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==Design Concept==__NOEDITSECTION__
With the drag-and-drop capability, the Data Entry Form Template Designer lets information managers select from all of the data elements available in the Data Inventory Manager and position them on a template. Information managers can create wholly new Data Entry Forms Form templates from or adjust Data Entry Forms Form templates that were provided in the installation package as inspiration using only the data elements that are valuable to their Mine Action Programme’s workflows.
Because the design process is critical to the proper functioning of the Information Management system, {{IMSMANG}} provides several capabilities to facilitate the design and sharing of Data Entry Form templates. Information managers can save Data Entry Form templates to the file system in .FFML format. The templates can be exchanged with other {{IMSMANG}} users or Mine Action Programmes.
===Questionnaire vs Data Entry Form===__NOEDITSECTION__
A questionnaire is designed for to be printed on '''paper''' and to be filled in by '''hand''' by an interviewer while conducting the interview in the field. The Data Entry Form templates are built to be filled in using {{IMSMANG}} and/or IMSMA Remote Entry. Questionnaires and Data Entry Form templates will have '''different''' layouts and elements.
* Questionnaires look like Data Entry Form templates but when data entry is done in {{IMSMANG}} the information updates more than one item e.g. Land, Accident and Victim.
* Country Structure information would need to be included on the Questionnaires but will '''not''' be included on Data Entry Form templates since in {{IMSMANG}} that will be obtained by assigning to a Location.
* Questionnaires contain information that in {{IMSMANG}} are links between objects e.g. Accident ID on Victim Questionnaire.
* Questionnaire should have all alternatives as single select but Data Entry Form templates may have combobox.
* Questionnaires do not have alternatives like ''Not specified'' but Data Entry Form templates do.
* Questionnaires may have alternatives in chronological order because that is better for interviewer. Data Entry Form templates may have alphabetical order because easier for Data entry staff.
* Questionnaires have instructions like ''If No, go to question 14''.
* Questionnaires are recommended to be translated to the language(s) that will be used during data collection and Data Entry Form templates are often mono- or bilingual.
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* If necessary, it It is recommended to use another software (e.g. Word or iReport) to build the same forms for data collection with paper and penQuestionnaires. * The Data Entry Form templates are built to be filled in using {{IMSMANG}} and/or IMSMA Remote Entry. Using printed Data Entry Form templates to record data with pen in the field may impose limitations on the amount or extent of information collected.* Paper-based data collection forms (questionnaires) and {{IMSMANG}} Data Entry Form templates will have a different layout and elements. E.g. Country Structure information would need to be included on the questionnaires but will '''not''' be included on {{IMSMANG}} Data Entry Form templates since in {{IMSMANG}} that will be obtained by assigning to a Location.* Questionnaires are recommended to be translated to the language(s) that will be used during data collection and {{IMSMANG}} Data Entry Form templates are often mono- or bilingual.}}
===How It Works===__NOEDITSECTION__