info@openaire.eu | August 2015 
OpenAIRE VALIDATOR
1. OpenAIRE provides a validator service that allows you to test and 
validate your data source/content for any of our guideline sets.
2. Once you do this, you can proceed and register your data source 
and join OpenAIRE. 
WWW.OPENAIRE.EU/VALIDATOR
Test the OpenAIRE Compliance
Users can: 
•Verify if the repository is truly compatible with the 
guidelines.
• Run a compatibility test
• enter the OAI-PMH base URL).
Run Compatibility Test:
View/Select Rules
for Usage
Use of OAI-DC (M)
Use of OAI-PMH:
'openaire' or 
'ec_fundedresources' or 
'driver' set must exist (M)
Use of OAI-PMH:
'openaire' set must exist (M)
driver set must exist (R)
ec_fundedresources set must 
exist (openaire2.0)
for Content
Field Access Level (M)
Field Alternative Identifier (R)
Field Audience (R)
Field Contributor (R)
Field Coverage (R)
Field Creator (M)
Field Date of Publication (M)
Field Description (MA)
Field Embargo End Date (MA)
Field Format (R)
Field Language (R)
Field License Condition (R)
Field Project Identifier for 
ecfundedresources (M)
Field Project Identifier for 
openaire(MA)
Field Publication Type (M)
Field Publication Version (R)
Field Publisher (MA)
Field Referenced Dataset (R)
Field Referenced Publication (R)
Field Resource Identifier (M)
Field Source (M)
Field Subject (MA)
Field Title (M)
Browse Test Results
1. You can browse all the tests you have submitted by clicking 
on TEST COMPLIANCY > BROWSE TEST RESULTS.
2. You  will  be  presented  with  a  table  containing  
information  about  each test. 
Data Provider Registration
Via validator tool: JOIN OPENAIRE > > ADD NEW…
REGISTER WITH THE GLOBAL REPOSITORY 
REGISTRIES OPENDOAR OR RE3DATA.ORG. 
Before you register your 
repository with OpenAIRE we 
ask you to take an extra step:
Why do we do this? Your data, as well as 
OpenAIRE, is part of a global infrastructure 
landscape and we need to use these registries as 
they are a key component of this landscape.
Useful info:
• User manual
• http://validator.openaire.eu/jsps/manuals/user-manual.pdf
• Guide for repository managers
• https://www.openaire.eu/repmanager-guide