Connection - DA2100

District Administration > Options > TSDS > Connection

This tab allows you to maintain the appropriate credentials for accessing your LEA's Ed-Fi Operational Data Store (ODS), which is a secure platform used to store data from multiple systems in a central location.

You must get this information from TEA’s TSDS Data Management Center (DMC). However, to obtain this information, you must first log on to the Texas Education Agency Login (TEAL) system.

Note: If this tab contains information, then at least one email address is required for each distribution list on the Options tab.

Modify a record:

Field	Description
Submission Year	Type the submission year set by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in the YYYY format. This is the ending year of the school year for which you will be submitting data (e.g., 2024-2025 school year; Submission Year = 2025). 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.

Key	Type the key. This field can be a maximum of 50 characters.
Secret	Type the secret. This field can be a maximum of 50 characters.

❏ Click Save.

Other functions and features:

Move to Exchange	Select this button only during the One Touch Onboarding window to initiate the transfer of data from ASCENDER to The Exchange. NOTE: Districts will be notified by their ASCENDER Manager as to when it is time to initiate the transfer. After selecting the Move to Exchange button, a pop-up window opens with a warning message: You are about to establish a connection from ASCENDER to The Exchange. This action will remove any existing connection information. Do NOT proceed until the Data Privacy Agreement and the Exchange License Agreement have been completed with your local ESC and your local ESC has confirmed that you are ready to migrate. By clicking Yes to proceed, you acknowledge the potential risks and confirm that you have met the above requirements.
Retrieve	Click to retrieve information from the last save. If you click Retrieve, any unsaved changes will be lost.

Move to Exchange

Select this button only during the One Touch Onboarding window to initiate the transfer of data from ASCENDER to The Exchange.

NOTE: Districts will be notified by their ASCENDER Manager as to when it is time to initiate the transfer.

After selecting the Move to Exchange button, a pop-up window opens with a warning message:

You are about to establish a connection from ASCENDER to The Exchange. This action will remove any existing connection information.
Do NOT proceed until the Data Privacy Agreement and the Exchange License Agreement have been completed with your local ESC and your local ESC has confirmed that you are ready to migrate.

By clicking Yes to proceed, you acknowledge the potential risks and confirm that you have met the above requirements.

Retrieve

Click to retrieve information from the last save. If you click Retrieve, any unsaved changes will be lost.