OpenZIS Demo Site Updated
Just wanted to let everyone know that we have added the UK SIF Spec 1.2 as well as the US SIF Spec 2.2 to our Demo site. We should have this available for download within the next few weeks.
OpenSIF – an Open Source SIF XML Library
We have started the development of an open source SIF XML library. This Ruby library will allow you to easy create and read SIF XML data elements.
This project is being housed at GitHub and is currently focusing in on the UK Specification. We have chosen the UK specification as we have had a lot of attention from UK Vendors as well as UK Educational Authorities (Sorry NDA’s).
This first round of development is being done in Ruby – however – we may move to create these same SIF XML Libraries in C#, VB, PHP and Java if there is enough interest.
Thanks,
OpenZIS Team.
UK SIF 1.2 Specification is in Alpha Testing
We have begun Alpha testing UK SIF 1.2 specification. We hope to have a beta release within the OpenZIS Demo site within two weeks and then released the fallowing week to the public.
Install UK SIF 1.1 Specification in your ZIS
Introduction
This post will talk you through the installation of UK SIF Spec 1.1 in to a properly installed ZIS. I will be login in as the user ZIT for this example.
Ubuntu versions tested
Ubuntu 9 64 bit Server Version
Step 0: download SIF 1.1
wget http://www.openzis.org/download/uk_1_1_lib_install.zip
unzip uk_1_1_lib_install.zip
cd uk_1_1_lib_install
Step 1: Load MySQL Data
mysql -u root -p
mysql> use zit
mysql> source uk_1_1_lib_install/install.sql
mysql> commit;
mysql> exit
Step 2: Move the ’sif_schema’ directory
mv uk_1_1_lib_install/sif_schema ZIT_CommunityEdition/ZIT_APPLICIATION
Step 3: Move the ‘uk_1_1_lib’ directory
mv uk_1_1_lib_install/lib/uk_1_1_lib ZIT_CommunityEdition/ZIT_APPLICIATION
Install US SIF 2.0r1 Specification in your ZIS
Introduction
This post will talk you through the installation of US SIF Spec 2.0r1 in to a properly installed ZIS. I will be login in as the user ZIT for this example.
Ubuntu versions tested
Ubuntu 9 64 bit Server Version
Step 0: download SIF 2.0r1
wget http://www.openzis.org/download/us_2_0_r_1_lib_install.zip
unzip us_2_0_r_1_lib_install.zip
cd us_2_0_r_1_lib_install
Step 1: Load MySQL Data
mysql -u root -p
mysql> use zit
mysql> source us_2_0_r_1_lib_install/install.sql
mysql> commit;
mysql> exit
Step 2: Move the ’sif_schema’ directory
mv us_2_0_r_1_lib_install/sif_schema ZIT_CommunityEdition/ZIT_APPLICIATION
Step 3: Move the ‘us_2_0r1_lib’ directory
mv us_2_0_r_1_lib_install/lib/us_2_0r1_lib ZIT_CommunityEdition/ZIT_APPLICIATION
Install UK SIF 1.0 Specification in your ZIS
Do not use these steps to install
Introduction
This post will talk you through the installation of UK SIF Spec 1.0 in to a properly installed ZIS. I will be login in as the user ZIT for this example.
Ubuntu versions tested
Ubuntu 9 64 bit Server Version
Step 0: download SIF 1.0
wget http://www.openzis.org/download/uk_1_0_lib_install.zip
unzip uk_1_0_lib_install.zip
cd uk_1_0_lib_install
Step 1: Load MySQL Data
mysql -u root -p
mysql> use zit
mysql> source uk_1_0_lib_install/install.sql
mysql> commit;
mysql> exit
Step 2: Move the ’sif_schema’ directory
mv uk_1_0_lib_install/sif_schema ZIT_CommunityEdition/ZIT_APPLICIATION
Step 3: Move the ‘uk_1_0_lib’ directory
mv uk_1_0_lib_install/lib/uk_1_0_lib ZIT_CommunityEdition/ZIT_APPLICIATION
IEP Management using the ZIT and SIF 1.5r1
About three months ago the guys over at EZ System where in need of a Zone Integration Server. There clients where using Pearson’s Powerschool, and they needed an easy way to transfer student records as well as keep up to date easily. They of course stumbled across OpenZIS much like yourself and thought they would give a try.
Today they told me that there system is running like a champ – and they are processing more than 350 mb of SIF Messages traffic weekly.
Thanks EZ System for the kind words.