# DPPReady Knowledge

> Practical guides for planning, introducing and operating digital product passports.

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## Guides

- [Digital product passport software: features, selection and rollout](https://dppready.de/ai/en/wissen/digitaler-produktpass-software.md): What DPP software should provide, from data models and approvals to QR codes, APIs and reliable operation.
- [Create a digital battery passport: step by step to 2027](https://dppready.de/ai/en/wissen/digitaler-batteriepass-erstellen.md): A practical guide to affected batteries, data sources, roles, QR access and preparation for 18 February 2027.
- [Digital product passports for textiles and clothing](https://dppready.de/ai/en/wissen/digitaler-produktpass-textilien.md): How textile companies can prepare material, origin, care and circularity data without anticipating future detailed rules.
- [Create and operate a product passport with a QR code](https://dppready.de/ai/en/wissen/produktpass-mit-qr-code.md): From stable product links to print testing: how a QR code becomes dependable access to a digital product passport.
- [Import DPP data from Excel: from spreadsheet to product passport](https://dppready.de/ai/en/wissen/dpp-daten-aus-excel-importieren.md): A practical process for templates, mapping, validation, error reports and repeatable updates.
- [What do companies need for the EU product passport?](https://dppready.de/ai/en/wissen/eu-produktpass-anforderungen.md): An overview of ESPR, product-specific rules, data, identifiers, access, the registry and organisational preparation.
- [Digital product passports for furniture: materials, repair and circularity](https://dppready.de/ai/en/wissen/digitaler-produktpass-moebel.md): Prepare furniture data for identity, materials, spare parts, repair, disassembly and recycling.
- [Prepare digital product passports for electronics and ICT](https://dppready.de/ai/en/wissen/digitaler-produktpass-elektronik.md): A guide to identifiers, components, substances, software, repair and lifecycle information for electronic products.
- [Product passports for steel and aluminium across the value chain](https://dppready.de/ai/en/wissen/produktpass-stahl-aluminium.md): Prepare identifiers, origin, composition, carbon and recycling data for metals and semi-finished products.
- [Develop a DPP data model: products, batches, fields and versions](https://dppready.de/ai/en/wissen/dpp-datenmodell.md): How to design inheritance, identifiers, multilingual values, evidence and releases for a scalable product-pass system.
- [How much does a digital product passport cost?](https://dppready.de/ai/en/wissen/digitaler-produktpass-kosten.md): Understand cost drivers for data preparation, software, integration, identifiers, operation and supplier collaboration.
- [Select a DPP provider: company checklist](https://dppready.de/ai/en/wissen/dpp-anbieter-auswaehlen.md): Questions for evaluating product fit, data ownership, integration, security, operation and exit options.
- [Connect DPPs with ERP, PIM and PLM: API and integration guide](https://dppready.de/ai/en/wissen/dpp-api-erp-integration.md): Plan responsibilities, field mappings, validation, synchronisation and error handling across source systems.
- [Digital product passports for SMEs: start small and stay scalable](https://dppready.de/ai/en/wissen/digitaler-produktpass-kmu.md): A pragmatic route for smaller companies to organise responsibilities, data and tools without excessive complexity.
- [DPP obligations and deadlines: what is actually known in 2026](https://dppready.de/ai/en/wissen/dpp-pflicht-fristen.md): Separate binding requirements from working-plan dates, proposals and provider claims.
- [Collect DPP product data: checklist for the first pilot](https://dppready.de/ai/en/wissen/dpp-produktdaten-checkliste.md): Inventory product, material, supplier, evidence and lifecycle data for a useful DPP pilot.