0005 - Date Field Does Not Contain a Valid Date - Priority Reject

The date displayed in the message is missing or invalid. Dates must be 4 to 8 characters in length; the month must be from 01 through 12; the day must be valid for the month; and the year/century must be numeric. For example, February 29 is valid only in a leap year; day 31 is valid only for months having 31 days.

This error is generated when the invalid date results in a fatal error or when the record is placed in Hold; otherwise alert 0006 is generated.

Sample Alert

The sample alertsample alert has a TERM-DATE of 12/31/2999. This is not a valid date.


Possible Screens To Resolve This Alert

  1. ReviewReview the INWS screen. 


Alert 1094 identifies a data element conflict.

  1. ReviewReview the INQM screen.


The INQM screen shows the last month of Aid Code 59 (Additional TMC-6 months) is March 2007. The last month of Aid Code 59 should be April 2007. The PEND April 2007 has Aid Code 37 (AFDC-MN SOC). April eligibility is in conflict. Review the CalSAWS case to determine which Aid Code is correct.

Refer to TERM-DT for more information.

Action Required

  • Review the EDBC Summary page and all related page sections to determine the correct Aid Code.
  • Verify whether the record has been placed on Hold by looking for a 2502 Recipient In Hold Status alert message on the same day as this alert; or by going to the INQS Client Inquiry Summary screen and selecting an eligibility screen.
  • An online transaction may be necessary to correct April’s Aid Code and release the Hold.

Related Topics

County Eligibility Worker Alerts: 0001-1999

Researching and Resolving File Clearance Alerts

0002 - Failed Length Check - Incorrect Number of Characters - Accept

0003 - Invalid Character Within Field - Reject

0004 - Invalid Character Within Field - Accept

0006 - Date Field Does Not Contain a Valid Date - Accept

0007 - Not an Acceptable Input Value for this Field - Priority Reject

0008 - Not an Acceptable Input Value for this Field - Accept

0014 - Invalid Data Element Number or Field Delimiter - Priority Reject