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{{Outdated| The preferred method of entering data is not to start from the Data Entry menu.}}
{{Reference guide header|The Data entry Entry process is a series of steps to ensure the approval of high-level quality data inside {{IMSMANG}}. To help achieve this aim, is performed by completing important to have locally defined standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Data Entry Form templateswhich defines who-does-what and who is responsible for Data 'Verification. The Data Entry process consists of three major steps:
1. Reconile 2. Data Entry 3. Approve. Data entry is performed by completing Data Entry Form templates. Data Entry Form templates may contain different data field formats for example:
* alphanumeric or numeric fields,
* multiple or single-select lists and
}}
===Open a Data Entry Form TemplateProcess===__NOEDITSECTION__<ol><li>Choose In the previous step of the Data Entry > process, [[Reconciling and Approving Data Entry Forms > Add Data Entry Forms...</li> in IMSMANG | Reconcile]], which [[File:Test.png|440pxReconcile |Action]] <li>Select the and Data Entry Form template of your choice and click OK.</li> [[File:Select Templateto use have been decided.png|440px|]]</ol>
===Enter data in a Data Entry Form Template===__NOEDITSECTION__
| [[File:Pencil_for_points.png]] || This button is used for entering [[Enter Geospatial Data in the Data Entry Form|geospatial information]].
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| '''[[Image:Approve''' button.png]] || Removes the Data Entry Form from the Workbench. After a Data Entry Form has been approved, it can no longer be changed. An approved Data Entry Form can be viewed from the Location Summary and Item Summary windows. In order to approve a Data Entry Form, it must have a Location assigned to it.
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| '''Reject''' || Saves the Data Entry Form to the Workbench with a Rejected status.