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Several important principles of template design assist information managers in building effective templates. These include
# use only data elements from one item per template, ; # if the data collection for different types of an item is very different then it is recommended to create more than one template for the item (e.g. Non Technical Survey and Completion Report), ; # include the ''big five'' data elements on all templates,: # Form ID,: # Item ID,: # Date of Information,: # Status of item (e.g. Open, Completed, Deceased/Alive), Status changed date and Status changed reason,: # Item Type (e.g. SHA, Completion Report, Demining Accident),# set important fields as required,;
# add guidance, instructions and versioning to the templates.
If the information manager decides to create more than one template for an item it is important to prevent users to make mistakes / wrong combination at data entry / data collection.
Information managers could also consider creating a minimal information ''administration'' template designed to update the type and/or status of each item when administrative changes to items may be required. For example, in a land release workflow, when a progress report (Activity) is submitted the linked Land should change status from ''Open '' to ''Worked On''. In most Mine Action Programmes the operator will not submit an updating Land nor will the Operations section of the NMAA issues a PM on that the status of the Land should be changed. It is considered as an IM administrative action to change the status of the land and therefore the information manager may find it useful to design an ''administrative'' Data Entry Form template with only a few fields for status updates (like the ''big five''), an information manager can hence ensure that all steps of a Land Release workflow are reflected properly and with minimal effort in the {{IMSMANG}} database.
===Include the ''big five'' Data Elements on All Templates===__NOEDITSECTION__
{{IMSMANG}} does not allow you to drag the same element to a template twice. For example, if the template you are designing already includes the ''Type of Accident'', you cannot add it again to the template.
[[Image:AddingSameElementTwiceAlternateMessage.png|center|500px600px|''Adding the Same Element Twice'']]
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''Adding the Same Element Twice''