TAG Meeting 2021-07-15

Attendees

Agenda

1. Updates on past topics and actions related to those

   1. Level 1 error direction – see https://tracker.ed-fi.org/browse/ODS-5001

   2. Data model – proposed changes – see TAG Meeting 2021-06-28 - Subgroup on Data Standardization

2. Operational context – moving it forward and UX to support it

   1. Andrew Rice has offered to present community work and needs in this area

3. Data out issues (3^rd priority raised by the TAG)

   1. “Story workshop” format for this, to capture ideas

   2. See prioritization from TAG Meeting 2021-06-17

Materials

Open

Notes

Level 1 errors

String localization is anther possibility: some error messages are provided by the ODS, and allowing these to be locally customized could help. Raised as 

The large size of the technical solution was discussed again: identifying unique cases will addcomplexity and bulk to the code

The question of whether to surface a code or a better error message was raised. In general, the suggestion was to do both: have a better "default" error, but use a code to allow for localization or overrides. 

• there is a possibility that the code and message aren't for some reason matched well which could cause confusion....like an error code that's specific but a message that's general.

• Remove ODS internals from these (e.g., "-UZI" and other elements that API users don't see)

• Should there be a link to documentation? Probably go with an error code first to support localization.

Discussion of operational context

An overview was provided by Andrew Rice - see slides. A few major points of discussion:

• Are there current common areas of need? Attendance, Behavior was cited, even Race is not always federal.

• General discussion of the need for a code-mapping system. Pointed out that the ODS has an interop schema already.

• General agreement that operational context likely needs to support multiple contexts in the long, but for now solving for a local and state (2 contexts) seems like it would address most problem areas. Some discussion on if the state is a unified context or not: it could/should be, but there can be challenges to its ability to make uniform data requests.