Requirements Changelog

24/12/2025

• New & updated | The following requirements for BP09A – Consumer consumes a data resource from a Provider have been added or updated:
  • New | 9A.1 - A Consumer requests a data resource
  • New | 9A.1.1 - Request a data resource
  • New | 9A.1.2 - A Consumer provides a resource destination for the requested data resource
  • New | 9A.6 - Subscription to a data/application/infrastructure - Provider
  • New | 9A.6.1 - Manage Subscriptions - Provider
  • New | 9A.2.2 - Access policy enforcement
  • Updated | 9A.7 - A Provider provides access to a data resource
  • Updated | 9A.7.1 - A Provider transfers a data resource to a Consumer

19/12/2025

• Updated | The following Non-Functional Requirements have been updated:
  • Updated | Adopt open and standard protocols
  • Updated | Enable multilingual user interface support
  • Updated | Corrective & adaptive maintenance
     
• New | Supporting Activity SA01 - Data orchestration used by a Participant including a set of high-level and detailed-level requirements. Please find the high-level requirements below, which will also guide you to the new detailed level requirements:
  • New | 1.1 - Participant consults their own data orchestration workflows
  • New | 1.2 - Participant creates a new data orchestration workflow
  • New | 1.3 - Participant creates a new version of a data orchestration workflow
  • New | 1.4 - Participant deletes a data orchestration workflow
  • New | 1.5 - Participant executes a data orchestration workflow
  • New | 1.6 - Participant monitors and accesses data orchestration workflow execution logs
     
• New | Supporting Activity SA02 - Data processing services used by a Participant including a set of high-level and detailed-level requirements. Please find the high-level requirements below, which will also guide you to the new detailed level requirements:
  • New | 2.1 - Participant - pseudonymises a dataset
  • New | 2.2 - Participant - anonymises a dataset
     
• New | Supporting Activity SA03 - Credentials actions by the Governance Authority including a high-level and detailed-level requirements. Please find the high-level requirement below, which will also guide you to the new detailed level requirements:
  • New | 3.1 - Participant management
     
• New | Supporting Activity SA04 - Provider manages deployment scripts including a set of high-level and detailed-level requirements. Please find the high-level requirements below, which will also guide you to the new detailed level requirements:
  • New | 4.1 - A Provider consults their own VM templates
  • New | 4.2 - A Provider consults their own deployment scripts
  • New | 4.3 - A Provider creates a new VM template
  • New | 4.4 - A Provider creates a new deployment script

17/12/2025

• Updated | Requirements for BP12B – Single node logging & monitoring. The following high-level requirements and detailed requirements have been updated and/or added. Please find the high-level requirements below, which will also guide you to the new detailed level requirements:
  • Updated | 12B.1 - A Consumer and Provider log the consumption of infrastructure resources
  • Updated | 12B.2 - A Participant logs the usage of Simpl-Open agent components
  • Updated | 12B.3 - A Participant logs business actions
  • Updated | 12B.4 - A Consumer and Provider log the consumption of data and application resources
  • Updated | 12B.5 - A Participant checks the health of the application components of their Simpl-Open agent
  • Updated | 12B.6 - A Participant stores logs and metrics
  • Updated | 12B.7 - A Participant monitors their Simpl-Open agent usage, consumption of resources, and business actions
  • Updated | 12B.9 - A Participant reports on their Simpl-Open agent usage, consumption of resources, and business actions
  • New | 12B.8 - A Participant generates alerts on their Simpl-Open agent usage, consumption of resources, and business actions
  • New | 12B.4.3 - A Consumer and Provider collect logs when an data resource is used on the infrastructure of a Provider
  • New | 12B.9.1 - A Participant creates and exports reports
  • New | 12B.9.2 - A Participant retrieves logs and metrics for reporting

16/12/2025

• Updated | Requirement for BP13 - IT - Administration
  • Updated | 13.3 - Additional Network and Security Services - VPN integration - software

15/12/2025

• New | Business Process Description BP02 - Configuration of data space Governance Authority
   
• New | Business Process Description BP02A - Configure ID/Trust security solution
   
• New | Business Process Description BP02B - Manage vocabularies including a set of high-level and detailed-level requirements. Please find the high-level requirements below, which will also guide you to the new detailed level requirements:
  • New | 2B.1 - The Governance Authority consults vocabularies
  • New | 2B.2 - The Governance Authority creates a new vocabulary
  • New | 2B.3 - The Governance Authority creates a new version of a vocabulary
  • New | 2B.4 - The Governance Authority validates a new vocabulary or a new version of a vocabulary
  • New | 2B.5 - The Governance Authority publishes a new vocabulary or a new version of a vocabulary
  • New | 2B.6 - The Governance Authority deprecates a vocabulary
     
• New | Business Process Description BP02C - Manage resource description schemas
  • New | 2C.2.2 - The Governance Authority - versions a new schema
  • New | 2C.3.2 - The Governance Authority - versions a new version of a schema
  • Updated | 2C.4.1 - Governance Authority – validating a schema’s syntax, semantics, and default properties
     
• Updated | Requirement for BP03A – Onboarding of a new data space Participant - Providers (data - application - infrastructure) & Consumers:
  • Updated | 3A.2.4 - Onboarding request automated validation
     
• Updated | Business Process  BP03B – Onboarding of a new data space - Participant End-User
  • New | 3B.4 - Federated authentication
  • New | 3B.1.2 - End user authentication process - api
  • Updated | 3B.2.1 - Roles management operations
  • Updated | 3B.3 - Manage users and permissions
  • Updated | 3B.3.1 - Users and roles configuration
  • Updated | 3B.4 - Federated authentication
     

• New | Business Process BP03C - End-User Role Request including a high-level requirement and detailed-level requirements. Please find the high-level requirement below, which will also guide you to the new detailed level requirements:

  • New | 3C.1 - Access Control - End-Users Role Request
  • New | 3C.1.1 - End-User Role Request
  • New | 3C.1.2 - End User Role Request Review
  • New | 3C.1.3 - Role request review notifications
  • New | 3C.1.4 - Role request submission notifications

   

• Updated | Requirements for BP05B - Provider manages resource descriptions:
  • New | 5B.6 - A Provider notifies Consumers about a new version of a Resource description
  • New | 5B.9 - The Provider notifies Consumers about the revocation of a resource description
  • Updated | 5B.4.1 - A Provider signs and submits a new Resource description or a new version of a Resource description
  • Updated | 5B.6.1 - A Provider notifies Consumers about a new version of a Resource description
  • Updated | 5B.9.1 - A Provider notifies Consumers about the revocation of a resource description

26/09/2025

• Updated | Business Process BP06 – Consumer searches resources in data space catalogues:
  • Updated | 6.1 - Search in data/application/infrastructure catalogue through a UI or an API
  • Updated | 6.5 - Data quality assessment

11/09/2025

• Updated | Business Process BP07 - Consumer and Provider establish a usage contract for selected catalogue items has been updated with a new set of high-level and detailed-level requirements. Please find the high-level requirements below, which will also guide you to the new detailed level requirements:
  • New | 7.1 - A Consumer requests a new usage contract offer
  • New | 7.2 - A Provider verifies the request for a usage contract offer
  • New | 7.3 - A Provider creates and provides the usage contract offer
  • New | 7.4 - A Consumer reviews the usage contract offer
  • New | 7.5 - A Consumer signs, stores and provide the usage contract offer
  • New | 7.6 - A Provider validates the signed usage contract offer
  • New | 7.7 - A Provider signs, stores and provides the usage contract to the Consumer
  • New | 7.8 - A Consumer validates the signed usage contract

25/08/2025

• Updated | Business Process BP05B - Provider manages resource descriptions has been updated with a new set of high-level and detailed-level requirements. Please find the high-level requirements below, which will also guide you to the new detailed level requirements:
  • New | 5B.1 - A Provider consults its own Resource descriptions
  • New | 5B.2 - A Provider creates a new Resource description
  • New | 5B.3 - A Provider creates a new version of a Resource description
  • New | 5B.4 - A Provider signs and submits a new Resource description or a new version of a Resource description
  • New | 5B.5 - The Governance Authority publishes a Resource description
  • New | 5B.6 - A Provider requests the revocation of a Resource description
  • New | 5B.7 - The Governance Authority revokes a resource description

22/08/2025

• Updated | Business Process 3A – Onboarding of a new data space Participant - Providers (data - application - infrastructure) & Consumers:
  • New | 3A.2.1 - Onboarding request notifications and warnings
  • Updated | 3A.3 - Onboarding of a new data space participant - finalizing onboarding
  • Updated | 3A.3.1 - Credentials installation and review - identity attributes check
  • Updated | Onboarding of a new data space participant - registration of onboarding request
  • Updated | 3A.1.1 - Register onboarding application
     
• Updated | Business Process BP03B – Onboarding of a new data space - Participant End-User:
  • Updated & moved from BP03A to BP03B | 3B.3 - Onboarding of a new data space participant - participant actions
  • Updated & moved from BP03A to BP03B | 3B.3.1 - Users and roles configuration
  • Moved from BP03A to BP03B | Access control - end users to agent
  • Moved from BP03A to BP03B | Ensure RBAC compliance
  • Moved from BP03A to BP03B | Identity provider federation initialisation
     
• Updated | Business Process BP12B – Single node logging & monitoring:
  • New | 12B.4.2 - List of business actions to log
  • Updated | 12B.10 - Monitoring compliance with EU regulations

09/07/2025

• Updated | Requirements for Business Process 02B: Setup of ID/Trust, Catalogues and Vocabulary:
  • New | 2B.1 - Configure Dataspace Identity Attributes
  • New | 2B.2 - Configure Onboarding Procedure Templates
  • New | 2B.3 - Governance Authority - creating a new schema
  • New | 2B.4 - Governance Authority - creating a new version of an existing schema
  • New | 2B.5 - Governance Authority – validating a schema
  • New | 2B.6 - Governance Authority – publishing a schema
  • New | 2B.7 - Governance Authority – receiving notification about schema validation issues
  • New | 2B.8 - Governance Authority - revoking and retaining a schema
  • New | 2B.9 - Governance Authority – notifying Providers about schema changes
  • New | 2B.10 - Governance Authority – retrieving schemas and their versions
• Updated | Requirements BP03A: Onboarding of a new data space Participant - Providers (data - application - infrastructure) & Consumers
  • New | 3A.3.1 - Onboarding request automated document validation

30/06/2025

• New | Non-Functional Requirements:
  • New | Accessibility
  • New | Availability
  • New | Composability & extensibility
  • New | Discoverability
  • New | Federation
  • New | Interoperability
  • New | Loose coupling
  • New | Maintainability
  • New | Modularity
  • New | Openness & agnosticism
  • New | Reliability
  • New | Resilience
  • New | Scalability & elasticity
  • New | Security, privacy & trust
  • New | Usability

23/06/2025

• Updated | Business Process: 3A – Onboarding of a new data space Participant - Providers (data - application - infrastructure) & Consumers
• Updated | Business Process: 3B – Onboarding of a new data space - Participant End-User
• Updated | Business Process: 5B - Provider manages resource descriptions
• Updated | Business Process: 6 – Consumer searches resources in data space catalogues
• Updated | Business Process: 7 - Consumer and Provider establish a usage contract for selected catalogue items
• Updated | Business Process: 8 – Consumer consumes an infrastructure resource from a Provider
• Updated | Business Process: 9A – Consumer consumes a data resource from a Provider
• Updated | Business Process: 9B – Consumer receives a data processing service on a data resource via an application
• Updated | Business Process: 12B – Single node logging & monitoring

19/05/2025

• Updated | Business Process: 9A – Consumer consumes a data resource from the provider
• Updated | Business Process: 9B – Consumer receives data processing service over a dataset via an application

15/05/2025

• New | Business Process:  7 - Consumers establish a Contract with the Provider for selected Catalogue items

23/12/2024

• Updated | Business Process: 5 – A Provider adds, updates, or withdraws a data-, application-, or infrastructure resource on the Dataspace’s Catalogue
• Updated | Business Process: 6 – Consumers search Resources on Dataspace’s Catalogues
• Updated | Business Process: 8 - Consumers selects and uses an Infrastructure Catalogue Resource from the Infrastructure Provider
• New | Business Process: 9A – Consumer consumes a data resource from the provider
• New | Business Process: 9B – Consumer receives data processing service over a dataset via an application
• New | Business Process: 12B – Single node logging & monitoring

18/10/2024

• Updated | Business Process: 03A – Onboarding of a New Dataspace Participant - Providers (data - application - infrastructure) & Consumers
• Updated | Business Process: BP – 03B – Onboarding of a New Dataspace - Participant End-User
• Updated | Business Process: 05 - A provider adds a new Resource on data, application or infrastructure, on the Dataspace’s Catalogue
• Updated | Business Process: 06 – Consumers search Resources on Dataspace’s Catalogues

18/09/2024

• Updated | Business Process: 12 - Management / operations of dataspace business
  • New | 12.3 - Logging Simpl agent usage
  • New | 12.4 - Monitoring Simpl agent health
  • New | 12.5 - Monitoring compliance with EU regulation
  • New | 12.6 - Logging data or application consumption
  • New | 12.7 - Monitoring business actions
  • New | 12.8 - Central logs repository per Simpl-Open agent
  • New | 12.9 - Monitoring infrastructure, data and application consumption
  • New | 12.10 - Pre-configure and custom monitoring dashboards

10/09/2024

• Migration of all existing requirements from Futurium to the present website.