Copy of Ed-Fi Technology Roadmap

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Nov 16, 2024
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Last updated .

  • Recently released: ODS/API 5.4, API Publisher 1.1, Data Import 2.3, Admin App 3.3.1
  • Modifications: extended timeline for Data Import "maintenance mode"

About the Roadmap

The Ed-Fi Technology Roadmap provides information on the development plans and release schedule for all components of the Ed-Fi Technology Suite.

The releases, feature sets, and dates on the roadmap are plans, not promises. Organizations desiring to take critical dependencies on roadmap items are advised to work closely with the Alliance.

Related Documents


2024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q1

Data Standard

 

Data Standard 5.1

 

 

 

Data Standard 5.2

  • Assessment registration
  • Assessment accommodation
  • Section504
  • Dual Credit

API Platform

ODS/API 6.2 

 

ODS/API 7.2

 

Data Management Service 0.1.0

ODS/API 5.4

 

Data Management Service

ODS/API 7.3

  • Data Standard 5.2

Tools

Admin API 2.1

 

Admin API 1.4

 

Admin API 1.3.3

 

  • Bug fixes and dependency updates

MetaEd 4.4

 

Data Import 2.3

 

Admin API 2.2

 

Admin API 1.4.1

 

  • Bug fixes and dependency updates

Admin App 3.3

 

Admin App 3.3.1

 

  • Bug fixes and dependency updates

API Publisher 1.1

 

 Admin API 2.3

  • User management improvements
  • Bug fixes and dependency updates

MetaEd 4.5

  • Data Standard 5.2

Admin Console 1.0

  • Replaces Admin App 3.x
  • Requires Admin API 2.x

Deploy & Upgrade 

Docker Compose 3.1

 

  • ODS/API 7.1
  • Admin API 2.1

Docker Compose 2.3.3

  • ODS/API 6.2 

 Docker Compose 2.1.7

 

  • ODS/API 5.4

Docker Compose 3.2

  • ODS/API 7.2
  • Admin API 2.2

Docker Compose 3.3

  • ODS/API 7.3
  • Admin API 2.2.1

* The roadmap may include community-contributed releases or features; such information is offered when the feature will be of wide community interest and there is confidence in delivery and timing.

 Release history by quarter...


October 2023 - December 2023

Docker Deployments 3.1

  • Restore Admin App (v4) to the sample configurations

Analytics Middle Tier 4.1

December 2023

TPDM Community 1.2  

  • See scope of v1.2-pre1 release


Admin App 3.1.2

October, 2023

Admin API 1.3.1

October, 2023

Data Import 2.2

December, 2023

MetaEd 4.3

November, 2023

  • Support for ODS/API 7.1 and Data Standard 5.0

ODS/API 7.1
 

End of Support - ODS/API v5.1

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Data Standard 5.0 (final)

  • Student Academic Record domain updates
  • Section model updates
  • DEI related updates
  • Other features based on community feedback

July - September 2023

Data Standard 5.0-pre2

  • Adding Student Program Evaluation
  • (tick) Released 8/14

ODS/API 7.0 

End of Support for ODS/API 5.1 and 5.2

Admin API 2.0

MetaEd 4.2

  • (tick) Released 8/14
  • Support for ODS/API 7.0 and Data Standard 5.0-pre1

TPDM Community 1.2-pre1  

  • Improvements to credentials domain model 

Docker Deployments 3.0

April - June, 2023

Data Standard v5.0-pre1

  • Adding Special Education Eligibility 
  • Remove deprecated components
  • DEI updates and additions

End of Support - ODS/API v3.4 and v5.0
 

  • Please update to 5.1 or newer for the upcoming school year

API Publisher v1.0

Admin API v1.3

MetaEd IDE v4.1
 

End of Support - Admin App v2.x

 

  • Please update to 3.1

January - March, 2023

Admin App v3.1

  • Platform Multi-version Support (ODS 3.4-5.3 and 6.0-6.1)

Admin API v1.2

  • Platform Multi-version Support (ODS 3.4-5.3 and 6.0-6.1)

Data Import v2.1

  • Account lockout
  • Logging enhancements

MetaEd IDE v4

  • IDE based on Visual Studio Code; Atom retired at IDE

EPP Starter Kit v1.2

  • Support for ODS/API 6.1 

Analytics Middle Tier v3.1

  • Minor updates to standardize data types

API-to-Analytics Middle Tier

  • v0.1.0:  Creates AMT collections off the API (and not database)
  • v0.2.0: Support for ODS/API version 6.1

Docker Deployments v2.3

  • Docker deployment scripts for ODS / API 6.1 and Admin App 3.1

Canvas Extractor v2.0

  • Canvas Extractor performance improvements
  • Move to Ed-Fi Exchange

Meadowlark milestone v0.3 

  • Version to test parity of API experience with vendors integrations

Change Log

August 2024

  • True-up the release dates (past) and projections (future).
  • Remove "Data Out" and "TPDM" swimlanes.
  • Admin API 2.3 → Admin API 2.2.1 to align with semantic versioning

May 2024

  • Data Standard 5.1 and ODS/API Platform 7.2 are slightly delayed, expected in the first week of June.

April 2024

  • Added ODS/API 5.4.
  • Removed Project Meadowlark, as work has halted on that project.
  • Added the Data Management Service, part of Project Tanager.
  • Added actual release dates for March releases.


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December 13, 2023

October 27, 2023

  • Removed 2023 Q2 column, details are below in "release history" above.
  • Added 2024 Q2 column
  • Added all items from Summit roadmap presentation, with provisional dates and summary features

September 24, 2023

  • Removed 2023 Q1 column - moved details to collapsed "release history" section above.
  • Removed Admin App v4 - plan for Admin App functionality is in flux.
  • Moved Data Import v2.2 to December.

August 17, 2023

  • Moved TPDM Community v1.2-pre1  to end of August
  • Moved Admin API v2 to September
  • Added MetaEd v4.2 and v4.3
  • Docker v3 moved to end of September

July 18, 2023

  • Adjusted Admin App v4.0 release date to October 13, 2023 to allow more priority on related Admin API 2.0
  • Removed Admin App v4.0 from Docker Deployment v2.4, now with Admin API v2.0 included
  • Added Admin API v2.1 on roadmap for December 8, 2023
  • Added Admin API v2.1 in Docker Deployment v2.5

May 22, 2023

  • Removed Starter Kits row because there are no more planned releases
  • Removed quarters from 2022
  • Provided "Feature list" links for many of the deployments
  • Renamed "TPDM" to "Educator Prep Data Model"

March 2023

Data Standard

  • Revise the feature list

ODS Platform

Analytics

  • Moved API-based Analytics Middle Tier v0.2 to April

Tools

  • Added API Publisher v1.0

Deploy & Upgrade

  • Clarified what will be included in Docker v2.4

TPDM

  • Added EPP Starter Kit v1.2

January 2023

Data Standard

  • Added releases v5.0-pre1, v5.0-pre2 and v5.0 (final) - see roadmap for details

ODS Platform

  • Added releases v7.0 and 7.1 - see roadmap for details

Tools

  • Admin App
    • Moved Admin App v3.1 release to Feb 17 2023
    • Added Admin App v3.2 for Q3 2023
  • Admin API
    • Moved Admin API v1.2 release to Jan 20 2023
    • Added Admin API v1.3 for Aug 4 2023
  • Data Import
    • Added Data Import v2.1 for Mar 31 2023
    • Added Data Import v2.2 for Oct 27 2023
  • MetaEd
    • Moved MetaEd IDE v4.0 to March 2023
    • Added MetaEd IDE v4.1

Deploy and Upgrade

  • Added Docker Deployments v2.4 and v2.5