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OAPEN Update

1. Overview and Context

This procedure updates the OAPEN2 table in the SQL Database.

2. Triggers

The execution of this procedure is usually triggered by

3. Steps to Be Performed

3.1 Download

OAPEN-Dashboard provides a download for all countries in CSV format. Often their data lags behind 1-2 months.

3.2 Clean

  • When importing switch off space/semicolon as delimiter
  • Delete all columns from H up to present month
  • Delete the Funders column
  • Reformat column G to YYYY-MM-01 format
  • Delete header

3.3 Upload

  • UploadNavigate intoto phpMyAdmin table "OAPEN2"
  • select Import tab;
  • select file
  • click "Go."
archive files under Punctum Admin > Metrics > OAPEN

4. Additional Information

5. Document Control

Document ID PRO-038
Document Owner Vincent
Version 1.0
Last Date of Change March 26, 2026
Next Review Due Date
Version & Change Tracking