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CALPADS error brief · GERR

GERR0001

Required Field Missing
Severity Fatal
Error type Input Validation
Record type GERR

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

A required field for the submitted Records Type is missing

Focus fields

Fields validated

11.01 - Record Type Code 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

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

CALPADS SCTE correction guide · Fatal input validation

GERR0001: Required Field Missing

At least one field CALPADS requires for an SCTE record is blank or absent.

Official CALPADS rule

Fields validated: 11.01 Record Type Code; 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

Required SCTE identity, school, academic-year, demographic, and pathway values must be present in the submitted row.

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Identify the exact blank field

    Use the rejected row and current CFS to name the missing field; do not infer it solely from the student or error title.

  2. 2

    Assign the correct data owner

    Route identity and enrollment fields to enrollment staff, pathway/completion fields to the CTE lead, and extract-position defects to the SIS or technical owner.

  3. 3

    Confirm the authoritative value

    Compare the SIS, CALPADS Student Details, current code sets, pathway records, and course-completion evidence. Never fill a required field with a convenient placeholder.

  4. 4

    Correct the source and dependencies

    Update the authoritative system and any prerequisite SENR, SINF, or demographic record first when the SCTE value depends on it.

  5. 5

    Resubmit and reconcile

    Regenerate the SCTE file, confirm the value occupies the correct field position, upload, and verify the accepted record and related EOY 2 totals.

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

  • Record which field was missing and why.
  • Confirm the source system will retain the correction.
  • Search for other completers affected by the same blank-field rule.

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.