Share Data Entry Form Templates

The field report templates listed in the My Templates folder of the elements pane are the templates that you have created. Each of these templates has an associated XML or FFML file located in the <IMSMA Installation Direcotry>\client\FormTemplates\MyTemplates folder.

File:LightBulb.png These steps are done outside of IMSMA.

To share a template with other sites using IMSMA:

1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Locate the files in the <IMSMA Installation Directory>\client\FormTemplates\MyTemplates folder that are associated with the field report template(s) that you would like to share.
3. E-mail the field report template’s XML file(s) to the person(s).
4. The person receiving the file(s) will need to copy the file(s) into their <IMSMA Installation Directory>\client\FormTemplates\MyTemplates folder. After the file(s) have been copied into the folder, the IMSMA client will need to be restarted to make the field report template available from the My Templates folder.

File:LightBulb.png A few important notes: Templates can be shared even if they are not published. The file can be renamed but it must have an .ffml extension. Renaming the file in the file directory also changes the file name in the My Templates folder. When sharing field report templates, the CDFs and option selection values must be the same or the field report template will not publish (case-sensitive).