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CALPADS error brief · GERR

GERR0001

Required Field Missing
Severity Fatal
Error type Input Validation
Record type GERR

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

A required field for the submitted Records Type is missing.

Focus fields

Fields validated

17.01 Record Type Code 17.04 Reporting LEA 17.07 Academic Year ID 17.08 SSID 17.11 Education Program Participation Type Code 17.12 Postsecondary Status Code

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

CALPADS PSTS correction guide - Fatal input validation

GERR0001: Required Field Missing

A required field for the submitted Records Type is missing.

Official Version 17.23 rule

Severity: Fatal   Type: Input Validation

Fields validated:

  • 17.01 Record Type Code
  • 17.04 Reporting LEA
  • 17.07 Academic Year ID
  • 17.08 SSID
  • 17.11 Education Program Participation Type Code
  • 17.12 Postsecondary Status Code

First identify the correct PSTS reporting lane

CPA or CTE lane

Program type
10 or 20
Follow-up
Approximately six months
Submission
Fall 2
Reporting SELPA
Blank
Conditional detail
May be required

Special Education lane

Program type
30
Follow-up
Approximately 12 months
Submission
EOY special education
Reporting SELPA
Required
Fields 17.13-17.15
Blank

SDLA Flowchart: build PSTS from prior-year evidence

1 - Prior-year exit and completion evidenceConfirm enrollment, exit, completion, and non-reenrollment.
2 - Program eligibility prerequisiteConfirm CPA, CTE completer, or SPED Plan Type 100 context.
3 - Correct population and timingUse the appropriate six-month or 12-month follow-up.
4 - PSTS recordTranslate documented responses into permitted codes and fields.
5 - LEA and SELPA reviewReconcile detail, certification, outreach, and Indicator 14 where applicable.

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Preserve the incomplete record

    Capture all available identity, organization, program, and outcome values.

  2. 2

    Confirm the student belongs in PSTS

    Verify prior-year exit, non-reenrollment, and the qualifying CPA, CTE, or SPED context.

  3. 3

    Choose the correct reporting lane

    Confirm Program Type 10, 20, or 30 before populating conditional fields.

  4. 4

    Trace the missing source

    Identify whether the blank originates in enrollment, program, survey, SEDS, SIS, or export mapping.

  5. 5

    Correct the authoritative evidence or mapping

    Do not invent a value solely to clear the error.

  6. 6

    Reprocess the expected population

    Confirm acceptance and look for other records with the same missing field.

Working calendar: follow the correct lane

CPA/CTE preparationIdentify prior-year completers and complete the approximately six-month follow-up.
2026-27 Fall 2 opens on Census Day.
Special Education preparationIdentify prior-year SWD exiters and coordinate 12-month follow-up.
Published 2026-27 EOY 1 amendment close; SELPA approval required.

Before closing the correction

  • Confirm the student belongs in the selected population.
  • Confirm the program type, reporting year, and prior-year evidence.
  • Confirm conditional fields are permitted for that lane.
  • Review other records produced by the same workflow.

Official references and practical support