CALPADS error brief · GERR
GERR0001
Official CALPADS rule
What CALPADS is rejecting
Focus fields
Fields validated
8.01 Record Type Code 8.04 Reporting LEA 8.05 School of Assignment 8.06 Academic Year ID 8.07 SEID 8.08 Local Staff ID 8.09 Staff Legal First Name 8.10 Staff Legal Last Name 8.11 Staff Birth Date 8.12 Staff Gender Code 8.13 Staff Job Classification Code 8.14 Staff Job Classification FTE PercentageRecommended correction path
Suggested resolution
What this error actually means
Some fields are always required; others become required because of a job classification or assignment. A row can have 21 columns and still fail requiredness.
Valid, invalid, and unsafe responses
| Situation | Value or condition | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Present | Supported value in the correct position | Format and code rules must also pass. |
| Blank | Two delimiters with nothing between | Trace source or mapping omission. |
| Whitespace | Spaces only | No meaningful value was submitted. |
| Conditional | Job class 10/11/25 with no assignment code | Another field triggered requiredness. |
Fields and records evaluated
- The universally or conditionally required SASS field identified in submission detail
Recommended correction path
- 1
Preserve the rejected row
Capture submission ID, row, Reporting LEA, School, Academic Year, masked SEID, Job Classification, FTE, and assignment-code positions.
- 2
Confirm identity and organization
Match accepted SDEM history, authorized HR evidence, official organization codes, and the actual assignment before editing.
- 3
Test the exact rule
- Locate the exact missing field.
- Determine whether it is universal or conditional.
- Inspect null/default handling.
- Use authorized HR/position evidence rather than inventing a value.
- 4
Find the first divergence
Trace HR, position control, SIS scheduling, code crosswalks, joins, spreadsheet handling, file generation, and upload context.
- 5
Make the supported correction
Populate the supported value in the correct position or correct the transaction that made it required.
- 6
Regenerate and reconcile
Confirm acceptance, review Reports 4.4 and 4.5, reconcile CRSE dependencies, and audit other staff produced by the same mapping.
Official GERR0001 guidance · CALPADS Staff Assignment guidance · Report 4.4 Staff Profile List · Current specifications and code sets







































































