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Version: 2.x

Introduction

OpenCDMP is an open, extensible platform for writing and managing Output Management Plans (OMPs), such as Data Management Plans (DMPs) and Software Management Plans (SMPs), together with the people who work on them.

Where do I start?​

Pick the path that matches what you want to do:

I want to…Go to
Create and manage plans as a researcher or end userUsing OpenCDMP
Configure blueprints, templates, users, and organisations as an organisation administratorAdministering OpenCDMP
Deploy or upgrade an OpenCDMP installation and keep it runningDeployment & Configuration
Integrate with the API or build plugins as a developerAPI & Integration
Two kinds of administrators

The people who deploy and operate an installation find their guides in Deployment & Configuration. Organisation administrators, who configure blueprints, templates, and users inside a running installation, find theirs in Administering OpenCDMP. If you are not sure which applies, you are probably an organisation administrator.

What you can do​

  • Write plans together: invite collaborators with roles such as Editor, Reviewer, or Viewer, for the whole plan or for specific sections, discuss the content in comments, and make finalized plans public.
  • Shape the questions: blueprints and asset templates, configured by administrators, decide what a plan and each of its assets ask.
  • Follow a workflow: statuses and transitions that each organisation defines, with versions of a plan and a field-by-field comparison between them.
  • Download and publish: download plans as PDF, DOCX, JSON, or XML, and publish them to repositories such as Zenodo to get a DOI.
  • Evaluate: check plans against standards such as the RDA maDMP schema, OSTrails benchmarks, or the OpenAIRE FAIR guidelines with evaluator plugins.
  • Extend and integrate: add file-transformer, deposit, and evaluator plugins, and connect other systems through the API and signed webhooks.
  • Stay informed: email and in-app notifications, and the Research Insights page, which counts how questions were answered across an organisation.

Core concepts​

OpenCDMP is built around four main entities:

Blueprints​

Define the structure of a Plan by specifying its Sections and which Asset Templates can be used within each section. Blueprints are created by administrators and selected by users when creating a new Plan.

Plans​

The primary output of OpenCDMP: a complete OMP such as a DMP or SMP. A Plan is structured by a Blueprint, contains multiple Assets, and supports collaboration, versioning, export, and repository deposit.

Asset Templates​

Define the questions and input fields that make up an Asset. Each template is tailored to a specific type of output (dataset, software, publication, etc.) and is configured by administrators.

Assets​

Structured descriptions of research outputs (datasets, software, protocols, etc.) linked to a Plan. Each Asset follows the structure of an Asset Template, which defines the fields to fill in, and contains the actual content provided by the user.

How they connect​

A Blueprint defines what sections a Plan has and which Asset Templates are available in each section. When a user creates a Plan, they fill in plan-level information and then add Assets (one per output), each answering the questions defined by its Asset Template.

Community and support​

License​

OpenCDMP is released under the EUPL-1.2 License.

Contact​

For questions or support, please contact:

  • Email: opencdmp at cite.gr