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CALPADS error brief · FRMT

FRMT0001

Wrong field length
Severity Fatal
Error type Input Validation
Record type FRMT

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

Field length does not match CALPADS File Specifications (CFS)

Focus fields

Fields validated

All SCTE Fields

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

CALPADS SCTE correction guide · Fatal input validation

FRMT0001: Wrong field length

CALPADS rejected the SCTE row because at least one submitted value exceeds the maximum length allowed by the current CALPADS File Specifications.

Official CALPADS rule

Severity: Fatal   Type: Input Validation

Fields validated: All SCTE fields: 11.01 Record Type Code; 11.02 Transaction Type Code; 11.03 Local Record ID; 11.04 Reporting LEA; 11.05 School of Attendance; 11.06 Academic Year ID; 11.07 SSID; 11.08 Local Student ID; 11.09 Student Legal First Name; 11.10 Student Legal Last Name; 11.11 Student Birth Date; 11.12 Student Gender Code; 11.13 CTE Pathway Code; 11.14 CTE Pathway Completion Academic Year ID.

The current CFS defines the maximum length for every SCTE field. One or more values in the uploaded row exceeds that definition.

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Preserve the rejected evidence

    Download or record the submission ID, row number, error details, file name, creation time, and the exact SCTE row. Keep an untouched copy so later corrections remain auditable.

  2. 2

    Compare the row with the current SCTE layout

    Use the current-year CALPADS File Specifications—not a prior-year template—to align fields 11.01 through 11.14 and identify the field whose submitted length exceeds its limit.

  3. 3

    Check for a shifted or malformed extract

    Inspect delimiters, embedded line breaks, quotation marks, leading/trailing spaces, character encoding, and concatenated values. A field that appears too long may actually contain data shifted from an adjacent column.

  4. 4

    Correct the authoritative source or mapping

    If the SIS value is wrong, correct it there. If the value is valid but the extract is malformed, correct the vendor configuration or local transformation. Do not truncate legal names, SSIDs, CDS codes, or pathway values merely to make the file post.

  5. 5

    Regenerate a scoped file and verify

    Create a new SCTE extract, compare the corrected row field-by-field with the CFS, upload it, and confirm the row posts without creating a new validation. Check other rows from the same source field for the same mapping defect.

Where this correction sits in the 2026–27 calendar

Prepare and reconcileValidate completer, pathway, enrollment, course-completion, and SIS extract data before the submission opens.
EOY 2 submission window opens.
CDE’s recommended date for reaching zero EOY 2 errors.
EOY 2 certification deadline and cohort data-pull date; there is no amendment window.

Dates are from the current CDE CALPADS 2026–27 calendar. Verify the official calendar before acting because dates can change.

Before closing the ticket

  • Confirm the correction in CALPADS, not only in the SIS preview.
  • Document whether the defect was student-specific, configuration-wide, or vendor-generated.
  • Run the same check across the remaining SCTE extract when the mapping affects multiple students.

Official references and practical support

SIS and extract support

Start with your vendor’s current California/CALPADS documentation. Paths and field mappings vary by product and district configuration. Inclusion is not an endorsement; access may require a customer account. Links verified August 14, 2026.