# Import: ODCS

> Create a data contract from an existing ODCS file.

#  Import: ODCS

Imports an existing [ODCS](../open-data-contract-standard.md) data contract file (for normalization or conversion).

```bash
datacontract import odcs --source other.odcs.yaml --output datacontract.yaml
```

All options: **[`datacontract import odcs`](../commands/import/odcs.md)**.