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CALPADS error brief · FRMT

FRMT0009

Invalid column count for file type
Severity Fatal
Error type Input Validation
Record type FRMT

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

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

Focus fields

Fields validated

19.01 Record Type Code 19.02 Transaction Type Code 19.03 Local Record ID 19.04 Reporting LEA 19.05 School of Attendance 19.06 Academic Year ID 19.07 SSID 19.08 Local Student ID 19.09 Student Legal First Name 19.10 Student Legal Last Name 19.11 Student Date of Birth 19.12 Student Gender Code 19.13 Incident ID Local 19.14 Incident Result Code 19.15 Incident Result Authority Code 19.16 Incident Result Duration Days 19.17 Incident Result Modification Code

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

CALPADS SIRS correction guide · Fatal input validation

FRMT0009: Invalid column count for file type

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

Rule and fields to check

Severity: Fatal   Type: Input Validation

  • 19.01 Record Type Code
  • 19.02 Transaction Type Code
  • 19.03 Local Record ID
  • 19.04 Reporting LEA
  • 19.05 School of Attendance
  • 19.06 Academic Year ID
  • 19.07 SSID
  • 19.08 Local Student ID
  • 19.09 Student Legal First Name
  • 19.10 Student Legal Last Name
  • 19.11 Student Date of Birth
  • 19.12 Student Gender Code
  • 19.13 Incident ID Local
  • 19.14 Incident Result Code
  • 19.15 Incident Result Authority Code
  • 19.16 Incident Result Duration Days
  • 19.17 Incident Result Modification Code

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