[[File:Overview_IMSMA_to_MINT.png|centerright|500px400px]]What steps are concretely required in order to get information out of raw data? If {{IMSMANG}} is used for collecting and storing data, a reporting database called [[IMSMA_Staging_Area|staging area]] can be generated using the [[Staging_Area_Generator|staging area generator (SAG)]]. This is a "flat" version of the IMSMA database that is directly and easily accessible for [[MINT]], Geo-analysis tools or any [[External_Reporting_Tools|other reporting and analysis tool]], such as Tableau and Excel. If the raw data is not in IMSMA, but in another database or in spreadsheets, MINT (and other tools) can also connect to it - contact your [[Management_Consulting_Team|GICHD IM focal point]] for investigating a specific use case.