HR insists a null middle name is a defect; permitting staff say it is fine. How should the DQ team settle whether the null is defective?
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Short Explanation
A blank middle name is only 'wrong' if someone defined that it must be there for a use. Defects live relative to expectations, not relative to whoever yelled loudest. Write the expectation for the element, then judge the null.
Full Explanation
A defect is a gap against a defined expectation for an element's intended uses, not an absolute property of nullness. If some processes require a middle name and others do not, expectations must be stated per use or authoritative definition. Resolving departmental conflict through documented requirements prevents endless opinion debates. Measurement then follows the agreed rule.