Powering Efficient Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Contract Oversight with DORAedge Data Automation
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has been in effect since January 2025, yet many regulated financial entities across the EU are still working through what “ongoing compliance” looks like in practice. The hardest part is not understanding the regulation itself but implementing practical, effective, and sustainable monitoring and reporting processes.
A key obligation under DORA is for firms to maintain the Register of Information (RoI). The RoI is a structured overview of an organization’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) service landscape, including third-party relationships. The DORA regulation requires firms to not just submit this data accurately in a regulator-aligned reporting output on an annual basis, with the next deadline upcoming during Q1 2026, but it mandates that firms maintain this network information year-round.
DORAedge is built to make that ongoing process manageable. The platform enables firms to collect, validate, centralize, and continuously maintain ICT network data in a structured model aligned to RoI requirements. Bulk Contract import and export workflows sit inside that capability, but the value proposition is broader than any single tool. DORAedge helps teams manage their ICT network through streamlined Contract data management, so RoI reporting becomes a simple output of daily oversight rather than a recurring, and resource-intensive, annual rebuild.
Why Register of Information Reporting Remains Difficult
The European Banking Authority’s Register of Information template is based on the Data Point Model (DPM) 4.0 and is extensive to interpret and populate. The effort required is not just a question of network size; it is an exercise in structure, consistency, and comprehension across internal teams.
In most organizations, Contract and third-party dependency information is spread across procurement systems, contracting tools, vendor management platforms, risk documentation, local spreadsheets, and individual files. Each business area may use different definitions and service naming conventions. Even year to year, updating Registers can become another high-effort reconciliation exercise.
DORAedge addresses the root issue by giving firms two things they typically lack:
A centralized and intuitive way to track, view, and update ICT network data at scale, and
An on-demand reporting engine that prepares the RoI in the regulator-aligned data model, without requiring internal experts to upskill and decode the complex schema.
Contracts Are the Backbone of the ICT Network
Contract records sit at the heart of the RoI because they link the organization’s internal structure to its external dependencies. Contracts connect:
Entities and their Branches
Critical or important Functions
ICT Providers and the services they deliver
The relationships between Providers where supply chains exist
This is why DORAedge’s Contract management capability is central to how firms build and maintain their RoI datasets. By making Contract data easier to onboard, validate, and keep up to date, DORAedge simplifies the entire ICT network lifecycle.
How DORAedge Simplifies ICT Network Data Management
1. A Tenant-specific RoI-aligned Contract Template
As a welcomed alternative to requiring firms to populate the EBA RoI template to DPM 4.0’s specs, DORAedge provides teams with a Contract import template that is far easier to work with. The template has an optimized structure for ease of data collection and allows alphanumeric terms, as they also appear in the DORAedge app, instead of in EBA code format.
This matters for two reasons:
Cross-functional teams can work with meaningful names instead of manually interpreting EBA codes.
Data collection becomes accessible to all stakeholders, not only a small group of RoI specialists.
The template also prepopulates dropdown lists with existing DORAedge records such as Entities, Branches, Functions, and Providers. This ensures that Contracts are linked consistently and prevents avoidable entry errors. Above all, the template ensures full alignment with EBA RoI requirements for reporting purposes.
2. Efficient Onboarding for New DORAedge Users and Existing Clients
Many firms approaching the 2026 RoI submission period already have a dataset from 2024 or 2025, even if it sits in spreadsheets or internal tools. A common challenge in adopting a (new) compliance platform is the onboarding effort.
DORAedge bulk Contract import feature is designed to remove that barrier. Teams who are new to DORAedge can take last year’s Register or internal Contract inventories, map them into the DORAedge template, validate them once, and quickly establish their ICT network baseline inside the platform. This avoids record-by-record rebuilding and accelerates time to compliance readiness.
3. Bulk Updates to Keep Datasets Current
Bulk workflows in DORAedge are not limited to first-time onboarding. Firms can also download their existing Contract records, apply updates in the standardized template, and re-upload to update existing records in bulk.
This is critical for ongoing compliance:
Contracts renew.
Service scopes change.
Provider structures evolve.
DORAedge makes those changes manageable at scale, so the RoI stays accurate year-round without forcing teams into repetitive, manual form updates.
4. Validation Built Into the Import Workflow
One of the biggest drivers of cost and delay in RoI submission is late-stage data correction. DORAedge prevents this by embedding validation into the bulk import process. When a Contract spreadsheet is uploaded, DORAedge identifies any errors, highlighting exactly which cell(s) need(s) correction and for what reason(s) before any data is entered into the system. Teams can then easily correct issues in the spreadsheet and re-upload. Only valid records are accepted.
This keeps data quality high while still allowing bulk efficiency. The template is an effective collection format, and validation ensures that the final dataset remains reliable.
5. Interactive ICT Network and Supply Chain Visibility
Contracts often represent more than a single direct relationship. They capture Provider dependencies and deep supply chains. DORAedge allows these relationships to be represented in the import spreadsheet and then visualized interactively in the platform once uploaded.
Instead of a static RoI spreadsheet that few people can interpret, teams get an ICT network they can explore and understand on demand. This improves governance and resilience, not just reporting.
6. Traceability for Audit and Supervisory Confidence
Every Contract in DORAedge includes a Record Source field that specifies whether it was manually added or imported originally, and this field is available across all Contract records. Teams can filter Contracts by Source and audit the record history when needed. This supports RoI defensibility and helps firms respond to regulator or auditor questions about data provenance.
What This Capability Delivers in Practice
For Firms Who Are Ready to Onboard Onto DORAedge Today
If you are not yet using the platform, DORAedge reduces onboarding friction and speeds up compliance readiness. You can:
Start from your existing Register or Contract inventories
Use an RoI-aligned template that is easier than the EBA file to populate, with built-in data references
Validate data and dependencies once, rather than clean errors late
Upload in bulk and immediately gain a structured ICT network for cross-functional review
The outcome is speed to a regulator-aligned dataset, without sacrificing quality, and establishing a centralized record of truth.
For Existing Clients Preparing the Next RoI Submission
Clients with last year’s data inside DORAedge gain a simpler refresh cycle. Instead of copying forward spreadsheets and correcting them manually, they can:
Export their current Contract dataset
Update changed records efficiently in a standard template
Validate and upload in bulk
Maintain a live RoI-ready dataset well in advance of report submission deadlines
This turns annual reporting into a controlled update process rather than another rebuild. Teams can then manage and monitor their ICT network for ongoing compliance purposes, which is the ultimate intention behind this regulatory reporting requirement.
The Business Value Behind DORAedge’s Contract Data Automation
1. Standardized Data Collection and Maintenance Across Teams
A single structured model eliminates competing spreadsheets and interpretations. Stakeholders contribute in a controlled format, and the ICT network remains consolidated.
2. Clearer ICT Network Comprehension Without EBA Code Dependence
By using alphanumeric names and a unified model, DORAedge makes the RoI understandable to non-specialists. Teams can view and interpret the ICT network directly in the platform, at any time.
3. A Continuously Updated RoI Dataset, Not An Annual Project
Bulk updates support continuous monitoring. Firms stay aligned to DORA expectations for ongoing third-party oversight, and reporting becomes a normal output of governance.
4. Faster and More Confident RoI Reporting When Deadlines Arrive
When the Q1 2026 submission window opens, firms using DORAedge are not starting from scratch. They are reporting from a maintained source of truth.
5. Stronger Operational Resilience Through Real Network Management
Contract automation is not only about reducing effort. It enables real ICT network management. Better visibility into dependencies and supply chains leads to sharper resilience decisions.
From Compliance Requirement to Operational Advantage
The RoI is a reporting artifact. DORA itself is about the firm’s ability to oversee ICT dependencies continuously and respond to operational risk realistically. That is why the most sustainable compliance strategy is not to perfect a spreadsheet once a year. It is to maintain a living ICT network dataset that can be monitored and reported on demand.
DORAedge enables that by combining:
An RoI-aligned data model
Structured bulk onboarding for existing datasets
Efficient bulk updates for real-time and year-over-year maintenance
Built-in validation and traceability
Interactive network and supply chain visibility
Exportability for reporting and audit
Bulk Contract imports and exports are part of this workflow, but the true value proposition is the broader capability. DORAedge makes ongoing ICT Contract oversight practical, scalable, and regulator-ready. The ICT network becomes the data backbone from which teams can track risks and manage incidents.
Whether you are onboarding into DORAedge for the first time or refreshing last year’s dataset for the next RoI reporting cycle, the platform is designed to reduce manual effort, improve data quality, and make compliance a continuous and collaborative operational strength.