Technical Articles
This section contains technical articles and white papers on topics of interest to developers and implementers.
📄️ Adding Custom ODS / API Features
The Ed-Fi ODS / API comes with a set of configurable features that can be
📄️ Cascading Key Updates on ODS / API Resources
The Ed-Fi ODS SQL Server data store allows for the configuration of Cascading
📄️ Education Agency Business Process Security Considerations
No connected technology solution is without risk. This article provides
📄️ Guidance on Multi-Year Data in ODS
This article provides essential information for education agencies and other
📄️ Identities API
The Ed-Fi Identities API provides an abstraction wrapper for an optional native
📄️ Key Structure in the Ed-Fi ODS / API
This article provides technical details on the key structure in the Ed-Fi ODS /
📄️ ODS / API Composite Resources Technical Approach
As part of the evolution of the Ed-Fi ODS / API from primarily supporting _data
📄️ Running the Postman Integration Tests
The Ed-Fi ODS / API includes several collections of Postman tests that can be
📄️ Securing OAuth Secrets
A secure password storage strategy is critical to mitigating data breaches. This
📄️ Unique ID System Integration
Generally speaking, a unique ID system ensures that a person has only one unique
📄️ Upgrading the Admin and Security Databases to PostgreSQL 16.x
PostgreSQL 16.x is minimum supported version for Ed-Fi ODS / API v7.3. There are
📄️ Working with Code Generation
The Code Generation utility is a .NET 8.0 command-line application that has been