Load Errors and Warnings
The following errors and warnings could appear during the validation of a load. The resolution steps come directly from Pearson. All errors must be resolved. Warnings should be corrected if possible.
Error The file master does not contain any valid data.
There is no Master Schedule. Create a new Master Schedule either manually by creating new sections for each course to be scheduled, or using the PowerScheduler Build process. Alternately, copy an existing Master Schedule from a previous year into PowerScheduler using the Copy Master Schedule function available under PowerScheduler > Functions.
Error The Master file contains an invalid schedule. The schedule does not match the Term code. The section is XXXX-00000X. This section was dropped.
A Load-Only scenario in PowerScheduler assumes no changes will be made to the basic ‘shape’ of the Master Schedule being copied, i.e. number of Days/Periods, Terms etc. If such changes must occur, then the schedule will have to be built in order to register the needed changes.
Error The Master file contains an invalid schedule. The section is XXXXX-00000X. This section was dropped.
Check the expression of the listed Section. Adding an expression will usually solve this error.
Error The file student does not contain any valid data.
Students are not set to be scheduled. Complete the required fields on the students’ Schedule Setup pages.
Required fields for students are:
Next Year Grade
Schedule This Student
Next School
Error The Master file contains an invalid teacher. The section is XXXX000-00000X.
The section does not have a teacher associated with it or the assigned teacher is not marked to be scheduled. Verify that the assigned teacher is current and complete the required fields on the teachers’ Schedule Setup pages. Also verify that the section is associated with a teacher.
Required Schedule Setup fields for teachers are:
Schedule This Teacher
Maximum Consecutive Periods
Error The file request does not contain any valid data.
Requests have not been created for students, or the next school indicator has not been correctly entered for the student(s). Complete the required fields on the students’ Schedule Setup pages.
Required fields for students are:
Next Year Grade
Schedule This Student
Next School
Set up Student Request screens to allow students to input requests, Mass Add requests in PowerScheduler, or import requests using the Quick Import function.
Error The Student requests multiple times of the same course, but the course does not allow repeating requests. The student name is Danger, Nick, and the course is XXXX00.
The student has more than one request for the same course, and the course is not currently set up to accept multiple requests. If students are not permitted to repeat the course, delete the extra request(s) from the student’s Request page in PowerScheduler.
If students are permitted to enroll in a course more than once in the same term, select Allow Student Repeats in the Same Term on the Course Information page.
If students will be permitted to enroll in a course in more than one term, select Allow Student Repeats in Different Terms.
Error The Constraint file contains an invalid section. The constraint type is StudentPref, the course number is XXXX, the section number is 9. This constraint was ignored.
The course is not marked as Schedule This Course on the Course Information page or the section number defined in the Student Preference constraint is incorrect.
Error Invalid Student Preference constraint: The student is not requesting this course. The student is Firefly, Rufus T. and the course is 1325.
A Student Preference constraint has been created for a student who is not currently marked as Schedule This Student on the Scheduling Setup page. Navigate to PowerScheduler > Students, select the student named in the error message, select the Schedule This Student checkbox on the student’s Scheduling Setup page, and click Submit.
Error Invalid balance type found in the Course file. The course is [Course Number]: [Course Name], the invalid balance type is 0.
- Look up the course in the ScheduleCourseCatalogs (107) table in DDE, and confirm that the Sched_BalancePriority field value is 0.
- Check the course in Start Page > PowerScheduler > Courses and confirm that its Balance Priority is set to ‘Section’.
- Click Submit on the Course information page.
- Verify that the Sched_BalancePriority field changes from 0 to ‘Section’ for the course in the ScheduleCourseCatalogs (107) table.
Warning Found a student without any requests. The student name is [LastFirst].
Follow-up with the counsellors to meet with the student to discuss and submit requests.
Warning The Request file contains an invalid student. The course is [course number], the student is [id]. The request was dropped.
A student was inactivated with open requests. There is no need to a follow-up on these warnings.
