1. Home
  2. Validation rules
  3. Validation rules by category

Validation rules for Adult education budget

Last updated:
03 September 2025

Rule name Version Status Error message
Ethnicity_01 1 Active

The Ethnicity is not a valid code

FamilyName_01 1 Active

The learner's Family name must be returned

FamilyName_02 1 Active

The learner's Family name must be returned

FamilyName_04 1 Active

The learner's Family name must be returned

Filename_1 1 Active

The filename is not in the correct format

Filename_2 1 Active

A file with the same UKPRN, collection year and date/time combination has been received before

Filename_3 1 Active

The UKPRN is not valid

Filename_4 1 Active

The year of collection is not the current year

Filename_5 1 Active

The serial number is not a 2 digit number

Filename_6 1 Active

The serial number must not be 00

Filename_7 1 Active

The file date/time is after today's date/time

Filename_8 1 Active

The date/time of the file is earlier than a previous transmission for this collection

FundModel_01 1 Active

The Funding model is not a valid code

FundModel_10 1 Changed

The funding model is not valid for this source of funding

FundModel_15 1 Changed

This funding model is not valid for this LDM code

FundModel_17 1 New

This funding model is not valid for the start date of the learning aim

GivenNames_01 1 Active

The learner's Given names must be returned

Header_2 1 Active

The file preparation date is after today's date

Header_3 1 Active

The UKPRN in the filename does not match the UKPRN in the Header

Inconsistent UKPRN 1 Active

The UKPRN in the file name does not match the provider's UKPRN in the Submit Learner Data service

LearnActEndDate_01 1 Active

The Learning actual end date must be after the Learning start date

LearnActEndDate_04 1 Active

The Learning actual end date must be before the file preparation date

LearnAimRef_01 1 Active

The Learning aim reference is not a valid lookup on LARS

LearnAimRef_30 1 Active

The Learning aim reference is not valid for a programme aim

LearnAimRef_56 1 Active

The learning aim is not valid for Adult skills funding

LearnAimRef_78 1 Active

The learning aim is not valid for Adult skills funding

LearnAimRef_79 1 Changed

The learning aim is not valid for Adult skills funding

LearnAimRef_81 1 Active

The learning aim is not valid for Adult skills funding

LearnAimRef_84 1 Changed

The learning aim is not valid for Adult skills funding

LearnAimRef_85 1 Changed

The learning aim is not valid for Adult skills funding

LearnAimRef_86 1 Active

The Learning aim reference is not valid for this funding model where the learning aim is not part of a traineeship

LearnAimRef_88 1 Active

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Funding model and this Learning start date

LearnAimRef_94 1 Changed

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Funding model and this Learning start date

LearnAimRef_95 1 Changed

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Funding model for this teaching year

LearnAimRef_96 1 Changed

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Funding model and this Learning start date

LearnAimRef_97 1 Changed

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Funding model for this teaching year

LearnAimRef_118 1 Active

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Source of Funding and this Learning start date

LearnAimRef_119 1 Active

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Source of Funding for this teaching year

LearnAimRef_120 1 Active

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Source of Funding and this Learning start date

LearnAimRef_121 1 Active

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Source of Funding for this teaching year

LearnAimRef_127 2 Changed

The aim must have ADULT_SKILLS Validity category in the Validity table in the LARS database

LearnAimRef_132 1 Active

The aim must have ANY Validity category in the Validity table in the LARS database

LearnAimRef_133 1 Changed

The aim must have MCA_GLA Validity category in the Validity table in the LARS database

LearnDelFAMDateFrom_01 1 Active

The Date applies from or the Date applies to must be returned for this FAM type

LearnDelFAMDateFrom_02 2 Changed

The Date applies from must be after the Learning start date

LearnDelFAMDateFrom_03 1 Active

The Date applies from must not be returned for this FAM type

LearnDelFAMDateFrom_04 1 Active

The Date applies from must be returned for this FAM type

LearnDelFAMDateTo_01 1 Active

The Date applies to must not be before the Date applies from for this FAM type

LearnDelFAMDateTo_02 6 Changed

The Date applies to should not be after the Learning planned end date

LearnDelFAMDateTo_03 2 Changed

The Date applies to must not be after the Learning actual end date