Field report information may be exported and imported in maXML format.
Table 16. Comparison of MDML and maXML
Item MDML maXML
Name Mobile Data Markup Language Mine Action Extensible Markup Language
Uses Exchange of field reports with IMSMA Mobile and IMSMANG Remote Entry
Exchange of unapproved field reports for quality assurance or data entry
Exchange of complete field report data including reconciliation and links
Exchange of approved or unapproved field reports between IMSMANG systems
Source Export from individual field reports, the Workbench, Search or the File menu
Export from individual field reports, the Workbench, Search or the File menu
Reconciliation and Links No links or reconciliation information included
Includes reconciliation and link information if available
Import To the Workbench To the Workbench or automatic approval
Templates Uses MTML templates (IMSMA Mobile) or FFML templates (IMSMA RE); can select any field report template on import FFML templates only. Requires publishing of correct field report template prior to import; can import CDFs using templates.
When importing XML field reports into IMSMANG, there are occasionally problems with the data that cause the data to not be fully imported. These “import issues” are tracked on each field report and must be resolved before the field report can be approved. Typically, import issues are the result of references to auxiliary data such as places, organisations, ordnance or country structure elements that do not exist in the importing system. These issues can be resolved easily by creating the necessary auxiliary data and re-importing the field reports. This functionality is designed to permit imports to continue even if some of the linked data is missing.