ASCENDER 9.0418 installed on January 23rd
Highlights are below.
ASCENDER Student Highlights:
Release 9.0418 includes fixes for the Prior Year Leaver entity, ensuring accurate reporting of Associate Degree Indicator data. Additionally, updates were made to triggers in the Prior Year Leaver module, allowing LEAs to correctly update leaver codes. Section extract issues have also been addressed, ensuring that changes in certain data elements correctly reflect in all sessions.
- Associate Degree Indicator Fix - Ensured correct descriptor values for Prior Year Leaver entity.
- Prior Year Leaver Trigger Updates - Allowed LEAs to update leaver codes and ensured proper extraction.
- Section Extract Fix - Resolved issues preventing updated course section data from extracting correctly.
ASCENDER Business Highlights:
Release 9.0418 addresses issues related to the Sybase TEA Extract, ensuring that the number of students field is correctly populated according to TWEDS guidelines. Additionally, fixes were made to UT High School non-employee records, resolving Level 1 errors preventing teachers from being linked to courses. Updates have also been made to stored procedures to correct employment status codes for non-employees.
- UT High School Non-Employee Records - Fixed employment status code issues preventing records from transferring to TSDS.
- Correction of Stored Procedures - Updated p_extract_edfi_stf_ed_org_emplmnt_assc_stg_2025.sql to include missing values for non-employees.
ASCENDER Administrative Highlights:
Release 9.0418 provides critical updates for school administrators managing staff and student records. It includes fixes for issues related to non-employee records not appearing in TSDS, ensuring accurate employment association data for reporting. Additionally, adjustments were made to section extracts to ensure consistency across multiple attendance tracks.
- Fix for Non-Employee Records in TSDS - Ensured proper employment status coding.
- Section Extract Corrections - Addressed extraction inconsistencies across different attendance tracks.
- UT High School Non-Employee Records - Fixed employment status code issues preventing records from transferring to TSDS.
NOTE: Please ensure a successful extract/send and promotion/validation is successful before reviewing your validation error and the fall peims reports for items affected.