DAMAP is an open source tool co-developed by TU Wien and TU Graz that supports researchers in managing both data and code along the research data lifecycle. It is based on the concept of machine-actionable data management plans (maDMPs) and aims to simplify the creation of data management plans (DMPs) for researchers.
The tool integrates with an institution's existing databases — such as project management and HR systems (CRIS applications) — to automatically pull relevant information into a DMP, increasing accuracy and reducing the effort required to complete one. This saves DMP authors from having to enter the same data multiple times.
DAMAP guides users through all sections of a DMP in ten steps by asking questions, suggesting text, and providing helpful information. It exports a pre-filled DMP as a Word document that can be customized and submitted to European and national research funders. Supported export templates include FWF, Horizon Europe, and Science Europe. Additionally, DAMAP is compatible with the RDA recommendation on machine-actionable DMPs and offers a JSON export.
The content and structure of DAMAP is based on Science Europe's Core Requirements for Data Management Plans.
DAMAP is available under the MIT license and can be self-hosted by any institution. Alternatively, TU Wien offers a cloud-hosted version of DAMAP, allowing institutions to get started without running their own infrastructure. For more information on both options, visit damap.org.
For an overview and instructions for running the whole damap package (backend and frontend), refer to the damap-backend project.
This repository contains the source code for the frontend of DAMAP and needs to be run with damap-backend. The project is based on Angular and uses the standard Angular CLI as a build system.
For local development commands, builds, tests, linting, formatting, and e2e setup, see DEVELOPMENT.md.
For running the project in conjunction with the backend in a dockerized setup or on kubernetes, please refer to the damap-backend project.