Activate and inactivate an online document
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Activate the Online Standards Development (OSD) platform for a project
Inactivate the Online Standards Development (OSD) platform for a project
This article is relevant for:
Committee Manager
Beginning on 1 January 2025, for each project starting (new project or revision), the CM shall consult with the convenor/project leader ahead of the registration of the project and confirm the preferred option for the OSD platform during the post voting decision process (NP) or with the revision resolution template.
The activation is possible at any stage from the stage 00.00 to the stage 40.99 included and except during a consultation/balloting stage (XX.20) (stage codes).
Prerequisites
- The project must be registered in Projects
- The project must be eligible to be developed in OSD
Activate the Online Standards Development (OSD) platform for a project (new project or revision)
In Projects, search and open your project's detail page. Open the Online document tab and click on the options available for your project:
| Options | Description |
| Create a new document | Available for new project and revision Create a blank online document (simple template) to start drafting directly online. The document includes the default text for Forward, Introduction, Scope as well as the structure of the document based on ISO/IEC Directives Part 2 If you want to import content from Word/PDF to OSD, please refer to this article |
| Import a Word file | Available for new project and revision Create an online document with the content provided in the Word document. The ISO/CS Word import is a two-week process |
| Start from latest edition | Available for revision only Create an online document with the content of the latest version of the standard |
IMPORTANT: Word Import
- Documents in Word format that are submitted to ISO for conversion to online format must be drafted using the Word template for ISO standards available at https://www.iso.org/iso-templates.html and shall not contain track changes.”
- Once your document is on OSD, any changes made in a Word document cannot be imported back into the OSD. If you modify the content in a Word document while resolving comments from a consultation or ballot, you must manually update the online document to reflect those changes.
NOTE: The Activation button is not available?
The options may be not available (greyed) or you may not see the options for the following reasons:
- You are not the CM or support team / your role does not entitle you to proceed with the activation of the online document
- Your document is a new project and therefore the "start from latest edition" is not available
- The project was once on OSD and was deactivated. OSD may only be used once in the lifetime of a project.
- The project has already been imported either from the latest edition or from a Word document.
There in only one import (latest edition or from a Word document) in the lifetime of a project.
- The project is not eligible: OSD adoption by ISO committees and eligible projects
Getting started with content creation
The committee and/or Working Group members can start collaboratively work in the online document to create content. The Getting Started Guide for Officers provides all necessary information.
If you already have some content in Word/PDF and want to import it manually in OSD, follow the instruction here: Import content from Word/PDF to OSD
Inactivate the Online Standards Development (OSD) platform for a project
In Projects, search and open your project's detail page. In the Online document tab, click on the button Online document deactivation request. This action will send an email to the relevant Technical Programme Manager (TPM) to follow up on your request.
Note that once a project is deactivated and leave the Online Standards Development platform it will no longer be possible to activate the OSD mode again for this project.
Warning:
- Online document cannot be deactivated during a consultation or ballot.
- Online Document which are not deactivated will be automatically attached to consultations /ballots and will be submitted to ISOCS for DIS.
- To avoid confusion for the Committee Members please ensure you deactivate the document if you are no longer working online.
