Validation Error 7460

Short Text: Digital Equity data values submitted contradict each other.

Long Text: The submitted digital equity data values contradict each other.

• The student is reported as not having internet access at home (InternetAccessInResidence = 'No'), but:
  • The type of internet access is specified as something other than "None" or is left blank, OR
  • The internet performance at home is reported as "Yes" or "Sometimes",
• The student is reported as having internet access at home (InternetAccessInResidence = 'Yes'), but a barrier to internet access is also reported.

How to Fix: This warning displays when the answers submitted to some of the questions on the Digital Equity Survey do not align with each other or contradict each other.

Contradiction Scenario 1 - Questions 1 and 2 Do Not Align

• (Q1) Internet Access in Residence: Can the student access the internet on their primary learning device at home?
  • True (Yes)
  • False (No)

• (Q2) Barrier to Internet Access in Residence:  If the student is unable to access internet in their primary place of residence, why not?

…would be ‘None’ or would be left blank (NULL). The logic behind this error assumes that there would be no barrier to internet access if the household can access the internet in their residence.

Contradiction Scenario 2 - Questions 1 and 3 Do Not Align

• (Q1) Internet Access in Residence: Can the student access the internet on their primary learning device at home?
  • True (Yes)
  • False (No)

• (Q3) Internet Access Type is Residence: What is the primary type of internet service used at the residence?

…would be ‘None’ or would be left blank (NULL). The logic behind this error assumes that the reason one cannot access the internet in their residence is that there is no internet service. Selecting a type of internet service from the list of options on Question #3 (broadband, hot spot, satellite, etc.) implies that the answer to Question #1 would be ‘True/Yes.’

Contradiction Scenario 3 - Questions 1 and 4 Do Not Align

• (Q4) Internet Performance in Residence: Can the student stream a video on their learning device without interruption?
  • Yes
  • Sometimes (not consistently)
  • No

1. Scenario 1:
   1. The answer to (Q1) Internet Access in Residence is ‘True/Yes’ - AND -
   2. The answer to (Q2) Barrier to Internet Access Type in Residence is left blank (NULL) - OR -
   3. The answer to (Q1) Internet Access in Residence is ‘False/No’ - AND –
   4. The answer to (Q2) Barrier to Internet Access Type in Residence is any given answer.
2.  Scenario 2:
   1. The answer to (Q1) Internet Access in Residence is ‘False/No’ - AND -
   2. The answer to (Q3) Internet Access Type in Residence is ‘None’ - AND -
   3. The answer to (Q4) Internet Performance in Residence is ‘No’.
3. Scenario 3:
   1. The answer to (Q1) Internet Access in Residence as ‘True/Yes’ - AND -  
   2. The answer to (Q3) Internet Access Type in Residence is anything but ‘None’ - AND -
   3. The answer to (Q4) Internet Performance in Residence is either ‘Sometimes (not consistently), or ‘No’.

Example: Digital Equity Deb sees Error 7460, indicating that the digital equity data submitted for Robert has a contradiction. She notes that the data says Robert has no internet access in his residence (Question #1), but that a value other than ‘No’ was submitted for internet performance in his residence (Question #4). She verifies that Robert's home does not have internet access, then updates the internet performance data to ‘No’ to clear the error.

Technical Details:
Business Rule Logic: Throw on SEOA if any of the following conditions are met:

• (InternetAccessInResidence = 'No') AND ((InternetAccessTypeInResidenceDescriptor is not equal to 'None' or NULL), OR (InternetPerformanceInResidenceDescriptor = 'Yes' or 'Sometimes')), O
• (InternetAccessInResidence = 'Yes') AND (BarrierToInternetAccessInResidenceDescriptor is not NULL)

Additional Comments

For more info, see the Digital Equity Data Element collection
For information about the changes made for the 2023-24 school year, read  the KBA about the Updates to Digital Data Equity Collection (NOTE: the survey from the 2023-24 school year is still the most current version of the Digital Equity survey.)
For more info on Digital Equity, please visit the DPI Digital Equity Gap landing page

01/23/2025