In order to be effective and to make switching between service providers and data porting easier, such codes of conduct should be comprehensive and should cover at least the key aspects that are important during the process of porting data, such as the processes used for, and the location of, data back-ups; the available data formats and supports; the required IT configuration and minimum network bandwidth; the time required prior to initiating the porting process and the time during which the data will remain available for porting; and the guarantees for accessing data in the case of the bankruptcy of the service provider.
Chun a bheith éifeachtach agus chun aistriú idir soláthraithe seirbhíse agus portáil sonraí a dhéanamh níos easca, ba cheart do na cóid iompair sin a bheith cuimsitheach agus ba cheart dóibh ar a laghad na príomhghnéithe atá tábhachtach don phróiseas portála sonraí a chumhdach, amhail na próisis a n-úsáidtear do chúltacaí sonraí agus suíomh na gcúltacaí sonraí sin; na formáidí agus na tacaíochtaí sonraí atá ar fáil; an chumraíocht TF agus an bandaleithead íosta líonra atá de dhíth; an t-achar ama is gá sula gcuirfear tús leis an bpróiseas portála agus an t-achar ama ar lena linn is féidir teacht go fóill ar na sonraí lena bportáil; agus na ráthaíochtaí chun rochtain a fháil ar shonraí i gcás fhéimheacht an tsoláthraí seirbhíse.