: string[]; evidence_hashes: string[] }> {
+  return apiFetch(settings, "/api/v1/datasources/retention/apply", {
+    method: "POST",
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      as_of: plan.as_of,
+      plan_hash: plan.plan_hash,
+      target_refs: targetRefs
+    })
+  });
+}
+
 export function freezeDatasource(
   settings: ApiSettings,
   datasourceRef: string,

webui/src/features/datasources/DatasourcesPage.tsx

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   Plus,
   Snowflake,
   ShieldCheck,
+  ShieldQuestion,
   Trash2,
   Upload
 } from "lucide-react";
@@ -49,14 +50,18 @@ import { FormGrid, DialogSection, ActionToolbar,
   type AuthInfo
 } from "@govoplan/core-webui";
 import {
+  applyDatasourceRetention,
   createDatasourceStage,
+  decideDatasourceStage,
   freezeDatasource,
   listDatasourceMaterializations,
   listDatasourceOrigins,
   listDatasourceStages,
   listDatasources,
   previewDatasource,
+  previewDatasourceRetention,
   promoteDatasourceStage,
+  prepareDatasourceRefresh,
   refreshDatasource,
   registerDatasourceOrigin,
   retireDatasource,
@@ -66,6 +71,7 @@ import {
   type DatasourceMaterialization,
   type DatasourceOrigin,
   type DatasourcePreview,
+  type DatasourceRetentionPlan,
   type DatasourceSchemaChange,
   type DatasourceStage,
   type DatasourceValidationDiagnostic
@@ -73,6 +79,7 @@ import {
 import {
   DATASOURCE_FIELDS_DOCUMENTATION,
   DATASOURCE_GOVERNANCE_DOCUMENTATION,
+  DATASOURCE_VISIBILITY_DOCUMENTATION,
   DATASOURCES_DOCUMENTATION,
   DATASOURCES_I18N
 } from "./interfacePatterns";
@@ -112,12 +119,17 @@ export default function DatasourcesPage({
   const [retireOpen, setRetireOpen] = useState(false);
   const [promoteOpen, setPromoteOpen] = useState(false);
   const [governanceOpen, setGovernanceOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [decisionOpen, setDecisionOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [retentionOpen, setRetentionOpen] = useState(false);
   const { requestDiscard } = useUnsavedChanges();
 
   const canManage = hasScope(auth, "datasources:source:write")
     || hasScope(auth, "datasources:source:admin");
   const canStage = hasScope(auth, "datasources:stage:write")
     || hasScope(auth, "datasources:source:admin");
+  const canApprove = hasScope(auth, "datasources:stage:approve")
+    || hasScope(auth, "datasources:source:admin");
+  const canAdmin = hasScope(auth, "datasources:source:admin");
 
   const reload = useCallback(async (preferredDatasourceRef?: string) => {
     setLoading(true);
@@ -227,6 +239,14 @@ export default function DatasourcesPage({
     setWorking(true);
     setError("");
     try {
+      if (selectedDatasource.governance.approval_policy.required === true) {
+        const stage = await prepareDatasourceRefresh(settings, selectedDatasource.ref);
+        await reload(selectedDatasource.ref);
+        setSelectedStageRef(stage.ref);
+        setView("staging");
+        setSuccess(`Prepared refresh stage ${stage.name}. It must be approved before promotion.`);
+        return;
+      }
       const result = await refreshDatasource(settings, selectedDatasource.ref);
       setSuccess(`Refreshed ${result.datasource.name} as revision ${result.materialization.revision}.`);
       await reload(result.datasource.ref);
@@ -424,7 +444,12 @@ export default function DatasourcesPage({
             primaryActions={<>
               {view === "catalogue" && selectedDatasource?.mode === "cached" ? (
                 <Button onClick={() => void refreshSelected()} disabled={!canManage || working} disabledReason={working ? DATASOURCES_I18N.working : !canManage ? DATASOURCES_I18N.manageReason : undefined}>
-                  <Download size={16} /> Refresh
+                  <Download size={16} /> {selectedDatasource.governance.approval_policy.required === true ? "Stage refresh" : "Refresh"}
+                </Button>
+              ) : null}
+              {view === "catalogue" && canAdmin ? (
+                <Button onClick={() => setRetentionOpen(true)} disabled={working}>
+                  <Archive size={16} /> Retention
                 </Button>
               ) : null}
               {view === "catalogue" && selectedDatasource ? (
@@ -451,6 +476,16 @@ export default function DatasourcesPage({
                   <Upload size={16} /> Promote
                 </Button>
               ) : null}
+              {view === "staging" && selectedStage?.state === "awaiting_approval" ? (
+                <Button
+                  variant="primary"
+                  onClick={() => setDecisionOpen(true)}
+                  disabled={!canApprove || working}
+                  disabledReason={working ? DATASOURCES_I18N.working : !canApprove ? "Datasource approval permission is required." : undefined}
+                >
+                  <ShieldQuestion size={16} /> Decide
+                </Button>
+              ) : null}
               {view === "origins" && selectedOrigin ? (
                 <Button
                   variant="primary"
@@ -562,6 +597,28 @@ export default function DatasourcesPage({
           await reload(updated.ref);
         }}
       />
+      <StageDecisionDialog
+        open={decisionOpen}
+        settings={settings}
+        stage={selectedStage}
+        onClose={() => setDecisionOpen(false)}
+        onDecided={async (updated) => {
+          setDecisionOpen(false);
+          await reload();
+          setSelectedStageRef(updated.ref);
+          setSuccess(`Recorded ${updated.approval.state ?? "approval"} decision state for ${updated.name}.`);
+        }}
+      />
+      <RetentionDialog
+        open={retentionOpen}
+        settings={settings}
+        onClose={() => setRetentionOpen(false)}
+        onApplied={async (count) => {
+          setRetentionOpen(false);
+          setSuccess(`Applied retention to ${count} eligible target${count === 1 ? "" : "s"}.`);
+          await reload(selectedDatasourceRef);
+        }}
+      />
       <Dialog
         open={freezeOpen}
         title="Freeze datasource state"
@@ -650,6 +707,8 @@ function DatasourceDetail({
           <span><small>Steward</small><strong>{datasource.governance.steward_ref || "Not assigned"}</strong></span>
           <span><small>Responsible organization</small><strong>{datasource.governance.responsible_organization_ref || "Not assigned"}</strong></span>
           <span><small>Purposes</small><strong>{datasource.governance.purposes.join(", ") || "Not declared"}</strong></span>
+          <span><small>Approval gate</small><strong>{datasource.governance.approval_policy.required === true ? "Required" : "Not required"}</strong></span>
+          <span><small>Retention</small><strong>{datasource.governance.retention_policy.enabled === true ? "Configured" : "Disabled"}</strong></span>
         </div>
         {datasource.governance.semantic_definition ? (
           <p className="datasources-dialog-copy">{datasource.governance.semantic_definition}</p>
@@ -691,7 +750,9 @@ function DatasourceDetail({
                   <td>{formatDate(item.created_at)}</td>
                   <td>{formatNumber(item.row_count)}</td>
                   <td>
-                    {item.frozen_at ? (
+                    {item.disposed_at ? (
+                      <StatusBadge status="disposed" label="payload disposed" />
+                    ) : item.frozen_at ? (
                       <StatusBadge
                         status="frozen"
                         label={item.frozen_label || "frozen"}
@@ -772,6 +833,28 @@ function StageDetail({ stage }: { stage: DatasourceStage }) {
           </div>
         )}
       </ContentSection>
+      <ContentSection>
+        <ActionToolbar surface="section-header" className="datasources-section-heading">
+          <span><ShieldQuestion size={16} /> Promotion approval</span>
+          <StatusBadge status={stage.approval.state ?? "not_required"} label={readableToken(stage.approval.state ?? "not_required")} />
+        </ActionToolbar>
+        <div className="datasources-key-values">
+          <span><small>Progress</small><strong>{stage.approval.approval_count ?? 0} / {stage.approval.required_approvals ?? 1}</strong></span>
+          <span><small>Policy hash</small><strong>{shortFingerprint(stage.approval.policy_hash ?? "")}</strong></span>
+          <span><small>Subject digest</small><strong>{shortFingerprint(stage.approval.subject_digest ?? "")}</strong></span>
+          <span><small>Expires</small><strong>{formatDate(stage.approval.expires_at)}</strong></span>
+        </div>
+        {stage.approval.approvals?.length ? (
+          <ul className="datasources-diagnostic-list">
+            {stage.approval.approvals.map((item, index) => (
+              <li key={`${item.actor_ref ?? "actor"}-${index}`}>
+                <span>{item.actor_ref ?? "Unknown actor"} · {readableToken(item.decision ?? "decision")}</span>
+                <small>{item.reason ?? "No reason recorded"} · {formatDate(item.decided_at)}</small>
+              </li>
+            ))}
+          </ul>
+        ) : <div className="datasources-validation-ok">No approval decision has been recorded.</div>}
+      </ContentSection>
       {schemaChanges.length ? (
         <ContentSection>
           <ActionToolbar surface="section-header" className="datasources-section-heading">
@@ -796,6 +879,211 @@ function StageDetail({ stage }: { stage: DatasourceStage }) {
   );
 }
 
+function StageDecisionDialog({
+  open,
+  settings,
+  stage,
+  onClose,
+  onDecided
+}: {
+  open: boolean;
+  settings: ApiSettings;
+  stage: DatasourceStage | null;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  onDecided: (stage: DatasourceStage) => void | Promise<void>;
+}) {
+  const [decision, setDecision] = useState<"approve" | "reject">("approve");
+  const [reason, setReason] = useState("");
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState("");
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) return;
+    setDecision("approve");
+    setReason("");
+    setError("");
+  }, [open, stage?.ref]);
+
+  const submit = async () => {
+    if (!stage?.approval.policy_hash || !stage.approval.subject_digest) return;
+    setBusy(true);
+    setError("");
+    try {
+      const updated = await decideDatasourceStage(settings, stage.ref, {
+        decision,
+        reason,
+        expected_policy_hash: stage.approval.policy_hash,
+        expected_subject_digest: stage.approval.subject_digest
+      });
+      await onDecided(updated);
+    } catch (operationError) {
+      setError(apiErrorMessage(operationError));
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog
+      open={open}
+      title="Decide datasource promotion"
+      onClose={() => !busy && onClose()}
+      footer={<>
+        <Button onClick={onClose} disabled={busy}>Cancel</Button>
+        <Button
+          variant={decision === "reject" ? "danger" : "primary"}
+          onClick={() => void submit()}
+          disabled={busy || reason.trim().length < 5 || !stage?.approval.policy_hash}
+        >
+          {decision === "approve" ? "Approve stage" : "Reject stage"}
+        </Button>
+      </>}
+    >
+      {error ? <DismissibleAlert tone="danger" resetKey={error}>{error}</DismissibleAlert> : null}
+      <p className="datasources-dialog-copy">
+        The decision is bound to this exact stage, validation result, policy hash, and your account authority.
+      </p>
+      <div className="datasources-key-values">
+        <span><small>Stage</small><strong>{stage?.name ?? "Unavailable"}</strong></span>
+        <span><small>Approval progress</small><strong>{stage?.approval.approval_count ?? 0} / {stage?.approval.required_approvals ?? 1}</strong></span>
+        <span><small>Policy hash</small><strong>{shortFingerprint(stage?.approval.policy_hash ?? "")}</strong></span>
+        <span><small>Expires</small><strong>{formatDate(stage?.approval.expires_at)}</strong></span>
+      </div>
+      <SegmentedControl<"approve" | "reject">
+        ariaLabel="Approval decision"
+        width="fill"
+        size="equal"
+        options={[
+          { id: "approve", label: "Approve" },
+          { id: "reject", label: "Reject" }
+        ]}
+        value={decision}
+        onChange={setDecision}
+      />
+      <FormField label="Decision reason" interfaceId="datasources.action.approve" helpContextId="datasources.action.approve" helpModuleId="datasources">
+        <textarea value={reason} onChange={(event) => setReason(event.target.value)} placeholder="Record what was reviewed and why this decision is justified." />
+      </FormField>
+    </Dialog>
+  );
+}
+
+function RetentionDialog({
+  open,
+  settings,
+  onClose,
+  onApplied
+}: {
+  open: boolean;
+  settings: ApiSettings;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  onApplied: (count: number) => void | Promise<void>;
+}) {
+  const [plan, setPlan] = useState<DatasourceRetentionPlan | null>(null);
+  const [selected, setSelected] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+  const [confirming, setConfirming] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState("");
+
+  const loadPlan = useCallback(async () => {
+    setLoading(true);
+    setError("");
+    try {
+      const next = await previewDatasourceRetention(settings);
+      setPlan(next);
+      setSelected([]);
+    } catch (loadError) {
+      setError(apiErrorMessage(loadError));
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  }, [settings]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (open) void loadPlan();
+  }, [loadPlan, open]);
+
+  const apply = async () => {
+    if (!plan || !selected.length) return;
+    setBusy(true);
+    setError("");
+    try {
+      const result = await applyDatasourceRetention(settings, plan, selected);
+      setConfirming(false);
+      await onApplied(result.disposed_refs.length);
+    } catch (operationError) {
+      setConfirming(false);
+      setError(apiErrorMessage(operationError));
+      await loadPlan();
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const toggle = (ref: string) => setSelected((current) =>
+    current.includes(ref)
+      ? current.filter((item) => item !== ref)
+      : [...current, ref]);
+
+  return <>
+    <Dialog
+      open={open}
+      title="Datasource retention preview"
+      size="wide"
+      onClose={() => !busy && onClose()}
+      footer={<>
+        <Button onClick={() => void loadPlan()} disabled={loading || busy}>Reload preview</Button>
+        <Button onClick={onClose} disabled={busy}>Cancel</Button>
+        <Button variant="danger" onClick={() => setConfirming(true)} disabled={busy || loading || !selected.length}>
+          Apply selected dispositions
+        </Button>
+      </>}
+    >
+      {error ? <DismissibleAlert tone="danger" resetKey={error}>{error}</DismissibleAlert> : null}
+      <p className="datasources-dialog-copy">
+        The preview is read-only. Legal holds, current materializations, pending approvals, and publication evidence remain blocked.
+      </p>
+      {plan ? (
+        <div className="datasources-key-values">
+          <span><small>As of</small><strong>{formatDate(plan.as_of)}</strong></span>
+          <span><small>Plan hash</small><strong>{shortFingerprint(plan.plan_hash)}</strong></span>
+          <span><small>Due targets</small><strong>{plan.candidates.length}</strong></span>
+          <span><small>Selected</small><strong>{selected.length}</strong></span>
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+      <LoadingFrame loading={loading}>
+        <div className="datasources-table-scroll">
+          <table>
+            <thead><tr><th className="datasources-retention-select-cell" aria-label="Select" /><th>Target</th><th>Disposition</th><th>Eligible since</th><th>Policy / blockers</th></tr></thead>
+            <tbody>
+              {plan?.candidates.map((candidate) => (
+                <tr key={candidate.ref}>
+                  <td className="datasources-retention-select-cell"><input type="checkbox" aria-label={`Select ${candidate.ref}`} checked={selected.includes(candidate.ref)} disabled={!candidate.eligible} onChange={() => toggle(candidate.ref)} /></td>
+                  <td><strong>{candidate.ref}</strong><small>{candidate.datasource_ref ?? "Unpromoted stage"}</small></td>
+                  <td>{readableToken(candidate.disposition)}</td>
+                  <td>{formatDate(candidate.eligible_at)}</td>
+                  <td>{candidate.blockers.length ? candidate.blockers.map(readableToken).join(", ") : `v${candidate.policy_version} · eligible`}</td>
+                </tr>
+              ))}
+              {!plan?.candidates.length ? <tr><td colSpan={5}>No retention targets are due.</td></tr> : null}
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>
+      </LoadingFrame>
+    </Dialog>
+    <ConfirmDialog
+      open={confirming}
+      title="Apply datasource retention"
+      message={`Dispose ${selected.length} selected target${selected.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}? Payload rows or transient stages will be removed; lifecycle evidence remains.`}
+      confirmLabel="Apply retention"
+      tone="danger"
+      busy={busy}
+      onCancel={() => setConfirming(false)}
+      onConfirm={() => void apply()}
+    />
+  </>;
+}
+
 function ValidationDiagnosticList({
   diagnostics
 }: {
@@ -898,6 +1186,9 @@ function GovernanceDialog({
   const [draft, setDraft] = useState<DatasourceGovernance | null>(null);
   const [freshness, setFreshness] = useState("{}");
   const [quality, setQuality] = useState("{}");
+  const [visibility, setVisibility] = useState("{}");
+  const [approval, setApproval] = useState("{}");
+  const [retention, setRetention] = useState("{}");
   const [baselineKey, setBaselineKey] = useState("");
   const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState("");
@@ -908,14 +1199,20 @@ function GovernanceDialog({
     const nextDraft = structuredClone(datasource.governance);
     const nextFreshness = JSON.stringify(datasource.governance.freshness_policy, null, 2);
     const nextQuality = JSON.stringify(datasource.governance.quality_policy, null, 2);
+    const nextVisibility = JSON.stringify(datasource.governance.visibility_policy ?? {}, null, 2);
+    const nextApproval = JSON.stringify(datasource.governance.approval_policy ?? {}, null, 2);
+    const nextRetention = JSON.stringify(datasource.governance.retention_policy ?? {}, null, 2);
     setDraft(nextDraft);
     setFreshness(nextFreshness);
     setQuality(nextQuality);
-    setBaselineKey(JSON.stringify({ draft: nextDraft, freshness: nextFreshness, quality: nextQuality }));
+    setVisibility(nextVisibility);
+    setApproval(nextApproval);
+    setRetention(nextRetention);
+    setBaselineKey(JSON.stringify({ draft: nextDraft, freshness: nextFreshness, quality: nextQuality, visibility: nextVisibility, approval: nextApproval, retention: nextRetention }));
     setError("");
   }, [datasource, open]);
 
-  const dirty = Boolean(open && draft && JSON.stringify({ draft, freshness, quality }) !== baselineKey);
+  const dirty = Boolean(open && draft && JSON.stringify({ draft, freshness, quality, visibility, approval, retention }) !== baselineKey);
 
   const save = async (): Promise<boolean> => {
     if (!datasource || !draft) return false;
@@ -925,7 +1222,10 @@ function GovernanceDialog({
       const updated = await updateDatasourceGovernance(settings, datasource.ref, {
         ...draft,
         freshness_policy: parseObject(freshness, "Freshness policy"),
-        quality_policy: parseObject(quality, "Quality policy")
+        quality_policy: parseObject(quality, "Quality policy"),
+        visibility_policy: parseObject(visibility, "Visibility policy"),
+        approval_policy: parseObject(approval, "Approval policy"),
+        retention_policy: parseObject(retention, "Retention policy")
       });
       await onSaved(updated);
       return true;
@@ -1020,6 +1320,9 @@ function GovernanceDialog({
             <FormField label="Retention policy" interfaceId="datasources.field.retention-policy" helpContextId="datasources.field.retention-policy" helpModuleId="datasources" documentation={DATASOURCE_GOVERNANCE_DOCUMENTATION}>
               <input value={draft.retention_policy_ref ?? ""} onChange={(event) => setValue("retention_policy_ref", event.target.value || null)} />
             </FormField>
+            <FormField label="Access policy reference" interfaceId="datasources.field.access-policy" helpContextId="datasources.field.access-policy" helpModuleId="datasources" documentation={DATASOURCE_VISIBILITY_DOCUMENTATION}>
+              <input value={draft.access_policy_ref ?? ""} onChange={(event) => setValue("access_policy_ref", event.target.value || null)} placeholder="Optional Policy module target" />
+            </FormField>
             <FormField label="Transfer agreement" interfaceId="datasources.field.transfer-agreement" helpContextId="datasources.field.transfer-agreement" helpModuleId="datasources" documentation={DATASOURCE_GOVERNANCE_DOCUMENTATION}>
               <input value={draft.transfer_agreement_ref ?? ""} onChange={(event) => setValue("transfer_agreement_ref", event.target.value || null)} />
             </FormField>
@@ -1040,12 +1343,24 @@ function GovernanceDialog({
             <GovernanceListField label="Known limits" values={draft.known_limits} onChange={(values) => setValue("known_limits", values)} />
           </FormGrid>
           <FormGrid columns={2} gap="small" collapseAt="narrow">
+            <FormField label="Visibility policy (JSON)" interfaceId="datasources.field.visibility-policy" helpContextId="datasources.field.visibility-policy" helpModuleId="datasources" documentation={DATASOURCE_VISIBILITY_DOCUMENTATION}>
+              <textarea value={visibility} onChange={(event) => setVisibility(event.target.value)} spellCheck={false} />
+              <small>Configure source and materialization ACLs, field redaction or omission, and principal-bound row filters.</small>
+            </FormField>
             <FormField label="Freshness policy (JSON)" documentation={DATASOURCE_GOVERNANCE_DOCUMENTATION}>
               <textarea value={freshness} onChange={(event) => setFreshness(event.target.value)} spellCheck={false} />
             </FormField>
             <FormField label="Quality policy (JSON)" documentation={DATASOURCE_GOVERNANCE_DOCUMENTATION}>
               <textarea value={quality} onChange={(event) => setQuality(event.target.value)} spellCheck={false} />
             </FormField>
+            <FormField label="Approval policy (JSON)" interfaceId="datasources.field.approval-policy" helpContextId="datasources.field.approval-policy" helpModuleId="datasources" documentation={DATASOURCE_GOVERNANCE_DOCUMENTATION}>
+              <textarea value={approval} onChange={(event) => setApproval(event.target.value)} spellCheck={false} />
+              <small>Configure a version, required approvals, separation of duties, and optional expiry.</small>
+            </FormField>
+            <FormField label="Retention policy (JSON)" interfaceId="datasources.field.retention-policy-contract" helpContextId="datasources.field.retention-policy-contract" helpModuleId="datasources" documentation={DATASOURCE_GOVERNANCE_DOCUMENTATION}>
+              <textarea value={retention} onChange={(event) => setRetention(event.target.value)} spellCheck={false} />
+              <small>Configure explicit stage, materialization, and frozen-evidence durations; execution always starts with a preview.</small>
+            </FormField>
           </FormGrid>
         </DialogSection>
       ) : null}
@@ -1463,17 +1778,18 @@ function SchemaTable({ fields }: { fields: Datasource["schema"] }) {
     <div className="datasources-table-scroll">
       <table>
         <thead>
-          <tr><th>Field</th><th>Type</th><th>Nullable</th></tr>
+          <tr><th>Field</th><th>Type</th><th>Classification</th><th>Nullable</th></tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody>
           {fields.map((field) => (
             <tr key={field.name}>
               <td>{field.name}</td>
               <td>{field.data_type}</td>
+              <td>{readableToken(field.classification)}</td>
               <td>{field.nullable ? "Yes" : "No"}</td>
             </tr>
           ))}
-          {!fields.length ? <tr><td colSpan={3}>Schema not available</td></tr> : null}
+          {!fields.length ? <tr><td colSpan={4}>Schema not available</td></tr> : null}
         </tbody>
       </table>
     </div>

webui/src/features/datasources/interfacePatterns.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ export const DATASOURCE_GOVERNANCE_DOCUMENTATION = {
   documentationType: "admin"
 } satisfies DocumentationHelpReference;
 
+export const DATASOURCE_VISIBILITY_DOCUMENTATION = {
+  topicId: "datasources.visibility",
+  documentationType: "admin"
+} satisfies DocumentationHelpReference;
+
 export const DATASOURCES_I18N = {
   loading: "i18n:govoplan-datasources.loading_reason",
   working: "i18n:govoplan-datasources.working_reason",

webui/src/i18n/generatedTranslations.ts

@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ const en = {
   "Semantic definition": "Semantic definition",
   "Freshness policy (JSON)": "Freshness policy (JSON)",
   "Quality policy (JSON)": "Quality policy (JSON)",
+  "Access policy reference": "Access policy reference",
+  "Optional Policy module target": "Optional Policy module target",
+  "Visibility policy (JSON)": "Visibility policy (JSON)",
+  "Configure source and materialization ACLs, field redaction or omission, and principal-bound row filters.": "Configure source and materialization ACLs, field redaction or omission, and principal-bound row filters.",
   "Quality policy": "Quality policy",
   "Policy hash": "Policy hash",
   "Schema change": "Schema change",
@@ -136,6 +140,10 @@ const de: Record<keyof typeof en, string> = {
   "Semantic definition": "Semantische Definition",
   "Freshness policy (JSON)": "Aktualitätsrichtlinie (JSON)",
   "Quality policy (JSON)": "Qualitätsrichtlinie (JSON)",
+  "Access policy reference": "Zugriffsrichtlinienreferenz",
+  "Optional Policy module target": "Optionales Ziel im Richtlinienmodul",
+  "Visibility policy (JSON)": "Sichtbarkeitsrichtlinie (JSON)",
+  "Configure source and materialization ACLs, field redaction or omission, and principal-bound row filters.": "Konfigurieren Sie Zugriffslisten für Quellen und Materialisierungen, Feldschwärzung oder -auslassung sowie an den Akteur gebundene Zeilenfilter.",
   "Quality policy": "Qualitätsrichtlinie",
   "Policy hash": "Richtlinien-Hash",
   "Schema change": "Schemaänderung",

webui/src/module.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const readScopes = ["datasources:catalogue:read", "datasources:source:admin"];
 export const datasourcesModule: PlatformWebModule = {
   id: "datasources",
   label: "i18n:govoplan-datasources.datasources",
-  version: "0.1.18",
+  version: "0.1.22",
   optionalDependencies: [
     "access",
     "audit",

webui/src/styles/datasources.css

@@ -287,6 +287,17 @@
   max-height: min(860px, calc(100vh - 32px));
 }
 
+.datasources-retention-select-cell {
+  width: 2.5rem;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.datasources-table-scroll td small {
+  display: block;
+  margin-top: 0.2rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
 .datasources-governance-dialog .datasources-dialog-fields textarea {
   min-height: 76px;
 }