Technical Articles

This section contains technical articles and white papers on topics of interest to developers and implementers.

📄️ 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

📄️ Unique ID System Integration

Out of the box, the Ed-Fi ODS/API does not require use of a Unique ID system. Please

📄️ Key Structure in the Ed-Fi ODS / API

This article provides technical details on the key structure in the Ed-Fi ODS /

📄️ Cascading Key Updates on ODS / API Resources

The Ed-Fi ODS SQL Server data store allows for the configuration of Cascading

📄️ Adding Custom ODS / API Features

The Ed-Fi ODS / API comes with a set of configurable features that can be

📄️ Authorizing Requests Using Custom Database Views

The relationship-based authorization strategies used in the API are implemented

📄️ Cursor Paging for Improved Data Out Performance

Overview

📄️ 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

📄️ 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