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CALPADS error brief · FRMT

FRMT0004

Invalid characters for numeric field
Severity Fatal
Error type Input Validation
Record type FRMT

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

Data for a numeric field must be a number or a decimal point.

Focus fields

Fields validated

19.16 Incident Result Duration Days

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

CALPADS SIRS correction guide · Fatal input validation

FRMT0004: Invalid characters for numeric field

Data for a numeric field must be a number or a decimal point.

Rule and fields to check

Severity: Fatal   Type: Input Validation

  • 19.16 Incident Result Duration Days

Basic resolution

  1. 1

    Locate the rejected row

    Save the submission ID and rejected SIRS row, then identify the exact field or column named by the error.

  2. 2

    Compare the current specification

    Check the 17-field SIRS layout, required data type, maximum length, permitted characters, and decimal format in the current CALPADS File Specifications.

  3. 3

    Correct the source or extract

    Fix the value in the authoritative discipline record or repair the extract mapping. Avoid a one-time file edit that the next export will recreate.

  4. 4

    Regenerate and verify

    Create a small corrected extract, upload it, and confirm that other SIRS rows produced by the same rule remain valid.

Before closing the correction

  • Confirm the accepted SIRS record under the intended student and Incident ID Local.
  • Reconcile the related SINC parent and any applicable SOFF records.
  • Check whether the same source value or mapping affected other incidents.

Official references