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The figure above shows how Data Entry Form templates are prepared and maintained. Using the Data Entry Form Template Designer, information managers build templates from the data elements in the Data Inventory Manager. Information managers can design as many or as few templates as they desire, and they can save drafts or publish the templates as needed.
When a template is completed and ready to be used for data entry, information managers publish the template for use by data entry personnel. (Only published templates can be used for data entry.) Data entry personnel can choose the published template to enter data on, which, when approved in the system, the result is shown in [[Summary Window | Summary Windows]]. The Summary windows are also fully customisable using the [[Designing Summary Templates | Summary Manger]]. So, information managers can define not only the Data Entry Form templates but also the format the information is displayed in when the data is approved.
Information managers can also inactivate templates and/or delete templates that have never been used so they are no longer available for data entry, a capability that is particularly useful when older versions of a template needs to be replaced. In order to avoid confusion on which template that should be used for data entry it is strongly recommended to inactive old versions.
Following these principles, information managers can achieve the correct balance of usability and data quality necessary for a well functioning Mine Action Programme.
It is important to evaluate/test the content of the template in order to avoid confusion such as
* questions/options that data collection staff or respondents do not understand or which are subject to different interpretations
* redundant or unnecessary questions/options
* how to better word questions/options.
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