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Qualification stages: certified award category · case 01

Any certified category authorizes bids in an uncertified auction category.

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ROOT CAUSE

Any certified category authorizes bids in an uncertified auction category.

THE FAILURE

Any certified category authorizes bids in an uncertified auction category.

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses bool(x["certified"]); the explicit regression cases demonstrate that this still violates the stipulated auction rule.

Case contract

A staged toy auction prequalification uses submitted evidence, reviewer decisions, category-specific certification and bounded award volume. A qualification suspension freezes new offers but preserves previously earned appeal rights. Evidence identifiers distinguish revisions. Named decision certified-award-category: For certified award category, apply the stipulated decision x["requested_category"] in x["certified"].

Why this case matters

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 = set(x["required"])<=set(x["approved"])
    v1 = not set(x["required"])&set(x["rejected"])
    v2 = x["requested_category"] in x["categories"]
    v3 = min(x["volume"],x["qualified_volume"])
    v4 = x["now"]<x["expires"]
    v5 = not x["suspended"] and x["now"]<x["expires"]
    v6 = x["appeal"]
    v7 = all(s in x["completed"] for s in x["sequence"][:x["sequence"].index(x["stage"])])
    v8 = x["evidence_revision"]==x["reviewed_revision"]
    v9 = not x["conditional"] or x["conditions_met"]
    return {'submitted-is-not-approved':v0,'rejected-required-evidence':v1,'certified-award-category':v2,'qualified-volume':v3,'qualification-validity':v4,'suspension-bid-gate':v5,'appeal-during-suspension':v6,'preceding-stage-certification':v7,'reviewed-evidence-revision':v8,'conditional-admission':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('normal contract', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity'], 'approved': ['identity'], 'rejected': ['capacity'], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'blue', 'volume': 8, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 7, 'suspended': False, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'review', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('unrelated rejection', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity'], 'approved': ['identity'], 'rejected': ['optional'], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'blue', 'volume': 8, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 7, 'suspended': False, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'review', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('missing prior stage', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity'], 'approved': ['identity'], 'rejected': ['capacity'], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'blue', 'volume': 8, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 7, 'suspended': False, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'admission', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('all evidence', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'approved': ['identity'], 'rejected': ['capacity'], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'blue', 'volume': 8, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 7, 'suspended': False, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'review', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('all approved', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity'], 'approved': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'rejected': [], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'blue', 'volume': 8, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 7, 'suspended': False, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'review', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('red category', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity'], 'approved': ['identity'], 'rejected': ['capacity'], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'red', 'volume': 8, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 7, 'suspended': False, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'review', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('small award', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity'], 'approved': ['identity'], 'rejected': ['capacity'], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'blue', 'volume': 3, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 7, 'suspended': False, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'review', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('qualification expired', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity'], 'approved': ['identity'], 'rejected': ['capacity'], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'blue', 'volume': 8, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 9, 'suspended': False, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'review', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('suspended bidder', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity'], 'approved': ['identity'], 'rejected': ['capacity'], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'blue', 'volume': 8, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 7, 'suspended': True, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'review', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [False, False, False, False, False])]
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))['certified-award-category'], 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 fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
normal contract	`True`	`False`	Failed
unrelated rejection	`True`	`False`	Failed
missing prior stage	`True`	`False`	Failed
all evidence	`True`	`False`	Failed
all approved	`True`	`False`	Failed
red category	`True`	`True`	Passed
small award	`True`	`False`	Failed
qualification expired	`True`	`False`	Failed
suspended bidder	`True`	`False`	Failed

SHA-256 / 64c7b03c4261b97cbeb588b2dd82bb2a50bb83b2568a149cef417a04a6ab3a77

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = set(x["required"])<=set(x["approved"])
    v1 = not set(x["required"])&set(x["rejected"])
    v2 = bool(x["certified"])
    v3 = min(x["volume"],x["qualified_volume"])
    v4 = x["now"]<x["expires"]
    v5 = not x["suspended"] and x["now"]<x["expires"]
    v6 = x["appeal"]
    v7 = all(s in x["completed"] for s in x["sequence"][:x["sequence"].index(x["stage"])])
    v8 = x["evidence_revision"]==x["reviewed_revision"]
    v9 = not x["conditional"] or x["conditions_met"]
    return {'submitted-is-not-approved':v0,'rejected-required-evidence':v1,'certified-award-category':v2,'qualified-volume':v3,'qualification-validity':v4,'suspension-bid-gate':v5,'appeal-during-suspension':v6,'preceding-stage-certification':v7,'reviewed-evidence-revision':v8,'conditional-admission':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('normal contract', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity'], 'approved': ['identity'], 'rejected': ['capacity'], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'blue', 'volume': 8, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 7, 'suspended': False, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'review', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('unrelated rejection', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity'], 'approved': ['identity'], 'rejected': ['optional'], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'blue', 'volume': 8, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 7, 'suspended': False, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'review', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('missing prior stage', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity'], 'approved': ['identity'], 'rejected': ['capacity'], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'blue', 'volume': 8, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 7, 'suspended': False, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'admission', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('all evidence', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'approved': ['identity'], 'rejected': ['capacity'], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'blue', 'volume': 8, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 7, 'suspended': False, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'review', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('all approved', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity'], 'approved': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'rejected': [], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'blue', 'volume': 8, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 7, 'suspended': False, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'review', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('red category', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity'], 'approved': ['identity'], 'rejected': ['capacity'], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'red', 'volume': 8, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 7, 'suspended': False, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'review', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('small award', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity'], 'approved': ['identity'], 'rejected': ['capacity'], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'blue', 'volume': 3, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 7, 'suspended': False, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'review', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('qualification expired', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity'], 'approved': ['identity'], 'rejected': ['capacity'], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'blue', 'volume': 8, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 9, 'suspended': False, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'review', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('suspended bidder', {'required': ['identity', 'capacity'], 'submitted': ['identity'], 'approved': ['identity'], 'rejected': ['capacity'], 'categories': ['red', 'blue'], 'certified': ['red'], 'requested_category': 'blue', 'volume': 8, 'qualified_volume': 5, 'expires': 9, 'now': 7, 'suspended': True, 'appeal': True, 'stage': 'review', 'completed': ['application'], 'sequence': ['application', 'review', 'admission'], 'evidence_revision': 2, 'reviewed_revision': 1, 'conditional': True, 'conditions_met': False}, [False, False, False, False, False])]
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))['certified-award-category'], 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 fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
normal contract	`True`	`False`	Failed
unrelated rejection	`True`	`False`	Failed
missing prior stage	`True`	`False`	Failed
all evidence	`True`	`False`	Failed
all approved	`True`	`False`	Failed
red category	`True`	`True`	Passed
small award	`True`	`False`	Failed
qualification expired	`True`	`False`	Failed
suspended bidder	`True`	`False`	Failed

SHA-256 / d5e84b5fe2422101adae3aacfdd322e22b0f768a0944dc4d96d4e3055e4ffafb

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Verification & scope

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 2026-09-29T14:46:16.384647+00:00.

Case digest / 023f69c413668a65f7fb5ce77549ec6d34d93406e6fb6c0d8a41340b64ee183f