The DSF Community invites you to two events in the first quarter of 2026: The DSF Hackathon on January 20, 2026, 10:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m and the DSF Spring School on February 24–26, 2026 at Heilbronn University

We are thrilled to announce that Version 2 of the Data Sharing Framework is finally available and ready for deployment on the test infrastructure! Additionally, new versions of several process plugins are released to be compatible with DSF 2. For more Details check the release notes on Github!.

The DSF Community meet-up in Heidelberg brought together developers and contributoers to share ideas and discuss the latest progress in the DSF Community project. Highlights included updates on DSF 2.0, API 2.0, and a sneak peek at the new Linter Tool. The event wrapped up with a look ahead to 2026.

On Friday, November 21st, 2025, Hauke Hund and Maximilian Kurscheidt from the Data Sharing Framework (DSF) team attended the Operaton Release Party at the itemis headquarters in Dortmund to celebrate the upcoming release of Operaton 1.0. Read more about this exciting event!

The first Release Candidate for DSF 2.0.0 is now publicly available. This milestone marks a major step for the DSF, introducing new key features and significant improvements. We explore some of the key features, you can find more details in the full article.

The Data Sharing Framework (DSF) is entering an exciting new phase. With the upcoming DSF 2.0 release, we are transitioning our business process engine from Camunda 7 to Operaton 1.0.0, a modern, open-source BPMN 2.0 engine. This move marks a significant step toward improved scalability, long-term maintainability, and alignment with DSF’s distributed architecture.

We’re excited to announce that the next major release, DSF 2.0, is currently in development! This update brings significant improvements and new features designed to enhance performance and usability. This article is a summary on what to expect in the upcoming release.

After much anticipation, the DSF team participated at the FHIR DevDays 2025. The Event was held from June 3rd until June 6th in Amsterdam. As the world’s largest event dedicated to HL7 FHIR, DevDays brings together health IT professionals from across the globe to deepen their understanding of the standard, to exchange knowledge, and to explore innovative real-world applications in healthcare!

Our DSF team will be at FHIR DevDays 2025 from June 3rd to 6th in Amsterdam! DevDays is the world’s leading FHIR event in the field of digital health. Join us at the event for engaging community talks by Maximilian Kurscheidt and Hauke Hund. We’ll be discussing the International Patient Summary Challenge 2025, as well as how we can foster research through Real-World Data Sharing and Process Orchestration using FHIR and BPMN. We look forward to seeing you there! If you'd like to connect with us during the event, feel free to arrange a meeting beforehand by emailing us at 📧 dsf-gecko@hs-heilbronn.de.

From April 2nd to 4th, members of the DSF community gathered at Heilbronn University for the annual DSF Spring School 2025. The three-day event provided an in-depth look at the Data Sharing Framework (DSF) and its latest developments, featuring expert talks, hands-on sessions, and collaborative projects during a community-driven hackathon. With vibrant discussions and plenty of memorable moments, the event concluded on a high note.