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Installation details and configuration procedures are described below.

Java Runtime Environment

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The Profiles feature of the Ed-Fi ODS / API ships with integration tests that generate a version of the Ed-Fi ODS / API SDK. This generation step requires Java Runtime Environment version 8 or higher.

Install the latest version: Java Runtime Environment.

Microsoft SQL Server 2014

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Microsoft SQL Server 2014 is used to store all the data for the Ed-Fi ODS / API. Local installation of Standard, Developer, or Enterprise Editions with Service Pack 2 or higher are supported.


Warning

Using a remote instance of Microsoft SQL Server is not currently supported.

Install Microsoft SQL Server 2012:

  1. When prompted, select the following features:
  2. Use the default instance named MSSQLSERVER.

  3. Select SQL Server and Windows Authentication Mode.

    Note

    Mixed Mode may be preferred if you also intend to install the Ed-Fi Dashboards. Mixed Mode can be enabled later by following the Change Server Authentication Mode instructions.


  4. In Specify SQL Server administrator, click Add Current User.

Visual Studio 2013

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Visual Studio 2013 Professional or greater is required for our development environment. You can choose to install Visual Studio 2013, Visual Studio 2015, or both.

Install Visual Studio 2013:

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1. Select the following features:

2. Install the Modeling SDK for Microsoft Visual Studio.

Note

As of June 2017, the Modelling SDK for Visual Studio 2013 is no longer available from the Microsoft download site. A copy has therefore been attached to this page for download.


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  • Web Developer Tools is used by some of our user interface projects within the Ed-Fi ODS / API.
  • SDK is required for the Modeling SDK.
  • Modeling SDK is used in later steps by our build script to set up the development environment.



Note

After installing, check the Visual Studio Start Page and Windows Update for Visual Studio updates.

Visual Studio 2015

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Visual Studio 2015 Professional or greater is required for our development environment. You can choose to install Visual Studio 2013, Visual Studio 2015, or both.

Install Visual Studio 2015:

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1. Select the following features:


2. Install the Modeling SDK for Microsoft Visual Studio.


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  • Web Developer Tools is used by some of our user interface projects within the Ed-Fi ODS / API.
  • Extensibility Tools is Visual Studio 2015 SDK and is required for the Modeling SDK.
  • Modeling SDK is used in later steps by our build script to set up the development environment.



Note

After installing, check the Visual Studio Start Page and Windows Update for Visual Studio updates.


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The following link is a ZIP archive containing the Modelling SDK for Visual Studio 2013:

Modelling SDK for Visual Studio 2013

As of June 2017, the Modelling SDK for Visual Studio 2013 is no longer available from the Microsoft download site. A copy has therefore been attached to this page for download.