Release Notes v5.3
This document provides a description of the technical enhancements to Generate version 5.3 released in February 2023.
RELEASE OVERVIEW
Generate version 5.3 is a minor release that contains fixes/enhancements primarily focused on the spring file submissions. Additionally, there is a new File Comparison utility that automates the loading and comparison of a state submission file to the same file created in Generate. There is also a new schema called ‘Utilities’ to better group some of the helper processes available in Generate. Detailed documentation on how to use the Utilities in Generate will be available in the Generate Implementation Guide.
State ETL changes: For Directory files, there are several possible ETL changes required by the States.
Columns LEA_IsReportedFederally
andSchool_IsReportedFederally
inStaging.K12Organization
are now required to be populated with a value of 1 for LEAs and Schools that are to be reported in FS029. If a state loads organizations into staging that are not to be reported in FS029, these columns can be populated with 0 or NULL.There are two new columns in
Staging.K12Organization
that can be used if needed. These columns arePrior_LEA_Identifier_State
andPrior_School_Identifier_State
. These are to be populated in instances where theLEA_Identifier_State
orSchool_Identifier_State
have changed from the previous values. If these are not needed, they may be populated as NULL.
GENERATE ENHANCEMENTS
The following EDFacts reports were updated in this release.
Type of Impact:
Data – the changes will improve data quality and completeness
User Interface – the changes impact the Generate User Interface and/or migration process
Source to Staging ETL – the changes may require modifications to the SEA’s Source to Staging ETL
Performance – the changes improve the performance of a data migration
Migration – the changes impact a data migration process
Submission Files – the changes may impact submission file(s)
Database – changes to the Generate database structure
UPGRADE PROCEDURE
No changes have been made to the Generate upgrade procedure for this release. Follow the standard Generate upgrade process to install version 5.3.
COMPATIBLE SYSTEMS
Generate was tested on the following operating systems and browsers:
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