Get Oriented to the EDA Data Model

Understand the typical EDA data model for your institution.

• Welcome to Your EDA Data Model Orientation
  Start your Education Data Architecture (EDA) implementation with a solid understanding of the Salesforce data model for primary, secondary, and higher education.
• Model Your Institutional Account Structure
  Learn how to align the Account object in EDA to your institutional structure.
• Model Your Physical Campus
  Use the Facility object to model data about buildings, lab facilities, dormitories, sports facilities, and other property assets.
• Model Faculty, Staff, and Student Contacts
  Use the data stored in the Contact object and custom objects to understand your students, faculty, and staff.
• Model Your Academic Calendar
  Use the Term object to define and segment your institution's academic year.
• Model Courses and Curricula
  Use multiple custom objects in EDA to model your institution's courses and curricula.
• Model Program Offerings
  Model your institution's program offerings with the Program Plan and Plan Requirement objects.
• Model Enrollments
  Use the Program Enrollment and Affiliation objects to track a student's enrollments in academic and other programs.
• Model Attendance
  Track student attendance and participation with the Attendance Event object.
• Model Student Grades
  Use the Term Grade object to build out a high-level overview of student performance.
• Model Certifications and Credentials
  Keep track of an individual's achievements using the Academic Certification and Credential objects.
• Model Behavior Management
  Monitor student behavior with the Case, Contact, Behavior Involvement, and Behavior Response objects.
• Model Suspects and Prospects
  Identify and recruit the best-fit applicants for your institution.
• Model Admissions Applications
  Review and manage an applicant's information, education history, and qualifications.