❏ Enter TSDS Connection Information (Key and Secret).
The Connection tab allows you to maintain the appropriate credentials for accessing your LEA's Individual Operational Data Store (IODS), which is a secure platform used to store data from multiple systems in a central location.
For TEA's step-by-step instructions to generate your Key and Secret, click the link below:
https://tea4avcastro.tea.state.tx.us/tsds_training/UpgradeProject/GeneratingKeysandSecretsinTSDSParallelPortal/Generating_Keys_and_Secrets_in_TSDS_Parallel_Portal.pdf
TEA will provide all three fields.
- Business and Student clients - select SIS/HR/Finance Vendor
- Business only clients - select HR/Finance Vendor
- Student only clients - select SIS Vendor
NOTE: For security purposes, this Key and Secret cannot be viewed again after clicking Acknowledged. (If you choose to paste your Key and Secret into a document, be sure to use an app such as Notepad that does not copy formatting. Ensure the Key and Secret is entered into the Contact tab for access to the IODS.)
Modify a record:
| Field | Description |
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| Submission Year | Type the ending year of the school year for which you will be submitting data. The submission year is edited to ensure a valid year is entered and that code table data is loaded for the year specified. |
❏ Click Retrieve.
| API URL | Type your LEA's Ed-Fi Operational Data Store (ODS) address. This field can be a maximum of 255 characters. For TCC Hosted LEAs, please verify the API URL with your ASCENDER Support personnel. NOTE: Please verify the API URL entered ends with a forward slash. |
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| Key | Type the key. This field can be a maximum of 50 characters. |
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| Secret | Type the secret. This field can be a maximum of 50 characters. |
❏ Click Save.