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This educational entity represents an overall score or assessment tied to a course over a period of time (i.e., the grading period). Student grades are usually a compilation of marks and other scores.
Object Triggering Logic
This table describes logic for triggering syncing of this object.
| Action | Trigger | 
|---|---|
| Post | When a grade is posted to a Grading Task that is mapped to an Ed-Fi Grade Type and marked as State Reported. 
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| Put | When a grade is updated on a Grading Task that is mapped to an Ed-Fi Grade Type.  | 
| Delete | When a grade is deleted from a Grading Task that is mapped to an Ed-Fi Grade Type. | 
| Delete | When the Student School Association record is deleted for the school in which the grades are associated. | 
| Delete | When any field that is part of the Natural Key is changed. | 
School Exclude, Calendar Exclude, Resource Toggle and Resync Logic
This table describes the School Exclude, Calendar Exclude, Resource Toggle and Resync logic of this object.
Action  | Business Rule  | 
|---|---|
| None | If a resource is toggled to 'OFF' after data has sent, all sent data will remain in the ODS but no new data will send. | 
| Delete | If a resource is toggled to 'OFF" after data has sent and an action is performed that would trigger a delete, that data will remain in the ODS until a resync is done. | 
| Resync | If a record is in the Ed-Fi Identity Mapping table and not in the ODS, it will be deleted from the Ed-Fi Identity Mapping table. | 
| Resync | If a record is in the ODS and it does not have a matching record in Campus or the Ed-Fi Identity Mapping table, it will be deleted from the ODS. | 
| Resync | If a mapping is changed in Resource Preferences, a resync will need to be done to reflect the changes. | 
Natural Key Changes, Cascading Updates, and Deletes Logic
This table describes the Natural Key Changes/Cascading Updates and Deletes logic of this object.
| Action | Trigger | 
|---|---|
| Delete/Post | Natural Key change: If the Natural Key of the Grading Period Reference or Student Section Association changes, a delete/post will occur.  | 
| Delete/Post | If the Grade Type Descriptor is changed or removed. | 
Scope Year Logic
This table describes scope year logic of this object.
| Logic | 
|---|
Grades will post to the scope year the course's calendar is aligned to. 
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Resource Preferences
This table describes the Resource Preferences of this object.
| Data Element Label | Mapping Needed | 
|---|---|
| Grading Tasks | Grade Type Descriptors | 
Event Queue Detail
This table describes the Event Queue Detail of this object.
Campus Table  | Ed-Fi Action  | Fields  | 
|---|---|---|
| gradingscore.score | Post/Put/Delete | The primary table used for sending data for this resource | 
| gradingTask | Post/Put/Delete | The primary table used for sending data for this resource | 
Object Data Elements
This table describes data elements sent within the Grades resource.
| Data Element Label | Business Requirement | Business Rules | M, C or O | Data Source GUI Path  | Database Field | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | The unique identifier of the resource. | M | |||
| gradeTypeDescriptor | The type of grade (e.g., Exam, Final, Grading Period, Progress Report), | 
  | M | Grading & Standards> Grading Tasks  | gradingTask | 
| gradingPeriodReference | A reference to the related GradingPeriod resource. | 
  | M | ||
| studentSectionAssociationReference | A reference to the related Student Section Association resource. | 
  | M | ||
| diagnosticStatement | A statement provided by the teacher that provides information in addition to the grade or assessment score. | 
  | O | ||
| letterGradeEarned | A final or interim (grading period) indicator of student performance in a class as submitted by the instructor. | 
  | O | Grading & Standards> Score Groups & Rubrics> Score | gradingscore.score | 
| numericGradeEarned | A final or interim (grading period) indicator of student performance in a class as submitted by the instructor. | 
  | O | Grading & Standards> Score Groups & Rubrics> Score | gradingscore.score | 
| performanceBaseConversionDescriptor | The performance base conversion assessed for the student. | 
  | O |