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IMSMA<sup>NG</sup> provides a local identifier (local ID) data element for each item category or subcategory, which when used on data entry forms allows information managers to track items and Data Entry Forms entered into IMSMA<sup>NG</sup>. These local ID data elements enable data entry clerks to click a button and insert an automatically generated ID rather than enter one manually, helping to reduce duplicate local IDs in the system.
IMSMA<sup>NG</sup> comes with a default local ID type generator per item, but there is no limit to how many different types can be created. It is recommended to create at least one local ID type generator per item subcategory. For example, create a local ID type generator for completion reports, another for clearance reports and another for minefields. Also, establishing a convention for the local ID types generators makes it easy to understand and find data.
Local ID types generators are typically comprised of the following components:
[Local ID Name]-[System Name]-[Incremented Number]