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Description: Design enterprise RAG around approved sources, permission-aware retrieval, supported answers and ongoing knowledge ownership, with practical evaluation criteria.

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# Enterprise RAG: sources, permissions and evaluation

Design enterprise RAG around approved sources, permission-aware retrieval, supported answers and ongoing knowledge ownership, with practical evaluation criteria.

Quantlix Editorial

Insights team

Oct 8, 2026 (2026-10-08) 2 min read

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03 / Technical library

Engineering guides: Whitepapers

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## Organize the sources

A useful RAG system connects a question to authorized source evidence before generating an answer. Inventory documents, identify owners, and distinguish approved revisions from drafts or withdrawn material. An illustrative equipment assistant must find the correct machine and procedure before explaining it. This is a reference approach, not a field-tested deployment claim.

## Evaluate retrieval and answers separately

Create representative questions with a domain reviewer, including missing and conflicting evidence. Check retrieval, answer support, source applicability, and permission boundaries independently. Include questions the system should decline and access changes during operation. A displayed citation is useful only if it supports the actual statement.

## Make corrections maintainable

Route source gaps and incorrect answers to a named owner. Re-evaluate after significant changes to documents, access, or model behavior. Preserve public and internal boundaries in indexes, caches, and logs. A maintained company knowledge system includes this ongoing work alongside the assistant interface.

## Key takeaways

1. A useful RAG system connects a question to authorized source evidence before generating an answer. Inventory documents, identify owners, and distinguish approved revisions from drafts or withdrawn material. An illustrative equipment assistant must find the correct machine and procedure before explaining it. This is a reference approach, not a field-tested deployment claim.

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