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Comment: Broadened, Simplified, Engaging the Community Message

By joining the OpenECOMP community, you can participate by proposing features, reporting issues, creating OpenECOMP add-ons such as Portal Applications and Virtual Network Functions, or by enhancing the OpenECOMP platform itself.OpenECOMP welcomes anyone who can contribute to the mission expressed in the charter.   The following are some steps are good ways to learn more and get involved

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Get a Linux Foundation Identity

To report issues, propose features, or access the source code repositories, you must obtain Obtain a Linux Foundation identity, available at the Linux Foundation Portal, whose entry page is shown in Figure 1. If you do not already have a Linux Foundation identity, select the option to create a new account, and complete the form.

How to Request a Feature or Report a Bug

To find out what issues have already been reported, see Issue Reports. To request a feature or report a bug, follow the procedures described in Issue Management.

Participating as a Developer

There are different kinds of developer roles:

  • Developing stand-alone Virtual Functions that integrate with the OpenECOMP environment, most notably, Virtual Network Functions. To develop such Virtual Functions, you may use your own, separate development environment; you are not constrained to using the tools with which OpenECOMP itself is developed. See Creating a Virtual Network Function (VNF).
  • Developing semi-autonomous Applications that integrate with the OpenECOMP environment. Such applications generally benefit from linking to the same Common Services that are used by OpenECOMP; Otherwise, they can be developed in a separate environment. See Creating a Portal Application.

    • Explore the Platform Components

    Read the about the platform architecture, watch video presentations on major components, look at APIs and source code.

    Join Mailing Lists

    Subscribe to mailing lists you are interested in following, post questions, suggest areas you would like to contribute to.

    Look at JIRA Epics, Stories, and Issues

    You can look at Issue Reports for opportunities to contribute.  As your understanding of the platform grows and interactions on mailings list project leads result in innovative ideas for enhancement, enter them in JIRA using procedures described in Issue Management.

    Host an Event

    Host an event with peers that increases understanding of OpenECOMP and identifies uses, opportunities to contribute and improve.

    Develop Software for the Platform

    Developing the OpenECOMP Platform itself. This requires the full OpenECOMP development environment.

    See the Developing OpenECOMP section for instructions on how to get set up

    and participate

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    Develop Software that Runs on the Platform

    Create Virtual Network Functions that can run on the platform.  See Creating a Virtual Network Function (VNF).

    Figure 1. Linux Foundation login portal