CALPADS error brief · GERR
GERR0002
Value Not Found in Reference Set
Severity
Fatal
Error type
Input Validation
Record type
GERR
Official CALPADS rule
What CALPADS is rejecting
The value provided for the field is not a valid value from the CALPADS Code Sets
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 CodeRecommended 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.