TPDM Developer Resources for v0.8

This section provides links to documentation covering the concepts and techniques necessary for a technical professional to understand and successfully implement the Ed-Fi ODS / API + TPDM. The Ed-Fi ODS / API + TPDM is an Ed-Fi ODS / API that has been extended to include the TPDM data entities and elements. 

Audience

The links below are for current and prospective ODS / API + TPDM implementers. Implementers are generally technical professionals who work with educational database systems, including database administrators and software developers.

Links

• Getting Started with TPDM. The easiest way to get TPDM up and running.

• What's new with TPDM. Updates in the latest TPDM release.

• TPDM UML Diagram - UML Entity-Relationship Diagram for TPDM Entities

• Ed-Fi + TPDM Data Handbook - Searchable, filterable TPDM enhanced version of the Ed-Fi data handbook

• Ed-Fi TPDM Swagger. A live sandbox instance of the Ed-Fi ODS / API + TPDM v0.8 extensions where you can view and test all TPDM and core Ed-Fi ODS / API resources.

• Source code repositories on GitHub

  • Ed-Fi-TPDM-Extension - Contains sample data, descriptors and bulk interchange files

  • Ed-Fi ODS & Ed-Fi ODS-Implementation. Repositories for the ODS / API that includes the TPDM extension

• TPDM Populated Template: A populated template for the ODS/API with TPDM data

• TPDM Minimal Template: A minimal template with TPDM (descriptors only)

• TPDM Tracker / JIRA ticketing. The Ed-Fi Alliance issue tracking system where you can go to submit an issue or request for the teacher prep model.

• Ed-Fi ODS / API Suite 3 Version 5 Technical documentation for the core Ed-Fi ODS / API, of which the ODS / API +TPDM is an extension.

  • API Client Developers' Guide. How-to information for developers of Ed-Fi ODS / API client systems. The essentials covered in this documentation apply to the ODS / API + TPDM

  • Platform Developers' Guide. Essential background and how-to information for Ed-Fi ODS / API platform hosts. Most information is applicable to the ODS / API + TPDM.

• "Real World" Sample data - A set of data to meant to mimic the use of TPDM in a Teacher Preparation Provider