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CALPADS error brief ยท 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

9.01 Record Type Code 9.02 Transaction Type Code 9.03 Local Record ID 9.04 Reporting LEA 9.05 School of Course Delivery 9.06 Academic Year ID 9.07 CRS-State Course Code 9.08 CRS-Local Course ID 9.09 CRS-Course Name 9.10 CRS-Course Description 9.11 CRS-CTE Course Indicator 9.12 CRS-CTE Postsecondary Articulated Course Indicator 9.13 CRS-UC CSU Approved Indicator 9.14 Course Section ID 9.15 Academic Term Code 9.16 SEID 9.17 Local Staff ID 9.18 Class ID 9.19 Course Section Instructional Level Code 9.20 Education Service Code 9.21 Language of Instruction Code 9.22 Instructional Strategy Code 9.23 Independent Study Indicator 9.24 Distance Learning Indicator 9.25 Multiple Teacher Code 9.26 Education Program Funding Source Code 9.27 CTE Course Section Provider Code 9.28 Course Content Area Subcategory Code 9.29 CRS-Departmentalized Course Standards Grade Level Range Code 9.30 CRS-Content Standards Alignment Code 9.31 Charter Non-Core, Non-College Prep Course Indicator 9.32 AP/IB Course Code Cross Reference 9.33 Online Course Instruction Type Code 9.34 Middle School Core Setting Indicator 9.35 Local Assignment Option 9.36 High Quality CTE Course Indicator

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

CALPADS CRSE correction guide - Fatal input validation

FRMT0009: Invalid column count for file type

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

Official Version 17.23 rule

Severity: Fatal   Type: Input Validation

Fields validated:

  • 9.01 Record Type Code
  • 9.02 Transaction Type Code
  • 9.03 Local Record ID
  • 9.04 Reporting LEA
  • 9.05 School of Course Delivery
  • 9.06 Academic Year ID
  • 9.07 CRS-State Course Code
  • 9.08 CRS-Local Course ID
  • 9.09 CRS-Course Name
  • 9.10 CRS-Course Description
  • 9.11 CRS-CTE Course Indicator
  • 9.12 CRS-CTE Postsecondary Articulated Course Indicator
  • 9.13 CRS-UC CSU Approved Indicator
  • 9.14 Course Section ID
  • 9.15 Academic Term Code
  • 9.16 SEID
  • 9.17 Local Staff ID
  • 9.18 Class ID
  • 9.19 Course Section Instructional Level Code
  • 9.20 Education Service Code
  • 9.21 Language of Instruction Code
  • 9.22 Instructional Strategy Code
  • 9.23 Independent Study Indicator
  • 9.24 Distance Learning Indicator
  • 9.25 Multiple Teacher Code
  • 9.26 Education Program Funding Source Code
  • 9.27 CTE Course Section Provider Code
  • 9.28 Course Content Area Subcategory Code
  • 9.29 CRS-Departmentalized Course Standards Grade Level Range Code
  • 9.30 CRS-Content Standards Alignment Code
  • 9.31 Charter Non-Core, Non-College Prep Course Indicator
  • 9.32 AP/IB Course Code Cross Reference
  • 9.33 Online Course Instruction Type Code
  • 9.34 Middle School Core Setting Indicator
  • 9.35 Local Assignment Option
  • 9.36 High Quality CTE Course Indicator

SDLA Flowchart: debug the reporting chain from the top

1 - Instructional reality and authoritative local sourcesConfirm the real course, staff, section, term, delivery model, and program context with the people responsible for those facts.
2 - SDEM identity prerequisiteEvery reported educator must have the correct accepted staff identity and employment history.
3 - SASS assignment prerequisiteConfirm the supported staff assignment at the applicable school and academic year before debugging CRSE repeatedly.
4 - CRSE course-section relationshipValidate the named fields, identifiers, code combinations, and local-to-state course mapping.
5 - SCSE and Fall 2 reviewConfirm student-section connections and reconcile course, staff-assignment, and program reports.

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Preserve the rejected row

    Capture the submission ID, row number, export date, and exact delimited row before editing.

  2. 2

    Compare the current layout

    Check all 36 Version 17.23 CRSE fields, column order, maximum lengths, data types, delimiters, and encoding against the current specifications.

  3. 3

    Locate the first structural break

    A shifted delimiter or malformed earlier value can make a later field appear wrong. Compare with a correctly accepted row.

  4. 4

    Trace the export source

    Identify the SIS field, course-catalog value, integration, or report definition that produced the bad output.

  5. 5

    Correct the repeatable rule

    Repair the source or extract mapping instead of hand-editing one upload row.

  6. 6

    Regenerate and regression-check

    Submit a scoped file, confirm acceptance, and inspect other records produced by the same rule.

2026-27 Fall 2 calendar

Before Census DayConfirm the SIS Version 18.0 release and reconcile SDEM, SASS, CRSE, and SCSE dependencies.
Fall 2 Census Day and opening of the official submission window.
CDE's recommended date for reaching zero Fall 2 errors.
Certification deadline. Fall 2 has no amendment window.

Before closing the correction

  • Confirm the authoritative local source supports the corrected values.
  • Confirm accepted SDEM and SASS prerequisites for every reported educator.
  • Review CRSE acceptance and related SCSE, staff-assignment, and course reports.
  • Check other records produced by the same course-catalog or extract rule.

Official references and practical support