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CALPADS error brief · GERR

GERR0007

Code submitted outside the effective date range
Severity Fatal
Error type Input Validation
Record type GERR

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

Code submitted outside the effective date range

Focus fields

Fields validated

All SINF fields in the CALPADS Code Sets document

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

Rule and scope

Rule: Codes must fall within their published effective-date window.

Validated: SINF fields governed by CALPADS Code Sets.

Severity: Fatal   Type: Input Validation

Do not mechanically replace a retired demographic code. Confirm the underlying person, place, identity, or education-level information first. Historical geopolitical and demographic codes may require a documented current equivalent rather than a simple one-to-one substitution.

Minimal correction path

  1. 1

    Capture code and effective date

    Identify the SINF field and dated segment.

  2. 2

    Check Version 18 history

    Review first and last effective dates.

  3. 3

    Verify the source fact

    Determine the correct code for that period.

  4. 4

    Repair the crosswalk

    Resubmit and find other uses of the retired value.

Official GERR0007 page  |  Current and retired CALPADS codes