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CALPADS error brief · FRMT

FRMT0009

Invalid column count for file type
Severity
FATAL error - Must be corrected in order to post the record and/or certify the data.
Error type PLAN - Special Education Plan
Record type FRMT

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

Format for invalid column (fields) count based on file type.

Focus fields

Fields validated

All PLAN fields

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

Read the complete validation

CALPADS rule: Format for invalid column (fields) count based on file type.

Fields involved:

  • All PLAN fields

Coordinate the correction

Authoritative sourceConfirm the current CALPADS File Specifications, the generated PLAN file, and the local export mapping.
People to involveCALPADS coordinator, IEP/SEDS data owner, and file-extract or vendor support.
Connected recordsReview other PLAN records produced by the same extract, column order, field format, and delimiter logic.

Recommended correction path

  1. Identify the exact student and plan iteration. Match SSID, Reporting LEA, Reporting SELPA, plan type, and Plan Effective Start Date before editing.
  2. Confirm the documented value. Compare every validated field with the authoritative source and the current CALPADS rule.
  3. Locate the true point of failure. Determine whether the issue is in source documentation, IEP/SEDS entry, SIS data, mapping, extract logic, or an existing CALPADS record.
  4. Correct the owning system. Use the authorized local process; do not overwrite accurate program information merely to make the transaction post.
  5. Regenerate and verify. Confirm the accepted effective-dated PLAN record, review connected records, and check whether the same mapping affected other students.

Official CALPADS guidance

Understanding the Error: The CALPADS File Specifications (CFS) document designates a number of fields submitted in a file for upload into CALPADS. One or more of the fields in this file is missing.

Things to check for in submission: Verify that the fields listed in the Fields Validated column are all included in the file.

Suggested Resolution:
1) See http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sp/cl/systemdocs.asp for the "CALPADS File Specifications" document for number of fields.

OR

2) If file produced from local SIS, contact vendor/technical resource to determine the reason for the invalid column (fields) count and to determine how to resolve the problem.

Official FRMT0009 troubleshooting page  |  PLAN online-maintenance guidance  |  CALPADS system documentation

Cross-team correction support

Begin with: the current CALPADS File Specifications, the generated PLAN file, and the local export mapping.

Coordinate: CALPADS coordinator, IEP/SEDS data owner, and file-extract or vendor support.

Then verify: other PLAN records produced by the same extract, column order, field format, and delimiter logic.