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Returning Field That Failed In Header Response

mflynn — 2013-05-09T10:28:52 -05.00

added to JIRA for APMG discussion

BDEMS and EPA header element

mflynn — 2013-04-02T11:05:04 -05.00

I can't find any documentation on the epa prefix header element below. What is it used for and where can I find documentation? Is this element even needed?

http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:epa="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/gws/gwsv1p0/imsepa_v1p0" xmlns:ims="http://www.imsglobal.org/servi...nc/imsbdems_v1p0">

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V1.0
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unknownmdvocabulary vs unknownvocabulary

mflynn — 2013-03-27T10:57:33 -05.00

Can someone tell me the difference between these two with an example?

'CodeMajor=Failure'
'Severity=Status'
'CodeMinor=unknownmdvocabulary'

The target system could not identify the defined metadata vocabulary term. This may be due to an incorrect term or a missing vocabulary file.

'CodeMajor=Failure'
'Severity=Status'
'CodeMinor=unknownvocabulary'

The target system could not identify the defined vocabulary term. This may be due to an incorrect term or a missing vocabulary file.

Returning Field That Failed In Header Response

mflynn — 2013-03-21T14:37:14 -05.00

When a request fails because a certain field was required, but empty, should we return what field failed? Below is an example of a request that didnt provide the sourcedId, and is using the to show that. Is this the proper place and format for this kind of situation? The specification doesnt say.

">http://www.imsglobal.org/servi.../xsd/imsmms_v2p0">
2
aa37cb6f-f612-4960-9cdd-fe5f2aedd4f9

failure
error
1321425
createMembership

members/sourcedid
invaliddata

LIS-based Scheduling and Timetabling Specification Activity

colinsmythe — 2013-03-19T07:24:02 -05.00

What is the status of IMS right now? I have been searching on the IMS site for a copy of the specification but can't seem to find it.

Extracting "course code" and "section numbers"

DanMcCallum — 2013-01-30T13:51:02 -05.00

For our current LIS Sync Agent implementation project, it would be very useful to find a standard way to extract "course code" and "section number" fields.

Course code example: "MAT101"
Section number example: "2" (i.e. second section offered of canonical course MAT101 in the current term)

Is there a standard way to extract such information given just a CourseSection entity, i.e. without knowledge of the rest of the course hierarchy?

If we were to implement support for the rest of the hierarchy, I see //label/text in CourseTemplate which might function well as "course code" for this Sync Agent's back-end, but the spec leaves this field's semantics rather open-ended: "A human readable label used to help identify the CourseTemplate."

I'm not seeing any first-class field on CourseSection that would provide us with something that could serve as a "section number".

Thanks.

- Dan

LIS 2.0 Finalisation Date

RuaryRoss — 2011-10-05T20:52:26 -05.00

Hi Colin,

While were waiting for the team to get bandwidth, can you email a copy of the docs?

Regards
Michael

LIS 2.0 Finalisation Date

RuaryRoss — 2011-09-23T10:43:15 -05.00

Michael,

They will be under this web page when published: http://www.imsglobal.org/specifications.html
Just waiting for the IMS team to have the bandwidth to get the docs onto the web-site.

Colin S.

LIS 2.0 Finalisation Date

RuaryRoss — 2011-09-15T20:38:48 -05.00

Hi Colin,
Can you advise where the first wave docs that passed TAB vote are available?
Regards
Michael

LIS 2.0 Final Release Update

RuaryRoss — 2011-09-03T15:31:39 -05.00

Hi,

The first wave docs passed TAB vote on 29th August. The 8 Final Release docs approved will become public on or before the 12th September, 2011.

The second wave docs will go up for vote on 12th September with the vote closing on the 26th September.

We are still completing the third wave docs.

Colin S.

LIS 2.0 Final Release Update

RuaryRoss — 2011-08-29T23:22:58 -05.00

Hi Colin

Did the first wave review/vote complete on time, and is there now further certainty of timelines associated with when we will be able to get copies of the document contained in the first wave?

Have second and third wave TAB reviews been planned? Are there any preliminary dates for this and when we may be able to get the documents?

Thanks

LIS 2.0 Final Release Update

RuaryRoss — 2011-07-30T07:53:38 -05.00

Hi All,

The call for LIS review/vote participation has been issued to the IMS TAB: notification of participation must be received by the 10th August, 2011.

The first wave review/vote itself will open on the 15th August 2011 and will close on the 29th August, 2011.

Colin S.

LIS 2.0 Final Release

RuaryRoss — 2011-07-21T06:24:54 -05.00

Hi All,

The final LIS v2.0 doc for Wave 1 TAB review/vote was submitted to IMS production earlier today. The Wave 1 doc set is:

(1) LIS v2.0 Specification Overview Final Release v1.0;
(2) LIS v2.0 Specification Final Release v1.0;
(3) PMS v2.0 Information Model Specification Final Release v1.0;
(4) PMS v2.0 WSDL/XSD Binding Specification Final Release v1.0;
(5) GMS v2.0 Information Model Specification Final Release v1.0;
(6) GMS v2.0 WSDL/XSD Binding Specification Final Release v1.0;
(7) MMS v2.0 Information Model Specification Final Release v1.0;
(8) MMS v2.0 WSDL/XSD Binding Specification Final Release v1.0.

The call to the IMS TAB for LIS Review/Vote participation will be issued on 25th July 2011. The actual vote/review will start no later than 8th August, 2011.

The end is now in sight.

Colin S.

LIS 2.0 Finalisation Date Progress

RuaryRoss — 2011-07-13T14:56:51 -05.00

Hi All,

The first set of docs are nearly ready for submission to the TAB to start the review process. Only the LIS Specification doc has not be sent to production (the final process before release to the TAB) i.e. the PMS, GMS, MMS Info Models and WSDL Binding docs and the LIS Spec Overview have finished production.

The LIS Spec doc is under review and should go to production the end of this week.

For wave two the CMS and OMS Info Models are in production. The CMS and OMS WSDL Bindings are under review. The BDEMS Info Model has been reviewed and is being amended whereas the BDEMS doc is still under development.

Colin S.

IMS LTI and LIS in action - online webinar

PhilNicholls — 2011-07-08T05:26:29 -05.00

Here's a link to the recording of the webinar:

http://emea92334157.adobeconnect.com/p17zkcsqjwc/

Linda Feng is on at 1:06:10
I am on at 1:49:30

IMS LTI and LIS in action - online webinar

PhilNicholls — 2011-07-06T12:37:42 -05.00

Late in the day I know, but CETIS in the UK has organised a webinar showing off some LTI and LIS stuff.

More details from
http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/DVLE_Support#Meetings

Starts at 2pm BST.

Outcomes Service to Remain as Public Draft in LISv2.0 Final Release

colinsmythe — 2011-07-06T07:50:35 -05.00

Hi All,

As a consequence of the decision to create a new 'Outcomes, Analytics...' activity, the LIS Project Group has decided to alter the forthcoming LIS 2.0 Final Release publication. The changes are:

1) The Outcomes Management Service (OMS) will be published as Public Draft 2.0 i.e. a revision from the current Public Draft 1.0;
2) The LIS Core Profiles will still be published as Final Release - this includes the Final Grades Addition Profile;
3) Any future development of the OMS as it becomes Final Release guarantees to be backwards compatible with the Final grades Addition Profile.

The first order of work 'Outcomes, Analytics...' activity will be to complete the LIS/LTI consistency revision of OMS and to publish it as a Final Release.

Colin S.

Announcement of Timetabling & Planning First Meeting

colinsmythe — 2011-06-29T17:43:28 -05.00

Hi All,

The agenda for the first 'Timetabling & PLanning' PUFSIG is below:

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Date: 9th August 2011 (Tuesday)
Location: IMS Quarterly Meeting (Microsoft, Redmond, WA, USA)

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09:00-09:15 INTRODUCTION
* IPR Statement
* Introductions
* Agree agenda

09:15-10:15 STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES
* Round-the-table Statement of objectives for participants

10:15-10:30 BREAK

10:30-12:00 SCOPE OF ACTIVITY I
* Areas of Interest
* Review of use-cases

12:00-13:00 LUNCH

13:00-14:45 SCOPE OF ACTIVITY II
* Review of Use-cases
* Proposed outputs from the work activity

15:15-15:30 BREAK

15:30-16:30 PROJECT GROUP CHARTER
* Review of IMS process
* What is a Charter
* Review composition of a Charter Document

16:30-17:00 WRAP-UP
* Agree Co-chairs
* Allocate Charter section writing
* Agree activity timetable

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Colin S.

Evolution of the LIS Outcomes Service

colinsmythe — 2011-06-29T16:32:34 -05.00

Hi All,

While the LIS Project Group has been working on the Outcomes Management Service (OMS) the LTI Project Group has been working on a profile of the OMS. The LIS/LTI groups have already had one significant iteration of the development of the OMS.

The latest proposal by the LTI for OMS includes 'Assignment Administration'. This is realised as a new service that uses the LIS Outcomes data model and also adds new features.

Also, the IMS team has also been aware of the growing importance of exchanging analytics information.

In response to this work, IMS is to start a new 'Outcomes, Analytics, ...' activity that will adopt the current OMS and the proposed new features from LTI. The full scope has yet to be agreed for this new activity.

The first meeting on this new activity will be held at the IMS Quarterly meeting (to be hosted by Microsoft at Redmond, QWA, USA) on Monday August 8th at 3:30pm (local time).

We would like to hear from the community of any use-caes that they think should be included in this extension of the OMS and to be included in this new activity.

Colin S.

LIS-based Scheduling and Timetabling Specification Activity

colinsmythe — 2011-06-22T07:17:47 -05.00

Hi All,

IMS will be starting a new activity on 'Scheduling & Timetabling' in the next few weeks. The first face-to-face meeting of this new PUFSIG will be on 9th August at the IMS Quarterly meeting to be hosted by Microsoft in Redmond, WA, USA.

The first stage of work is to create a Charter for the development of an extension to the LISv2.0 specification. The nature of the extension may include the definition of a new service and/or the profiling of the other services (in particular the Group Management Service v2.0) to support the required functionality.

We already have a key set of use-cases but any new contributions are welcome (please post under this thread).

Colin S.

Implementations of LISv2.0

colinsmythe — 2011-06-16T09:42:01 -05.00

Hi,

Thanx.
List amended.

Colin S.

Implementations of LISv2.0

colinsmythe — 2011-06-14T20:39:11 -05.00

Callista is also looking at implementing some parts of LIS 2.0 standards.

Implementations of LISv2.0

colinsmythe — 2011-06-08T15:56:21 -05.00

Hi All,

I am regularly asked who, if anyone, is implementing the LIS v2.0 specification.
In fact there are many implementations under way, and indeed, some shipping products already use LIS v2.0. The list of organizations implementing/adopting some part of LIS includes:

1) Blackboard;
2) Desire2learn;
3) iParadigm;
4) Jenzibar;
5) Kenisnet;
6) Oracle;
7) Pearson/eCollege;
8) Psydev;
9) Sakai;
10) SungardHE;
11) Callista.

If organization is implementing/using LIS and is not on this list then please add to this post so that we can gain a more accurate picture of current adoption.

Colin S.

LIS 2.0 Finalisation Date

RuaryRoss — 2011-05-26T07:31:46 -05.00

Hi All,

Given the number of LIS docs (17 in total), I think having the TAB complete the review by mid June is unrealistic. As per the Public Draft release we will have the TAB review in three waves. The first wave will be LIS Spec and Primer, PMS, GMS and MMS (8 docs in total). Some of these will be submitted for IMS production next week (after which they are ready for TAB review).

The second wave will be the CMS, OMS and BDEMS (6 docs in total). The third wave will be the BPIG and the Core Profiles and Profile Overview (3 docs in total). Given two weeks per wave would make the final set finished at the end of July with the first wave published end of June.

Colin S.

Looking for other LIS implementers!

PhilNicholls — 2011-05-26T06:44:33 -05.00

Hi Colin,

Thanks for getting back to me.

I am usnig Phil's sample implementation on mordor to test sample messages.

Am finding soapUi to be a very useful tool to both submit and generate sample messages and I'm investigating its use as a test framework.

Rob

LIS Conformance Testing

rabel — 2011-05-25T06:56:13 -05.00

Hi All,

People interested in LIS developments are encouraged to join the LIS Alliance.

In the LIS Alliance we are just starting our detailed discussions on the LIS Conformance Testing approach. Now is an excellent time to contribute to our detailed thinking on LIS conformance testing and the corresponding compliance requirements.

All IMS Members are members of the LIS Alliance. Organizations just interested in the LIS specification and its adoption, and hence need to join the LIS Alliance, should contact Rob Abel (IMS CEO).

Colin S.