CALPADS error brief · GERR
GERR0002
Official CALPADS rule
What CALPADS is rejecting
Focus fields
Fields validated
2.01 - Record Type Code
2.02 - Transaction Type Code
2.14 - Student Legal Name Suffix Code
2.19 - Student Gender Code
2.21 - Student Birth State Province Code
2.22 - Student Birth Country Code
2.25 - Student Race 1 Code
2.26 - Student Race 2 Code
2.27 - Student Race 3 Code
2.28 - Student Race 4 Code
2.29 - Student Race 5 Code
2.34 - Residential Address State Province Code
2.38 - Parent Guardian1 Highest Education Level Code
2.48 Mailing Address State Provide Code
2.50 - Parent Guardian2 Highest Education Level Code
Recommended correction path
Suggested resolution
Common SINF code families
- Record and Transaction Type
- Name Suffix and Gender
- Birth State/Province and Country
- Race 1–5
- Residential/Mailing State or Province
- Guardian 1 and 2 Education Level
Severity: Fatal Type: Input Validation
Valid value versus local label
| Field | CALPADS expects | Common error |
|---|---|---|
| Birth country | Published country code | Country name or obsolete geopolitical code |
| State/province | Published state/province code | Free text or mismatched country convention |
| Race | Published race code | Local category, description, or numeric ID |
| Guardian education | Published education-level code | Grade/degree text from the SIS |
Never infer identity data to clear the error. Correct an invalid code from verified source information or apply the published missing/unknown process when permitted.
Minimal correction path
- 1
Identify field and value
Preserve the raw submission.
- 2
Check Version 18
Verify code meaning and effective dates.
- 3
Correct the crosswalk
Map the verified local value to CALPADS.
- 4
Resubmit and audit peers
Review all records using the same source value.