diff --git a/src/obidms.c b/src/obidms.c
index 0a294ed..2ab190f 100644
--- a/src/obidms.c
+++ b/src/obidms.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "obidms.h"
 #include "obierrno.h"
@@ -202,14 +203,14 @@ int create_dms_infos_file(int dms_file_descriptor, const char* dms_name)
  *
  **********************************************************************/
 
-int obi_dms_exists(const char* dms_name)
+int obi_dms_exists(const char* dms_path)
 {
     struct stat buffer;
 	char*       directory_name;
     int 		check_dir;
 
 	// Build and check the directory name
-    directory_name = build_directory_name(dms_name);
+    directory_name = build_directory_name(dms_path);
 	if (directory_name == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -224,14 +225,15 @@ int obi_dms_exists(const char* dms_name)
 }
 
 
-OBIDMS_p obi_create_dms(const char* dms_name)
+OBIDMS_p obi_create_dms(const char* dms_path)
 {
-	char* directory_name;
-	DIR*  dms_dir;
-	int   dms_file_descriptor;
+	char*  directory_name;
+	DIR*   dms_dir;
+	int    dms_file_descriptor;
+	size_t i, j;
 
 	// Build and check the directory name
-	directory_name = build_directory_name(dms_name);
+	directory_name = build_directory_name(dms_path);
 	if (directory_name == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -278,22 +280,32 @@ OBIDMS_p obi_create_dms(const char* dms_name)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	// Isolate the dms name
+	j = 0;
+	for (i=0; i<strlen(dms_path); i++)
+	{
+		if (dms_path[i] == '/')
+			j = i+1;
+		i++;
+	}
+
 	// Create the informations file
-	if (create_dms_infos_file(dms_file_descriptor, dms_name) < 0)
+	if (create_dms_infos_file(dms_file_descriptor, dms_path+j) < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
-	return obi_open_dms(dms_name);
+	return obi_open_dms(dms_path);
 }
 
 
-OBIDMS_p obi_open_dms(const char* dms_name)
+OBIDMS_p obi_open_dms(const char* dms_path)
 {
 	OBIDMS_p	dms;
-	char*	 	directory_name;
+	char*	 	relative_directory_path;
 	char* 		infos_file_name;
 	int			infos_file_descriptor;
 	bool		little_endian_dms;
 	bool 		little_endian_platform;
+	size_t		i, j;
 
 	dms = NULL;
 
@@ -307,18 +319,37 @@ OBIDMS_p obi_open_dms(const char* dms_name)
 	}
 
 	// Build and check the directory name
-	directory_name = build_directory_name(dms_name);
-	if (directory_name == NULL)
+	relative_directory_path = build_directory_name(dms_path);
+	if (relative_directory_path == NULL)
 	{
 		free(dms);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	strncpy(dms->directory_name, directory_name, OBIDMS_MAX_NAME);
-	free(directory_name);
+	// Build and store the absolute path to the DMS
+	if (getcwd(dms->directory_path, MAX_PATH_LEN) == NULL)
+	{
+		obi_set_errno(OBIDMS_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
+		obidebug(1, "\nError getting the absolute path to the current working directory");
+		free(relative_directory_path);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	strcat(dms->directory_path, "/");
+	strcat(dms->directory_path, relative_directory_path);
+	free(relative_directory_path);
+
+	// Isolate and store the dms name
+	j = 0;
+	for (i=0; i<strlen(dms_path); i++)
+	{
+		if (dms_path[i] == '/')
+			j = i+1;
+		i++;
+	}
+	strcpy(dms->dms_name, dms_path+j);
 
 	// Try to open the directory
-	dms->directory = opendir(dms->directory_name);
+	dms->directory = opendir(dms->directory_path);
 	if (dms->directory == NULL)
 	{
 		switch (errno)
@@ -355,7 +386,7 @@ OBIDMS_p obi_open_dms(const char* dms_name)
 	}
 
 	// Open informations file to check endianness
-	infos_file_name = build_infos_file_name(dms_name);
+	infos_file_name = build_infos_file_name(dms->dms_name);
 	infos_file_descriptor = openat(dms->dir_fd, infos_file_name, O_RDONLY, 0777);
 	if (infos_file_descriptor < 0)
 	{
@@ -602,15 +633,7 @@ char* obi_dms_get_dms_path(OBIDMS_p dms)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (getcwd(full_path, MAX_PATH_LEN) == NULL)	// TODO store when opening
-	{
-		obi_set_errno(OBI_UTILS_ERROR);
-		obidebug(1, "\nError getting the path to a file or directory");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	strcat(full_path, "/");
-	strcat(full_path, dms->directory_name);
+	strcpy(full_path, dms->directory_path);
 
 	return full_path;
 }
diff --git a/src/obidms.h b/src/obidms.h
index 3f332bc..b44071b 100644
--- a/src/obidms.h
+++ b/src/obidms.h
@@ -78,9 +78,14 @@ typedef struct Opened_indexers_list {
  * and opening of an OBITools Data Management System (DMS)
  */
 typedef struct OBIDMS {
+	char					dms_name[OBIDMS_MAX_NAME+1];		/** The name of the DMS.
+																 */
 	char					directory_name[OBIDMS_MAX_NAME+1];	/**< The name of the directory
 																 *   containing the DMS.
 																 */
+	char					directory_path[MAX_PATH_LEN];     	/**< The absolute path of the directory
+																 *   containing the DMS.
+																 */
 	DIR*					directory;							/**< A directory entry usable to
 																 *   refer and scan the database directory.
 																 */
@@ -105,7 +110,7 @@ typedef struct OBIDMS {
 /**
  * @brief Checks if an OBIDMS exists.
  *
- * @param dms_name A pointer to a C string containing the name of the database.
+ * @param dms_path A pointer to a C string containing the path to the database.
  *
  * @returns An integer value indicating the status of the database.
  * @retval 1 if the database exists.
@@ -115,7 +120,7 @@ typedef struct OBIDMS {
  * @since May 2015
  * @author Eric Coissac (eric.coissac@metabarcoding.org)
  */
-int obi_dms_exists(const char* dms_name);
+int obi_dms_exists(const char* dms_path);
 
 
 /**
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ int obi_dms_exists(const char* dms_name);
  *
  * A directory to store Obiblob indexers is also created.
  *
- * @param dms_name A pointer to a C string containing the name of the database.
+ * @param dms_path A pointer to a C string containing the path to the database.
  *                 The actual directory name used to store the DMS will be
  *                 `<dms_name>.obidms`.
  *
@@ -144,7 +149,7 @@ OBIDMS_p obi_create_dms(const char* dms_name);
 /**
  * @brief Opens an existing OBITools Data Management instance (OBIDMS).
  *
- * @param dms_name A pointer to a C string containing the name of the database.
+ * @param dms_path A pointer to a C string containing the path to the database.
  *
  * @returns A pointer to an OBIDMS structure describing the opened DMS.
  * @retval NULL if an error occurred.
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@ OBIDMS_p obi_create_dms(const char* dms_name);
  * @since May 2015
  * @author Eric Coissac (eric.coissac@metabarcoding.org)
  */
-OBIDMS_p obi_open_dms(const char* dms_name);
+OBIDMS_p obi_open_dms(const char* dms_path);
 
 
 /**
@@ -162,7 +167,7 @@ OBIDMS_p obi_open_dms(const char* dms_name);
  * If the database already exists, this function opens it, otherwise it
  * creates a new database.
  *
- * @param dms_name A pointer to a C string containing the name of the database.
+ * @param dms_path A pointer to a C string containing the path to the database.
  *
  * @returns A pointer to an OBIDMS structure describing the OBIDMS.
  * @retval NULL if an error occurred.
@@ -171,7 +176,7 @@ OBIDMS_p obi_open_dms(const char* dms_name);
  * @since May 2015
  * @author Eric Coissac (eric.coissac@metabarcoding.org)
  */
-OBIDMS_p obi_dms(const char* dms_name);
+OBIDMS_p obi_dms(const char* dms_path);
 
 
 /**
@@ -295,9 +300,19 @@ int obi_dms_unlist_indexer(OBIDMS_p dms, Obi_indexer_p indexer);
 
 
 /**
- * Function meant to disappear soon
+ * @brief Gets the full path to the DMS.
+ *
+ * @warning The returned pointer has to be freed by the caller.
+ *
+ * @param dms The DMS.
+ *
+ * @returns A pointer to the full path.
+ * @retval NULL if an error occurred.
+ *
+ * @since April 2016
+ * @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
  */
-char* obi_dms_get_path(OBIDMS_p dms);
+char* obi_dms_get_dms_path(OBIDMS_p dms);
 
 
 /**