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📢 Milestone 0.5 has been reached

· 2 min read
Vinaya Mayya
Vinaya Mayya
Senior Technical Program Manager - API

We’re excited to announce the 0.5 release milestone for the Ed-Fi Data Management Service (DMS), marking another step forward on our path toward the upcoming Release Candidate 1. This release delivers key features to support authorization, extensibility, and interoperability.

Key Updates​

  1. MetaEd-Based Extensions: Adds support for TPDM and custom extensions authored using MetaEd.
  2. SDK Generation: Automates client SDK generation to facilitate client application development.
  3. Dependency Endpoint & XSD API: Supports XML bulk load testing and compatibility validation.
  4. Claimset-Based Authorization Metadata: DMS Configuration Service* now includes claimset-based authorization metadata endpoint to facilitate request authorization in Data Management Service.
  5. Relationship-Based Authorization: Enables access control via student enrollment and staff employment.

*Note: DMS Configuration Service is a separate component designed to manage claimsets, authorization metadata, and configuration data for DMS deployments.

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Try It Out​

Download 0.5.0 release.

git clone https://github.com/Ed-Fi-Alliance-OSS/Data-Management-Service
cd Data-Management-Service
git checkout v0.5.0

Then, follow the instructions in the Getting Started with the Ed-Fi Data Management Service Platform

Next​

The 0.5.0 release includes all planned functionalities for the upcoming Release Candidate 1, which will cover end-to-end testing as well as compatibility testing using the smoke test utility and bulk load utility.

For more detail about what comes next, see Ed-Fi Technology Roadmap.