# Introduction OtisEd Synergyz is an enterprise platform that helps education organizations define, document, and share their data. It gives your team a single place to manage classification standards, build data models, catalog database objects, and publish data dictionaries — all within a secure, multi-tenant environment where each organization's data is kept separate. ## What You Can Do ### Classify Your Data with CEDS Taxonomy Synergyz organizes education data using a five-level classification hierarchy aligned with the [Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)](https://ceds.ed.gov): **Domain > Entity > Category > Subcategory > Element**. The platform ships with the official CEDS taxonomy, and your organization can extend it with custom entries at every level. Hierarchy overrides let you customize how elements are arranged without altering the shared baseline. ### Build and Manage Data Models Client Models are structured definitions of the tables and columns that make up your databases and data systems. You can create models manually, import them from files (CSV or JSON), or harvest them directly from a live data source. Each model supports a full lifecycle — editing, validation, locking, comparison, and publishing. When a model is published, it becomes available as a read-only Public Model that other teams or organizations can reference. ### Document Your Database Catalog The Data Catalog automatically tracks database schemas, tables, views, stored procedures, and functions imported from your environments. Each catalog object is versioned so you can see how your database has changed over time. Team members can add technical notes, threaded comments, and file attachments to any catalog object, building a shared knowledge base around your infrastructure. ### Publish Data Dictionaries Data Dictionaries bring together your models, classification structures, and glossary terms into a single, compiled document. Once compiled, a dictionary is published as a versioned snapshot that external audiences can browse through the public Dictionary app — no login required. Dictionaries can be compiled in three views: Technical (full detail with notes and attachments), Analyst (concise reference), and Element (focused on data elements and option sets). ### Manage Hosted Infrastructure For organizations that run hosted environments, Synergyz provides server management for both Azure Virtual Machines and AWS EC2 instances. You can register servers, monitor their status, and perform power operations (start, stop, reboot) directly from the platform. A built-in ticketing and scheduling system lets you open support tickets, define recurring schedules, and configure alert rules for long-running or overdue tickets. ### AI Chatbot An integrated AI chatbot provides conversational assistance within the platform, with configurable settings per organization. ## How the Documentation Is Organized * [**Guides**](https://github.com/otised-inc/OtisEd.Synergyz/blob/release/docs/SUMMARY.md#guides) — Step-by-step instructions for each feature, written for day-to-day users of the platform. * [**Technical**](https://github.com/otised-inc/OtisEd.Synergyz/blob/release/docs/SUMMARY.md#technical) — Architecture overview, API reference, and data model documentation for developers and integrators. Use the sidebar to navigate, or start with a guide for the feature you need. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://synergyz.docs.otised.com/readme.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.