This page provides links to product information, technical documentation, and other material about the technology published by the Ed-Fi Alliance and community.
Ed-Fi Technology Suite
Ed-Fi ODS / API Platform
The Ed-Fi Operational Data Store (ODS) provides a secure, transactional information store that integrates data from multiple source systems and applications. The Ed-Fi ODS API accompanies the Ed-Fi Operational Data Store and provides a developer-friendly interface to create, read, and update information stored in an Ed-Fi powered ODS.
Ed-Fi Tools aid developers implementing the technical components of the Suite.
Data Standard & General Tools
MetaEd IDE is a tool that supports implementers who are extending Ed-Fi technology.
The Sample Data Generator creates realistic, Ed-Fi-aligned sample datasets suitable for testing and training.
ODS / API Applications & Tools
Analytics Middle Tier (AMT) is a collection of SQL views that enable data analysts to better understand and access data in an Ed-Fi ODS / API while building reports and analytics.
Admin App is a web-based administrative interface for the Ed-Fi ODS / API.
Admin API is an API-based interface for the management of the Ed-Fi ODS / API, for use in automated configurations.
Data Import is a tool to map and import data from CSV files to an Ed-Fi ODS / API.
LMS Toolkit is a tool that helps school districts unlock, simplify, and use instructional system data.
Learning Standards Sync Utility is a tool for system administrators for synchronizing learning standards between the AB Connect API and a specified Ed-Fi ODS / API instance.
Deployment and Upgrade Tools
Docker Deployment scripts install and configure components of the Ed-Fi ODS / API on Docker containers.
Migration Utility is a command-line tool built to upgrade the schema of an ODS instance up to the latest version, along with data migration.
Tech Suite Installer installs and configures components of the Ed-Fi Technology Suite.
Other Useful Links
The article Ed-Fi is a Technology Suite on our website has an overview of our technical product catalog, with descriptions and links to more information.
Are you a developer or technologist looking for the code? See the Code & Developer Resources article on this site for information and links to our GitHub repositories.
The article Ed-Fi Technology Version Index has a list of our products by version number. You can find which products are current, which are still in support, and the licensing for each.
The data model and data exchange for Ed-Fi technologies are generally compatible within a particular Technology Suite. For example, products in Technology Suite 3 share The article Ed-Fi Technology Suite Version Matrix shows which product versions are designed to work well together.