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==Sending Backups to Reset to a Common Dataset==__NOEDITSECTION__
The easiest way to ensure that each site is working from a common dataset is to distribute a full backup of the {{IMSMANG}} dataset to each site on a regular basis. This can occur weekly, monthly or quarterly, but the key is to distribute an official‖ official dataset to each site regularly to ensure that auxiliary data is up to date and that any changes made to other parts of the dataset are distributed. In this way, organisations can maintain a common set of national statistics and the dataset reflects the decisions made by the central authority to resolve errors or issues in importing and exchanging Data Entry Forms.
It is important to understand, however, that the restoration of a backup file overwrites the data at the regional site including any locally created searches and reports. So, the recipient sites should consider the following recommendations:
