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Rather than establishing one workflow that all Mine Action programmes must use, {{IMSMANG}} allows information managers to establish their own Mine Action programme-appropriate workflows and business rules to better support their specific needs. To document their Mine Action programme-specific workflows, information managers describe the processes undertaken on each object in {{IMSMANG}} and the outputs or products from the processes. Typically, these workflows relate to the various categories of land and activities, but they can also be applied to other {{IMSMANG}} items as appropriate.

During this step, information managers map the process that each land goes through as it is cleared or its impact is otherwise reduced. Using a combination of the relevant land types, status values and relationships, information managers design an information workflow that will be implemented as standard operating procedures (SOPs) for data entry and analysis. Some Mine Action programmes may have only one process for all categories of land while other Mine Action programmes may have three or more processes.

This workflow map identifies the activity that is used within the Mine Action programme and can be mapped in {{IMSMANG}} to track the clearance of land. Because {{IMSMANG}} supports customisable workflows, it can be used to track different workflows for different objects. For example, a Mine Action programme may have a separate abbreviated workflow for spot UXO EOD tasks that involve only the identification of the UXO hazard Land (object) and a clearance of the land (process) without additional surveys or steps. This process should also be mapped for implementing in {{IMSMANG}}.

The following figures show how each Mine Action programme can tailor the system to support a specific land clearance/activity workflow process for each type of land, from a traditional process for minefield clearance with multiple steps including a technical survey, clearance and completion survey to a simplified process for UXO clearance that includes only a clearanceone EOD Spot task report. Each example involves a single land Land on which one or more activities are conducted. At each step, information about the land's status and type is updated as a result of the activity.

In the figure below, a CHA ''SHA'' is created and its status is set to "''Open"''. A technical survey process is then conducted on the land, which results in changing the subcategory of the land from "''SHA'' to ''CHA" to "Minefield" '' and defining the land's perimeter. Next, a clearance process is conducted on the minefield ''CHA'' that results in updating the status of the land to "Worked On." Finally, a completion survey report is submitted that updates the status of the land to "Closed."

Simpler processes can be defined for other types of land. For example, a an EOD spot UXO task would likely not go through this complete workflow and instead start with a subcategory of "UXO" ''EOD'' and a status of "''Open''." A clearance EOD Spot task could then be conducted and the UXO spot ''EOD'' status updated to "''Closed''," without requiring a completion survey.

[[Image:Understanding Mine Action Information Management - Example Workflow 2.png|center|''Example of a Spot UXO EOD Workflow'']]

''Example of a Spot UXO EOD Workflow''