Legacy EPDM Developer Resources
This page documents resources for the EPDM extension used prior to Ed-Fi Data Standard v6. Starting with Data Standard v6 (November 2025), EPDM is integrated into the Ed-Fi core standard. See the Migration Guide for transition guidance.
This page provides links to documentation covering the concepts and techniques necessary for a technical professional to understand and successfully implement the Ed-Fi ODS/API with Educator Preparation extensions.
Audience
These resources are for current ODS/API with EPDM implementers. Implementers are generally technical professionals who work with educational database systems, including database administrators and software developers.
Resources
- EPDM-Community Model Updates — Updates in the latest EPDM release.
- EPDM UML Diagram — UML Entity-Relationship Diagram for EPDM entities.
- Ed-Fi Data Model with EPDM Data Handbook — Searchable, filterable EPDM-enhanced version of the Ed-Fi Data Handbook.
Source Code Repositories
- Ed-Fi-TPDM-Community-Model — MetaEd source for the Educator Preparation Data Model.
- Ed-Fi-TPDM-Community-Artifacts — Sample data, descriptors, and bulk interchange files for the Educator Preparation Data Model.
- Ed-Fi ODS and Ed-Fi ODS-Implementation — Repositories for the ODS/API.
Database Templates
- EPDM/TPDM Community Populated Template — A populated template for the ODS/API with EPDM/TPDM data.
- EPDM/TPDM Community Minimal Template — A minimal template with EPDM/TPDM descriptors only.
ODS/API Platform Documentation
The last EPDM Community release (v1.2) ran on Ed-Fi ODS/API Suite 3 v7.2. Relevant core platform documentation is available in the Ed-Fi ODS/API technical reference.