CALPADS Processing and Reporting

The California Department of Education (CDE) uses three methods for processing records:

• Transaction Processing: Districts only submit records that have been updated since the last submission to CALPADS.

• Effective Date Processing: Districts only submit records that have been updated since the last submission to CALPADS.

• Replacement Processing: All records are submitted to the CDE regardless of changes.

To track updates, extract results are saved in the CALPADS Submission History table in PowerSchool as a snapshot of data submitted to CALPADS. The next time the extract is run using Submission report mode, records are only extracted if data in operational key and/or updateable fields differs from the results in the CALPADS Submission History table.

For more information regarding CALPADS processing, see:

• Prerequisite Tasks

• Order of Operation

• Processing Methods

• Understanding Operational Keys and Updatable Fields

• Working with Report Date Ranges

• Comparing Extracts in PowerSchool to CALPADS ODS Option

• Tracking CALPADS Submission Updates

• Index of Extracts' Processing Types and Operational Keys

Or, the system documentation on the CDE website (http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sp/cl/systemdocs.asp).

See also:

Searching for CALPADS English Language Acquisition (ELA) Fields

Searching for CALPADS Student Program Enrollments.