DMTF Operating Policies

Welcome to the Operating Policies section of the Web site. Here you will find information on the technology adoption process, gaining access to committees, and policies regarding privacy and the distribution of other information. If you have questions after reading the information here, please contact us.

Alliance Partner Work Register Process (DSP4003) (236k PDF, updated 06/30/2008): Work registers are used within the DMTF to formalize our relationship with a partner organization. This document defines how an alliance partner work register is created and the sequence of steps that are required before a work register is approved and the alliance partnership is established. The document also explains the process for updating work registers.

Bylaws (132k PDF, updated 3/28/2008): The bylaws define the purpose of the organization, the principal office of the corporation, the members, directors, officers, and conflicts of interest.

Committee, Work Group, and Forum Process (DSP4002) (280k PDF, updated 7/30/2008): An overview of DMTF committees and Work Groups, the voting process, the working group lifecycle process, and information access policies.

DSP Acquisition Process (DSP4007) (92k PDF, released 1/17/2007): This document defines the DMTF Process to organize and manage work on specifications.

Errata Process (DSP4001) (204k PDF): This document defines the DMTF errata process. Errata are errors in released versions of DMTF specifications that are serious enough that corrections are needed. This document specifies how errata changes are approved, applied, and released within the DMTF.

Financial Process and Procedures (DSP4010) (200k PDF): This document describes the financial process and procedures used by DMTF for budget preparation, budget approval, approving contracts and statements of work, approving invoices, making payments, adjusting budgets, approving travel and miscellaneous expenses, and the annual audit.

DMTF Notice - Procurement (368k PDF, updated 7/23/2008): DMTF notice and disclaimer regarding procurement documents with language requiring manufacturers to be a DMTF Board member.

Member Rules of Conduct (5/1/2009) (124k PDF) : As a Member of the DMTF, there are rules which govern your behavior with regard to Communication, Anti-Trust, IP and Copyright that you must comply with. In addition, this document has key definitions that you should know and use consistently.

Patent Policy (87k PDF): Instructions and rules dictating submissions to the DMTF for consideration of a patent.

Press Release Policy (102k PDF, updated 12/2006): Policy regarding joint press releases and supporting quotes; what may be requested, requirements, the approval process for each.

Privacy Policy (13k PDF): The DMTF's policy on the collection of personal data, domain information, cookies, security, and disclosure.

Profile Release Process (DSP4005) (210k PDF, updated 3/16/2007): The DMTF Profile Development Process was created to organize work on profiles in the DMTF and with DMTF Alliance Partners. This document sets the process that will enable the DMTF TC (Technical Committee) to track profile development from conception to completion.

Release Process (DSP4004) (160k PDF, updated 01/14/2009): This document defines the DMTF Process for all DMTF releases intended to become standards. These DMTF Documents include specifications, white papers, CIM schema (including LDAP mappings), XML definitions (DTDs and XML Schema) and other documents deemed by the Technical Committee and Board of Directors to be relevant to the DMTF standards mission.

Standards Incubation Process (DSP4008) (184k PDF, updated 4/6/2007): A Standards Incubator allows a set of members to develop specifications which allow cross-vendor interoperability in an exploratory fashion.

Standard Messages Development and Publication Process (DSP4006) (PDF, updated 6/8/2006): This document defines the process to create and publish standard messages in the form of a message registry. The benefit of a message registry is that multiple standard messages are not defined for the same condition.

Technology Adoption Policy (9k PDF): Rules dictating new technology adoption: instructions for submittal of new technology, possible courses of action, press release/resubmit options.

Travel Reimbursement Policy (80k PDF): Policy regarding requests made to provide travel expense reimbursement for members who can not get the funds to support DMTF related travel from their employer or member organization.

Working Group Proposal Template (32k DOC): Used for proposing a new Working Group as described in DSP4002 (Committee/WG Lifecycle and Information Access document) under section 3.1.

XML schema, XML documents and XSLT Stylesheets Publishing Process (DSP4009) (268k PDF): This document describes the process the DMTF follows when publishing XML schema definitions, XML instance documents and XSLT stylesheets. The document also defines the format for URIs of XML namespaces used by published XML schema definitions and XML instance documents, and the publication location for these documents.