Managing the Data Dictionary

Aspen stores all of your district’s administrative information in a database. This database is organized into tables, and each table has a set of fields. The Data DictionaryClosed organizes these tables and the fields within them. Your Aspen system administrator manages the Data Dictionary for your district.

As an Aspen system administrator, you access the Data Dictionary to perform the following tasks:

After you make any changes to tables or fields, you need to reload the Data Dictionary.

Note: Aspen uses Extended dictionaries to define fields for forms, such as forms for the Special Education view.