This section provides a comprehensive list of the improvements, updates, fixes, and changes in the Ed-Fi ODS / API for Suite 3 v5.3 release, with links to the relevant issue in the Ed-Fi Tracker.

Patch Release - v5.3-patch3

Released Aug 8, 2022 

• [ODS-5528] - Swagger UI: Disable configUrl and url parameters

Patch Release - v5.3-patch2

Released Jul 13, 2022 

• [ODS-5481] - Improve handling of proxy headers received from AWS Elastic Load Balancer

Patch Release - v5.3-hotfix1

Released Apr 26, 2022 

• [ODS-4944] - NHibernate case sensitivity issue could break GET (details)

Ed-Fi ODS / API v5.3 - Release Notes

Important Epics

• [ODS-5017] - Align ODS /API to v3.3.0b Data Standard

• [ODS-5019] - Bring in TPDM core as a Dynamic extension plugin

• [ODS-4970] - Authorization simplification for API resources via ed-org subtypes

• [ODS-4950] - Extension Plugin Build with GitHub Actions

• [ODS-4891] - Support for multiple database servers in ODS / API

• [ODS-5107] - PostgreSQL Support for Integration Testing

General Improvements & Enhancements

• [ODS-4238] - Integrate TestSdk Generation

• [ODS-4325] - Provide TPDM Claim Set

• [ODS-4671] - Update documentation to guide use of secret.json instead of appsettings.development.json

• [ODS-4753] - Deployment.psm1 Documentation Clarification

• [ODS-4817] - Authorization support for Staff via Education Service Center

• [ODS-4836] - Implementation Database Folder was Never Updated to New Artifacts Structure

• [ODS-4861] - Swagger endpoint in Docker does not work with the virtual path of docs

• [ODS-4897] - Sandbox Admin Installer doesn't support PostgreSQL backed installation

• [ODS-4902] - ReverseProxyTesting readme needs updates

• [ODS-4907] - Fix issue with long path names needed for log4net in DbDeploy

• [ODS-4909] - Default Assessment Claimset Can't Create/Update/Delete LearningStandard

• [ODS-4920] - Move data access functionality from EdFi.Ods.Sandbox to EdFi.Admin.DataAccess

• [ODS-4924] - Update Installers to include missing elements

• [ODS-4941] - Collapse EdFi.Ods.Security into a namespace in EdFi.Ods.Api

• [ODS-4949] - Modify Load Tools Script to Use dotnet CLI

• [ODS-4953] - Default appsettings should work out of the box

• [ODS-4957] - Convert reasonNotTested into a managedDescriptor

• [ODS-4972] - Make swagger year selection configurable

• [ODS-5007] - PUT doesn't return location header in v5.1+

• [ODS-5013] - Security Visualization utility and Graphviz

• [ODS-5026] - Create "Ed-Fi ODS Admin App" and "AB Connect" claimsets during the EdFi_Security database setup/ creation

• [ODS-5055] - Refactor the logic for checking existing .NET core SDK version

• [ODS-5063] - Expose InformationalVersion for extension models in version endpoint

• [ODS-5100] - Use EdFi.Admin.DataAccess and EdFi.Security.DataAccess packages in ODS solution

• [ODS-4715] - Add "schemes" to the OpenAPI Specification 2 with the https value

• [ODS-5056] - Allow suppression of in-memory caching of specific person types (Student, Staff, Parent) through a configuration setting

• [ODS-5057] - Reduce wasted memory caused by key length on Person cache's internal dictionaries

• [ODS-4896] - Upgrade log4net in DbDeploy

Bug Fixes

• [ODS-4763] - Publishing SandboxAdmin with Octopus requires a Sandbox by default.

• [ODS-4772] - Unable to load Glendale PostgreSQL database via Initdev

• [ODS-4818] - Swagger home page should show Identity API documentation only when the feature is on

• [ODS-4901] - ReverseProxyTesting is broken due to duplicate CORS headers

• [ODS-4910] - Year specific mode - xsd/ed-fi/files endpoint error

• [ODS-4925] - EdFi.Suite3.RestApi.Databases configuration doesn't include default connections

• [ODS-4930] - Code Generation does not work with Linux

• [ODS-4947] - Fix MSSQL Backup Path

• [ODS-4948] - Fix Restore-Database When Setting an Owner

• [ODS-4958] - Security Visualization utility is broken

• [ODS-4961] - instanceIdFromRoute is missing from the Composite Controller

• [ODS-4971] - Still Some SolutionDir Usages in Extension Templates and Composites

• [ODS-4989] - Bulk Load Client is not working 2022 Year Instance

• [ODS-4990] - Inconsistent data types - change-query available change version

• [ODS-4995] - Sandbox Admin no longer creates record in EdFi_Admin db for EdOrgId

• [ODS-5014] - Incorrect use of ContinueWith in ResourceAsJsonObjectModelBinder

• [ODS-5015] - API Shouldn't process etags in request body

• [ODS-5043] - Incorrect initialization of absoluteExpiration on PersonUniqueIdToUSICache causes Student/Staff/Parent cache failure

• [ODS-5052] - Security visualization utility runs into error when TPDM is on

• [ODS-5090] - Limit/Offset/Total Count incorrect with multiple enrollments

• [ODS-5150] - sandboxes have wrong grandbend isd namespace

• [ODS-5153] - Reset-EmptySandboxDatabase Is Deploying to EdFi_Admin_Test

• [ODS-4922] - CalendarDates Endpoint with LearningModality

Ed-Fi ODS / API v5.3 - Known Issues

The table below identifies key areas of functionality that are known to have issues in this release.

You can also view release information in Ed-Fi Tracker here.