This section provides a comprehensive list of the improvements, updates, fixes, and changes in the Ed-Fi ODS / API for Suite 3 v6.1 release, with links to the relevant issue in the Ed-Fi Tracker.

Ed-Fi ODS / API v6.1 - Release Notes

Important Epics

• [ODS-5348] - Move ODS/API builds to GitHub Actions
• [ODS-5361] - Upgrade to PowerShell 7.2
• [ODS-5586] - Align ODS /API to v4.0 Data Standard

General Improvements & Enhancements

• [ODS-5492] - Logging for Sandbox pickup directory errors
• [ODS-5527] - Investigate keyset pagination for performance
• [ODS-5571] - Update launch settings for testharness to avoid hardcoded paths
• [ODS-5620] - Add support for InstanceYearSpecific API mode to various modules of Ed-Fi API
• [ODS-5627] - Fix Postman Integration test for Profiles Enabled Collections
• [ODS-5628] - Redesign API key/secret authentication to eliminate use of Entity Framework query for obtaining needed client identity information
• [ODS-5629] - chartOfAccounts resource is failing to POST
• [ODS-5608] - Nullable properties should include x-nullable
• [ODS-5625] - ODSStartupBase needs a call UseForwardedHeaders to work in Azure Application Gateway

Bug Fixes

• [ODS-5541] - Swagger default credentials are incorrect in Sandbox mode
• [ODS-5575] - Cache settings initialization is broken
• [ODS-5600] - ClaimSets missing IsEdfiPreset flag
• [ODS-5601] - Issues with Profiles involving Extensions
• [ODS-5606] - Swagger schema name issue host or domain extension resource in profiles
• [ODS-5654] - Composites Open Api metadata doesn't include some properties from the base resource
• [ODS-5662] - DestructiveSdk smoke tests fail if executed from Linux

Ed-Fi ODS / API v6.1 - 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.