To create an historical record of what happens to an instance of a #DigitalTwin throughout its entire lifecycle, you represent this with something called a #DigitalThread.
The Digital Thread
An Operational Guide to Digital Transformation for People in a Hurry
If you ever find yourself struggling to digitally transform your organization, business units, divisions, processes, assets & people, you might consider using the architecture of distributed #IoT software systems as your guide.