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CALPADS error brief · SINF

SINF0453

Invalid Combination of Parent/Guardian1 First Name, Last Name and Highest Education Level fields.
Severity Fatal
Error type Input Validation
Record type SINF

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

If any Parent/Guardian1 field is populated (First Name, Last Name, Highest Education Level), then all three must be populated.

Focus fields

Fields validated

2.38 - Parent Guardian Highest Education Level Code 2.39 - Guardian 1 First Name 2.40 - Guardian 1 Last Name

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

Complete validation

Rule: Fields 2.38–2.40 must either all be populated or all be blank.

Severity: Fatal   Type: Input Validation

  • 2.38 Parent/Guardian 1 Highest Education Level
  • 2.39 Guardian 1 First Name
  • 2.40 Guardian 1 Last Name

“Guardian 1” is a CALPADS storage position—not a judgment about family hierarchy, custody, contact priority, or legal authority. Use authorized local information and privacy/safety restrictions when deciding what may be reported.

Family-information framework

Authorized sourceInformation actually supplied
Guardian 1 groupEducation + first + last
Guardian 2 groupSeparate optional second position
SINF extractComplete groups and correct sequence

Education code 15 means Decline to State; it is a reported response, not a substitute for unknown or missing data.

Valid combinations

Guardian 1 fieldsResultResponse
Education + first + last populatedComplete groupVerify all three belong to the same person.
All three blankComplete blank groupAppropriate when information is unavailable or should not be submitted.
Only one or two populatedSINF0453Complete the supported group or remove the unsupported partial group.

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Inspect fields 2.38–2.40

    Confirm the values belong to the same student and person.

  2. 2

    Confirm SENR ownership

    Verify the supporting enrollment is posted.

  3. 3

    Return to authorized information

    Verify the supplied name and education response without inferring education.

  4. 4

    Complete or clear the group

    Populate all three supported values, or leave all three blank when the group is unavailable.

  5. 5

    Repair SIS/extract mapping

    Correct partial imports, field joins, defaults, and Guardian 1/2 crossover.

  6. 6

    Resubmit and audit

    Confirm SINF0453 clears and review other partial groups.

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