If the participant data submitted via PARS does not match the information in a diplomate’s board record, PARS will not be able to confirm the participant’s identity and will not accept the completion record. The provider will be notified immediately via a validation error message in the PARS interface or in the batch upload report, depending on what data submission method is being used. The provider will subsequently need to reach out to the learner to obtain the correct information and re-enter the corrected data for it to be successfully submitted to the certifying board.