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Document Name: IMS OneRoster Rostering Service v1.2

Revision: 19th September 2022

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Abstract

The IMS OneRoster (OR) standard addresses the exchange of student data (primarily about people, courses, enrollments and grades) between different educational systems for the specific needs of K-12. The primary use-case is the exchange of data between a Student Information System (SIS) and Learning Management System (LMS). In OR 1.2, the service has been split into three core services:

This OR 1.2 Rostering Service provides the ability to manage the exchange of information about people, classes, courses, organizations and enrollments. In this document the data exchange is described in an implementation-independent format i.e. using a profile of the Unified Modeling Language (UML). The service description includes the definition of the data formats that are exchanged using a set of service operations.

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Table of Contents

Abstract

1. Introduction

1.1 Scope and Context

1.2 Conventions

1.3 Changes in Rostering Service 1.2

1.4 Structure of this Document

1.5 Nomenclature

2. Use-cases

3. Service Architecture and Specification Model

3.1 An Abstract Representation

3.2 Service Providers and Service Consumers

3.3 Service Objects

3.4 Synchronous and Asynchronous Services

3.5 OneRoster Rostering, Resources and Gradebook Choreography

4. The Behavior Model

4.1 Service Definition

4.2 "AcademicSessionsManagement" Interface Description

4.2.1 "getAllAcademicSessions" Operation

4.2.2 "getAcademicSession" Operation

4.3 "ClassesManagement" Interface Description

4.3.1 "getAllClasses" Operation

4.3.2 "getClass" Operation

4.3.3 "getStudentsForClass" Operation

4.3.4 "getTeachersForClass" Operation

4.4 "CoursesManagement" Interface Description

4.4.1 "getAllCourses" Operation

4.4.2 "getCourse" Operation

4.4.3 "getClassesForCourse" Operation

4.5 "DemographicsManagement" Interface Description

4.5.1 "getAllDemographics" Operation

4.5.2 "getDemographics" Operation

4.6 "EnrollmentsManagement" Interface Description

4.6.1 "getAllEnrollments" Operation

4.6.2 "getEnrollment" Operation

4.7 "GradingPeriodsManagement" Interface Description

4.7.1 "getAllGradingPeriods" Operation

4.7.2 "getGradingPeriod" Operation

4.8 "OrgsManagement" Interface Description

4.8.1 "getAllOrgs" Operation

4.8.2 "getOrg" Operation

4.9 "SchoolsManagement" Interface Description

4.9.1 "getAllSchools" Operation

4.9.2 "getSchool" Operation

4.9.3 "getCoursesForSchool" Operation

4.9.4 "getEnrollmentsForClassInSchool" Operation

4.9.5 "getStudentsForClassInSchool" Operation

4.9.6 "getTeachersForClassInSchool" Operation

4.9.7 "getEnrollmentsForSchool" Operation

4.9.8 "getStudentsForSchool" Operation

4.9.9 "getTeachersForSchool" Operation

4.9.10 "getTermsForSchool" Operation

4.9.11 "getClassesForSchool" Operation

4.10 "StudentsManagement" Interface Description

4.10.1 "getAllStudents" Operation

4.10.2 "getStudent" Operation

4.10.3 "getClassesForStudent" Operation

4.11 "TeachersManagement" Interface Description

4.11.1 "getAllTeachers" Operation

4.11.2 "getTeacher" Operation

4.11.3 "getClassesForTeacher" Operation

4.12 "TermsManagement" Interface Description

4.12.1 "getAllTerms" Operation

4.12.2 "getTerm" Operation

4.12.3 "getClassesForTerm" Operation

4.12.4 "getGradingPeriodsForTerm" Operation

4.13 "UsersManagement" Interface Description

4.13.1 "getAllUsers" Operation

4.13.2 "getUser" Operation

4.13.3 "getClassesForUser" Operation

5. The Interface Data Model

5.1 "AcademicSessionSet" Class Description

5.1.1 "academicSessions" Attribute Description

5.2 "ClassSet" Class Description

5.2.1 "classes" Attribute Description

5.3 "CourseSet" Class Description

5.3.1 "courses" Attribute Description

5.4 "DemographicsSet" Class Description

5.4.1 "demographics" Attribute Description

5.5 "EnrollmentSet" Class Description

5.5.1 "enrollments" Attribute Description

5.6 "GUID" Class Description

5.7 "OrgSet" Class Description

5.7.1 "orgs" Attribute Description

5.8 "SingleAcademicSession" Class Description

5.8.1 "academicSession" Attribute Description

5.9 "SingleClass" Class Description

5.9.1 "class" Attribute Description

5.10 "SingleCourse" Class Description

5.10.1 "course" Attribute Description

5.11 "SingleDemographics" Class Description

5.11.1 "demographics" Attribute Description

5.12 "SingleEnrollment" Class Description

5.12.1 "enrollment" Attribute Description

5.13 "SingleOrg" Class Description

5.13.1 "org" Attribute Description

5.14 "SingleUser" Class Description

5.14.1 "user" Attribute Description

5.15 "UserSet" Class Description

5.15.1 "users" Attribute Description

5.16 "imsx_StatusInfo" Class Description

5.16.1 "imsx_codeMajor" Attribute Description

5.16.2 "imsx_severity" Attribute Description

5.16.3 "imsx_description" Attribute Description

5.16.4 "imsx_CodeMinor" Attribute Description

6. The Data Model

6.1 Data Class Descriptions

6.1.1 "AcadSessionGUIDRef" Class Description

6.1.1.1 "type" Attribute Description

6.1.2 "AcademicSession" Class Description

6.1.2.1 "title" Attribute Description

6.1.2.2 "startDate" Attribute Description

6.1.2.3 "endDate" Attribute Description

6.1.2.4 "type" Attribute Description

6.1.2.5 "parent" Attribute Description

6.1.2.6 "children" Attribute Description

6.1.2.7 "schoolYear" Attribute Description

6.1.3 "AcademicSessionSet" Class Description

6.1.3.1 "academicSessions" Attribute Description

6.1.4 "Base" Class Description

6.1.4.1 "sourcedId" Attribute Description

6.1.4.2 "status" Attribute Description

6.1.4.3 "dateLastModified" Attribute Description

6.1.4.4 "metadata" Attribute Description

6.1.5 "Class" Class Description

6.1.5.1 "title" Attribute Description

6.1.5.2 "classCode" Attribute Description

6.1.5.3 "classType" Attribute Description

6.1.5.4 "location" Attribute Description

6.1.5.5 "grades" Attribute Description

6.1.5.6 "subjects" Attribute Description

6.1.5.7 "course" Attribute Description

6.1.5.8 "school" Attribute Description

6.1.5.9 "terms" Attribute Description

6.1.5.10 "subjectCodes" Attribute Description

6.1.5.11 "periods" Attribute Description

6.1.5.12 "resources" Attribute Description

6.1.6 "ClassGUIDRef" Class Description

6.1.6.1 "type" Attribute Description

6.1.7 "ClassSet" Class Description

6.1.7.1 "classes" Attribute Description

6.1.8 "Course" Class Description

6.1.8.1 "title" Attribute Description

6.1.8.2 "schoolYear" Attribute Description

6.1.8.3 "courseCode" Attribute Description

6.1.8.4 "grades" Attribute Description

6.1.8.5 "subjects" Attribute Description

6.1.8.6 "org" Attribute Description

6.1.8.7 "subjectCodes" Attribute Description

6.1.8.8 "resources" Attribute Description

6.1.9 "CourseGUIDRef" Class Description

6.1.9.1 "type" Attribute Description

6.1.10 "CourseSet" Class Description

6.1.10.1 "courses" Attribute Description

6.1.11 "Credential" Class Description

6.1.11.1 "type" Attribute Description

6.1.11.2 "username" Attribute Description

6.1.11.3 "password" Attribute Description

6.1.11.4 "extensions" Attribute Description

6.1.12 "Demographics" Class Description

6.1.12.1 "birthDate" Attribute Description

6.1.12.2 "sex" Attribute Description

6.1.12.3 "americanIndianOrAlaskaNative" Attribute Description

6.1.12.4 "asian" Attribute Description

6.1.12.5 "blackOrAfricanAmerican" Attribute Description

6.1.12.6 "nativeHawaiianOrOtherPacificIslander" Attribute Description

6.1.12.7 "white" Attribute Description

6.1.12.8 "demographicRaceTwoOrMoreRaces" Attribute Description

6.1.12.9 "hispanicOrLatinoEthnicity" Attribute Description

6.1.12.10 "countryOfBirthCode" Attribute Description

6.1.12.11 "stateOfBirthAbbreviation" Attribute Description

6.1.12.12 "cityOfBirth" Attribute Description

6.1.12.13 "publicSchoolResidenceStatus" Attribute Description

6.1.13 "DemographicsSet" Class Description

6.1.13.1 "demographics" Attribute Description

6.1.14 "Enrollment" Class Description

6.1.14.1 "user" Attribute Description

6.1.14.2 "class" Attribute Description

6.1.14.3 "school" Attribute Description

6.1.14.4 "role" Attribute Description

6.1.14.5 "primary" Attribute Description

6.1.14.6 "beginDate" Attribute Description

6.1.14.7 "endDate" Attribute Description

6.1.15 "EnrollmentSet" Class Description

6.1.15.1 "enrollments" Attribute Description

6.1.16 "GUIDRef" Class Description

6.1.16.1 "href" Attribute Description

6.1.16.2 "sourcedId" Attribute Description

6.1.17 "Metadata" Class Description

6.1.17.1 "extensions" Attribute Description

6.1.18 "Org" Class Description

6.1.18.1 "name" Attribute Description

6.1.18.2 "type" Attribute Description

6.1.18.3 "identifier" Attribute Description

6.1.18.4 "parent" Attribute Description

6.1.18.5 "children" Attribute Description

6.1.19 "OrgGUIDRef" Class Description

6.1.19.1 "type" Attribute Description

6.1.20 "OrgSet" Class Description

6.1.20.1 "orgs" Attribute Description

6.1.21 "ResourceGUIDRef" Class Description

6.1.21.1 "type" Attribute Description

6.1.22 "Role" Class Description

6.1.22.1 "roleType" Attribute Description

6.1.22.2 "role" Attribute Description

6.1.22.3 "org" Attribute Description

6.1.22.4 "userProfile" Attribute Description

6.1.22.5 "beginDate" Attribute Description

6.1.22.6 "endDate" Attribute Description

6.1.23 "SingleAcademicSession" Class Description

6.1.23.1 "academicSession" Attribute Description

6.1.24 "SingleClass" Class Description

6.1.24.1 "class" Attribute Description

6.1.25 "SingleCourse" Class Description

6.1.25.1 "course" Attribute Description

6.1.26 "SingleDemographics" Class Description

6.1.26.1 "demographics" Attribute Description

6.1.27 "SingleEnrollment" Class Description

6.1.27.1 "enrollment" Attribute Description

6.1.28 "SingleOrg" Class Description

6.1.28.1 "org" Attribute Description

6.1.29 "SingleUser" Class Description

6.1.29.1 "user" Attribute Description

6.1.30 "User" Class Description

6.1.30.1 "userMasterIdentifier" Attribute Description

6.1.30.2 "username" Attribute Description

6.1.30.3 "userIds" Attribute Description

6.1.30.4 "enabledUser" Attribute Description

6.1.30.5 "givenName" Attribute Description

6.1.30.6 "familyName" Attribute Description

6.1.30.7 "middleName" Attribute Description

6.1.30.8 "preferredFirstName" Attribute Description

6.1.30.9 "preferredMiddleName" Attribute Description

6.1.30.10 "preferredLastName" Attribute Description

6.1.30.11 "pronouns" Attribute Description

6.1.30.12 "roles" Attribute Description

6.1.30.13 "userProfiles" Attribute Description

6.1.30.14 "primaryOrg" Attribute Description

6.1.30.15 "identifier" Attribute Description

6.1.30.16 "email" Attribute Description

6.1.30.17 "sms" Attribute Description

6.1.30.18 "phone" Attribute Description

6.1.30.19 "agents" Attribute Description

6.1.30.20 "grades" Attribute Description

6.1.30.21 "password" Attribute Description

6.1.30.22 "resources" Attribute Description

6.1.31 "UserGUIDRef" Class Description

6.1.31.1 "type" Attribute Description

6.1.32 "UserId" Class Description

6.1.32.1 "type" Attribute Description

6.1.32.2 "identifier" Attribute Description

6.1.33 "UserProfile" Class Description

6.1.33.1 "profileId" Attribute Description

6.1.33.2 "profileType" Attribute Description

6.1.33.3 "vendorId" Attribute Description

6.1.33.4 "applicationId" Attribute Description

6.1.33.5 "description" Attribute Description

6.1.33.6 "credentials" Attribute Description

6.1.34 "UserSet" Class Description

6.1.34.1 "users" Attribute Description

6.1.35 "imsx_CodeMinor" Class Description

6.1.35.1 "imsx_codeMinorField" Attribute Description

6.1.36 "imsx_CodeMinorField" Class Description

6.1.36.1 "imsx_codeMinorFieldName" Attribute Description

6.1.36.2 "imsx_codeMinorFieldValue" Attribute Description

6.1.37 "imsx_StatusInfo" Class Description

6.1.37.1 "imsx_codeMajor" Attribute Description

6.1.37.2 "imsx_severity" Attribute Description

6.1.37.3 "imsx_description" Attribute Description

6.1.37.4 "imsx_CodeMinor" Attribute Description

6.2 Derived Class Descriptions

6.2.1 "EnumExtString" Class Description

6.2.1.1 "pattern" Attribute Description

6.2.2 "GUID" Class Description

6.2.3 "Identifier" Class Description

6.3 Enumerated Vocabulary Descriptions

6.3.1 "AcadSessionGUIDRefTypeEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.3.2 "BaseStatusEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.3.3 "ClassGUIDRefTypeEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.3.4 "ClassTypeEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.3.5 "CourseGUIDRefTypeEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.3.6 "EnrolRoleEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.3.7 "GenderEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.3.8 "OrgGUIDRefTypeEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.3.9 "OrgTypeEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.3.10 "ResourceGUIDRefTypeEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.3.11 "RoleEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.3.12 "RoleTypeEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.3.13 "SessionTypeEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.3.14 "TrueFalseEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.3.15 "UserGUIDRefTypeEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.3.16 "imsx_CodeMajorEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.3.17 "imsx_CodeMinorValueEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.3.18 "imsx_SeverityEnum" Vocabulary Description

6.4 Union Class Descriptions

6.4.1 "ClassTypeEnumExt" Class Description

6.4.2 "EnrolRoleEnumExt" Class Description

6.4.3 "GenderEnumExt" Class Description

6.4.4 "OrgTypeEnumExt" Class Description

6.4.5 "RoleEnumExt" Class Description

6.4.6 "SessionTypeEnumExt" Class Description

7. Link Data Definitions

7.1 AcademicSession Link Data Description

7.2 Class Link Data Description

7.3 Course Link Data Description

7.4 Org Link Data Description

7.5 Resource Link Data Description

7.6 User Link Data Description

7.7 UserProfile Link Data Description

8. Extending and Profiling the Service

8.1 Extending the Specification

8.1.1 Proprietary Operations

8.1.2 Proprietary Data Elements

8.1.3 Proprietary Vocabulary Terms

8.2 Profiling the Specification

References

Appendix A Modelling Concepts and Terms

A1 Behavior Descriptions Explanations

A1.1 Service Diagrams

A1.2 Operation Descriptions

A2 InterfaceDescriptions Explanations

A2.1 Parameter Model Diagrams

A2.2 Class Descriptions

A2.3 Attribute Descriptions

A3 Data Model Descriptions Explanantions

A3.1 Data Model Diagrams

A3.2 Class Descriptions

A3.3 Attribute and Characteristic Descriptions

A3.4 Enumerated Vocabulary Descriptions

A3.5 External Vocabulary Descriptions

A3.6 Import Class Descriptions

A3.7 Link Data Descriptions

A3.8 Common Data Model Persistent Identifier Descriptions

Appendix B Service Status Codes

B1 Definition of the Status Codes

B1.1 Definition of the "CodeMajor" Values

B1.2 Definition of the "Severity" Values

B1.3 Definition of the "CodeMinor" Values

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List of Figures

Figure 4.1 Service interface definitions

Figure 5.1 AcademicSessionSet class definitions

Figure 5.2 ClassSet class definitions

Figure 5.3 CourseSet class definitions

Figure 5.4 DemographicsSet class definitions

Figure 5.5 EnrollmentSet class definitions

Figure 5.6 GUID class definitions

Figure 5.7 OrgSet class definitions

Figure 5.8 SingleAcademicSession class definitions

Figure 5.9 SingleClass class definitions

Figure 5.10 SingleCourse class definitions

Figure 5.11 SingleDemographics class definitions

Figure 5.12 SingleEnrollment class definitions

Figure 5.13 SingleOrg class definitions

Figure 5.14 SingleUser class definitions

Figure 5.15 UserSet class definitions

Figure 5.16 imsx_StatusInfo class definitions

Figure 6.1.1 AcadSessionGUIDRef class definitions

Figure 6.1.2 AcademicSession class definitions

Figure 6.1.3 AcademicSessionSet class definitions

Figure 6.1.4 Base class definitions

Figure 6.1.5 Class class definitions

Figure 6.1.6 ClassGUIDRef class definitions

Figure 6.1.7 ClassSet class definitions

Figure 6.1.8 Course class definitions

Figure 6.1.9 CourseGUIDRef class definitions

Figure 6.1.10 CourseSet class definitions

Figure 6.1.11 Credential class definitions

Figure 6.1.12 Demographics class definitions

Figure 6.1.13 DemographicsSet class definitions

Figure 6.1.14 Enrollment class definitions

Figure 6.1.15 EnrollmentSet class definitions

Figure 6.1.16 GUIDRef class definitions

Figure 6.1.17 Metadata class definitions

Figure 6.1.18 Org class definitions

Figure 6.1.19 OrgGUIDRef class definitions

Figure 6.1.20 OrgSet class definitions

Figure 6.1.21 ResourceGUIDRef class definitions

Figure 6.1.22 Role class definitions

Figure 6.1.23 SingleAcademicSession class definitions

Figure 6.1.24 SingleClass class definitions

Figure 6.1.25 SingleCourse class definitions

Figure 6.1.26 SingleDemographics class definitions

Figure 6.1.27 SingleEnrollment class definitions

Figure 6.1.28 SingleOrg class definitions

Figure 6.1.29 SingleUser class definitions

Figure 6.1.30 User class definitions

Figure 6.1.31 UserGUIDRef class definitions

Figure 6.1.32 UserId class definitions

Figure 6.1.33 UserProfile class definitions

Figure 6.1.34 UserSet class definitions

Figure 6.1.35 imsx_CodeMinor class definitions

Figure 6.1.36 imsx_CodeMinorField class definitions

Figure 6.1.37 imsx_StatusInfo class definitions

Figure 6.2.1 EnumExtString class definitions

Figure 6.2.2 GUID class definitions

Figure 6.2.3 Identifier class definitions

Figure 6.3.1 AcadSessionGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions

Figure 6.3.2 BaseStatusEnum class definitions

Figure 6.3.3 ClassGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions

Figure 6.3.4 ClassTypeEnum class definitions

Figure 6.3.5 CourseGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions

Figure 6.3.6 EnrolRoleEnum class definitions

Figure 6.3.7 GenderEnum class definitions

Figure 6.3.8 OrgGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions

Figure 6.3.9 OrgTypeEnum class definitions

Figure 6.3.10 ResourceGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions

Figure 6.3.11 RoleEnum class definitions

Figure 6.3.12 RoleTypeEnum class definitions

Figure 6.3.13 SessionTypeEnum class definitions

Figure 6.3.14 TrueFalseEnum class definitions

Figure 6.3.15 UserGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions

Figure 6.3.16 imsx_CodeMajorEnum class definitions

Figure 6.3.17 imsx_CodeMinorValueEnum class definitions

Figure 6.3.18 imsx_SeverityEnum class definitions

Figure 6.4.1 ClassTypeEnumExt class definitions

Figure 6.4.2 EnrolRoleEnumExt class definitions

Figure 6.4.3 GenderEnumExt class definitions

Figure 6.4.4 OrgTypeEnumExt class definitions

Figure 6.4.5 RoleEnumExt class definitions

Figure 6.4.6 SessionTypeEnumExt class definitions

Figure 7.1 AcademicSession link data definition.

Figure 7.2 Class link data definition.

Figure 7.3 Course link data definition.

Figure 7.4 Org link data definition.

Figure 7.5 Resource link data definition.

Figure 7.6 User link data definition.

Figure 7.7 UserProfile link data definition.

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List of Tables

Table 4.1 The set of interfaces.

Table 4.2 The set of operations for the "AcademicSessionsManagement" interface.

Table 4.3 The set of operations for the "ClassesManagement" interface.

Table 4.4 The set of operations for the "CoursesManagement" interface.

Table 4.5 The set of operations for the "DemographicsManagement" interface.

Table 4.6 The set of operations for the "EnrollmentsManagement" interface.

Table 4.7 The set of operations for the "GradingPeriodsManagement" interface.

Table 4.8 The set of operations for the "OrgsManagement" interface.

Table 4.9 The set of operations for the "SchoolsManagement" interface.

Table 4.10 The set of operations for the "StudentsManagement" interface.

Table 4.11 The set of operations for the "TeachersManagement" interface.

Table 4.12 The set of operations for the "TermsManagement" interface.

Table 4.13 The set of operations for the "UsersManagement" interface.

Table 5.1 "AcademicSessionSet" Class Description

Table 5.1.1 "academicSessions" Attribute Description

Table 5.2 "ClassSet" Class Description

Table 5.2.1 "classes" Attribute Description

Table 5.3 "CourseSet" Class Description

Table 5.3.1 "courses" Attribute Description

Table 5.4 "DemographicsSet" Class Description

Table 5.4.1 "demographics" Attribute Description

Table 5.5 "EnrollmentSet" Class Description

Table 5.5.1 "enrollments" Attribute Description

Table 5.6 "GUID" Class Description

Table 5.7 "OrgSet" Class Description

Table 5.7.1 "orgs" Attribute Description

Table 5.8 "SingleAcademicSession" Class Description

Table 5.8.1 "academicSession" Attribute Description

Table 5.9 "SingleClass" Class Description

Table 5.9.1 "class" Attribute Description

Table 5.10 "SingleCourse" Class Description

Table 5.10.1 "course" Attribute Description

Table 5.11 "SingleDemographics" Class Description

Table 5.11.1 "demographics" Attribute Description

Table 5.12 "SingleEnrollment" Class Description

Table 5.12.1 "enrollment" Attribute Description

Table 5.13 "SingleOrg" Class Description

Table 5.13.1 "org" Attribute Description

Table 5.14 "SingleUser" Class Description

Table 5.14.1 "user" Attribute Description

Table 5.15 "UserSet" Class Description

Table 5.15.1 "users" Attribute Description

Table 5.16 "imsx_StatusInfo" Class Description

Table 5.16.1 "imsx_codeMajor" Attribute Description

Table 5.16.2 "imsx_severity" Attribute Description

Table 5.16.3 "imsx_description" Attribute Description

Table 5.16.4 "imsx_CodeMinor" Attribute Description

Table 6.1.1 AcadSessionGUIDRef class definitions

Table 6.1.1.1 Description of the "type" attribute for the "AcadSessionGUIDRef" class

Table 6.1.2 AcademicSession class definitions

Table 6.1.2.1 Description of the "title" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class

Table 6.1.2.2 Description of the "startDate" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class

Table 6.1.2.3 Description of the "endDate" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class

Table 6.1.2.4 Description of the "type" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class

Table 6.1.2.5 Description of the "parent" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class

Table 6.1.2.6 Description of the "children" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class

Table 6.1.2.7 Description of the "schoolYear" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class

Table 6.1.3 AcademicSessionSet class definitions

Table 6.1.3.1 Description of the "academicSessions" attribute for the "AcademicSessionSet" class

Table 6.1.4 Base class definitions

Table 6.1.4.1 Description of the "sourcedId" attribute for the "Base" class

Table 6.1.4.2 Description of the "status" attribute for the "Base" class

Table 6.1.4.3 Description of the "dateLastModified" attribute for the "Base" class

Table 6.1.4.4 Description of the "metadata" attribute for the "Base" class

Table 6.1.5 Class class definitions

Table 6.1.5.1 Description of the "title" attribute for the "Class" class

Table 6.1.5.2 Description of the "classCode" attribute for the "Class" class

Table 6.1.5.3 Description of the "classType" attribute for the "Class" class

Table 6.1.5.4 Description of the "location" attribute for the "Class" class

Table 6.1.5.5 Description of the "grades" attribute for the "Class" class

Table 6.1.5.6 Description of the "subjects" attribute for the "Class" class

Table 6.1.5.7 Description of the "course" attribute for the "Class" class

Table 6.1.5.8 Description of the "school" attribute for the "Class" class

Table 6.1.5.9 Description of the "terms" attribute for the "Class" class

Table 6.1.5.10 Description of the "subjectCodes" attribute for the "Class" class

Table 6.1.5.11 Description of the "periods" attribute for the "Class" class

Table 6.1.5.12 Description of the "resources" attribute for the "Class" class

Table 6.1.6 ClassGUIDRef class definitions

Table 6.1.6.1 Description of the "type" attribute for the "ClassGUIDRef" class

Table 6.1.7 ClassSet class definitions

Table 6.1.7.1 Description of the "classes" attribute for the "ClassSet" class

Table 6.1.8 Course class definitions

Table 6.1.8.1 Description of the "title" attribute for the "Course" class

Table 6.1.8.2 Description of the "schoolYear" attribute for the "Course" class

Table 6.1.8.3 Description of the "courseCode" attribute for the "Course" class

Table 6.1.8.4 Description of the "grades" attribute for the "Course" class

Table 6.1.8.5 Description of the "subjects" attribute for the "Course" class

Table 6.1.8.6 Description of the "org" attribute for the "Course" class

Table 6.1.8.7 Description of the "subjectCodes" attribute for the "Course" class

Table 6.1.8.8 Description of the "resources" attribute for the "Course" class

Table 6.1.9 CourseGUIDRef class definitions

Table 6.1.9.1 Description of the "type" attribute for the "CourseGUIDRef" class

Table 6.1.10 CourseSet class definitions

Table 6.1.10.1 Description of the "courses" attribute for the "CourseSet" class

Table 6.1.11 Credential class definitions

Table 6.1.11.1 Description of the "type" attribute for the "Credential" class

Table 6.1.11.2 Description of the "username" attribute for the "Credential" class

Table 6.1.11.3 Description of the "password" attribute for the "Credential" class

Table 6.1.11.4 Description of the "extensions" attribute for the "Credential" class

Table 6.1.12 Demographics class definitions

Table 6.1.12.1 Description of the "birthDate" attribute for the "Demographics" class

Table 6.1.12.2 Description of the "sex" attribute for the "Demographics" class

Table 6.1.12.3 Description of the "americanIndianOrAlaskaNative" attribute for the "Demographics" class

Table 6.1.12.4 Description of the "asian" attribute for the "Demographics" class

Table 6.1.12.5 Description of the "blackOrAfricanAmerican" attribute for the "Demographics" class

Table 6.1.12.6 Description of the "nativeHawaiianOrOtherPacificIslander" attribute for the "Demographics" class

Table 6.1.12.7 Description of the "white" attribute for the "Demographics" class

Table 6.1.12.8 Description of the "demographicRaceTwoOrMoreRaces" attribute for the "Demographics" class

Table 6.1.12.9 Description of the "hispanicOrLatinoEthnicity" attribute for the "Demographics" class

Table 6.1.12.10 Description of the "countryOfBirthCode" attribute for the "Demographics" class

Table 6.1.12.11 Description of the "stateOfBirthAbbreviation" attribute for the "Demographics" class

Table 6.1.12.12 Description of the "cityOfBirth" attribute for the "Demographics" class

Table 6.1.12.13 Description of the "publicSchoolResidenceStatus" attribute for the "Demographics" class

Table 6.1.13 DemographicsSet class definitions

Table 6.1.13.1 Description of the "demographics" attribute for the "DemographicsSet" class

Table 6.1.14 Enrollment class definitions

Table 6.1.14.1 Description of the "user" attribute for the "Enrollment" class

Table 6.1.14.2 Description of the "class" attribute for the "Enrollment" class

Table 6.1.14.3 Description of the "school" attribute for the "Enrollment" class

Table 6.1.14.4 Description of the "role" attribute for the "Enrollment" class

Table 6.1.14.5 Description of the "primary" attribute for the "Enrollment" class

Table 6.1.14.6 Description of the "beginDate" attribute for the "Enrollment" class

Table 6.1.14.7 Description of the "endDate" attribute for the "Enrollment" class

Table 6.1.15 EnrollmentSet class definitions

Table 6.1.15.1 Description of the "enrollments" attribute for the "EnrollmentSet" class

Table 6.1.16 GUIDRef class definitions

Table 6.1.16.1 Description of the "href" attribute for the "GUIDRef" class

Table 6.1.16.2 Description of the "sourcedId" attribute for the "GUIDRef" class

Table 6.1.17 Metadata class definitions

Table 6.1.17.1 Description of the "extensions" attribute for the "Metadata" class

Table 6.1.18 Org class definitions

Table 6.1.18.1 Description of the "name" attribute for the "Org" class

Table 6.1.18.2 Description of the "type" attribute for the "Org" class

Table 6.1.18.3 Description of the "identifier" attribute for the "Org" class

Table 6.1.18.4 Description of the "parent" attribute for the "Org" class

Table 6.1.18.5 Description of the "children" attribute for the "Org" class

Table 6.1.19 OrgGUIDRef class definitions

Table 6.1.19.1 Description of the "type" attribute for the "OrgGUIDRef" class

Table 6.1.20 OrgSet class definitions

Table 6.1.20.1 Description of the "orgs" attribute for the "OrgSet" class

Table 6.1.21 ResourceGUIDRef class definitions

Table 6.1.21.1 Description of the "type" attribute for the "ResourceGUIDRef" class

Table 6.1.22 Role class definitions

Table 6.1.22.1 Description of the "roleType" attribute for the "Role" class

Table 6.1.22.2 Description of the "role" attribute for the "Role" class

Table 6.1.22.3 Description of the "org" attribute for the "Role" class

Table 6.1.22.4 Description of the "userProfile" attribute for the "Role" class

Table 6.1.22.5 Description of the "beginDate" attribute for the "Role" class

Table 6.1.22.6 Description of the "endDate" attribute for the "Role" class

Table 6.1.23 SingleAcademicSession class definitions

Table 6.1.23.1 Description of the "academicSession" attribute for the "SingleAcademicSession" class

Table 6.1.24 SingleClass class definitions

Table 6.1.24.1 Description of the "class" attribute for the "SingleClass" class

Table 6.1.25 SingleCourse class definitions

Table 6.1.25.1 Description of the "course" attribute for the "SingleCourse" class

Table 6.1.26 SingleDemographics class definitions

Table 6.1.26.1 Description of the "demographics" attribute for the "SingleDemographics" class

Table 6.1.27 SingleEnrollment class definitions

Table 6.1.27.1 Description of the "enrollment" attribute for the "SingleEnrollment" class

Table 6.1.28 SingleOrg class definitions

Table 6.1.28.1 Description of the "org" attribute for the "SingleOrg" class

Table 6.1.29 SingleUser class definitions

Table 6.1.29.1 Description of the "user" attribute for the "SingleUser" class

Table 6.1.30 User class definitions

Table 6.1.30.1 Description of the "userMasterIdentifier" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.2 Description of the "username" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.3 Description of the "userIds" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.4 Description of the "enabledUser" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.5 Description of the "givenName" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.6 Description of the "familyName" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.7 Description of the "middleName" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.8 Description of the "preferredFirstName" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.9 Description of the "preferredMiddleName" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.10 Description of the "preferredLastName" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.11 Description of the "pronouns" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.12 Description of the "roles" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.13 Description of the "userProfiles" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.14 Description of the "primaryOrg" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.15 Description of the "identifier" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.16 Description of the "email" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.17 Description of the "sms" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.18 Description of the "phone" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.19 Description of the "agents" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.20 Description of the "grades" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.21 Description of the "password" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.30.22 Description of the "resources" attribute for the "User" class

Table 6.1.31 UserGUIDRef class definitions

Table 6.1.31.1 Description of the "type" attribute for the "UserGUIDRef" class

Table 6.1.32 UserId class definitions

Table 6.1.32.1 Description of the "type" attribute for the "UserId" class

Table 6.1.32.2 Description of the "identifier" attribute for the "UserId" class

Table 6.1.33 UserProfile class definitions

Table 6.1.33.1 Description of the "profileId" attribute for the "UserProfile" class

Table 6.1.33.2 Description of the "profileType" attribute for the "UserProfile" class

Table 6.1.33.3 Description of the "vendorId" attribute for the "UserProfile" class

Table 6.1.33.4 Description of the "applicationId" attribute for the "UserProfile" class

Table 6.1.33.5 Description of the "description" attribute for the "UserProfile" class

Table 6.1.33.6 Description of the "credentials" attribute for the "UserProfile" class

Table 6.1.34 UserSet class definitions

Table 6.1.34.1 Description of the "users" attribute for the "UserSet" class

Table 6.1.35 imsx_CodeMinor class definitions

Table 6.1.35.1 Description of the "imsx_codeMinorField" attribute for the "imsx_CodeMinor" class

Table 6.1.36 imsx_CodeMinorField class definitions

Table 6.1.36.1 Description of the "imsx_codeMinorFieldName" attribute for the "imsx_CodeMinorField" class

Table 6.1.36.2 Description of the "imsx_codeMinorFieldValue" attribute for the "imsx_CodeMinorField" class

Table 6.1.37 imsx_StatusInfo class definitions

Table 6.1.37.1 Description of the "imsx_codeMajor" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class

Table 6.1.37.2 Description of the "imsx_severity" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class

Table 6.1.37.3 Description of the "imsx_description" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class

Table 6.1.37.4 Description of the "imsx_CodeMinor" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class

Table 6.2.1 EnumExtString class definitions

Table 6.2.1.1 Description of the "pattern" attribute for the "EnumExtString" class

Table 6.2.2 GUID class definitions

Table 6.2.3 Identifier class definitions

Table 6.3.1 AcadSessionGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions

Table 6.3.2 BaseStatusEnum class definitions

Table 6.3.3 ClassGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions

Table 6.3.4 ClassTypeEnum class definitions

Table 6.3.5 CourseGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions

Table 6.3.6 EnrolRoleEnum class definitions

Table 6.3.7 GenderEnum class definitions

Table 6.3.8 OrgGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions

Table 6.3.9 OrgTypeEnum class definitions

Table 6.3.10 ResourceGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions

Table 6.3.11 RoleEnum class definitions

Table 6.3.12 RoleTypeEnum class definitions

Table 6.3.13 SessionTypeEnum class definitions

Table 6.3.14 TrueFalseEnum class definitions

Table 6.3.15 UserGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions

Table 6.3.16 imsx_CodeMajorEnum class definitions

Table 6.3.17 imsx_CodeMinorValueEnum class definitions

Table 6.3.18 imsx_SeverityEnum class definitions

Table 6.4.1 ClassTypeEnumExt class description

Table 6.4.2 EnrolRoleEnumExt class description

Table 6.4.3 GenderEnumExt class description

Table 6.4.4 OrgTypeEnumExt class description

Table 6.4.5 RoleEnumExt class description

Table 6.4.6 SessionTypeEnumExt class description

Table 7.1 Description of the AcademicSession link data class.

Table 7.2 Description of the Class link data class.

Table 7.3 Description of the Course link data class.

Table 7.4 Description of the Org link data class.

Table 7.5 Description of the Resource link data class.

Table 7.6 Description of the User link data class.

Table 7.7 Description of the UserProfile link data class.

Table A3.1 The key to the descriptions of data model diagrams

Table A3.2 The key to the descriptions of the data class tables

Table A3.3 The key to the descriptions of the data attribute/characteristic tables

Table A3.4 The key to the descriptions of the enumerated vocabulary tables

Table A3.5 The key to the descriptions of the external vocabulary tables

Table A3.6 The key to the descriptions of the import class tables

Table A3.7 The key to the descriptions of the link data tables

Table A3.8 The key to the descriptions of the common data model persistent identifier tables

Table B1.1 Interpretation of the CodeMajor/Severity behavior matrix

Table B1.2 Definition of the CodeMajor status code values

Table B1.3 Definition of the Severity status code values

Table B1.4 Definition of the CodeMinor status code field values

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1. Introduction

This Section is NOT NORMATIVE.

1.1. Scope and Context

This document is the OneRoster 1.2 Rostering Service Model and as such it is used as the basis for the development of the following documents:

This information model defines the OneRoster Rostering Abstract Application Programming Interface (a-API). This service model is described using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) based upon the 1EdTech Model Driven Specification approach and the associated modelling toolkit [I-BAT, 06]. This means that this specification is based upon the concepts of:

1.2. Conventions

All sections marked as non-normative, all authoring guidelines, diagrams (with the exception of the UML diagrams), examples, and notes in this specification are non-normative. Everything else in this specification is normative.

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC 2119]. This means that from the perspective of conformance:

The Conformance and Certification Guide for this specification may introduce greater normative constraints than those defined here for specific service or implementation categories.

The SHOULD/SHOULD NOT/RECOMMENDED statements MUST NOT be used in any document, or section of a document, that is responsible for defining the information model and/or the associated bindings and/or conformance and certification.

1.3. Changes in Rostering Service 1.2

The set of changes made between OR 1.1 and OR 1.2 with respect to rostering are:

1.4. Structure of this Document

The structure of the rest of this document is:

2. Use-cases The set of rostering use-cases that are a supported by this service. Only a one-line summary of each use-case is provided;
3. Service Architecture and Specification Model An overview of the service and the underlying service architecture and end-system service objects;
4. The Behavior Model The definition of the operations of the service. This focuses on the description of the behaviors supported by the service. The behaviors are grouped as interfaces;
5. The Interface Data Model The definition of the data models exchanged between the service End Systems. These are the parameters exchanged across the interoperability interface. These are an abbreviated description with the full set of details in the corresponding data class description;
6. The Data Model The definition of the data classes for the full data exchange. This addresses the data classes used to supplement the interface parameters. The descriptions are grouped according to their type e.g. data, enumeration, derived, etc.
7. Link Data Definitions The set of descriptions for the link data definitions that are used to establish the intra- and inter- specification relationships;
8. Extending and Profiling the Service An explanation of how the service can be extended, using the permitted points of extension and/or profiled. Profiling is the process by which the specification is tailored to a specific set of market/domain requirements;
References The set of cited documents, normative and informative, that are used to support the technical details in this document;
Appendix A Modelling Concepts and Terms An overview of the model driven approach, the concepts and the terms used by IMS to create the service model representations (based upon a profile of UML), the corresponding set of bindings and the accompanying documentation (including this information model);
Appendix B Service Status Codes A summary list of the status codes, and their causes, that can be returned by each of the operations forming the service. These describe the end-to-end status of the transaction.

1.5. Nomenclature

API Application Programming Interface
CEDS Common Education Data Standards
GUID Globally Unique Identifier
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
I-BAT IMS Binding Autogeneration Toolkit
IETF Internet Engineering Task Force
JSON Java Script Object Notation
LIS Learning Information Services
NCES National Centre for Education Statistics
PII Personally Identifiable Information
REST Representational State Transfer
RFC Request for Comments
TLS Transport Layer Security
UML Unified Modeling Language
URI Uniform Resource Identifier
URL Uniform Resource Locator
UTC Coordinated Universal Time
YAML Yet Another Markup Language

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2. Use-cases

This Section is NOT NORMATIVE.

The set of use-cases addressed by the OR Rostering Service are summarised in Table 2.1.

Table 2.1 - The list of use-cases enabled by this OneRoster service.
ID Use-case Description
1 To enable a system to obtain information about the set of people engaged in the teaching activities.
To provide the details of the teachers, students or users (in general) that are involved in the teaching activities: this includes their demographics.
2 To enable a system to obtain information about the set of courses used for the teaching activities.
To provide the details of the set of courses that are available including segmenting them by school.
3 To enable a system to obtain information about the set of classes used for the teaching activities.
To provide the details of the set of classes that are available including segmenting them by course, school and user.
4 To enable a system to obtain the set of enrollments on a class.
To provide the details of the set of enrollments on the various classes that are being supplied. This includes segmentation by class and/or school.
5 To enable a system to obtain information about the set of academic sessions across which the teaching is delivered.
To provide the details of the set of academic sessions used in the organization. This includes identification of the set of terms and grading periods.
6 To enable a system to obtain information about the set of organizations responsible for delivering the teaching activities.
To provide a list of the schools, districts and other organizations that are involved in the teaching activities. To enable details about each of these organizations to be obtained.

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3. Service Architecture and Specification Model

This Section is NOT NORMATIVE.

3.1. An Abstract Representation

It is important to remember that this document contains a description of the underlying information model in terms of the abstract Application Programming Interface (API). The manner in which this abstract representation is visualized is not intended to dictate the implementation form of the Service. The breakdown of the service into its interface classes is a convenient way to document the set of behaviors. The objective for producing these interfaces is to identify and define the messages that are exchanged between the end-systems to realize the system behaviors required of the service.

The internal organization of an implementation of the full abstract API is beyond the scope of this specification. The only constraint is that the external behavior of the abstract API complies with this specification. This means that a .NET, J2EE, etc. physical implementation of this abstract API does not have to represent the functionality using the same breakdown of operations/methods. This physical implementation is not subject to the conformance specification.

It is important to note that the UML representation of the interfaces is used to help develop and document the Service Model and various Bindings. It is not a requirement for a system to implement this interface as defined i.e. to use the same parameters, etc. Conformance against this specification will be confirmed by inspecting the appropriate binding of the information model and ensuring that the relevant information is present and that different sequences of activity result in the predicted and mandated behavior. It is essential that the behaviors described by each of the operations are fully supported and that the behaviors described by different sequences are also maintained.

3.2. Service Providers and Service Consumers

The basic architectural model for the OR Rostering Service specification is shown in Figure 3.1. In this architecture the scope of the IMS OR Rostering Service specification is shown as the dotted line. The scope of the interoperability is the data and behavioral models of the objects being exchanged.

Diagram of the OR Rostering service architecture.

Figure 3.1 - The OR Resources service architecture.

It is important to remember that the structure of the exchanged information has NO bearing on how the same information is contained within the 'consumer' and 'provider' OR Rostering systems (the OR Rostering repositories in the two end-systems). It is simply a representation of the data used to facilitate exchange between the end-systems. The only constraint on the end-system repositories is that they provide data persistence consistent with the required behavior.

3.3. Service Objects

The set of single objects that can be exchanged between OR Rostering end-systems are:

The set of collection objects that can be exchanged between OR Rostering end-systems are:

The relationships between the core classes in OR Rostering are shown in Figure 3.2.

Diagram of the  relationships between the core classes in the Rostering data model.

Figure 3.2 - The relationships between the core classes in the Rostering data model.

The key relationships shown in Figure 3.2 are:

3.4. Synchronous and Asynchronous Services

The OR Rostering Service is a synchronous service i.e. the consumer is blocked until the response from the provider is received. This means that a consumer can only have one outstanding request with a service provider. The corresponding sequence of actions is shown in Figure 3.3.

Diagram of the action sequence for the OR Rostering synchronous service.

Figure 3.3 - The action sequence for the OR Rostering synchronous service.

Figure 3.3 shows the action sequence from the prespective of the consumer but it must be noted that a Service Provider will be expected to support concurrent requests from many consumers.

3.5. OneRoster Rostering, Resources and Gradebook Choreography

The rostering data model, and associated services, is the core of the OneRoster specification. Choreography with the other OneRoster services is dependent upon:

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4. The Behavior Model

This Section is NORMATIVE

4.1 Service Definition

The model for the service representation is shown in Figure 4.1 and Table 4.1 (the syntax and semantics for this representation is described in Appendix A1.1). Following the service definition are the descriptions for the set of corresponding service operations (the syntax and semantics for these descriptions is described in Appendix A1.2).

UML model of the service.

Figure 4.1 - Service interface definitions.

Table 4.1 The set of interfaces.
Interface Description
AcademicSessionsManagement This enables the management of academic sessions i.e. periods of academic activity.
ClassesManagement This enables the management of Classes i.e. scheduled learning of courses.
CoursesManagement This enables the management of Courses i.e. programme of study.
DemographicsManagement This enables the management of demographics information (each assigned to a specific user). The sourcedIds for the user and the demograohics records should be the same.
EnrollmentsManagement This enables the management of the enrollments of users (teachers, students, etc.) on classes supplied by schools.
GradingPeriodsManagement This enables the management of grading periods i.e. specific academic sessions.
OrgsManagement This enables the management of orgs i.e. an organization involved in the learning in some form or other.
SchoolsManagement This enables the management of information about schools. A school is a type of 'org'.
StudentsManagement This enables the management of information about students (a student is a type of 'user').
TeachersManagement This enables the management of information about teachers (a teacher is a type of 'user').
TermsManagement This enables the management of information about terms (a term is a type of 'academicSession').
UsersManagement This enables the management of information about users (including students and teachers).

4.2 AcademicSessionsManagement Interface Description

This enables the management of academic sessions i.e. periods of academic activity.

The set of operations for this interface are summarized in Table 4.2.

Table 4.2 The set of operations for the "AcademicSessionsManagement" interface.
Operation Description
getAllAcademicSessions To read, get, a collection of academic sessions i.e. all academic sessions.
getAcademicSession To read, get, a specific academic session. If the specified academic session cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.

4.2.1 "getAllAcademicSessions" Operation

Name: getAllAcademicSessions ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: None.
Returned (out) Parameters: academicSessions : AcademicSessionSet - the set of academic sessions that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a collection of academic sessions i.e. all academic sessions.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.2.2 "getAcademicSession" Operation

Name: getAcademicSession ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: sourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for this academic session.
Returned (out) Parameters: academicSession : SingleAcademicSession - the academic Session that has been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a specific academic session. If the specified academic session cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.3 ClassesManagement Interface Description

This enables the management of Classes i.e. scheduled learning of courses.

The set of operations for this interface are summarized in Table 4.3.

Table 4.3 The set of operations for the "ClassesManagement" interface.
Operation Description
getAllClasses To read, get, a collection of classes i.e. all classes.
getClass To read, get, a specific class. If the specified class cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
getStudentsForClass To read, get, the collection of students associated with a specific class. If the specified class cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
getTeachersForClass To read, get, the collection of teachers associated with a specific class. If the specified class cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.

4.3.1 "getAllClasses" Operation

Name: getAllClasses ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: None.
Returned (out) Parameters: classes : ClassSet - the set of classes that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a collection of classes i.e. all classes.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.3.2 "getClass" Operation

Name: getClass ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: sourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for this class.
Returned (out) Parameters: class : SingleClass - the class that has been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a specific class. If the specified class cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.3.3 "getStudentsForClass" Operation

Name: getStudentsForClass ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: classSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the class.
Returned (out) Parameters: students : UserSet - the set of students that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, the collection of students associated with a specific class. If the specified class cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.3.4 "getTeachersForClass" Operation

Name: getTeachersForClass ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: classSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the class.
Returned (out) Parameters: teachers : UserSet - the set of teachers that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, the collection of teachers associated with a specific class. If the specified class cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.4 CoursesManagement Interface Description

This enables the management of Courses i.e. programme of study.

The set of operations for this interface are summarized in Table 4.4.

Table 4.4 The set of operations for the "CoursesManagement" interface.
Operation Description
getAllCourses To read, get, a collection of courses i.e. all courses.
getCourse To read, get, a specific course. If the specified course cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
getClassesForCourse To get the set of classes related to a specific course. If the specified course cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.

4.4.1 "getAllCourses" Operation

Name: getAllCourses ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: None.
Returned (out) Parameters: courses : CourseSet - the set of courses that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a collection of courses i.e. all courses.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.4.2 "getCourse" Operation

Name: getCourse ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: sourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for this course.
Returned (out) Parameters: course : SingleCourse - the course that has been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a specific course. If the specified course cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.4.3 "getClassesForCourse" Operation

Name: getClassesForCourse ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: courseSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the specific course.
Returned (out) Parameters: classes : ClassSet - the set of classes that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To get the set of classes related to a specific course. If the specified course cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.5 DemographicsManagement Interface Description

This enables the management of demographics information (each assigned to a specific user). The sourcedIds for the user and the demograohics records should be the same.

The set of operations for this interface are summarized in Table 4.5.

Table 4.5 The set of operations for the "DemographicsManagement" interface.
Operation Description
getAllDemographics To read, get, a collection of demographics i.e. all demographics.
getDemographics To read, get, a specific user demographics. If the specified user and/or demographics recrds cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.

4.5.1 "getAllDemographics" Operation

Name: getAllDemographics ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: None.
Returned (out) Parameters: demographics : DemographicsSet - the set of user demographics that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a collection of demographics i.e. all demographics.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.5.2 "getDemographics" Operation

Name: getDemographics ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: sourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for this user demographics.
Returned (out) Parameters: demographics : SingleDemographics - the user demographics that has been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a specific user demographics. If the specified user and/or demographics recrds cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.6 EnrollmentsManagement Interface Description

This enables the management of the enrollments of users (teachers, students, etc.) on classes supplied by schools.

The set of operations for this interface are summarized in Table 4.6.

Table 4.6 The set of operations for the "EnrollmentsManagement" interface.
Operation Description
getAllEnrollments To read, get, a collection of enrollments i.e. all enrollments.
getEnrollment To read, get, a specific enrollment. If the specified enrollment cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.

4.6.1 "getAllEnrollments" Operation

Name: getAllEnrollments ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: None.
Returned (out) Parameters: enrollments : EnrollmentSet - the set of enrollments that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a collection of enrollments i.e. all enrollments.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.6.2 "getEnrollment" Operation

Name: getEnrollment ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: sourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for this enrollment.
Returned (out) Parameters: enrollment : SingleEnrollment - the enrollment that has been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a specific enrollment. If the specified enrollment cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.7 GradingPeriodsManagement Interface Description

This enables the management of grading periods i.e. specific academic sessions.

The set of operations for this interface are summarized in Table 4.7.

Table 4.7 The set of operations for the "GradingPeriodsManagement" interface.
Operation Description
getAllGradingPeriods To read, get, a collection of grading periods i.e. all academic sessions.
getGradingPeriod To read, get, a specific grading period. If the specified grading period cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.

4.7.1 "getAllGradingPeriods" Operation

Name: getAllGradingPeriods ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: None.
Returned (out) Parameters: academicSessions : AcademicSessionSet - the set of grading periods that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a collection of grading periods i.e. all academic sessions.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.7.2 "getGradingPeriod" Operation

Name: getGradingPeriod ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: sourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for this grading period.
Returned (out) Parameters: academicSession : SingleAcademicSession - the grading period that has been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a specific grading period. If the specified grading period cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.8 OrgsManagement Interface Description

This enables the management of orgs i.e. an organization involved in the learning in some form or other.

The set of operations for this interface are summarized in Table 4.8.

Table 4.8 The set of operations for the "OrgsManagement" interface.
Operation Description
getAllOrgs To read, get, a collection of orgs i.e. all orgs.
getOrg To read, get, a specific org. If the specified org cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.

4.8.1 "getAllOrgs" Operation

Name: getAllOrgs ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: None.
Returned (out) Parameters: orgs : OrgSet - the set of orgs that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a collection of orgs i.e. all orgs.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.8.2 "getOrg" Operation

Name: getOrg ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: sourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for this org.
Returned (out) Parameters: org : SingleOrg - the org that has been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a specific org. If the specified org cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.9 SchoolsManagement Interface Description

This enables the management of information about schools. A school is a type of 'org'.

The set of operations for this interface are summarized in Table 4.9.

Table 4.9 The set of operations for the "SchoolsManagement" interface.
Operation Description
getAllSchools To read, get, a collection of schools i.e. all schools.
getSchool To read, get, a specific school. If the specified school cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
getCoursesForSchool To read, get, the collection of courses associated with a specific school. If the specified school cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
getEnrollmentsForClassInSchool To read, get, the collection of enrollments associated with a specific class at a specific school. If the specified school and/or class cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
getStudentsForClassInSchool To read, get, the collection of students associated with a specific class at a specific school. If the specified school and/or class cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
getTeachersForClassInSchool To read, get, the collection of teachers associated with a specific class at a specific school. If the specified school and/or class cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
getEnrollmentsForSchool To read, get, the collection of enrollments associated with a specific school. If the specified school cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
getStudentsForSchool To read, get, the collection of students associated with a specific school. If the specified school cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
getTeachersForSchool To read, get, the collection of teachers associated with a specific school. If the specified school cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
getTermsForSchool To read, get, the collection of terms associated with a specific school. If the specified school cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
getClassesForSchool To read, get, the collection of classes associated with a specific school. If the specified school cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.

4.9.1 "getAllSchools" Operation

Name: getAllSchools ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: None.
Returned (out) Parameters: orgs : OrgSet - the set of schools that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a collection of schools i.e. all schools.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.9.2 "getSchool" Operation

Name: getSchool ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: sourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for this school.
Returned (out) Parameters: org : SingleOrg - the school that has been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a specific school. If the specified school cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.9.3 "getCoursesForSchool" Operation

Name: getCoursesForSchool ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: schoolSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the school.
Returned (out) Parameters: courses : CourseSet - the set of courses that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, the collection of courses associated with a specific school. If the specified school cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.9.4 "getEnrollmentsForClassInSchool" Operation

Name: getEnrollmentsForClassInSchool ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: schoolSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the school.
classSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the class.
Returned (out) Parameters: enrollments : EnrollmentSet - the set of enrollments that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, the collection of enrollments associated with a specific class at a specific school. If the specified school and/or class cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.9.5 "getStudentsForClassInSchool" Operation

Name: getStudentsForClassInSchool ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: schoolSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the specific school.
classSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the class.
Returned (out) Parameters: students : UserSet - the set of students that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, the collection of students associated with a specific class at a specific school. If the specified school and/or class cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.9.6 "getTeachersForClassInSchool" Operation

Name: getTeachersForClassInSchool ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: schoolSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the specific school.
classSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the class.
Returned (out) Parameters: teachers : UserSet - the set of teachers that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, the collection of teachers associated with a specific class at a specific school. If the specified school and/or class cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.9.7 "getEnrollmentsForSchool" Operation

Name: getEnrollmentsForSchool ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: schoolSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the specific school.
Returned (out) Parameters: enrollments : EnrollmentSet - the set of enrollments that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, the collection of enrollments associated with a specific school. If the specified school cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.9.8 "getStudentsForSchool" Operation

Name: getStudentsForSchool ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: schoolSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the specific school.
Returned (out) Parameters: students : UserSet - the set of students that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, the collection of students associated with a specific school. If the specified school cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.9.9 "getTeachersForSchool" Operation

Name: getTeachersForSchool ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: schoolSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the specific school.
Returned (out) Parameters: teachers : UserSet - the set of teachers that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, the collection of teachers associated with a specific school. If the specified school cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.9.10 "getTermsForSchool" Operation

Name: getTermsForSchool ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: schoolSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the specific school.
Returned (out) Parameters: terms : AcademicSessionSet - the set of terms that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, the collection of terms associated with a specific school. If the specified school cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.9.11 "getClassesForSchool" Operation

Name: getClassesForSchool ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: schoolSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the specific school.
Returned (out) Parameters: classes : ClassSet - the set of classes that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, the collection of classes associated with a specific school. If the specified school cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.10 StudentsManagement Interface Description

This enables the management of information about students (a student is a type of 'user').

The set of operations for this interface are summarized in Table 4.10.

Table 4.10 The set of operations for the "StudentsManagement" interface.
Operation Description
getAllStudents To read, get, a collection of students i.e. all students.
getStudent To read, get, a specific student. If the specified student cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
getClassesForStudent To get the set of classes related to a specific student. If the specified student cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.

4.10.1 "getAllStudents" Operation

Name: getAllStudents ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: None.
Returned (out) Parameters: users : UserSet - the set of students that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a collection of students i.e. all students.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.10.2 "getStudent" Operation

Name: getStudent ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: sourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for this student.
Returned (out) Parameters: user : SingleUser - the student that has been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a specific student. If the specified student cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.10.3 "getClassesForStudent" Operation

Name: getClassesForStudent ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: studentSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the specific student.
Returned (out) Parameters: classes : ClassSet - the set of classes that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To get the set of classes related to a specific student. If the specified student cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.11 TeachersManagement Interface Description

This enables the management of information about teachers (a teacher is a type of 'user').

The set of operations for this interface are summarized in Table 4.11.

Table 4.11 The set of operations for the "TeachersManagement" interface.
Operation Description
getAllTeachers To read, get, a collection of teachers i.e. all teachers.
getTeacher To read, get, a specific teacher. If the specified teacher cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
getClassesForTeacher To get the set of classes related to a specific teacher. If the specified teacher cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.

4.11.1 "getAllTeachers" Operation

Name: getAllTeachers ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: None.
Returned (out) Parameters: users : UserSet - the set of teachers that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a collection of teachers i.e. all teachers.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.11.2 "getTeacher" Operation

Name: getTeacher ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: sourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for this teacher.
Returned (out) Parameters: user : SingleUser - the teacher that has been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a specific teacher. If the specified teacher cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.11.3 "getClassesForTeacher" Operation

Name: getClassesForTeacher ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: teacherSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the specific teacher.
Returned (out) Parameters: classes : ClassSet - the set of classes that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To get the set of classes related to a specific teacher. If the specified teacher cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.12 TermsManagement Interface Description

This enables the management of information about terms (a term is a type of 'academicSession').

The set of operations for this interface are summarized in Table 4.12.

Table 4.12 The set of operations for the "TermsManagement" interface.
Operation Description
getAllTerms To read, get, a collection of terms i.e. all terms.
getTerm To read, get, a specific term. If the specified term cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
getClassesForTerm To get the set of classes related to a specific term. If the specified term cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
getGradingPeriodsForTerm To get the set of grading periods related to a specific term. If the specified term cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.

4.12.1 "getAllTerms" Operation

Name: getAllTerms ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: None.
Returned (out) Parameters: academicSessions : AcademicSessionSet - the set of terms that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a collection of terms i.e. all terms.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.12.2 "getTerm" Operation

Name: getTerm ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: sourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for this term.
Returned (out) Parameters: academicSession : SingleAcademicSession - the term that has been read from the service provider
Behavior: To read, get, a specific term. If the specified term cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.12.3 "getClassesForTerm" Operation

Name: getClassesForTerm ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: termSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the specific term.
Returned (out) Parameters: classes : ClassSet - the set of classes that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To get the set of classes related to a specific term. If the specified term cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.12.4 "getGradingPeriodsForTerm" Operation

Name: getGradingPeriodsForTerm ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: termSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the specific term.
Returned (out) Parameters: gradingPeriods : AcademicSessionSet - the set of grading periods that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To get the set of grading periods related to a specific term. If the specified term cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.13 UsersManagement Interface Description

This enables the management of information about users (including students and teachers).

The set of operations for this interface are summarized in Table 4.13.

Table 4.13 The set of operations for the "UsersManagement" interface.
Operation Description
getAllUsers To read, get, a collection of users i.e. all users (including students and teachers).
getUser To read, get, a specific user. If the specified user cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
getClassesForUser To get the set of classes related to a specific user. If the specified user cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.

4.13.1 "getAllUsers" Operation

Name: getAllUsers ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: None.
Returned (out) Parameters: users : UserSet - the set of users that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a collection of users i.e. all users (including students and teachers).
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.13.2 "getUser" Operation

Name: getUser ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: sourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for this user.
Returned (out) Parameters: user : SingleUser - the user that has been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To read, get, a specific user. If the specified user cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

4.13.3 "getClassesForUser" Operation

Name: getClassesForUser ()
Return Function Parameter: statusInfo : imsx_StatusInfo - the transaction-level status information for the request. This report has end-to-end significance and must map between the messaging technology approach and the business transaction API. For REST-based bindings this structure describes the message payload that must be returned when the request has not been successfully completed.
Supplied (in) Parameters: userSourcedId : GUID - the unique identifier, GUID, for the specific user.
Returned (out) Parameters: classes : ClassSet - the set of classes that have been read from the service provider.
Behavior: To get the set of classes related to a specific user. If the specified user cannot be identified within the service provider then a status code of 'unknownobject' must be reported.
Notes: Query Parameters for the REST-based binding have been defined for this operation, namely:
  • limit - to define the download segmentation value i.e. the maximum number of records to be contained in the response.
  • offset - the number of the first record to be supplied in the segmented response message.
  • sort - identifies the sort criteria to be used for the records in the response message. Use with the orderBy parameter. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • orderBy - the form of ordering for response to the sorted request i.e. ascending (asc) or descending (desc). The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • filter - the filtering rules to be applied when identifying the records to be supplied in the response message. The sort order should follow the [UNICODE, 16] standard.
  • fields - to identify the range of fields that should be supplied in the response message.

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5. The Interface Data Model

This Section is NORMATIVE

The set of operations described within the behavior model (The Behavior Model) are based upon class descriptions specific to the parameters of the operations. All parameters are mandatory. The syntax and semantics for this representation is described in Appendix A2.

5.1 AcademicSessionSet Class Description

The data model for the "AcademicSessionSet" class is shown in Figure 5.1 and the accompanying definition in Table 5.1.

UML diagram of the AcademicSessionSet class.

Figure 5.1 - AcademicSessionSet class definitions.

Table 5.1 Description of the "AcademicSessionSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name AcademicSessionSet
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents Service parameter data-type used in the following operations:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a collection of academicSessions instances for a message payload. This may be empty if no instances are found that sustain the applied query constraints. The order is not significant.

5.1.1 "academicSessions" Attribute Description

The description of the "academicSessions" attribute for the "AcademicSessionSet" class is given in Table 5.1.1.

Table 5.1.1 Description of the "academicSessions" attribute for the "AcademicSessionSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name academicSessions
Data Type AcademicSession
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The collection of academicSession instances. The order is not significant. The corresponding query constraints may result in no instances being returned.

5.2 ClassSet Class Description

The data model for the "ClassSet" class is shown in Figure 5.2 and the accompanying definition in Table 5.2.

UML diagram of the ClassSet class.

Figure 5.2 - ClassSet class definitions.

Table 5.2 Description of the "ClassSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name ClassSet
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents Service parameter data-type used in the following operations:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a collection of classes instances for a message payload. This may be empty if no instances are found that sustain the applied query constraints. The order is not significant.

5.2.1 "classes" Attribute Description

The description of the "classes" attribute for the "ClassSet" class is given in Table 5.2.1.

Table 5.2.1 Description of the "classes" attribute for the "ClassSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name classes
Data Type Class
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The collection of class instances. The order is not significant. The corresponding query constraints may result in no instances being returned.

5.3 CourseSet Class Description

The data model for the "CourseSet" class is shown in Figure 5.3 and the accompanying definition in Table 5.3.

UML diagram of the CourseSet class.

Figure 5.3 - CourseSet class definitions.

Table 5.3 Description of the "CourseSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name CourseSet
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents Service parameter data-type used in the following operations:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a collection of courses instances for a message payload. This may be empty if no instances are found that sustain the applied query constraints. The order is not significant.

5.3.1 "courses" Attribute Description

The description of the "courses" attribute for the "CourseSet" class is given in Table 5.3.1.

Table 5.3.1 Description of the "courses" attribute for the "CourseSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name courses
Data Type Course
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The collection of course instances. The order is not significant. The corresponding query constraints may result in no instances being returned.

5.4 DemographicsSet Class Description

The data model for the "DemographicsSet" class is shown in Figure 5.4 and the accompanying definition in Table 5.4.

UML diagram of the DemographicsSet class.

Figure 5.4 - DemographicsSet class definitions.

Table 5.4 Description of the "DemographicsSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name DemographicsSet
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents Service parameter data-type used in the following operations:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a collection of demographics instances for a message payload. This may be empty if no instances are found that sustain the applied query constraints. The order is not significant.

5.4.1 "demographics" Attribute Description

The description of the "demographics" attribute for the "DemographicsSet" class is given in Table 5.4.1.

Table 5.4.1 Description of the "demographics" attribute for the "DemographicsSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name demographics
Data Type Demographics
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The collection of demographics instances. The order is not significant. The corresponding query constraints may result in no instances being returned.

5.5 EnrollmentSet Class Description

The data model for the "EnrollmentSet" class is shown in Figure 5.5 and the accompanying definition in Table 5.5.

UML diagram of the EnrollmentSet class.

Figure 5.5 - EnrollmentSet class definitions.

Table 5.5 Description of the "EnrollmentSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name EnrollmentSet
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents Service parameter data-type used in the following operations:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a collection of enrollment instances for a message payload. This may be empty if no instances are found that sustain the applied query constraints. The order is not significant.

5.5.1 "enrollments" Attribute Description

The description of the "enrollments" attribute for the "EnrollmentSet" class is given in Table 5.5.1.

Table 5.5.1 Description of the "enrollments" attribute for the "EnrollmentSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name enrollments
Data Type Enrollment
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The collection of enrollment instances. The order is not significant. The corresponding query constraints may result in no instances being returned.

5.6 GUID Class Description

The data model for the "GUID" class is shown in Figure 5.6 and the accompanying definition in Table 5.6.

UML diagram of the GUID class.

Figure 5.6 - GUID class definitions.

Table 5.6 Description of the "GUID" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name GUID
Class Type Container [ DerivedType ]
Parents Service parameter data-type used in the following operations:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children There are no children.
Description The data-type for establishing a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID). There is no predefined structure for the GUID.

5.7 OrgSet Class Description

The data model for the "OrgSet" class is shown in Figure 5.7 and the accompanying definition in Table 5.7.

UML diagram of the OrgSet class.

Figure 5.7 - OrgSet class definitions.

Table 5.7 Description of the "OrgSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name OrgSet
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents Service parameter data-type used in the following operations:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a collection of org instances for a message payload. This may be empty if no instances are found that sustain the applied query constraints. The order is not significant.

5.7.1 "orgs" Attribute Description

The description of the "orgs" attribute for the "OrgSet" class is given in Table 5.7.1.

Table 5.7.1 Description of the "orgs" attribute for the "OrgSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name orgs
Data Type Org
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The collection of org instances. The order is not significant. The corresponding query constraints may result in no instances being returned.

5.8 SingleAcademicSession Class Description

The data model for the "SingleAcademicSession" class is shown in Figure 5.8 and the accompanying definition in Table 5.8.

UML diagram of the SingleAcademicSession class.

Figure 5.8 - SingleAcademicSession class definitions.

Table 5.8 Description of the "SingleAcademicSession" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name SingleAcademicSession
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents Service parameter data-type used in the following operations:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a single academicSession instance for a message payload.

5.8.1 "academicSession" Attribute Description

The description of the "academicSession" attribute for the "SingleAcademicSession" class is given in Table 5.8.1.

Table 5.8.1 Description of the "academicSession" attribute for the "SingleAcademicSession" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name academicSession
Data Type AcademicSession
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The instance of the single academicSession for a message payload. There must be a data payload otherwise an error report payload for the record not being located should be returned.

5.9 SingleClass Class Description

The data model for the "SingleClass" class is shown in Figure 5.9 and the accompanying definition in Table 5.9.

UML diagram of the SingleClass class.

Figure 5.9 - SingleClass class definitions.

Table 5.9 Description of the "SingleClass" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name SingleClass
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents Service parameter data-type used in the following operations:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a single class instance for a message payload.

5.9.1 "class" Attribute Description

The description of the "class" attribute for the "SingleClass" class is given in Table 5.9.1.

Table 5.9.1 Description of the "class" attribute for the "SingleClass" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name class
Data Type Class
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The instance of the single class for a message payload. There must be a data payload otherwise an error report payload for the record not being located should be returned.

5.10 SingleCourse Class Description

The data model for the "SingleCourse" class is shown in Figure 5.10 and the accompanying definition in Table 5.10.

UML diagram of the SingleCourse class.

Figure 5.10 - SingleCourse class definitions.

Table 5.10 Description of the "SingleCourse" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name SingleCourse
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents Service parameter data-type used in the following operations:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a single course instance for a message payload.

5.10.1 "course" Attribute Description

The description of the "course" attribute for the "SingleCourse" class is given in Table 5.10.1.

Table 5.10.1 Description of the "course" attribute for the "SingleCourse" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name course
Data Type Course
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The instance of the single course for a message payload. There must be a data payload otherwise an error report payload for the record not being located should be returned.

5.11 SingleDemographics Class Description

The data model for the "SingleDemographics" class is shown in Figure 5.11 and the accompanying definition in Table 5.11.

UML diagram of the SingleDemographics class.

Figure 5.11 - SingleDemographics class definitions.

Table 5.11 Description of the "SingleDemographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name SingleDemographics
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents Service parameter data-type used in the following operations:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a single demographics instance for a message payload.

5.11.1 "demographics" Attribute Description

The description of the "demographics" attribute for the "SingleDemographics" class is given in Table 5.11.1.

Table 5.11.1 Description of the "demographics" attribute for the "SingleDemographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name demographics
Data Type Demographics
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The instance of the single demographics for a message payload. There must be a data payload otherwise an error report payload for the record not being located should be returned.

5.12 SingleEnrollment Class Description

The data model for the "SingleEnrollment" class is shown in Figure 5.12 and the accompanying definition in Table 5.12.

UML diagram of the SingleEnrollment class.

Figure 5.12 - SingleEnrollment class definitions.

Table 5.12 Description of the "SingleEnrollment" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name SingleEnrollment
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents Service parameter data-type used in the following operations:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a single enrollment instance for a message payload.

5.12.1 "enrollment" Attribute Description

The description of the "enrollment" attribute for the "SingleEnrollment" class is given in Table 5.12.1.

Table 5.12.1 Description of the "enrollment" attribute for the "SingleEnrollment" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name enrollment
Data Type Enrollment
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The instance of the single enrollment for a message payload. There must be a data payload otherwise an error report payload for the record not being located should be returned.

5.13 SingleOrg Class Description

The data model for the "SingleOrg" class is shown in Figure 5.13 and the accompanying definition in Table 5.13.

UML diagram of the SingleOrg class.

Figure 5.13 - SingleOrg class definitions.

Table 5.13 Description of the "SingleOrg" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name SingleOrg
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents Service parameter data-type used in the following operations:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a single org instance for a message payload.

5.13.1 "org" Attribute Description

The description of the "org" attribute for the "SingleOrg" class is given in Table 5.13.1.

Table 5.13.1 Description of the "org" attribute for the "SingleOrg" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name org
Data Type Org
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The instance of the single org for a message payload. There must be a data payload otherwise an error report payload for the record not being located should be returned.

5.14 SingleUser Class Description

The data model for the "SingleUser" class is shown in Figure 5.14 and the accompanying definition in Table 5.14.

UML diagram of the SingleUser class.

Figure 5.14 - SingleUser class definitions.

Table 5.14 Description of the "SingleUser" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name SingleUser
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents Service parameter data-type used in the following operations:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a single user instance for a message payload.

5.14.1 "user" Attribute Description

The description of the "user" attribute for the "SingleUser" class is given in Table 5.14.1.

Table 5.14.1 Description of the "user" attribute for the "SingleUser" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name user
Data Type User
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The instance of the single user for a message payload. There must be a data payload otherwise an error report payload for the record not being located should be returned.

5.15 UserSet Class Description

The data model for the "UserSet" class is shown in Figure 5.15 and the accompanying definition in Table 5.15.

UML diagram of the UserSet class.

Figure 5.15 - UserSet class definitions.

Table 5.15 Description of the "UserSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name UserSet
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents Service parameter data-type used in the following operations:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a collection of user instances for a message payload. This may be empty if no instances are found that sustain the applied query constraints. The order is not significant.

5.15.1 "users" Attribute Description

The description of the "users" attribute for the "UserSet" class is given in Table 5.15.1.

Table 5.15.1 Description of the "users" attribute for the "UserSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name users
Data Type User
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The collection of user instances. The order is not significant. The corresponding query constraints may result in no instances being returned.

5.16 imsx_StatusInfo Class Description

The data model for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class is shown in Figure 5.16 and the accompanying definition in Table 5.16.

UML diagram of the imsx_StatusInfo class.

Figure 5.16 - imsx_StatusInfo class definitions.

Table 5.16 Description of the "imsx_StatusInfo" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name imsx_StatusInfo
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents Service parameter data-type used in the following operations:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for the status code and associated information returned within the HTTP messages received from the Service Provider. For the OneRoster Rostering service this object will only be returned to provide information about a failed request i.e. it will NOT be in the payload for a successful request. See Appendix B for further information on the interpretation of the information contained within this class.

5.16.1 "imsx_codeMajor" Attribute Description

The description of the "imsx_codeMajor" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class is given in Table 5.16.1.

Table 5.16.1 Description of the "imsx_codeMajor" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name imsx_codeMajor
Data Type imsx_CodeMajorEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { success | processing | failure | unsupported }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The code major value (from the corresponding enumerated vocabulary). See Appendix B for further information on the interpretation of this set of codes. The permitted vocabulary for the values for the CodeMajor field.

5.16.2 "imsx_severity" Attribute Description

The description of the "imsx_severity" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class is given in Table 5.16.2.

Table 5.16.2 Description of the "imsx_severity" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name imsx_severity
Data Type imsx_SeverityEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { status | warning | error }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The severity value (from the corresponding enumerated vocabulary). See Appendix B for further information on the interpretation of this set of codes.

5.16.3 "imsx_description" Attribute Description

The description of the "imsx_description" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class is given in Table 5.16.3.

Table 5.16.3 Description of the "imsx_description" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name imsx_description
Data Type String (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description A human readable description supplied by the entity creating the status code information.

5.16.4 "imsx_CodeMinor" Attribute Description

The description of the "imsx_CodeMinor" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class is given in Table 5.16.4.

Table 5.16.4 Description of the "imsx_CodeMinor" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name imsx_CodeMinor
Data Type imsx_CodeMinor
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The set of reported code minor status codes. See Appendix B for further information on the interpretation of this set of codes.

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6. The Data Model

6.1. Data Class Descriptions

This Section is NORMATIVE.

All of the data classes used within this Information Model are described in this Section. The syntax and semantics for this representation is described in Appendix A3.2.

6.1.1 AcadSessionGUIDRef Class Description

The data model for the "AcadSessionGUIDRef" class is shown in Figure 6.1.1 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.1.

UML diagram of the AcadSessionGUIDRef class.

Figure 6.1.1 - AcadSessionGUIDRef class definitions.

Table 6.1.1 Description of the "AcadSessionGUIDRef" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name AcadSessionGUIDRef
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are: The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Description This is the container for reference to a OneRoster 'Academic Session' object that has an allocated sourcedId (GUID).

6.1.1.1 "type" Attribute Description

The description of the "type" attribute for the "AcadSessionGUIDRef" class is given in Table 6.1.1.1.

Table 6.1.1.1 Description of the "type" attribute for the "AcadSessionGUIDRef" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name type
Data Type AcadSessionGUIDRefTypeEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { academicSession }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The type of object being referenced i.e. an 'academicSession'.

6.1.2 AcademicSession Class Description

The data model for the "AcademicSession" class is shown in Figure 6.1.2 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.2.

UML diagram of the AcademicSession class.

Figure 6.1.2 - AcademicSession class definitions.

Table 6.1.2 Description of the "AcademicSession" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name AcademicSession
Class Type Container [ Unordered ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are: The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Link Data The set of attributes that are used to provide links to other data objects are:
Description The container for an academicSession. An academicSession represents a duration of time. Typically they are used to describe terms, grading periods, and other durations e.g. school years. Term is used to describe a period of time during which learning will take place. Other words for term could be in common use around the world e.g. Semester. The important thing is that Term is a unit of time, often many weeks long, into which classes are scheduled. Grading Period is used to represent another unit of time, that within which line items are assessed. A term may have many grading periods, a grading period belongs to a single term. A class may be assessed over several grade periods (represented by a line item being connected to a grading period). The parent / child attributes of academic sessions allow terms to be connected to their grading periods and vice-versa.

6.1.2.1 "title" Attribute Description

The description of the "title" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class is given in Table 6.1.2.1.

Table 6.1.2.1 Description of the "title" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name title
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The title/label for the academic session.

6.1.2.2 "startDate" Attribute Description

The description of the "startDate" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class is given in Table 6.1.2.2.

Table 6.1.2.2 Description of the "startDate" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name startDate
Data Type Date (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The start date for the academic session. The start date is included in the academic session. This is in [ISO 8601] format of 'YYYY-MM-DD'.

6.1.2.3 "endDate" Attribute Description

The description of the "endDate" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class is given in Table 6.1.2.3.

Table 6.1.2.3 Description of the "endDate" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name endDate
Data Type Date (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The end date for the academic session. The end date is excluded from the academic session. This is in [ISO 8601] format of 'YYYY-MM-DD'.

6.1.2.4 "type" Attribute Description

The description of the "type" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class is given in Table 6.1.2.4.

Table 6.1.2.4 Description of the "type" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name type
Data Type SessionTypeEnumExt
Value Space Container [ Union ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The type of academic session. This is based upon an enumerated vocabulary.

6.1.2.5 "parent" Attribute Description

The description of the "parent" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class is given in Table 6.1.2.5.

Table 6.1.2.5 Description of the "parent" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name parent
Data Type AcadSessionGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The link to parent AcademicSession i.e. an AcademicSession 'sourcedId'.
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of the parent Academic Session i.e. a link to another first class object.
See AcademicSession for the details about this link.

6.1.2.6 "children" Attribute Description

The description of the "children" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class is given in Table 6.1.2.6.

Table 6.1.2.6 Description of the "children" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name children
Data Type AcadSessionGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The set of links to the child AcademicSessions i.e. a set of AcademicSession 'sourcedIds'.
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of a child Academic Session i.e. a link to another first class object.
See AcademicSession for the details about this link.

6.1.2.7 "schoolYear" Attribute Description

The description of the "schoolYear" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class is given in Table 6.1.2.7.

Table 6.1.2.7 Description of the "schoolYear" attribute for the "AcademicSession" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name schoolYear
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The school year for the academic session. This year should include the school year end e.g. 2014. This is in the [ISO 8601] format of 'YYYY'.

6.1.3 AcademicSessionSet Class Description

The data model for the "AcademicSessionSet" class is shown in Figure 6.1.3 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.3.

UML diagram of the AcademicSessionSet class.

Figure 6.1.3 - AcademicSessionSet class definitions.

Table 6.1.3 Description of the "AcademicSessionSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name AcademicSessionSet
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a collection of academicSessions instances for a message payload. This may be empty if no instances are found that sustain the applied query constraints. The order is not significant.

6.1.3.1 "academicSessions" Attribute Description

The description of the "academicSessions" attribute for the "AcademicSessionSet" class is given in Table 6.1.3.1.

Table 6.1.3.1 Description of the "academicSessions" attribute for the "AcademicSessionSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name academicSessions
Data Type AcademicSession
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The collection of academicSession instances. The order is not significant. The corresponding query constraints may result in no instances being returned.

6.1.4 Base Class Description

The data model for the "Base" class is shown in Figure 6.1.4 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.4.

UML diagram of the Base class.

Figure 6.1.4 - Base class definitions.

Table 6.1.4 Description of the "Base" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name Base
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes The set of derived classes are:
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for the set of common attributes that are available to all of the first class data structures.

6.1.4.1 "sourcedId" Attribute Description

The description of the "sourcedId" attribute for the "Base" class is given in Table 6.1.4.1.

Table 6.1.4.1 Description of the "sourcedId" attribute for the "Base" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name sourcedId
Data Type GUID
Value Space Container [ DerivedType ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The sourcedId of the object. All objects MUST be identified by a Source Identifier. This is a GUID System ID for an object. This is the GUID that SYSTEMS will refer to when making API calls, or when needing to identify an object. It is RECOMMENDED that systems are able to map whichever local ids (e.g. database key fields) they use to SourcedId. The sourcedId of an object is considered an addressable property of an entity and as such will not be treated as Personally Identifiable Information (PII) by certified products. Therefore, as a part of certification, vendors will be required to declare that they will notify customers via documentation or other formal and documented agreement that sourcedIds should never contain PII in general, but particularly users. This means that if a customer includes a student name in an enrollment.sourcedId, it will not fall to any certified product to protect the enrollment.sourcedId as PII, or even the userSourcedId field in the enrollment record.

6.1.4.2 "status" Attribute Description

The description of the "status" attribute for the "Base" class is given in Table 6.1.4.2.

Table 6.1.4.2 Description of the "status" attribute for the "Base" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name status
Data Type BaseStatusEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { active | tobedeleted }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description All objects MUST BE either 'active' or 'tobedeleted'. Something which is flagged 'tobedeleted' is to be considered safe to delete. Systems can delete records that are flagged as such if they wish, but they are not under any compulsion to do so. In v1.1 the enumeration value of 'inactive' was removed and so for backwards compatibility all such marked objects should be interpreted as 'tobedeleted'.

6.1.4.3 "dateLastModified" Attribute Description

The description of the "dateLastModified" attribute for the "Base" class is given in Table 6.1.4.3.

Table 6.1.4.3 Description of the "dateLastModified" attribute for the "Base" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name dateLastModified
Data Type DateTime (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description All objects MUST be annotated with the dateTime upon which they were last modified. This enables requesters to query for just the latest objects. DateTimes MUST be expressed in W3C profile of [ISO 8601] and MUST contain the UTC timezone.

6.1.4.4 "metadata" Attribute Description

The description of the "metadata" attribute for the "Base" class is given in Table 6.1.4.4.

Table 6.1.4.4 Description of the "metadata" attribute for the "Base" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name metadata
Data Type Metadata
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description All objects CAN be extended using the Metadata class. This specification is silent on what implementers may consider to be appropriate extensions. The form of the extension is dependent on the binding technology being used.

6.1.5 Class Class Description

The data model for the "Class" class is shown in Figure 6.1.5 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.5.

UML diagram of the Class class.

Figure 6.1.5 - Class class definitions.

Table 6.1.5 Description of the "Class" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name Class
Class Type Container [ Unordered ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are: The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Link Data The set of attributes that are used to provide links to other data objects are:
Description A class is an instance of a course, onto which students and teachers are enrolled. A class is typically held within a term.

6.1.5.1 "title" Attribute Description

The description of the "title" attribute for the "Class" class is given in Table 6.1.5.1.

Table 6.1.5.1 Description of the "title" attribute for the "Class" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name title
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The tile/label for the class.

6.1.5.2 "classCode" Attribute Description

The description of the "classCode" attribute for the "Class" class is given in Table 6.1.5.2.

Table 6.1.5.2 Description of the "classCode" attribute for the "Class" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name classCode
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The class code.

6.1.5.3 "classType" Attribute Description

The description of the "classType" attribute for the "Class" class is given in Table 6.1.5.3.

Table 6.1.5.3 Description of the "classType" attribute for the "Class" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name classType
Data Type ClassTypeEnumExt
Value Space Container [ Union ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The type of class. This is based upon an enumerated vocabulary.

6.1.5.4 "location" Attribute Description

The description of the "location" attribute for the "Class" class is given in Table 6.1.5.4.

Table 6.1.5.4 Description of the "location" attribute for the "Class" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name location
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The location for the class e.g. 'Room 19'.

6.1.5.5 "grades" Attribute Description

The description of the "grades" attribute for the "Class" class is given in Table 6.1.5.5.

Table 6.1.5.5 Description of the "grades" attribute for the "Class" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name grades
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The grade(s) who attend the class. The permitted vocabulary should be defined as part of the adoption and deployment process. See the Implementation Guide [OR-IMPL-12] for more details on how to define/use such a vocabulary.

6.1.5.6 "subjects" Attribute Description

The description of the "subjects" attribute for the "Class" class is given in Table 6.1.5.6.

Table 6.1.5.6 Description of the "subjects" attribute for the "Class" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name subjects
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The set of subjects addressed by this class e.g. 'chemistry'.

6.1.5.7 "course" Attribute Description

The description of the "course" attribute for the "Class" class is given in Table 6.1.5.7.

Table 6.1.5.7 Description of the "course" attribute for the "Class" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name course
Data Type CourseGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The link to the associated course i.e. the Course 'sourcedId'.
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of the associated Course i.e. a link to another first class object.
See Course for the details about this link.

6.1.5.8 "school" Attribute Description

The description of the "school" attribute for the "Class" class is given in Table 6.1.5.8.

Table 6.1.5.8 Description of the "school" attribute for the "Class" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name school
Data Type OrgGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The link to the associated school i.e. the School 'sourcedId'.
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of the associated organisation (this MUST be a School) i.e. a link to another first class object.
See Org for the details about this link.

6.1.5.9 "terms" Attribute Description

The description of the "terms" attribute for the "Class" class is given in Table 6.1.5.9.

Table 6.1.5.9 Description of the "terms" attribute for the "Class" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name terms
Data Type AcadSessionGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1.. unbounded]
Description The links to the set of terms or semesters (academicSession) i.e. the set of 'sourcedIds' for the terms within the associated school year.
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of the associated academic session (this MUST be a Term) i.e. a link to another first class object.
See AcademicSession for the details about this link.

6.1.5.10 "subjectCodes" Attribute Description

The description of the "subjectCodes" attribute for the "Class" class is given in Table 6.1.5.10.

Table 6.1.5.10 Description of the "subjectCodes" attribute for the "Class" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name subjectCodes
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description This is a machine readable set of codes and the number should match the associated 'subjects' attribute. The vocabulary for this characteristic should be defined as part of the local addition of this specification (see the Implementation Guide [OR-IMPL-12] for more details).

6.1.5.11 "periods" Attribute Description

The description of the "periods" attribute for the "Class" class is given in Table 6.1.5.11.

Table 6.1.5.11 Description of the "periods" attribute for the "Class" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name periods
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The time slots in the day that the class will be given. Examples are 1 or a list of 1, 3, 5, etc.

6.1.5.12 "resources" Attribute Description

The description of the "resources" attribute for the "Class" class is given in Table 6.1.5.12.

Table 6.1.5.12 Description of the "resources" attribute for the "Class" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name resources
Data Type ResourceGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The links to the set of associated resources i.e. the Resource 'sourcedIds'.
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of the associated resource rostering description i.e. a link to another first class object.
See Resource for the details about this link.

6.1.6 ClassGUIDRef Class Description

The data model for the "ClassGUIDRef" class is shown in Figure 6.1.6 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.6.

UML diagram of the ClassGUIDRef class.

Figure 6.1.6 - ClassGUIDRef class definitions.

Table 6.1.6 Description of the "ClassGUIDRef" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name ClassGUIDRef
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are: The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Description This is the container for reference to a OneRoster 'Class' object that has an allocated sourcedId (GUID).

6.1.6.1 "type" Attribute Description

The description of the "type" attribute for the "ClassGUIDRef" class is given in Table 6.1.6.1.

Table 6.1.6.1 Description of the "type" attribute for the "ClassGUIDRef" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name type
Data Type ClassGUIDRefTypeEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { class }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The type of object being referenced i.e. a 'class'.

6.1.7 ClassSet Class Description

The data model for the "ClassSet" class is shown in Figure 6.1.7 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.7.

UML diagram of the ClassSet class.

Figure 6.1.7 - ClassSet class definitions.

Table 6.1.7 Description of the "ClassSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name ClassSet
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a collection of classes instances for a message payload. This may be empty if no instances are found that sustain the applied query constraints. The order is not significant.

6.1.7.1 "classes" Attribute Description

The description of the "classes" attribute for the "ClassSet" class is given in Table 6.1.7.1.

Table 6.1.7.1 Description of the "classes" attribute for the "ClassSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name classes
Data Type Class
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The collection of class instances. The order is not significant. The corresponding query constraints may result in no instances being returned.

6.1.8 Course Class Description

The data model for the "Course" class is shown in Figure 6.1.8 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.8.

UML diagram of the Course class.

Figure 6.1.8 - Course class definitions.

Table 6.1.8 Description of the "Course" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name Course
Class Type Container [ Unordered ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are: The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Link Data The set of attributes that are used to provide links to other data objects are:
Description The information about a course. A Course is a course of study that, typically, has a shared curriculum although it may be taught to different students by different teachers. It is likely that several classes of a single course may be taught in a term. For example, a school runs Grade 9 English in the spring term. There are four classes, each with a different 30 students, taught by 4 different teachers. However the curriculum for each of those four classes is the same i.e. the course curriculum.

6.1.8.1 "title" Attribute Description

The description of the "title" attribute for the "Course" class is given in Table 6.1.8.1.

Table 6.1.8.1 Description of the "title" attribute for the "Course" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name title
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The title of the course.

6.1.8.2 "schoolYear" Attribute Description

The description of the "schoolYear" attribute for the "Course" class is given in Table 6.1.8.2.

Table 6.1.8.2 Description of the "schoolYear" attribute for the "Course" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name schoolYear
Data Type AcadSessionGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The link to academicSession i.e. the AcademicSession 'sourcedId'.
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of the associated Academic Session (this MUST be a School Year) i.e. a link to another first class object.
See AcademicSession for the details about this link.

6.1.8.3 "courseCode" Attribute Description

The description of the "courseCode" attribute for the "Course" class is given in Table 6.1.8.3.

Table 6.1.8.3 Description of the "courseCode" attribute for the "Course" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name courseCode
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The assigned course code.

6.1.8.4 "grades" Attribute Description

The description of the "grades" attribute for the "Course" class is given in Table 6.1.8.4.

Table 6.1.8.4 Description of the "grades" attribute for the "Course" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name grades
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description Grade(s) for which the class is attended. The permitted vocabulary should be defined as part of the adoption and deployment process. See the Implementation Guide [OR-IMPL-12] for more details on how to define/use such a vocabulary.

6.1.8.5 "subjects" Attribute Description

The description of the "subjects" attribute for the "Course" class is given in Table 6.1.8.5.

Table 6.1.8.5 Description of the "subjects" attribute for the "Course" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name subjects
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The set of subjects addresse by this course. This is a set of human readable strings.

6.1.8.6 "org" Attribute Description

The description of the "org" attribute for the "Course" class is given in Table 6.1.8.6.

Table 6.1.8.6 Description of the "org" attribute for the "Course" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name org
Data Type OrgGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The link to org i.e. the 'sourcedId' of the org.
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of the associated organisation (Org) i.e. a link to another first class object.
See Org for the details about this link.

6.1.8.7 "subjectCodes" Attribute Description

The description of the "subjectCodes" attribute for the "Course" class is given in Table 6.1.8.7.

Table 6.1.8.7 Description of the "subjectCodes" attribute for the "Course" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name subjectCodes
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description This is a machine readable set of codes and the number should match the associated 'subjects' attribute. The vocabulary for this characteristic should be defined as part of the local addition of this specification (see the Implementation Guide [OR-IMPL-12] for more details).

6.1.8.8 "resources" Attribute Description

The description of the "resources" attribute for the "Course" class is given in Table 6.1.8.8.

Table 6.1.8.8 Description of the "resources" attribute for the "Course" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name resources
Data Type ResourceGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The links to the associated resources if applicable i.e. the resource 'sourcedIds'.
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of the associated resource rostering description i.e. a link to another first class object.
See Resource for the details about this link.

6.1.9 CourseGUIDRef Class Description

The data model for the "CourseGUIDRef" class is shown in Figure 6.1.9 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.9.

UML diagram of the CourseGUIDRef class.

Figure 6.1.9 - CourseGUIDRef class definitions.

Table 6.1.9 Description of the "CourseGUIDRef" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name CourseGUIDRef
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are: The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Description This is the container for reference to a OneRoster 'Course' object that has an allocated sourcedId (GUID).

6.1.9.1 "type" Attribute Description

The description of the "type" attribute for the "CourseGUIDRef" class is given in Table 6.1.9.1.

Table 6.1.9.1 Description of the "type" attribute for the "CourseGUIDRef" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name type
Data Type CourseGUIDRefTypeEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { course }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The type of object being referenced i.e. a 'course'.

6.1.10 CourseSet Class Description

The data model for the "CourseSet" class is shown in Figure 6.1.10 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.10.

UML diagram of the CourseSet class.

Figure 6.1.10 - CourseSet class definitions.

Table 6.1.10 Description of the "CourseSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name CourseSet
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a collection of courses instances for a message payload. This may be empty if no instances are found that sustain the applied query constraints. The order is not significant.

6.1.10.1 "courses" Attribute Description

The description of the "courses" attribute for the "CourseSet" class is given in Table 6.1.10.1.

Table 6.1.10.1 Description of the "courses" attribute for the "CourseSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name courses
Data Type Course
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The collection of course instances. The order is not significant. The corresponding query constraints may result in no instances being returned.

6.1.11 Credential Class Description

The data model for the "Credential" class is shown in Figure 6.1.11 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.11.

UML diagram of the Credential class.

Figure 6.1.11 - Credential class definitions.

Table 6.1.11 Description of the "Credential" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name Credential
Class Type Container [ Unordered ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description The container for a single set of credentials for an account.

6.1.11.1 "type" Attribute Description

The description of the "type" attribute for the "Credential" class is given in Table 6.1.11.1.

Table 6.1.11.1 Description of the "type" attribute for the "Credential" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name type
Data Type String (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The type of credentials for the profile. This should be indicative of when this specific credential should be used.

6.1.11.2 "username" Attribute Description

The description of the "username" attribute for the "Credential" class is given in Table 6.1.11.2.

Table 6.1.11.2 Description of the "username" attribute for the "Credential" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name username
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The username.

6.1.11.3 "password" Attribute Description

The description of the "password" attribute for the "Credential" class is given in Table 6.1.11.3.

Table 6.1.11.3 Description of the "password" attribute for the "Credential" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name password
Data Type String (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The password in this set of credentials. Care should be taken to ensure that no unencrypted value is revealed.

6.1.11.4 "extensions" Attribute Description

The description of the "extensions" attribute for the "Credential" class is given in Table 6.1.11.4.

Table 6.1.11.4 Description of the "extensions" attribute for the "Credential" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name extensions
Data Type Namespace (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The set of proprietary extensions to enable other important credential information to be supplied. This information will only be relevant in the context of the corresponding system/app/tool. The form of this information is dependent on the type of binding being used.

6.1.12 Demographics Class Description

The data model for the "Demographics" class is shown in Figure 6.1.12 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.12.

UML diagram of the Demographics class.

Figure 6.1.12 - Demographics class definitions.

Table 6.1.12 Description of the "Demographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name Demographics
Class Type Container [ Unordered ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are: The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Description Demographics information is taken from the Common Educational Data Standards (CEDS) from the US government. (http://ceds.ed.gov). Note that demographics data is held in its own service, and that access to this service is considered privileged. Not all consumer keys will be able to request demographics data.

6.1.12.1 "birthDate" Attribute Description

The description of the "birthDate" attribute for the "Demographics" class is given in Table 6.1.12.1.

Table 6.1.12.1 Description of the "birthDate" attribute for the "Demographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name birthDate
Data Type Date (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description the date of birth. The format is [ISO 8601] of 'YYYY-MM-DD'.

6.1.12.2 "sex" Attribute Description

The description of the "sex" attribute for the "Demographics" class is given in Table 6.1.12.2.

Table 6.1.12.2 Description of the "sex" attribute for the "Demographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name sex
Data Type GenderEnumExt
Value Space Container [ Union ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The sex of the individual. The permitted values are from an enumerated list.

6.1.12.3 "americanIndianOrAlaskaNative" Attribute Description

The description of the "americanIndianOrAlaskaNative" attribute for the "Demographics" class is given in Table 6.1.12.3.

Table 6.1.12.3 Description of the "americanIndianOrAlaskaNative" attribute for the "Demographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name americanIndianOrAlaskaNative
Data Type TrueFalseEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { true | false }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description Identification of whether or not the user is an American Indian or Alaska Native ethnicity.

6.1.12.4 "asian" Attribute Description

The description of the "asian" attribute for the "Demographics" class is given in Table 6.1.12.4.

Table 6.1.12.4 Description of the "asian" attribute for the "Demographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name asian
Data Type TrueFalseEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { true | false }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description Identification of whether or not the user is of Asian ethnicity.

6.1.12.5 "blackOrAfricanAmerican" Attribute Description

The description of the "blackOrAfricanAmerican" attribute for the "Demographics" class is given in Table 6.1.12.5.

Table 6.1.12.5 Description of the "blackOrAfricanAmerican" attribute for the "Demographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name blackOrAfricanAmerican
Data Type TrueFalseEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { true | false }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description Identification of whether or not the user is black or African American ethnicity.

6.1.12.6 "nativeHawaiianOrOtherPacificIslander" Attribute Description

The description of the "nativeHawaiianOrOtherPacificIslander" attribute for the "Demographics" class is given in Table 6.1.12.6.

Table 6.1.12.6 Description of the "nativeHawaiianOrOtherPacificIslander" attribute for the "Demographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name nativeHawaiianOrOtherPacificIslander
Data Type TrueFalseEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { true | false }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description Identification of whether or not the user is Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ethnicity.

6.1.12.7 "white" Attribute Description

The description of the "white" attribute for the "Demographics" class is given in Table 6.1.12.7.

Table 6.1.12.7 Description of the "white" attribute for the "Demographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name white
Data Type TrueFalseEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { true | false }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description Identification of whether or not the user is of white ethnicity.

6.1.12.8 "demographicRaceTwoOrMoreRaces" Attribute Description

The description of the "demographicRaceTwoOrMoreRaces" attribute for the "Demographics" class is given in Table 6.1.12.8.

Table 6.1.12.8 Description of the "demographicRaceTwoOrMoreRaces" attribute for the "Demographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name demographicRaceTwoOrMoreRaces
Data Type TrueFalseEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { true | false }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description Identification of whether or not the user has a demographic of two or more race ethnicities.

6.1.12.9 "hispanicOrLatinoEthnicity" Attribute Description

The description of the "hispanicOrLatinoEthnicity" attribute for the "Demographics" class is given in Table 6.1.12.9.

Table 6.1.12.9 Description of the "hispanicOrLatinoEthnicity" attribute for the "Demographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name hispanicOrLatinoEthnicity
Data Type TrueFalseEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { true | false }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description Identification of whether or not the user is Hispanic or of Latino ethnicity.

6.1.12.10 "countryOfBirthCode" Attribute Description

The description of the "countryOfBirthCode" attribute for the "Demographics" class is given in Table 6.1.12.10.

Table 6.1.12.10 Description of the "countryOfBirthCode" attribute for the "Demographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name countryOfBirthCode
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The country of birth code. The permitted vocabulary should be defined as part of the adoption and deployment process. See the Implementation Guide [OR-IMPL-12] for more details on how to define/use such a vocabulary.

6.1.12.11 "stateOfBirthAbbreviation" Attribute Description

The description of the "stateOfBirthAbbreviation" attribute for the "Demographics" class is given in Table 6.1.12.11.

Table 6.1.12.11 Description of the "stateOfBirthAbbreviation" attribute for the "Demographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name stateOfBirthAbbreviation
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The abbreviation for the name of the state (within the United States) or extra-state jurisdiction in which a person was born. The permitted vocabulary should be defined as part of the adoption and deployment process. See the Implementation Guide [OR-IMPL-12] for more details on how to define/use such a vocabulary.

6.1.12.12 "cityOfBirth" Attribute Description

The description of the "cityOfBirth" attribute for the "Demographics" class is given in Table 6.1.12.12.

Table 6.1.12.12 Description of the "cityOfBirth" attribute for the "Demographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name cityOfBirth
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The name of the city in which the user was born.

6.1.12.13 "publicSchoolResidenceStatus" Attribute Description

The description of the "publicSchoolResidenceStatus" attribute for the "Demographics" class is given in Table 6.1.12.13.

Table 6.1.12.13 Description of the "publicSchoolResidenceStatus" attribute for the "Demographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name publicSchoolResidenceStatus
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description An indication of the location of a person's legal residence relative to (within or outside) the boundaries of the public school attended and its administrative unit. The permitted vocabulary should be defined as part of the adoption and deployment process. See the Implementation Guide [OR-IMPL-12] for more details on how to define/use such a vocabulary.

6.1.13 DemographicsSet Class Description

The data model for the "DemographicsSet" class is shown in Figure 6.1.13 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.13.

UML diagram of the DemographicsSet class.

Figure 6.1.13 - DemographicsSet class definitions.

Table 6.1.13 Description of the "DemographicsSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name DemographicsSet
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a collection of demographics instances for a message payload. This may be empty if no instances are found that sustain the applied query constraints. The order is not significant.

6.1.13.1 "demographics" Attribute Description

The description of the "demographics" attribute for the "DemographicsSet" class is given in Table 6.1.13.1.

Table 6.1.13.1 Description of the "demographics" attribute for the "DemographicsSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name demographics
Data Type Demographics
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The collection of demographics instances. The order is not significant. The corresponding query constraints may result in no instances being returned.

6.1.14 Enrollment Class Description

The data model for the "Enrollment" class is shown in Figure 6.1.14 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.14.

UML diagram of the Enrollment class.

Figure 6.1.14 - Enrollment class definitions.

Table 6.1.14 Description of the "Enrollment" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name Enrollment
Class Type Container [ Unordered ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are: The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Link Data The set of attributes that are used to provide links to other data objects are:
Description An enrollment is the name given to an individual taking part in a class. In the vast majority of cases, users will be students learning in a class, or teachers teaching the class. Other roles are also possible.

6.1.14.1 "user" Attribute Description

The description of the "user" attribute for the "Enrollment" class is given in Table 6.1.14.1.

Table 6.1.14.1 Description of the "user" attribute for the "Enrollment" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name user
Data Type UserGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The link to the enrolled User i.e. the User 'sourcedId'.
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of the enrolled User i.e. a link to another first class object.
See User for the details about this link.

6.1.14.2 "class" Attribute Description

The description of the "class" attribute for the "Enrollment" class is given in Table 6.1.14.2.

Table 6.1.14.2 Description of the "class" attribute for the "Enrollment" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name class
Data Type ClassGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The link to the class on which the user is enrolled i.e. the Class 'sourcedId'.
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of the associated Class i.e. a link to another first class object.
See Class for the details about this link.

6.1.14.3 "school" Attribute Description

The description of the "school" attribute for the "Enrollment" class is given in Table 6.1.14.3.

Table 6.1.14.3 Description of the "school" attribute for the "Enrollment" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name school
Data Type OrgGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The link to the school at which the class is being provided i.e. an Org 'sourcedId'.
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of the associated organisation (this MUST be a School) i.e. a link to another first class object.
See Org for the details about this link.

6.1.14.4 "role" Attribute Description

The description of the "role" attribute for the "Enrollment" class is given in Table 6.1.14.4.

Table 6.1.14.4 Description of the "role" attribute for the "Enrollment" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name role
Data Type EnrolRoleEnumExt
Value Space Container [ Union ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The role of the user for this class in the school e.g teacher, student, etc. This is from an enumerated vocabulary.

6.1.14.5 "primary" Attribute Description

The description of the "primary" attribute for the "Enrollment" class is given in Table 6.1.14.5.

Table 6.1.14.5 Description of the "primary" attribute for the "Enrollment" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name primary
Data Type TrueFalseEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { true | false }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description Applicable only to teachers. Only one teacher should be designated as the primary teacher for a class (this value set as 'true') in the period defined by the begin/end dates.

6.1.14.6 "beginDate" Attribute Description

The description of the "beginDate" attribute for the "Enrollment" class is given in Table 6.1.14.6.

Table 6.1.14.6 Description of the "beginDate" attribute for the "Enrollment" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name beginDate
Data Type Date (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The start date for the enrollment (inclusive). This date must be within the period of the associated Academic Session for the class (Term/Semester/SchoolYear). Use the [ISO 8601] format of 'YYYY-MM-DD'.

6.1.14.7 "endDate" Attribute Description

The description of the "endDate" attribute for the "Enrollment" class is given in Table 6.1.14.7.

Table 6.1.14.7 Description of the "endDate" attribute for the "Enrollment" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name endDate
Data Type Date (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The end date for the enrollment (exclusive). This date must be within the period of the associated Academic Session for the class (Term/Semester/SchoolYear). Use the [ISO 8601] format of 'YYYY-MM-DD'.

6.1.15 EnrollmentSet Class Description

The data model for the "EnrollmentSet" class is shown in Figure 6.1.15 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.15.

UML diagram of the EnrollmentSet class.

Figure 6.1.15 - EnrollmentSet class definitions.

Table 6.1.15 Description of the "EnrollmentSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name EnrollmentSet
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a collection of enrollment instances for a message payload. This may be empty if no instances are found that sustain the applied query constraints. The order is not significant.

6.1.15.1 "enrollments" Attribute Description

The description of the "enrollments" attribute for the "EnrollmentSet" class is given in Table 6.1.15.1.

Table 6.1.15.1 Description of the "enrollments" attribute for the "EnrollmentSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name enrollments
Data Type Enrollment
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The collection of enrollment instances. The order is not significant. The corresponding query constraints may result in no instances being returned.

6.1.16 GUIDRef Class Description

The data model for the "GUIDRef" class is shown in Figure 6.1.16 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.16.

UML diagram of the GUIDRef class.

Figure 6.1.16 - GUIDRef class definitions.

Table 6.1.16 Description of the "GUIDRef" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name GUIDRef
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes The set of derived classes are:
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the generic container for reference to a OneRoster object that has a sourcedId (GUID). This MUST be used for objects that hasve a predefined GUIDRef container.

6.1.16.1 "href" Attribute Description

The description of the "href" attribute for the "GUIDRef" class is given in Table 6.1.16.1.

Table 6.1.16.1 Description of the "href" attribute for the "GUIDRef" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name href
Data Type AnyURI (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The URI for the type of object being referenced.

6.1.16.2 "sourcedId" Attribute Description

The description of the "sourcedId" attribute for the "GUIDRef" class is given in Table 6.1.16.2.

Table 6.1.16.2 Description of the "sourcedId" attribute for the "GUIDRef" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name sourcedId
Data Type GUID
Value Space Container [ DerivedType ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The globally unique identifier of the object being referenced.

6.1.17 Metadata Class Description

The data model for the "Metadata" class is shown in Figure 6.1.17 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.17.

UML diagram of the Metadata class.

Figure 6.1.17 - Metadata class definitions.

Table 6.1.17 Description of the "Metadata" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name Metadata
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description The container for the proprietary extensions.

6.1.17.1 "extensions" Attribute Description

The description of the "extensions" attribute for the "Metadata" class is given in Table 6.1.17.1.

Table 6.1.17.1 Description of the "extensions" attribute for the "Metadata" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name extensions
Data Type Namespace (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Global ("+")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The form of the extension is dependent on the binding technology being used. This specification is silent on what implementers may consider to be appropriate extensions.

6.1.18 Org Class Description

The data model for the "Org" class is shown in Figure 6.1.18 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.18.

UML diagram of the Org class.

Figure 6.1.18 - Org class definitions.

Table 6.1.18 Description of the "Org" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name Org
Class Type Container [ Unordered ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are: The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Link Data The set of attributes that are used to provide links to other data objects are:
Description ORG is defined here as a structure for holding organizational information. An ORG might be a school, or it might be a local, statewide, or national entity. ORGs will typically have a parent ORG (up to the national level), and children, allowing a hierarchy to be established. School is defined here as the place where the learning happens. Most commonly this is the data that describes a bricks and mortar building, or, in the case of a virtual school, the virtual school organization. For enrollment and result reporting purposes, little information about this organization is required. A common example of a local organization is a school district.

6.1.18.1 "name" Attribute Description

The description of the "name" attribute for the "Org" class is given in Table 6.1.18.1.

Table 6.1.18.1 Description of the "name" attribute for the "Org" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name name
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The name of the organization.

6.1.18.2 "type" Attribute Description

The description of the "type" attribute for the "Org" class is given in Table 6.1.18.2.

Table 6.1.18.2 Description of the "type" attribute for the "Org" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name type
Data Type OrgTypeEnumExt
Value Space Container [ Union ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The type of organization. This uses a predefined vocabulary.

6.1.18.3 "identifier" Attribute Description

The description of the "identifier" attribute for the "Org" class is given in Table 6.1.18.3.

Table 6.1.18.3 Description of the "identifier" attribute for the "Org" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name identifier
Data Type Identifier
Value Space Container [ DerivedType ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description Human readable identifier for this org e.g. NCES ID.

6.1.18.4 "parent" Attribute Description

The description of the "parent" attribute for the "Org" class is given in Table 6.1.18.4.

Table 6.1.18.4 Description of the "parent" attribute for the "Org" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name parent
Data Type OrgGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The 'sourcedId' of the parent organization.
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of the associated parent organisation (Org) i.e. a link to another first class object.
See Org for the details about this link.

6.1.18.5 "children" Attribute Description

The description of the "children" attribute for the "Org" class is given in Table 6.1.18.5.

Table 6.1.18.5 Description of the "children" attribute for the "Org" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name children
Data Type OrgGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The 'sourcedIds' for the set of child organizations.
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of the associated child organisation (Org) i.e. a link to another first class object.
See Org for the details about this link.

6.1.19 OrgGUIDRef Class Description

The data model for the "OrgGUIDRef" class is shown in Figure 6.1.19 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.19.

UML diagram of the OrgGUIDRef class.

Figure 6.1.19 - OrgGUIDRef class definitions.

Table 6.1.19 Description of the "OrgGUIDRef" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name OrgGUIDRef
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are: The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Description This is the container for reference to a OneRoster 'Org' object that has an allocated sourcedId (GUID).

6.1.19.1 "type" Attribute Description

The description of the "type" attribute for the "OrgGUIDRef" class is given in Table 6.1.19.1.

Table 6.1.19.1 Description of the "type" attribute for the "OrgGUIDRef" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name type
Data Type OrgGUIDRefTypeEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { org }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The type of object being referenced i.e. an 'org'.

6.1.20 OrgSet Class Description

The data model for the "OrgSet" class is shown in Figure 6.1.20 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.20.

UML diagram of the OrgSet class.

Figure 6.1.20 - OrgSet class definitions.

Table 6.1.20 Description of the "OrgSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name OrgSet
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a collection of org instances for a message payload. This may be empty if no instances are found that sustain the applied query constraints. The order is not significant.

6.1.20.1 "orgs" Attribute Description

The description of the "orgs" attribute for the "OrgSet" class is given in Table 6.1.20.1.

Table 6.1.20.1 Description of the "orgs" attribute for the "OrgSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name orgs
Data Type Org
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The collection of org instances. The order is not significant. The corresponding query constraints may result in no instances being returned.

6.1.21 ResourceGUIDRef Class Description

The data model for the "ResourceGUIDRef" class is shown in Figure 6.1.21 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.21.

UML diagram of the ResourceGUIDRef class.

Figure 6.1.21 - ResourceGUIDRef class definitions.

Table 6.1.21 Description of the "ResourceGUIDRef" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name ResourceGUIDRef
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are: The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Description This is the container for reference to a OneRoster 'Resourse' object that has an allocated sourcedId (GUID).

6.1.21.1 "type" Attribute Description

The description of the "type" attribute for the "ResourceGUIDRef" class is given in Table 6.1.21.1.

Table 6.1.21.1 Description of the "type" attribute for the "ResourceGUIDRef" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name type
Data Type ResourceGUIDRefTypeEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { resource }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The type of object being referenced i.e. a 'resource'.

6.1.22 Role Class Description

The data model for the "Role" class is shown in Figure 6.1.22 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.22.

UML diagram of the Role class.

Figure 6.1.22 - Role class definitions.

Table 6.1.22 Description of the "Role" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name Role
Class Type Container [ Unordered ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Link Data The set of attributes that are used to provide links to other data objects are:
Description The container for one mapping between a role and an org for the user.

6.1.22.1 "roleType" Attribute Description

The description of the "roleType" attribute for the "Role" class is given in Table 6.1.22.1.

Table 6.1.22.1 Description of the "roleType" attribute for the "Role" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name roleType
Data Type RoleTypeEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { primary | secondary }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description Indicates if this role is the primary or secondary role for that org. There MUST be one, and only one, primary role for each org.

6.1.22.2 "role" Attribute Description

The description of the "role" attribute for the "Role" class is given in Table 6.1.22.2.

Table 6.1.22.2 Description of the "role" attribute for the "Role" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name role
Data Type RoleEnumExt
Value Space Container [ Union ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The role of the user in the org. The permitted values are from an enumerated list.

6.1.22.3 "org" Attribute Description

The description of the "org" attribute for the "Role" class is given in Table 6.1.22.3.

Table 6.1.22.3 Description of the "org" attribute for the "Role" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name org
Data Type OrgGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The link to the associated org i.e. the 'sourcedId' for the org.
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of the associated organisation (Org) i.e. a link to another first class object.
See Org for the details about this link.

6.1.22.4 "userProfile" Attribute Description

The description of the "userProfile" attribute for the "Role" class is given in Table 6.1.22.4.

Table 6.1.22.4 Description of the "userProfile" attribute for the "Role" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name userProfile
Data Type AnyURI (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The identifier for the system/tool/app access account that is relevant to this role in the org. The equivalent UserProfile should exist with a 'profileId' equal to this identifier value.
Link Data This is the identifier for the user profile description with the credentials for the associated role.
See UserProfile for the details about this link.

6.1.22.5 "beginDate" Attribute Description

The description of the "beginDate" attribute for the "Role" class is given in Table 6.1.22.5.

Table 6.1.22.5 Description of the "beginDate" attribute for the "Role" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name beginDate
Data Type Date (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The start date on which the role becomes active (inclusive).

6.1.22.6 "endDate" Attribute Description

The description of the "endDate" attribute for the "Role" class is given in Table 6.1.22.6.

Table 6.1.22.6 Description of the "endDate" attribute for the "Role" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name endDate
Data Type Date (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The end date on which the role becomes inactive (exclusive).

6.1.23 SingleAcademicSession Class Description

The data model for the "SingleAcademicSession" class is shown in Figure 6.1.23 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.23.

UML diagram of the SingleAcademicSession class.

Figure 6.1.23 - SingleAcademicSession class definitions.

Table 6.1.23 Description of the "SingleAcademicSession" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name SingleAcademicSession
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a single academicSession instance for a message payload.

6.1.23.1 "academicSession" Attribute Description

The description of the "academicSession" attribute for the "SingleAcademicSession" class is given in Table 6.1.23.1.

Table 6.1.23.1 Description of the "academicSession" attribute for the "SingleAcademicSession" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name academicSession
Data Type AcademicSession
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The instance of the single academicSession for a message payload. There must be a data payload otherwise an error report payload for the record not being located should be returned.

6.1.24 SingleClass Class Description

The data model for the "SingleClass" class is shown in Figure 6.1.24 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.24.

UML diagram of the SingleClass class.

Figure 6.1.24 - SingleClass class definitions.

Table 6.1.24 Description of the "SingleClass" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name SingleClass
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a single class instance for a message payload.

6.1.24.1 "class" Attribute Description

The description of the "class" attribute for the "SingleClass" class is given in Table 6.1.24.1.

Table 6.1.24.1 Description of the "class" attribute for the "SingleClass" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name class
Data Type Class
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The instance of the single class for a message payload. There must be a data payload otherwise an error report payload for the record not being located should be returned.

6.1.25 SingleCourse Class Description

The data model for the "SingleCourse" class is shown in Figure 6.1.25 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.25.

UML diagram of the SingleCourse class.

Figure 6.1.25 - SingleCourse class definitions.

Table 6.1.25 Description of the "SingleCourse" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name SingleCourse
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a single course instance for a message payload.

6.1.25.1 "course" Attribute Description

The description of the "course" attribute for the "SingleCourse" class is given in Table 6.1.25.1.

Table 6.1.25.1 Description of the "course" attribute for the "SingleCourse" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name course
Data Type Course
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The instance of the single course for a message payload. There must be a data payload otherwise an error report payload for the record not being located should be returned.

6.1.26 SingleDemographics Class Description

The data model for the "SingleDemographics" class is shown in Figure 6.1.26 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.26.

UML diagram of the SingleDemographics class.

Figure 6.1.26 - SingleDemographics class definitions.

Table 6.1.26 Description of the "SingleDemographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name SingleDemographics
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a single demographics instance for a message payload.

6.1.26.1 "demographics" Attribute Description

The description of the "demographics" attribute for the "SingleDemographics" class is given in Table 6.1.26.1.

Table 6.1.26.1 Description of the "demographics" attribute for the "SingleDemographics" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name demographics
Data Type Demographics
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The instance of the single demographics for a message payload. There must be a data payload otherwise an error report payload for the record not being located should be returned.

6.1.27 SingleEnrollment Class Description

The data model for the "SingleEnrollment" class is shown in Figure 6.1.27 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.27.

UML diagram of the SingleEnrollment class.

Figure 6.1.27 - SingleEnrollment class definitions.

Table 6.1.27 Description of the "SingleEnrollment" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name SingleEnrollment
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a single enrollment instance for a message payload.

6.1.27.1 "enrollment" Attribute Description

The description of the "enrollment" attribute for the "SingleEnrollment" class is given in Table 6.1.27.1.

Table 6.1.27.1 Description of the "enrollment" attribute for the "SingleEnrollment" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name enrollment
Data Type Enrollment
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The instance of the single enrollment for a message payload. There must be a data payload otherwise an error report payload for the record not being located should be returned.

6.1.28 SingleOrg Class Description

The data model for the "SingleOrg" class is shown in Figure 6.1.28 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.28.

UML diagram of the SingleOrg class.

Figure 6.1.28 - SingleOrg class definitions.

Table 6.1.28 Description of the "SingleOrg" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name SingleOrg
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a single org instance for a message payload.

6.1.28.1 "org" Attribute Description

The description of the "org" attribute for the "SingleOrg" class is given in Table 6.1.28.1.

Table 6.1.28.1 Description of the "org" attribute for the "SingleOrg" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name org
Data Type Org
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The instance of the single org for a message payload. There must be a data payload otherwise an error report payload for the record not being located should be returned.

6.1.29 SingleUser Class Description

The data model for the "SingleUser" class is shown in Figure 6.1.29 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.29.

UML diagram of the SingleUser class.

Figure 6.1.29 - SingleUser class definitions.

Table 6.1.29 Description of the "SingleUser" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name SingleUser
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a single user instance for a message payload.

6.1.29.1 "user" Attribute Description

The description of the "user" attribute for the "SingleUser" class is given in Table 6.1.29.1.

Table 6.1.29.1 Description of the "user" attribute for the "SingleUser" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name user
Data Type User
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The instance of the single user for a message payload. There must be a data payload otherwise an error report payload for the record not being located should be returned.

6.1.30 User Class Description

The data model for the "User" class is shown in Figure 6.1.30 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.30.

UML diagram of the User class.

Figure 6.1.30 - User class definitions.

Table 6.1.30 Description of the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name User
Class Type Container [ Unordered ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are: The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Link Data The set of attributes that are used to provide links to other data objects are:
Description Users, Teachers and Students are human beings that are teaching or studying in a class respectively. A single User class is used to represent both teachers and students and a role property is used to distinguish a user's natural role.Humans may have relationships with other humans. For example, a student may have parents. The 'agents' attribute allows for relationships between humans to be expressed. Note that these are typically from the point of view of the student - so a student will link to its parents (via the agent attribute). The reverse view MUST also be modeled, so for example, a user of role 'parent' MUST have agents that are of type 'student'. Note: Teachers MUST NOT be set as agents of students i.e. the teaching relationship is covered via enrollments.

6.1.30.1 "userMasterIdentifier" Attribute Description

The description of the "userMasterIdentifier" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.1.

Table 6.1.30.1 Description of the "userMasterIdentifier" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name userMasterIdentifier
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The master unique identifier for this user. This is NOT the same as the user's interoperability 'sourcedId'. This should be used to ensure that all of the system identifiers/accounts etc. can be reconciled to the same user. How this identifier is assigned and its format is beyond the scope of this specification.

6.1.30.2 "username" Attribute Description

The description of the "username" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.2.

Table 6.1.30.2 Description of the "username" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name username
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The user name assigned to the user. NOTE - This has been kept for backwards compatibility with OneRoster 1.1 and the new 'userProfiles' characteristic SHOULD be used instead.

6.1.30.3 "userIds" Attribute Description

The description of the "userIds" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.3.

Table 6.1.30.3 Description of the "userIds" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name userIds
Data Type UserId
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The set of external user identifiers that should be used for this user, if for some reason the sourcedId cannot be used. This might be an active directory id, an LTI id, or some other machine-readable identifier that is used for this person.

6.1.30.4 "enabledUser" Attribute Description

The description of the "enabledUser" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.4.

Table 6.1.30.4 Description of the "enabledUser" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name enabledUser
Data Type TrueFalseEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { true | false }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description This is used to determine whether or not the record is active in the local system. 'false' denotes that the record is active but system access is curtailed according to the local administration rules.

6.1.30.5 "givenName" Attribute Description

The description of the "givenName" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.5.

Table 6.1.30.5 Description of the "givenName" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name givenName
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The given name. Also, known as the first name.

6.1.30.6 "familyName" Attribute Description

The description of the "familyName" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.6.

Table 6.1.30.6 Description of the "familyName" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name familyName
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The family name. Also, known as the last name.

6.1.30.7 "middleName" Attribute Description

The description of the "middleName" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.7.

Table 6.1.30.7 Description of the "middleName" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name middleName
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The set of middle names. If more than one middle name is needed separate using a space e.g. 'Wingarde Granville'.

6.1.30.8 "preferredFirstName" Attribute Description

The description of the "preferredFirstName" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.8.

Table 6.1.30.8 Description of the "preferredFirstName" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name preferredFirstName
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The user's preferred first name. This attribute was added in version 1.2.

6.1.30.9 "preferredMiddleName" Attribute Description

The description of the "preferredMiddleName" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.9.

Table 6.1.30.9 Description of the "preferredMiddleName" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name preferredMiddleName
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The user's preferred middle name(s). This attribute was added in version 1.2.

6.1.30.10 "preferredLastName" Attribute Description

The description of the "preferredLastName" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.10.

Table 6.1.30.10 Description of the "preferredLastName" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name preferredLastName
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The user's preferred last name. This attribute was added in version 1.2.

6.1.30.11 "pronouns" Attribute Description

The description of the "pronouns" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.11.

Table 6.1.30.11 Description of the "pronouns" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name pronouns
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The pronoun(s) by which this person is referenced. Examples (in the case of English) include 'she/her/hers', 'he/him/his', 'they/them/theirs', 'ze/hir/hir', 'xe/xir', or a statement that the person's name should be used instead of any pronoun.

6.1.30.12 "roles" Attribute Description

The description of the "roles" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.12.

Table 6.1.30.12 Description of the "roles" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name roles
Data Type Role
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1.. unbounded]
Description The set of roles for each of the orgs to which the user is affilliated. This is expressed as a set of role/org tuples.

6.1.30.13 "userProfiles" Attribute Description

The description of the "userProfiles" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.13.

Table 6.1.30.13 Description of the "userProfiles" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name userProfiles
Data Type UserProfile
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The set of system/app/tool profiles for the user.

6.1.30.14 "primaryOrg" Attribute Description

The description of the "primaryOrg" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.14.

Table 6.1.30.14 Description of the "primaryOrg" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name primaryOrg
Data Type OrgGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description It is possible for a user to be a member of more than one organization and to have one or more roles in an organization. This attribute identifies the 'sourcedId' of the primary organization.
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of the associated organisation (Org) i.e. a link to another first class object.
See Org for the details about this link.

6.1.30.15 "identifier" Attribute Description

The description of the "identifier" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.15.

Table 6.1.30.15 Description of the "identifier" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name identifier
Data Type Identifier
Value Space Container [ DerivedType ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description An identifier for the user. NOTE - This characteristic is kept for backwards compatibility with OneRoster 1.1/1.0. The 'userIds' characteristic SHOULD be used instead.

6.1.30.16 "email" Attribute Description

The description of the "email" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.16.

Table 6.1.30.16 Description of the "email" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name email
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The email address for the user.

6.1.30.17 "sms" Attribute Description

The description of the "sms" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.17.

Table 6.1.30.17 Description of the "sms" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name sms
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The SMS number for the user.

6.1.30.18 "phone" Attribute Description

The description of the "phone" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.18.

Table 6.1.30.18 Description of the "phone" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name phone
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The phone number for the user.

6.1.30.19 "agents" Attribute Description

The description of the "agents" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.19.

Table 6.1.30.19 Description of the "agents" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name agents
Data Type UserGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The links to other people i.e. User 'sourcedIds'.
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of the agent (this is a User) i.e. a link to another first class object.
See User for the details about this link.

6.1.30.20 "grades" Attribute Description

The description of the "grades" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.20.

Table 6.1.30.20 Description of the "grades" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name grades
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description Grade(s) for which a user with role 'student' is enrolled. The permitted vocabulary should be defined as part of the adoption and deployment process. See the Implementation Guide [OR-IMPL-12] for more details on how to define/use such a vocabulary.

6.1.30.21 "password" Attribute Description

The description of the "password" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.21.

Table 6.1.30.21 Description of the "password" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name password
Data Type String (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description A top-level password for the user. Care should be taken when using this field and the password SHOULD be encrypted.

6.1.30.22 "resources" Attribute Description

The description of the "resources" attribute for the "User" class is given in Table 6.1.30.22.

Table 6.1.30.22 Description of the "resources" attribute for the "User" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name resources
Data Type ResourceGUIDRef
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The identifiers (GUIDs) for the set of resources that are to be made available to the user. These are the sourcedIds that should be used for obtaining the metadata about the resources using the OR 1.2 Resources Service [OR-RES-SM-12].
Link Data This is the 'sourcedId' of the associated resource rostering description i.e. a link to another first class object.
See Resource for the details about this link.

6.1.31 UserGUIDRef Class Description

The data model for the "UserGUIDRef" class is shown in Figure 6.1.31 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.31.

UML diagram of the UserGUIDRef class.

Figure 6.1.31 - UserGUIDRef class definitions.

Table 6.1.31 Description of the "UserGUIDRef" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name UserGUIDRef
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are: The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Description This is the container for reference to a OneRoster 'User' object that has an allocated sourcedId (GUID).

6.1.31.1 "type" Attribute Description

The description of the "type" attribute for the "UserGUIDRef" class is given in Table 6.1.31.1.

Table 6.1.31.1 Description of the "type" attribute for the "UserGUIDRef" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name type
Data Type UserGUIDRefTypeEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { user }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The type of object being referenced i.e. a 'user'.

6.1.32 UserId Class Description

The data model for the "UserId" class is shown in Figure 6.1.32 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.32.

UML diagram of the UserId class.

Figure 6.1.32 - UserId class definitions.

Table 6.1.32 Description of the "UserId" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name UserId
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the set of external user identifiers that should be used for this user, if for some reason the sourcedId cannot be used. This might be an active directory id, an LTI id, or some other machine-readable identifier that is used for this person.

6.1.32.1 "type" Attribute Description

The description of the "type" attribute for the "UserId" class is given in Table 6.1.32.1.

Table 6.1.32.1 Description of the "type" attribute for the "UserId" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name type
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The type of identifier. This is no predefined vocabuary.

6.1.32.2 "identifier" Attribute Description

The description of the "identifier" attribute for the "UserId" class is given in Table 6.1.32.2.

Table 6.1.32.2 Description of the "identifier" attribute for the "UserId" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name identifier
Data Type Identifier
Value Space Container [ DerivedType ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The user identifier.

6.1.33 UserProfile Class Description

The data model for the "UserProfile" class is shown in Figure 6.1.33 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.33.

UML diagram of the UserProfile class.

Figure 6.1.33 - UserProfile class definitions.

Table 6.1.33 Description of the "UserProfile" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name UserProfile
Class Type Container [ Unordered ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description The container for the information about a User Profile that will provide the user with access to some system, application, tool, etc.

6.1.33.1 "profileId" Attribute Description

The description of the "profileId" attribute for the "UserProfile" class is given in Table 6.1.33.1.

Table 6.1.33.1 Description of the "profileId" attribute for the "UserProfile" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name profileId
Data Type AnyURI (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The unique identifier for the profile. This does not need to be a globally unique identifier but it must be unique within the scope of the user.

6.1.33.2 "profileType" Attribute Description

The description of the "profileType" attribute for the "UserProfile" class is given in Table 6.1.33.2.

Table 6.1.33.2 Description of the "profileType" attribute for the "UserProfile" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name profileType
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The type of profile. This should be a human readable label that has some significance in the context of the related system, app, tool, etc.

6.1.33.3 "vendorId" Attribute Description

The description of the "vendorId" attribute for the "UserProfile" class is given in Table 6.1.33.3.

Table 6.1.33.3 Description of the "vendorId" attribute for the "UserProfile" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name vendorId
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The unique identifier for the vendor of the system, tool, app, etc. which requires the use of this profile.

6.1.33.4 "applicationId" Attribute Description

The description of the "applicationId" attribute for the "UserProfile" class is given in Table 6.1.33.4.

Table 6.1.33.4 Description of the "applicationId" attribute for the "UserProfile" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name applicationId
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description Identifier for the application associated with the account. The nature, and how this identifier is assigned is not defined by this specification. This may have a value of 'default' to denote this account should be used for default access to all applications related to this vendor.

6.1.33.5 "description" Attribute Description

The description of the "description" attribute for the "UserProfile" class is given in Table 6.1.33.5.

Table 6.1.33.5 Description of the "description" attribute for the "UserProfile" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name description
Data Type String (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description A human readable description of the use of the profile. This should not contain any security information for access to the account.

6.1.33.6 "credentials" Attribute Description

The description of the "credentials" attribute for the "UserProfile" class is given in Table 6.1.33.6.

Table 6.1.33.6 Description of the "credentials" attribute for the "UserProfile" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name credentials
Data Type Credential
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The set of credentials that are available for access to this profile.

6.1.34 UserSet Class Description

The data model for the "UserSet" class is shown in Figure 6.1.34 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.34.

UML diagram of the UserSet class.

Figure 6.1.34 - UserSet class definitions.

Table 6.1.34 Description of the "UserSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name UserSet
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a collection of user instances for a message payload. This may be empty if no instances are found that sustain the applied query constraints. The order is not significant.

6.1.34.1 "users" Attribute Description

The description of the "users" attribute for the "UserSet" class is given in Table 6.1.34.1.

Table 6.1.34.1 Description of the "users" attribute for the "UserSet" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name users
Data Type User
Value Space Container [ Unordered ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0.. unbounded]
Description The collection of user instances. The order is not significant. The corresponding query constraints may result in no instances being returned.

6.1.35 imsx_CodeMinor Class Description

The data model for the "imsx_CodeMinor" class is shown in Figure 6.1.35 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.35.

UML diagram of the imsx_CodeMinor class.

Figure 6.1.35 - imsx_CodeMinor class definitions.

Table 6.1.35 Description of the "imsx_CodeMinor" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name imsx_CodeMinor
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for the set of code minor status codes reported in the responses from the Service Provider.

6.1.35.1 "imsx_codeMinorField" Attribute Description

The description of the "imsx_codeMinorField" attribute for the "imsx_CodeMinor" class is given in Table 6.1.35.1.

Table 6.1.35.1 Description of the "imsx_codeMinorField" attribute for the "imsx_CodeMinor" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name imsx_codeMinorField
Data Type imsx_CodeMinorField
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1.. unbounded]
Description Each reported code minor status code.

6.1.36 imsx_CodeMinorField Class Description

The data model for the "imsx_CodeMinorField" class is shown in Figure 6.1.36 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.36.

UML diagram of the imsx_CodeMinorField class.

Figure 6.1.36 - imsx_CodeMinorField class definitions.

Table 6.1.36 Description of the "imsx_CodeMinorField" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name imsx_CodeMinorField
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for a single code minor status code.

6.1.36.1 "imsx_codeMinorFieldName" Attribute Description

The description of the "imsx_codeMinorFieldName" attribute for the "imsx_CodeMinorField" class is given in Table 6.1.36.1.

Table 6.1.36.1 Description of the "imsx_codeMinorFieldName" attribute for the "imsx_CodeMinorField" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name imsx_codeMinorFieldName
Data Type NormalizedString (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Default = "TargetEndSystem".
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description This should contain the identity of the system that has produced the code minor status code report. In most cases this will be the target service provider denoted as 'TargetEndSystem'.

6.1.36.2 "imsx_codeMinorFieldValue" Attribute Description

The description of the "imsx_codeMinorFieldValue" attribute for the "imsx_CodeMinorField" class is given in Table 6.1.36.2.

Table 6.1.36.2 Description of the "imsx_codeMinorFieldValue" attribute for the "imsx_CodeMinorField" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name imsx_codeMinorFieldValue
Data Type imsx_CodeMinorValueEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { fullsuccess | invalid_filter_field | invalid_selection_field | invaliddata | unauthorisedrequest | forbidden | server_busy | unknownobject | internal_server_error }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The code minor status code (this is a value from the corresponding enumerated vocabulary).

6.1.37 imsx_StatusInfo Class Description

The data model for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class is shown in Figure 6.1.37 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.1.37.

UML diagram of the imsx_StatusInfo class.

Figure 6.1.37 - imsx_StatusInfo class definitions.

Table 6.1.37 Description of the "imsx_StatusInfo" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name imsx_StatusInfo
Class Type Container [ Sequence ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes This class is not derived from another class.
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description This is the container for the status code and associated information returned within the HTTP messages received from the Service Provider. For the OneRoster Rostering service this object will only be returned to provide information about a failed request i.e. it will NOT be in the payload for a successful request. See Appendix B for further information on the interpretation of the information contained within this class.

6.1.37.1 "imsx_codeMajor" Attribute Description

The description of the "imsx_codeMajor" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class is given in Table 6.1.37.1.

Table 6.1.37.1 Description of the "imsx_codeMajor" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name imsx_codeMajor
Data Type imsx_CodeMajorEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { success | processing | failure | unsupported }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The code major value (from the corresponding enumerated vocabulary). See Appendix B for further information on the interpretation of this set of codes. The permitted vocabulary for the values for the CodeMajor field.

6.1.37.2 "imsx_severity" Attribute Description

The description of the "imsx_severity" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class is given in Table 6.1.37.2.

Table 6.1.37.2 Description of the "imsx_severity" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name imsx_severity
Data Type imsx_SeverityEnum
Value Space Enumerated value set of: { status | warning | error }
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [1]
Description The severity value (from the corresponding enumerated vocabulary). See Appendix B for further information on the interpretation of this set of codes.

6.1.37.3 "imsx_description" Attribute Description

The description of the "imsx_description" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class is given in Table 6.1.37.3.

Table 6.1.37.3 Description of the "imsx_description" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name imsx_description
Data Type String (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description A human readable description supplied by the entity creating the status code information.

6.1.37.4 "imsx_CodeMinor" Attribute Description

The description of the "imsx_CodeMinor" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class is given in Table 6.1.37.4.

Table 6.1.37.4 Description of the "imsx_CodeMinor" attribute for the "imsx_StatusInfo" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name imsx_CodeMinor
Data Type imsx_CodeMinor
Value Space Container [ Sequence ]
Scope Local ("-")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The set of reported code minor status codes. See Appendix B for further information on the interpretation of this set of codes.

6.2. Derived Class Descriptions

This Section is NORMATIVE.

All of the derived data classes used within this Information Model are described in this Section. The syntax and semantics for this representation is described in Appendix A3.2.

6.2.1 EnumExtString Class Description

The data model for the "EnumExtString" class is shown in Figure 6.2.1 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.2.1.

UML diagram of the EnumExtString class.

Figure 6.2.1 - EnumExtString class definitions.

Table 6.2.1 Description of the "EnumExtString" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name EnumExtString
Class Type Container [ DerivedType ]
Parents There are no parent classes.
Derived Classes The set of derived classes are:
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of children attributes are:
Description The data-type that enables an enumerated vocabulary to be extended.

6.2.1.1 "pattern" Attribute Description

The description of the "pattern" attribute for the "EnumExtString" class is given in Table 6.2.1.

Table 6.2.1 Description of the "pattern" attribute for the "EnumExtString" class.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name pattern
Data Type String (Primitive-type)
Value Space See Appendix A3.3.
Default = "(ext:)[a-zA-Z0-9\.\-_]+".
Scope Global ("+")
Multiplicity [0..1]
Description The regular expression to constrain the structure of the string that MUST be used when creating a new, proprietary, vocabulary term. The term must start with the substring 'ext:'.

6.2.2 GUID Class Description

The data model for the "GUID" class is shown in Figure 6.2.2 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.2.2.

UML diagram of the GUID class.

Figure 6.2.2 - GUID class definitions.

Table 6.2.2 Description of the "GUID" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name GUID
Class Type Container [ DerivedType ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children There are no children.
Description The data-type for establishing a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID). There is no predefined structure for the GUID.

6.2.3 Identifier Class Description

The data model for the "Identifier" class is shown in Figure 6.2.3 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.2.3.

UML diagram of the Identifier class.

Figure 6.2.3 - Identifier class definitions.

Table 6.2.3 Description of the "Identifier" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name Identifier
Class Type Container [ DerivedType ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children There are no children.
Description The data-type for a local unique identifier. The scope of the uniqueness of this identifier is determined by the organization assigning it.

6.3. Enumerated Vocabulary Descriptions

This Section is NORMATIVE.

All of the enumerated vocabularies used within this Information Model are described in this Section. The syntax and semantics for this representation is described in Appendix A3.4.

6.3.1 AcadSessionGUIDRefTypeEnum Vocabulary Description

This is the fixed enumeration for a GUIDRef that points to an 'Academic Session'. The data model for the "AcadSessionGUIDRefTypeEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.1 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.1.

UML diagram of the AcadSessionGUIDRefTypeEnum class.

Figure 6.3.1 - AcadSessionGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.1 Description of the "AcadSessionGUIDRefTypeEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
academicSession An object that is an 'Academic Session'.

6.3.2 BaseStatusEnum Vocabulary Description

The set of permitted values for the type of status of a record. The data model for the "BaseStatusEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.2 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.2.

UML diagram of the BaseStatusEnum class.

Figure 6.3.2 - BaseStatusEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.2 Description of the "BaseStatusEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
active An active record.
tobedeleted Denotes that it is safe to delete the record.

6.3.3 ClassGUIDRefTypeEnum Vocabulary Description

This is the fixed enumeration for a GUIDRef that points to a 'Class'. The data model for the "ClassGUIDRefTypeEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.3 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.3.

UML diagram of the ClassGUIDRefTypeEnum class.

Figure 6.3.3 - ClassGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.3 Description of the "ClassGUIDRefTypeEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
class An object that is a 'Class'.

6.3.4 ClassTypeEnum Vocabulary Description

The set of permitted values for the type of class. The data model for the "ClassTypeEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.4 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.4.

UML diagram of the ClassTypeEnum class.

Figure 6.3.4 - ClassTypeEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.4 Description of the "ClassTypeEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
homeroom The homeroom (form) assigned to the class.
scheduled The class as assigned in the timetable.

6.3.5 CourseGUIDRefTypeEnum Vocabulary Description

This is the fixed enumeration for a GUIDRef that points to a 'Course'. The data model for the "CourseGUIDRefTypeEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.5 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.5.

UML diagram of the CourseGUIDRefTypeEnum class.

Figure 6.3.5 - CourseGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.5 Description of the "CourseGUIDRefTypeEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
course An object that is a 'Course'.

6.3.6 EnrolRoleEnum Vocabulary Description

The set of permitted values for the type of role for an enrollment. The data model for the "EnrolRoleEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.6 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.6.

UML diagram of the EnrolRoleEnum class.

Figure 6.3.6 - EnrolRoleEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.6 Description of the "EnrolRoleEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
administrator Someone who has administrative responsibility for the Class.
proctor Exam proctor.
student A student at a organization e.g. School.
teacher A Teacher at organization e.g. School.

6.3.7 GenderEnum Vocabulary Description

The set of permitted values for the gender of a user. The data model for the "GenderEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.7 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.7.

UML diagram of the GenderEnum class.

Figure 6.3.7 - GenderEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.7 Description of the "GenderEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
female Gender of Female.
male Gender of Male.
other A gender that is known but which is not either Male or Female. Value added in OR 1.2.
unspecified Unspecified as no data entry for this field has been made. Value added in OR 1.2.

6.3.8 OrgGUIDRefTypeEnum Vocabulary Description

This is the fixed enumeration for a GUIDRef that points to an 'Org'. The data model for the "OrgGUIDRefTypeEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.8 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.8.

UML diagram of the OrgGUIDRefTypeEnum class.

Figure 6.3.8 - OrgGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.8 Description of the "OrgGUIDRefTypeEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
org An object that is an 'Org'.

6.3.9 OrgTypeEnum Vocabulary Description

The set of permitted values for the type of orgs. The data model for the "OrgTypeEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.9 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.9.

UML diagram of the OrgTypeEnum class.

Figure 6.3.9 - OrgTypeEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.9 Description of the "OrgTypeEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
department Denotes a department. A department may be a subset in a school or a set of schools.
district Denotes a school district.
local Denotes a local organization. V1.0 instances used this value to identify districts.
national Denotes a national level organization.
school Denotes a school. This is the unit of assignment for classes and enrollments.
state Denotes a state level organization.

6.3.10 ResourceGUIDRefTypeEnum Vocabulary Description

This is the fixed enumeration for a GUIDRef that points to a 'Resource'. The data model for the "ResourceGUIDRefTypeEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.10 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.10.

UML diagram of the ResourceGUIDRefTypeEnum class.

Figure 6.3.10 - ResourceGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.10 Description of the "ResourceGUIDRefTypeEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
resource An object that is a 'Resource'.

6.3.11 RoleEnum Vocabulary Description

The set of permitted values for the type of role for a user. The data model for the "RoleEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.11 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.11.

UML diagram of the RoleEnum class.

Figure 6.3.11 - RoleEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.11 Description of the "RoleEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
aide Someone who provides appropriate aid to the user but NOT also one of the other roles.
counselor Someone who has care/pastoral supervision responsibility for one or more people.
districtAdministrator The district administrator will have responsibility for systems within the district sites and/or for system that are accessed by the schools in the district.
guardian Guardian of the user and NOT the Mother or Father. May also be a Relative.
parent Mother or father of the user.
principal The schools' Principal or other very senior academic administrator in the School. The principal will have access to confidential/private data about teachers, etc.
proctor Exam proctor.
relative A relative of the user and NOT the Mother or Father. May also be the Guardian.
siteAdministrator Site administrator in the organization e.g. School. The site administrator will have responsibility for all of the systems at the site.
student A student at a organization e.g. School.
systemAdministrator System administrator in the organization e.g. School. The system administrator will have responsibility for one of more systems at the site.
teacher A Teacher at organization e.g. School.

6.3.12 RoleTypeEnum Vocabulary Description

The type of role for the role-org mappings. Each mapping must have a role type of which only one must have a roleType of 'primary' and the others must be 'secondary'. The data model for the "RoleTypeEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.12 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.12.

UML diagram of the RoleTypeEnum class.

Figure 6.3.12 - RoleTypeEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.12 Description of the "RoleTypeEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
primary Denotes that this is the primary role within the associated org. Only one role can be primary for each org.
secondary Denotes this is a secondary role within the associated org i.e. some other role is the primary.

6.3.13 SessionTypeEnum Vocabulary Description

The set of permitted values for the academic session of a user. The data model for the "SessionTypeEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.13 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.13.

UML diagram of the SessionTypeEnum class.

Figure 6.3.13 - SessionTypeEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.13 Description of the "SessionTypeEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
gradingPeriod Denotes a period over which some grade/result is to be awarded.
schoolYear Denotes the school year.
semester Denotes a semester period. Typically there a two semesters per schoolYear.
term Denotes a term period. Typically there are three terms per schoolYear.

6.3.14 TrueFalseEnum Vocabulary Description

This enumeration is used to limit the permitted tokens for a Boolean data-type to values of 'true' or 'false' ONLY. The data model for the "TrueFalseEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.14 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.14.

UML diagram of the TrueFalseEnum class.

Figure 6.3.14 - TrueFalseEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.14 Description of the "TrueFalseEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
false Requires the boolean value to be given as 'false'.
true Requires the boolean value to be given as 'true'.

6.3.15 UserGUIDRefTypeEnum Vocabulary Description

This is the fixed enumeration for a GUIDRef that points to a 'User. The data model for the "UserGUIDRefTypeEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.15 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.15.

UML diagram of the UserGUIDRefTypeEnum class.

Figure 6.3.15 - UserGUIDRefTypeEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.15 Description of the "UserGUIDRefTypeEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
user An object that is a 'User'.

6.3.16 imsx_CodeMajorEnum Vocabulary Description

The permitted vocabulary for the values for the CodeMajor field. The data model for the "imsx_CodeMajorEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.16 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.16.

UML diagram of the imsx_CodeMajorEnum class.

Figure 6.3.16 - imsx_CodeMajorEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.16 Description of the "imsx_CodeMajorEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
failure Denotes that the transaction request has failed. The detailed reason will be reported in the accompanying 'codeMinor' fields.
processing Denotes that the request is being processed at the destination or there has been a local transmission failure. This value is used in asynchronous services.
success Denotes that the request has been successfully completed. If the associated 'severity' value is 'warning' then the request has been partially successful i.e. best effort by the service provider. Other parts of the status information may provide more insight into a partial success response.
unsupported Denotes that the service provider does not support the requested operation. This is the required default response for an unsupported operation by an implementation.

6.3.17 imsx_CodeMinorValueEnum Vocabulary Description

The permitted vocabulary for the values for the CodeMinorValue field. The data model for the "imsx_CodeMinorValueEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.17 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.17.

UML diagram of the imsx_CodeMinorValueEnum class.

Figure 6.3.17 - imsx_CodeMinorValueEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.17 Description of the "imsx_CodeMinorValueEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
forbidden This is used to indicate that the server can be reached and process the request but refuses to take any further action. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and for a REST binding a HTTP code of '403'.
fullsuccess The request has been fully and successfully implemented by the Service Provider. For a REST binding this will have an HTTP code of '200' for a successful 'GET' request; '201' for a successful 'PUT' request; '204' for a successful 'DELETE' request.
internal_server_error This should be used only if there is catastrophic error and there is not a more appropriate code. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and for a REST binding a HTTP code of '500'.
invalid_filter_field An invalid filter field was supplied and so the sorting was not possible. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and for a REST binding a HTTP code of '400'.
invalid_selection_field An invalid selection field was supplied and data filtering on the selection criteria was not possible. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and for a REST binding a HTTP code of '400'.
invaliddata This error condition may occur if a JSON request/response body contains well-formed (i.e. syntactically correct), but semantically erroneous, JSON instructions. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and a HTTP code of '422'.
server_busy The server is receiving too many requests. Retry at a later time. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and for a REST binding a HTTP code of '429'.
unauthorisedrequest The request was not correctly authorised. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and for a REST binding a HTTP code of '401'.
unknownobject The supplied identifier is unknown in the Service Provider and so the object could not be changed. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and for a REST binding a HTTP code of '404'.

6.3.18 imsx_SeverityEnum Vocabulary Description

The permitted vocabulary for the values for the Severity field. The data model for the "imsx_SeverityEnum" enumerated class is shown in Figure 6.3.18 and the accompanying vocabulary definition in Table 6.3.18.

UML diagram of the imsx_SeverityEnum class.

Figure 6.3.18 - imsx_SeverityEnum class definitions.

Table 6.3.18 Description of the "imsx_SeverityEnum" enumerated vocabulary terms.
Term Definition
error A significant error has occurred in processing the request and so the request was not completed (the Service Provider may not even have received the request).
status The request has been completed and a response was received from the Service Provider.
warning The request has only been partially completed. For an asynchronous service a further response should be expected.

6.4. Union Class Descriptions

The set of union classes used within this Information Model are described in this Section. The syntax and semantics for this representation is described in Appendix A3.2.

6.4.1 ClassTypeEnumExt Class Description

The data model for the "ClassTypeEnumExt" class is shown in Figure 6.4.1 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.4.1.

UML diagram of the ClassTypeEnumExt class.

Figure 6.4.1 - ClassTypeEnumExt class definitions.

Table 6.4.1 Description of the "ClassTypeEnumExt" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name ClassTypeEnumExt
Class Type Container [ Union ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Description The data-type for the 'classType' characteristic for a class. This is an extensible enumerated vocabulary. Extending the vocabulary makes use of a naming convention.

6.4.2 EnrolRoleEnumExt Class Description

The data model for the "EnrolRoleEnumExt" class is shown in Figure 6.4.2 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.4.2.

UML diagram of the EnrolRoleEnumExt class.

Figure 6.4.2 - EnrolRoleEnumExt class definitions.

Table 6.4.2 Description of the "EnrolRoleEnumExt" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name EnrolRoleEnumExt
Class Type Container [ Union ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Description The data-type for the 'role' characteristic for an enrollment. This is an extensible enumerated vocabulary. Extending the vocabulary makes use of a naming convention.

6.4.3 GenderEnumExt Class Description

The data model for the "GenderEnumExt" class is shown in Figure 6.4.3 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.4.3.

UML diagram of the GenderEnumExt class.

Figure 6.4.3 - GenderEnumExt class definitions.

Table 6.4.3 Description of the "GenderEnumExt" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name GenderEnumExt
Class Type Container [ Union ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Description The data-type for the 'gender' characteristic for a user. This is an extensible enumerated vocabulary. Extending the vocabulary makes use of a naming convention.

6.4.4 OrgTypeEnumExt Class Description

The data model for the "OrgTypeEnumExt" class is shown in Figure 6.4.4 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.4.4.

UML diagram of the OrgTypeEnumExt class.

Figure 6.4.4 - OrgTypeEnumExt class definitions.

Table 6.4.4 Description of the "OrgTypeEnumExt" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name OrgTypeEnumExt
Class Type Container [ Union ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Description The data-type for the 'type' characteristic for an org. This is an extensible enumerated vocabulary. Extending the vocabulary makes use of a naming convention.

6.4.5 RoleEnumExt Class Description

The data model for the "RoleEnumExt" class is shown in Figure 6.4.5 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.4.5.

UML diagram of the RoleEnumExt class.

Figure 6.4.5 - RoleEnumExt class definitions.

Table 6.4.5 Description of the "RoleEnumExt" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name RoleEnumExt
Class Type Container [ Union ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Description The data-type for the 'role' characteristic for a user. This is an extensible enumerated vocabulary. Extending the vocabulary makes use of a naming convention.

6.4.6 SessionTypeEnumExt Class Description

The data model for the "SessionTypeEnumExt" class is shown in Figure 6.4.6 and the accompanying definition in Table 6.4.6.

UML diagram of the SessionTypeEnumExt class.

Figure 6.4.6 - SessionTypeEnumExt class definitions.

Table 6.4.6 Description of the "SessionTypeEnumExt" class.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name SessionTypeEnumExt
Class Type Container [ Union ]
Parents The set of parent classes are:
Derived Classes There are no derived classes.
Super Classes The set of classes from which this class is derived:
Characteristics There are no characteristics.
Children The set of directly inherited children attributes are:
Description The data-type for the type of academic session. This is an extensible enumerated vocabulary. Extending the vocabulary makes use of a naming convention.

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7. Link Data Definitions

This Section is NORMATIVE.

All of the link data for the relationships used within this Information Model are described in this Section. The syntax and semantics for this representation is described in Appendix A3.7.

7.1 AcademicSession Link Data Description

The description for the "AcademicSession" link data class is shown in Figure 7.1 and defined in Table 7.1.

UML diagram of the AcademicSession link data definition.

Figure 7.1 - AcademicSession link data definition.

Table 7.1 Description of the "AcademicSession" link data class.
Descriptor Definition
Target Class Name AcademicSession
Link Type SourcedId - the link is to another first class object that has been assigned an interoperability identifier (the sourcedId).
Link Sources The set of source classes that point to an object using this form of link are:
Source Attribute/
Characteristic Name
AcadSessionGUIDRef.sourcedId
Target Attribute/
Characteristic Name
AcademicSession.sourcedId
Parent Class Name Not Applicable
Description This link is to an Academic Session. The sourcedId of the target academic session instance is supplied. This sourcedId can then be used to obtain the academic session using the appropriate endpoint.

7.2 Class Link Data Description

The description for the "Class" link data class is shown in Figure 7.2 and defined in Table 7.2.

UML diagram of the Class link data definition.

Figure 7.2 - Class link data definition.

Table 7.2 Description of the "Class" link data class.
Descriptor Definition
Target Class Name Class
Link Type SourcedId - the link is to another first class object that has been assigned an interoperability identifier (the sourcedId).
Link Sources The set of source classes that point to an object using this form of link are:
Source Attribute/
Characteristic Name
ClassGUIDRef.sourcedId
Target Attribute/
Characteristic Name
Class.sourcedId
Parent Class Name Not Applicable
Description This link is to a Class. The sourcedId of the target class instance is supplied. This sourcedId can then be used to obtain the class using the appropriate endpoint.

7.3 Course Link Data Description

The description for the "Course" link data class is shown in Figure 7.3 and defined in Table 7.3.

UML diagram of the Course link data definition.

Figure 7.3 - Course link data definition.

Table 7.3 Description of the "Course" link data class.
Descriptor Definition
Target Class Name Course
Link Type SourcedId - the link is to another first class object that has been assigned an interoperability identifier (the sourcedId).
Link Sources The set of source classes that point to an object using this form of link are:
Source Attribute/
Characteristic Name
CourseGUIDRef.sourcedId
Target Attribute/
Characteristic Name
Course.sourcedId
Parent Class Name Not Applicable
Description This link is to a Course. The sourcedId of the target course instance is supplied. This sourcedId can then be used to obtain the course using the appropriate endpoint.

7.4 Org Link Data Description

The description for the "Org" link data class is shown in Figure 7.4 and defined in Table 7.4.

UML diagram of the Org link data definition.

Figure 7.4 - Org link data definition.

Table 7.4 Description of the "Org" link data class.
Descriptor Definition
Target Class Name Org
Link Type SourcedId - the link is to another first class object that has been assigned an interoperability identifier (the sourcedId).
Link Sources The set of source classes that point to an object using this form of link are:
Source Attribute/
Characteristic Name
OrgGUIDRef.sourcedId
Target Attribute/
Characteristic Name
Org.sourcedId
Parent Class Name Not Applicable
Description This link is to an Org. The sourcedId of the target org instance is supplied. This sourcedId can then be used to obtain the org using the appropriate endpoint.

7.5 Resource Link Data Description

The description for the "Resource" link data class is shown in Figure 7.5 and defined in Table 7.5.

UML diagram of the Resource link data definition.

Figure 7.5 - Resource link data definition.

Table 7.5 Description of the "Resource" link data class.
Descriptor Definition
Target Class Name Resource
Link Type SourcedId - the link is to another first class object that has been assigned an interoperability identifier (the sourcedId).
Link Sources The set of source classes that point to an object using this form of link are:
Source Attribute/
Characteristic Name
ResourceGUIDRef.sourcedId
Target Attribute/
Characteristic Name
Resource.sourcedId
Parent Class Name Not Applicable
Description This link is to a Resource (container for resource rostering). The sourcedId of the target resource instance is supplied. This sourcedId can then be used to obtain the resource using the appropriate endpoint.

7.6 User Link Data Description

The description for the "User" link data class is shown in Figure 7.6 and defined in Table 7.6.

UML diagram of the User link data definition.

Figure 7.6 - User link data definition.

Table 7.6 Description of the "User" link data class.
Descriptor Definition
Target Class Name User
Link Type SourcedId - the link is to another first class object that has been assigned an interoperability identifier (the sourcedId).
Link Sources The set of source classes that point to an object using this form of link are:
Source Attribute/
Characteristic Name
UserGUIDRef.sourcedId
Target Attribute/
Characteristic Name
User.sourcedId
Parent Class Name Not Applicable
Description This link is to a User. The sourcedId of the target user instance is supplied. This sourcedId can then be used to obtain the user using the appropriate endpoint.

7.7 UserProfile Link Data Description

The description for the "UserProfile" link data class is shown in Figure 7.7 and defined in Table 7.7.

UML diagram of the UserProfile link data definition.

Figure 7.7 - UserProfile link data definition.

Table 7.7 Description of the "UserProfile" link data class.
Descriptor Definition
Target Class Name UserProfile
Link Type IntraParentClassId - the link is between two attributes/characteristics that are contained within the same parent class.
Link Sources The set of source classes that point to an object using this form of link are:
Source Attribute/
Characteristic Name
Not Applicable
Target Attribute/
Characteristic Name
UserProfile.profileId
Parent Class Name User
Description This is a link between the roles and userProfiles attributes within the User class. This provides the link to enable the userProfile for a User to be assigned to a role. The identifier for a userProfile is given in its 'profileId' attribute. A User can have many roles and many userProfiles.

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8. Extending and Profiling the Service

This Section is NON-NORMATIVE.

8.1. Extending the Specification

Proprietary extensions of the service are based upon two approaches:

It is NOT permitted to change the behavior of the current set of operations. Such changes MUST be supported by the creation of new operations.

8.1.1. Proprietary Operations

The definition of new operations should follow the same format as adopted herein. The new operations should be defined using a new interface type. Every operation must result in the return of a status code that describes the final state of the request on the target end system.

An example of creating such an extension is given in the accompanying Best Practices document [OR-IMPL-12].

8.1.2. Proprietary Data Elements

It is recognized that implementers may wish to extend the specification. The preferred mechanism for doing this is for implementers to use an extension space within the OneRoster data model, and then set their parsers to read those extension attributes. Extensions are ONLY permitted using the 'metadata' attribute within the 'Base' class (see Sub-section 5.1.1 for more details).

8.1.3. Proprietary Vocabulary Terms

In this version the ability to extend some of the enumerated vocabularies has been added: currently, ONLY the 'ClassTypeEnum', 'GenderEnum', 'OrgTypeEnum', 'RoleEnum' and 'SessionTypeEnum' vocabularies MAY be extended. Each proprietary term must start with the characters 'ext:'.

8.2. Profiling the Specification

This Service can be profiled. In general, Profiling is used to:

Valid Profiles must be restrictive i.e. optional features can be removed or constraints increased but new features must not be added. A Profile of this service is made by annotating the UML supplied with the documentation for the specification.

It is strongly recommended that a profile of this specification is undertaken either by, or with the close support, of 1EdTech. However, no matter who is responsible for creating the profile artefacts (documents, XSDs, etc.), it is strongly recommended that the 1EdTech specification tools are used. This will ensure that the artefacts are consistent with the base specifications and that useful support documentation is automatically produced e.g. creation of a document that summarises the differences between the base specification and the profile. Organizations wishing to produce a profile of this specification should contact the 1EdTech VP of Operations at: operations@1edtech.org.

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Appendix A Modelling Concepts and Terms

This Section is NOT NORMATIVE.

A1 Behavior Descriptions Explanations

This section is NOT NORMATIVE.

A1.1 Service Model Diagrams

Table A1.1 provides the key to the descriptions of service model diagrams.

Table A1.1 The key to the descriptions of service model diagrams.
Feature Definition and Usage
Service Model Package Each synchronous or asynchronous service model description is enclosed in a UML Package that has the stereotype of « serviceModel » under which is the name of the service being described. A service must have at least one Interface (the breakdown of the service into the component transactions is a design decision).
Interface Class Each interface description is enclosed in a UML Package that has the stereotype of « Interface » under which is the name of the interface being described. An interface is a collection of operations that support a common set of transaction objectives. An interface must have at least one operation. An Interface class has no attributes.
Operation Description The behaviors provided by an interface are defined by the set of operations. Each operation must have a unique name and is accompanied by the set of parameters that are sent to the service (in) and those returned by the service (out). An operation can also have a formal return parameter whose form and usage depends upon the actual binding realisation. The description may also include a stereotype for the identification of the nature operation e.g. read, create, etc.

A1.2 Operation Descriptions

Table A1.2 provides the key to the descriptions of the operation tables.

Table A1.2 The key to the operation description tables.
Descriptor Definition
Name The name given to the operation being described. In the case of an interface, by definition, every operation has the scope value of global denoted by the "+" symbol before the name.
Stereotype Before the name of the operation there may be a stereotype classifier. This is used to provide information about the nature of the behavior of the operation. The permitted set of stereotype values and their meaning are:
  • « create » - indicates that a request is being made to create a new object/resource where the requester provides the associated unique identifier;
  • « createbp » - indicates that a request is being made to create a new object/resource where the responder provides the associated unique identifier;
  • « read » - indicates that a request is being made to read an existing object/resource;
  • « update » - indicates that a request is being made to update an existing object/resource i.e. an additive write;
  • « delete » - indicates that a request is being made to delete an existing object/resource;
  • « replace » - indicates that a request is being made to replace an existing object/resource i.e. a destructive write;
  • « query » - indicates that a request is being made to search for objects/resources according to a defined set of search criteria;
  • « publish » - indicates that a request is being made by a publisher in a publish and subscribe binding;
  • « subscribe » - indicates that a request is being made by a subscriber in a publish and subscribe binding.
Return Function Parameter The formal return parameter for the operation/method returned for the transaction request (the form in which this information is provided depends on the realisation of the binding). The description includes the name of the parameter and the data-type in the form "name:data-type" pair. The name/data-type provides a link to the associated interface data-type description in The Interface Data Model. In situations where there is no return function this entry will be set to "void"
Supplied (in) Parameters The list of parameters that are sent from the client to the end-service in the service request message. Each parameter description includes the name of the parameter and the data-type in the form "name:data-type" pair. The name/data-type provides a link to the associated interface data-type description in The Interface Data Model.
Supplied (out) Parameters The list of parameters that are returned from the end-service in the service response message. Each parameter description includes the name of the parameter and the data-type in the form "name:data-type" pair. The name/data-type provides a link to the associated interface data-type description in The Interface Data Model.
Behavior A description of the behavior of the operation.
Notes Further information on the behavior particularly in the context of the use of other operations and the relationship to the behaviors of those operations.

A2 InterfaceDescriptions Explanations

This section is NOT NORMATIVE.

A2.1 Parameter Model Diagrams

Table A2.1 provides the key to the descriptions of parameter data model diagrams.

Table A2.1 The key to the descriptions of parameter model diagrams.
Feature Definition and Usage
Data Model Package Each parameter data model description is enclosed in a UML Package that has the stereotype of « dataModel » under which is the name of the class being described.
DerivedType Class This is a class that is identified by the stereotype « DerivedType » under which is the name of the data-type. A derived class is one that is derived either from another derived class or a PrimitiveType class.
Enumeration Class This is a class that is identified by the stereotype « Enumeration » under which is the name of the enumeration data-type. The enumeration class consists of the list of tokens that are the permitted values of the assigned attribute.
Selection Class This is a class that is identified by the stereotype « Selection » under which is the name of the data-type. The selection means that only one of the listed attributes make occur in an instance. If this is an abstract class then multiple iterations of the instance may occur and the multiplicity of the attribute defines the constraints on the number of times the attribute can occur in the full instance.
Sequence Class This is a class that is identified by the stereotype « Sequence » under which is the name of the data-type. The sequence means that the listed attributes must occur only in the order of the attributes listed on the class. The associated multiplicity defines the number of times the attribute may occur consecutively in the instance.
Unordered Class This is a class that is identified by the stereotype « Unordered » under which is the name of the data-type. The unordering means that the listed attributes may occur in any order but the associated multiplicity for the attribute must be followed (when binding to XML this requires the use of Schematron rules to enforce the multiplicity).
Attribute Description Each class contains a set of attributes. Each attribute description consists of the scope, name, data-type and multiplicity (see Appendix A2.3 for a more complete description).
Composition Arrow This is an arrow with a filled diamond head to indicate that the child class is a composite structure of the parent class i.e. the child class only exists within the context of the parent class. This association allows complex structures to be constructed with common subcomponents.

A2.2 Class Descriptions

Table A2.2 provides the key to the descriptions of the parameter data class tables.

Table A2.2 The key to the descriptions of the data class tables.
Descriptor Definition
Class Name The name given to the class being described.
Class Type The nature of the class (for a parameter data-type this must not be an abstract class). This is described as a "Container [...]" with the value of "..." being (see Appendix A2.1 for the meaning of these values):
  • "DerivedType"
  • "Sequence"
  • "Selection"
  • "Unordered"
Parents This is the list of operations for which this class is a data-type for one or more of the parameters. Each entry is linked to the corresponding operation description.
Children Lists the set of attributes for this class (the only other permitted associations are generalizations). The list of children includes those that are grouped under a corresponding stereotyped attribute class. Each child is linked to the corresponding attribute description table. The nature of the relationship between the children is defined by the stereotype of the parent class i.e. the class type.
Description Contains descriptions relating to the class and its properties and relationships.

A2.3 Attribute Descriptions

Table A2.3 provides the key to the descriptions of the data attributes for the data classes for the operation parameters.

Table A2.3 The key to the descriptions of the data attribute tables.
Descriptor Definition
Attribute Name The name given to the attribute being described.
Data Type This is the data-type of the attribute. It can take many forms:
  • Class Name - the name of the Class (this is linked to the class definition);
  • Primtive Data-types - this is the same list as defined under the "Attribute and Characteristic" description (see later in this Appendix for these definitions).
Value Space The range of valid values for this class (including any default value). If the value space is unspecified, it is not known or is not important. This value space must be defined in terms of the associated data-type.
Scope This is the scope of the attribute with permitted values of:
  • Local - denoted by "-" and meaning the attribue has significance and access within the context of the parent class only;
  • Global - denoted by "+" and meaning that the attribute has global scoping (so must have a unique name) and can be accessed from anywhere.
Multiplicity A property of an attribute indicating the number of times it may be used or appear in a given class instance. The values of this property are expressed as a range or shorthand for a range using the notation:
  • "0..1" [optional; restricted]
  • "0..unbounded" [optional; unrestricted]
  • "1..1" [mandatory; restricted]
  • "1..unbounded" [mandatory; unrestricted]
Description Contains descriptions relating to the attribute and its values space.

A3 Data Model Descriptions Explanantions

This section is NOT NORMATIVE.

A3.1 Data Model Diagrams

Table A3.1 provides the key to the descriptions of data model diagrams.

Table A3.1 The key to the descriptions of data model diagrams.
Feature Definition and Usage
Data Model Package Each data model description is enclosed in a UML Package that has the stereotype of « dataModel » under which is the name of the data model diagram being described. Only one logical data model can be described.
DerivedType Class This is a class that is identified by the stereotype « DerivedType » under which is the name of the data-type. A derived class is one that is derived either from another derived class or a PrimitiveType class.
Enumeration Class This is a class that is identified by the stereotype « Enumeration » under which is the name of the enumeration data-type. The enumeration class consists of the list of tokens that are the permitted values of the assigned attribute.
Enumerated List Class This is a class that is identified by the stereotype « EnumeratedList » under which is the name of the enumerated list data-type. The enumeration list class consists of the list of tokens that are the permitted values of the assigned attribute. A list of tokens is permitted using comma separation.
PrimitiveType Class This is a class that is identified by the stereotype « PrimitiveType » under which is the name of the primitive data-type. A PrimitiveType is one of the many base data-types on which a data model can be built (see Appendix A3.3 for the set of primitive types that are available).
Selection Class This is a class that is identified by the stereotype « Selection » under which is the name of the data-type. The selection means that only one of the listed attributes make occur in an instance. If this is an abstract class then multiple iterations of the instance may occur and the multiplicity of the attribute defines the constraints on the number of times the attribute can occur in the full instance. If the stereotype and associated name of the class are in italics this denotes the class is abstract.
Sequence Class This is a class that is identified by the stereotype « Sequence » under which is the name of the data-type. The sequence means that the listed attributes must occur only in the order of the attributes listed on the class. The associated multiplicity defines the number of times the attribute may occur consecutively in the instance. If the stereotype and associated name of the class are in italics this denotes the class is abstract.
Unordered Class This is a class that is identified by the stereotype « Unordered » under which is the name of the data-type. The unordering means that the listed attributes may occur in any order but the associated multiplicity for the attribute must be followed (when binding to XML this requires the use of Schematron rules to enforce the multiplicity). If the stereotype and associated name of the class are in italics this denotes the class is abstract.
List Class This is a class that is identified by the stereotype « List » under which is the name of the data-type. A list class is one in which the associated instance will consist of a list of objects that conform to the permitted data-types of the list (the superclasses for the list class). The terms in the list are separated by a space.
Union Class This is a class that is identified by the stereotype « Union » under which is the name of the data-type. A union class is one in which the associated instance will consist of a objects that conform to the any of the permitted data-types of the union (the superclasses for the union class).
Characteristic Description Many classes contain a set of characteristics (the set of characteristics are listed under the stereotype « Characteristics »). Each characteristic description consists of the scope, name, data-type and multiplicity (see Appendix A3.3 for a more complete description). Note that when bound to XSD/XML, a characteristic is mapped to an XML attribute.
Attribute Description Many classes contain a set of attributes (the set of attributes are listed under the stereotype « Attributes »). Each attribute description consists of the scope, name, data-type and multiplicity (see Appendix A3.3 for a more complete description). Note when bound to XSD/XML, an attribute is mapped to an XML element.
Aggregation Arrow This is an arrow with a white diamond head to indicate that the child class is an aggregate structure to the parent class i.e. the child class may exist without the context of the parent class. This association allows complex structures to be constructed with common subcomponents.
Composition Arrow This is an arrow with a filled diamond head to indicate that the child class is a composite structure of the parent class i.e. the child class only exists within the context of the parent class. This association allows complex structures to be constructed with common subcomponents.
Generalization Arrow This is an arrow with a white arrow head to indicate the class/superclass relationship. The arrow points in the direction of generality i.e. from the class to the super class.

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A3.2 Class Descriptions

Table A3.2 provides the key to the descriptions of the data class tables.

Table A3.2 The key to the descriptions of the data class tables.
Category Definition
Class Name The name given to the class being described.
Class Type The nature of the class. This is described as a "Container [...]" or "Abstract Container [...]". The value of "..." being (see Appendix A3.1 for the meaning of these values):
  • "DerivedType"
  • "List"
  • "Selection"
  • "Sequence"
  • "Union"
  • "Unordered"
If the container is also marked as "Mixed" then the children are permitted to include text as well as attributes.
Parents This is the list of classes that contain the class being described as either the type of a child characteristic or attribute. In the case of a Root Class the entry is also labelled as "Root Class".
Derived Classes The set of classes that are derived from this class (there may be none). The entries are linked to the corresponding class descriptions.
Super Classes The set of super classes from which the class being described is derived (there may be none). The entries are linked to the corresponding class descriptions.
Characteristics Lists the set of characteristics for this class. The list of characteristics includes those that are inherited. Each characteristic is linked to the corresponding characteristic description table.
Children Lists the set of attributes for this class (the only other permitted associations are generalizations). The list of children includes those attributes that are inherited. Each child entry is linked to the corresponding attribute description table. The nature of the relationship between the children is defined by the stereotype of the parent class i.e. the class type. If the child is in italics this denotes a reference to an abstract class and that an instance would NOT contain a child of that name but would be replaced by a complex set of children as defined by the associated abstract class.
Link Data Lists the set of attributes for this class that are used to provide links to other data objects in the data model. Many types of link references are available. This row is ONLY shown when the class contains at least one link data definition.
Description Contains descriptions relating to the class and its properties and relationships.

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A3.3 Attribute and Characteristic Descriptions

Table A3.3 provides the key to the descriptions of the data attributes/characteristics for the data classes.

Table A3.3 The key to the descriptions of the data attribute/characteristic tables.
Category Definition
Attribute Name or Characteristic Name The name given to the attribute or characteristic being described. If the name is in italics this denotes an abstract attribute or characteristic.
Data Type This is the data-type of the attribute or characteristic (if this is in italics it denotes an abstract class). The data-type can take many forms:
  • Class Name - the name of the Class (this is linked to the class definition elsewhere in this document);
  • Primitive Data-types from:-
    • AnyTypeLax - the namespace data-type i.e. defining data from any context (this is used for allowing any form of extension and the form of that extension is dependent on the type of binding);
    • AnyURI - the AnyURI data-type (absolute or relative URI);
    • Base - the base data-type for defining a base URI/URL link reference;
    • Boolean - the boolean data-type (with permitted values of "true" and "false");
    • Date - the date data-type (using the [ISO 8601] format);
    • DateTime - the date/time data-type (using the [ISO 8601] format);
    • Decimal - the decimal data-type (a variable precision number that is either positive or negative);
    • Double - the double data-type (double precision floating point number - 64bit);
    • Duration - the duration data-type (using the [ISO 8601] format)
    • Empty - the associated instance must be empty i.e. no child attributes;
    • Float - the float data-type (single precision floating point number - 32bit);
    • ID - the unique identifier data-type (the scope is constrained to the instance file);
    • IDREF - the reference to a previously defined unique identifier data-type (ID);
    • IDREFS - a list, whitespace separated, of references to a previously defined unique identifier data-type (ID);
    • Int - the int data-type with a numeric value from -2147483648 to 2147483647;
    • Integer - the integer data-type (this is derived from the "decimal" data-type i.e. no decimal places);
    • Language - the language data-type as defined in [BCP 47];
    • Name - the Name data-type as per the XML 1.0 definition);
    • Namespace - the namespace data-type i.e. defining data from a context other than that as the default for the data model (this is used for importing other data models);
    • NamespaceLax - the namespace data-type i.e. defining data from a context other than that as the default for the data model (this is used for importing other data models but being lax on the validation);
    • NonNegativeInteger - the non-negative integer data-type (this is derived from the "integer" data-type) i.e. an integer that is zero or higher;
    • NCName - the NCName data-type (derived from the Name data-type i.e. non-colonized name);
    • NormalizedString - the normalized string data type (strings with line feeds, carriage returns and tab characters removed);
    • PositiveInteger - the positive integer data-type (this is derived from the "nonNegativeinteger" data-type) i.e. an integer that is one or higher;
    • String - the normalized string data type;
    • Time - the time data-type (using the [ISO 8601] format).
Value Space The range of valid values for this attribute/characteristic (including any default value). If the value space is unspecified, it is not known or is not important. This value space must be defined in terms of the associated data-type.
Scope This is the scope of the attribute/characteristic with permitted values of:
  • Local - denoted by "-" and meaning the attribute/characteristic has significance and access within the context of the parent class only;
  • Global - denoted by "+" and meaning that the attribute/characteristic has global scoping (so must have a unique name) and can be accessed from anywhere.
Multiplicity A property of an attribute/characteristic indicating the number of times it may be used or appear in a given class instance. The values of this property are expressed as a range or shorthand for a range using the notation:
  • "0..1" [optional; restricted]
  • "0..*" [optional; unrestricted]
  • "1" [mandatory; restricted]
  • "1..*" [mandatory; unrestricted]
Description Contains descriptions relating to the attribute/characteristic and its values space.
Link Data Contains the description of the link data definition. A link to the corresponding detailed link data description is supplied. This row is ONLY shown when the attribute/characteristice is a link data definition.

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A3.4 Enumerated Vocabulary Descriptions

Table A3.4 provides the key to the descriptions of the enumerated vocabulary classes. These are vocabularies that will be contained within the binding form itself. They are contained within a class that has a stereotype of either « Enumeration » or « EnumeratedList ».

Table A3.4 The key to the descriptions of the enumerated vocabulary tables.
Category Definition
Term The vocabulary token itself i.e. the vocabulary entry.
Definition The meaning of the term and how it should be used.

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A3.5 External Vocabulary Descriptions

Table A3.5 provides the key to the descriptions of the external vocabulary classes. These are vocabularies that will be contained in some independent format e.g. using the IMS VDEX [VDEX, 04].

Table A3.5 The key to the descriptions of the external vocabulary tables.
Category Definition
Term The vocabulary token itself i.e. the vocabulary entry.
Definition The meaning of the term and how it should be used. This consists of the "Caption" and "Description" of the vocabulary term. The caption is used to provide a human readable label for the term.

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A3.6 Import Class Descriptions

Table A3.6 provides the key to the descriptions of the import classes.

Table A3.6 The key to the descriptions of the imported class tables.
Category Definition
Import Class Name The name of the class.
Parent Classes The list of parent classes, and the associated children, that use this imported class. Each class and attribute name has a link to its corresponding tabular description in the information model.
Description The description of how the class is used within the data model.

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A3.7 Link Data Descriptions

Table A3.7 provides the key to the descriptions of the link data definitions.

Table A3.7 The key to the descriptions of the link data tables.
Category Definition
Target Class Name This is the name of the target class i.e. the destination point of the link reference.
Link Type This is the type of link that is being used. The types of link available are:
  • "SourcedId" - this link is through interoperability identifier for the target object i.e. the object can be obtained by using this sourceId with the corresponding service call;
  • "IntraParentClassId" - this link is between two attributes/characteristics that are contained within the same parent class;
  • "CPResourceId" - this link is to a resource contained within an IMS Content Package/IMS Common Cartridge/Thin Common Cartridge manifest. The reference value is that assigned to the "identifier" of the resource in the package/cartridge manifest;
  • "CASEItemId" - this link is to the learning objective description (contained within an IMS CASE Item definition).
Link Sources This is the set of classes that contain attributes/characteristics which use the link data defined by this entry. A link to the attribute/characteristic is provided.
Source Attribute This is the attribute/characteristic in the source object that contains the identifier of the target object (a characteristic name MUST start with an "@"). This will only be supplied if the pointer is contained within a substructure within the source object. If there is no source the statement "Not Applicable" will be displayed.
Target Attribute This is the attribute/characteristic in the target class which is the container for the identifier of the object being identified (a characteristic name MUST start with an "@"). It is the value for this identifier which MUST be supplied in the source object. For "CPResourceId" link types the fixed value of "@identifier" will be given. If there is no target the statement "Not Applicable" will be displayed.
Parent Class Name This is the name of the class that contains both the source and target attributes/characteristics. This value will only be supplied for the "IntraParentClassId" link types. If there is no parent class name the statement "Not Applicable" will be displayed.
Description The description of how the link data is used within the data model.

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A3.8 Common Data Model Persistent Identifier Descriptions

Table A3.8 provides the key to the descriptions of the common data model persistent identifier definitions.

Table A3.8 The key to the descriptions of the common data model persistent identifier tables.
Category Definition
Name This is the name of the data model component which has been assigned a common data model persistent identifier.
Type This is the type of link that is being used. The types of link available are:
  • "Class (...)" - a complex data model component i.e. it contains one or more properties;
  • "Property" - a property of a parent Class;
  • "Enumerated Vocabulary Term" - the term/token within an enumerated vocabulary
Persistent Identifier The common data model persistent identifier that has been assigned to this data model component. By definition, this is a unique (within the context of the IMS Common Data Model) and very long-lived identifier

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Appendix B Service Status Codes

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When a behavior-based 1EdTech service model is developed each operation is required to return status information. This status information provides contextual information about the completed success or otherwise of the operation. There are two types of status information that are available to the end-systems:

B1 Definition of the Status Codes

The status information for the business transactions is carried in a single status information object that contains the following sub-structures:

The interpretation of the "CodeMajor/Severity" behavior matrix is summarized in Table B1.1.

Table B1.1 Interpretation of the "CodeMajor/Severity" behavior matrix.
Severity CodeMajor
"Success" "Processing" "Failure" "Unsupported"
"Status" The transaction request has been completed successfully. The transaction request is being processed at the destination i.e. the request has been received and acknowledged. This combination is used in asynchronous services. The transaction request has failed. The detailed reason will be reported in the accompanying "codeMinor" fields. The destination service handler does not support the requested operation. This is the required default response for an unsupported operation by an implementation.
"Warning" Some of the request has been completed successfully e.g. partial data storage, etc. The request has been transmitted but acknowledgement of receipt at the destination has not been received. This combination is used in asynchronous services. Not permitted. Not permitted.
"Error" Not permitted. An error has been detected in the immediate transmission communications handler i.e. the message has not left the local end-system. There has been a failure in the end-to-end system communications mechanism and so the request has not been delivered. The destination service handler does not recognise the requested operation i.e. it is an unknown service extension.

B1.1 Definition of the "CodeMajor" Values

The set of codes used for the "codeMajor" status code field are defined in Table B1.2.

Table B1.2 Definition of the "CodeMajor" status code values.
Status Code Description
success Denotes that the request has been successfully completed. If the associated 'severity' value is 'warning' then the request has been partially successful i.e. best effort by the service provider. Other parts of the status information may provide more insight into a partial success response.
processing Denotes that the request is being processed at the destination or there has been a local transmission failure. This value is used in asynchronous services.
failure Denotes that the transaction request has failed. The detailed reason will be reported in the accompanying 'codeMinor' fields.
unsupported Denotes that the service provider does not support the requested operation. This is the required default response for an unsupported operation by an implementation.

B1.2 Definition of the "Severity" Values

The set of codes used for the "severity" status code field are defined in Table B1.3.

Table B1.3 Definition of the "Severity" status code values.
Status Code Description
status The request has been completed and a response was received from the Service Provider.
warning The request has only been partially completed. For an asynchronous service a further response should be expected.
error A significant error has occurred in processing the request and so the request was not completed (the Service Provider may not even have received the request).

B1.3 Definition of the "CodeMinor" Values

The set of codes used for the "codeMinor" status code field are defined in Table B1.4.

Table B1.4 Definition of the "CodeMinor" status code field values.
Status Code Description
createsuccess The request has been fully and successfully implemented by the Service Provider. For a REST binding this will have an HTTP code of '201' for a successful 'PUT' request.
deletesuccess The request has been fully and successfully implemented by the Service Provider. For a REST binding this will have an HTTP code of '204' for a successful 'DELETE' request.
forbidden This is used to indicate that the server can be reached and process the request but refuses to take any further action. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and for a REST binding a HTTP code of '403'.
internalservererror This should be used only if there is catastrophic error and there is not a more appropriate code. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and for a REST binding a HTTP code of '500'.
invaliddata This error condition may occur if a JSON request/response body contains well-formed (i.e. syntactically correct), but semantically erroneous, JSON instructions. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and a HTTP code of '422'.
invalidfilterfield An invalid filter field was supplied and so the filtering was not possible. No data has been reurned. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and for a REST binding a HTTP code of '400'.
invalidselectionfield An invalid selection field was supplied and data filtering on the selection criteria was not possible. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and for a REST binding a HTTP code of '400'.
invalidsortfield An invalid sort field was supplied and sorting was not possible. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and for a REST binding a HTTP code of '400'.
readsuccess The request has been fully and successfully implemented by the Service Provider. For a REST binding this will have an HTTP code of '200' for a successful 'GET' request.
replacesuccess The request has been fully and successfully implemented by the Service Provider. For a REST binding this will have an HTTP code of '201' for a successful 'PUT' request.
serverbusy The server is receiving too many requests. Retry at a later time. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and for a REST binding a HTTP code of '429'.
unauthorisedrequest The request was not correctly authorised. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and for a REST binding a HTTP code of '401'.
unknownobject The supplied identifier is unknown in the Service Provider and so the object could not be changed. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and for a REST binding a HTTP code of '404'.
unsupported Denotes that the service provider does not support the requested operation. This is the required default response for an unsupported operation by an implementation. This would be accompanied by the 'codeMajor/severity' values of 'failure/error' and for a REST binding a HTTP code of '500'.

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About this Document

Title: IMS OneRoster Rostering Service v1.2
Editors: Colin Smythe (1EdTech) and Joshua McGhee (1EdTech)

Co-chairs: Matt Richards (Infinite Campus, USA)

Version: 1.0
Version Date: 19th September 2022
Status: IMS Final Release
Summary: This is the OneRoster 1.2 Rostering Service specification. This service provides the management of Academic Sessions, Users, Classes, Courses, Orgs, Students, Teachers, Schools, Grading Periods, Demographics, Terms and Enrollments. This service is made available as a REST/JSON based binding to support rostering data exchange.

Revision Information: The first release of the OneRoster 1.2 Rostering Service specification using the IMS Model Driven Specification approach.
Purpose: Made available for public adoption.
Document Location: https://www.imsglobal.org/spec/oneroster/v1p2/rostering/info

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List of Contributors

The following individuals contributed to the development of this document:

Eric Adams Instructure (USA)
Barry Brahier Infinite Campus (USA)
Tom Clark Pearson (USA)
Linda Feng Unicon (USA)
Viktor Haag Desire2Learn (Canada)
Richard Heim LearningMate (USA)
Tom Ingram Escambia County School District (USA)
Oxana Jurosevic Instructure (USA)
Jong Kim Pearson (USA)
Andrew Kuritzky Edmentum (USA)
David Mayes Gwinnett County Schools (USA)
Joshua McGhee 1EdTech (USA)
Phil Nicholls 1EdTech (UK)
Padraig O'hiceadha HMH (UK)
Upendra Penegalapati Pearson (USA)
James Perreault FLVS (USA)
Patrick Porter Houston ISD (USA)
Matt Richards Infinite Campus (USA)
Wendy Riedy Microsoft (USA)
Kurt Rompot Pearson (USA)
Gabrielle Sanderson Illuminate Education (USA)
Colin Smythe 1EdTech (UK)
Konrad Stimeling K12 Inc (USA)
Aditya Subramaniam Schoology (USA)
Matt Vella Schoology (USA)
TJ Vering Microsoft (USA)
Mark Walls Gwinnett County Schools (USA)

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Revision History

Version No. Release Date Comments
Final 1.0 / Document 1.0 1st July, 2015 First release of the OneRoster Service specification.
Final 1.1 / Document 1.0 1st November, 2016 This second release includes new operations to create and delete single objects, support for the exchange of Result, LineItem, Category and Resource objects.
Final 1.2 / Document 1.0 19th September, 2022 This is the first release of the OneRoster 1.2: Rostering Service as a standalone document. A number of data models changes have been made and the use of OAuth 2 has been made mandatory. No changes have been made to the set of service operations.

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It is your sole responsibility to evaluate the usefulness, accuracy, and completeness of the Specification as it relates to you.

IMS Global would appreciate receiving your comments and suggestions.

Please contact IMS Global through our website at http://www.imsglobal.org.

Please refer to Document Name: IMS OneRoster Rostering Service v1.2

Date: 19th September 2022

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