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Activity eligibility: waiver preservation · case 01

A valid waiver fails to preserve prior eligibility.

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ROOT CAUSE

A valid waiver fails to preserve prior eligibility.

THE FAILURE

A valid waiver fails to preserve prior eligibility.

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses x["previous"] if x["use_waiver"] else min(x["previous"],x["required"]); the explicit regression cases demonstrate that this still violates the stipulated auction rule.

Case contract

A stipulated ascending multiround auction records eligibility in activity points. Submitted lots contribute fixed points, withdrawn lots contribute none, a waiver preserves previous eligibility once, and frozen eligibility cannot grow. These rules are pedagogical and independent of real spectrum-auction regulations. Named decision waiver-preservation: Preserve eligibility for an available used waiver only.

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Offline administrative auction model for software failure analysis.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = sum(x["points"][i] for i in set(x["active"])-set(x["withdrawn"]))
    v1 = sum(x["points"][i] for i in set(x["active"])|set(x["standing"]))
    v2 = x["use_waiver"] and x["waivers"]>0
    v3 = x["waivers"]-int(x["use_waiver"] and x["waivers"]>0)
    v4 = min(x["previous"],sum(x["points"][i] for i in x["active"]))
    v5 = min(x["previous"],x["required"])
    v6 = x["history"] if x["round"]<=x["last_round"] else x["history"]+[x["previous"]]
    v7 = min(x["previous"],x["stage_limits"][min(x["stage"],len(x["stage_limits"])-1)])
    v8 = min(x["qualification"],x["previous"]+x["transferred"])
    v9 = 0 if x["revoked"] else min(x["previous"],x["qualification"])
    return {'withdrawn-activity':v0,'standing-credit-dedup':v1,'waiver-availability':v2,'waiver-consumption':v3,'eligibility-monotonicity':v4,'waiver-preservation':v5,'round-advance':v6,'stage-ceiling':v7,'transfer-cap':v8,'revocation':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('waiver round', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': True, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('waiver round / all withdrawn', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['A', 'B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': True, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('no waiver left', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 0, 'use_waiver': True, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25]), ('waiver round / no waiver left', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 0, 'use_waiver': True, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25]), ('normal contract', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': False, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25]), ('all withdrawn', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['A', 'B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': False, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25]), ('standing overlaps activity', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['A'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': False, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25]), ('replayed round', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': False, 'required': 5, 'round': 1, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25]), ('stage entry', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': False, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 0, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25]), ('small qualification', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': False, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 2, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25]), ('qualification revoked', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': False, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': True}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25])]
def vary(value):
 if type(value) is int: return value*N
 if isinstance(value,list): return [vary(v) for v in value]
 if isinstance(value,dict): return {k:(v if k in ['count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'stage', 'threshold', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
 return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
 check(label, solve(vary(request))['waiver-preservation'], expected[N-1])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
waiver round58Failed
waiver round / all withdrawn58Failed
no waiver left55Passed
waiver round / no waiver left55Passed
normal contract55Passed
all withdrawn55Passed
standing overlaps activity55Passed
replayed round55Passed
stage entry55Passed
small qualification55Passed
qualification revoked55Passed

SHA-256 / cdd4830256637175093165356dbc9b606e553c13cdff991b028f3cecb2df2523

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = sum(x["points"][i] for i in set(x["active"])-set(x["withdrawn"]))
    v1 = sum(x["points"][i] for i in set(x["active"])|set(x["standing"]))
    v2 = x["use_waiver"] and x["waivers"]>0
    v3 = x["waivers"]-int(x["use_waiver"] and x["waivers"]>0)
    v4 = min(x["previous"],sum(x["points"][i] for i in x["active"]))
    v5 = x["previous"] if x["use_waiver"] else min(x["previous"],x["required"])
    v6 = x["history"] if x["round"]<=x["last_round"] else x["history"]+[x["previous"]]
    v7 = min(x["previous"],x["stage_limits"][min(x["stage"],len(x["stage_limits"])-1)])
    v8 = min(x["qualification"],x["previous"]+x["transferred"])
    v9 = 0 if x["revoked"] else min(x["previous"],x["qualification"])
    return {'withdrawn-activity':v0,'standing-credit-dedup':v1,'waiver-availability':v2,'waiver-consumption':v3,'eligibility-monotonicity':v4,'waiver-preservation':v5,'round-advance':v6,'stage-ceiling':v7,'transfer-cap':v8,'revocation':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('waiver round', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': True, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('waiver round / all withdrawn', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['A', 'B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': True, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('no waiver left', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 0, 'use_waiver': True, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25]), ('waiver round / no waiver left', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 0, 'use_waiver': True, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25]), ('normal contract', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': False, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25]), ('all withdrawn', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['A', 'B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': False, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25]), ('standing overlaps activity', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['A'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': False, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25]), ('replayed round', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': False, 'required': 5, 'round': 1, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25]), ('stage entry', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': False, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 0, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25]), ('small qualification', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': False, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 2, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': False}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25]), ('qualification revoked', {'points': {'A': 3, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}, 'active': ['A', 'B'], 'withdrawn': ['B'], 'standing': ['C'], 'previous': 8, 'waivers': 2, 'use_waiver': False, 'required': 5, 'round': 2, 'last_round': 1, 'history': [8, 6, 5], 'stage': 2, 'stage_limits': [10, 7, 4], 'qualification': 9, 'transferred': 2, 'revoked': True}, [5, 10, 15, 20, 25])]
def vary(value):
 if type(value) is int: return value*N
 if isinstance(value,list): return [vary(v) for v in value]
 if isinstance(value,dict): return {k:(v if k in ['count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'stage', 'threshold', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
 return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
 check(label, solve(vary(request))['waiver-preservation'], expected[N-1])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
waiver round88Passed
waiver round / all withdrawn88Passed
no waiver left85Failed
waiver round / no waiver left85Failed
normal contract55Passed
all withdrawn55Passed
standing overlaps activity55Passed
replayed round55Passed
stage entry55Passed
small qualification55Passed
qualification revoked55Passed

SHA-256 / 4c00a1a8aa2e22385740786a7e45f77a56562521b2c54ac09d38cbd33a845abb

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Stipulated toy auction rules, not a venue specification, financial advice, optimization claim, or live trading implementation. Nonnegative integer inputs and internally aligned list fields only. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:46:08.287523+00:00.

Case digest / 0df72e62144ddb083721f5addb955e8d8ae8a2bb7dab88249f3f48d979303447