What is the National Data Exchange (N-DEx) Program?
The National Data Exchange (N-DEx) program is a free online tool created and managed by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) for the purpose of helping criminal justice agencies to share and search information across jurisdictional boundaries. N-DEx enhances investigations by serving as a searchable database where agencies can access data located in incident report narratives such as additional associates, locations, incarcerations, and witnesses of crime. There are currently over 1.5 billion searchable records in the N-DEx database and counting.
How do I gain access to utilize this search function?
The N-DEx System is accessed through the Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP). Your LEEP Agency Administrator (LEEP AA) can give you this access.
If you experience any issues, please contact the Membership Services Office via email (membership@leo.gov) or phone (888-334-4536, Option 7). Please also feel free to direct the other members of your department to the LEEP website and LEEP ID membership application.
How can my agency contribute our data to the N-DEx Program?
The FBI is currently offering their data integration services, free of charge, to assist agencies in Texas in sharing their data with N-DEx.
- Complete the N-DEx Data Submission Form and send via email to TDEX@dps.texas.gov
- A joint meeting between your agency, TXDPS and the FBI will be scheduled to discuss the data integration process and agency specific information needed to build the adapter.
- Once the adapter is built, additional meetings will be scheduled to install and test the adapter with the FBI and TXDPS.
- When the adapter successfully transmits, the agency will be deemed a live contributor to the N-DEx Program!
N-DEx Technical Documentation
NDEx IEPD 4.1 – XML Schema
XCOTA - Data Validation Tool
Please visit the N-DEx website for information related to the N-DEx Program.
For N-Dex training, visit the N-DEx System Webinar Registration page.