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[[File:Overview_IMSMA_to_MINT.png|left|400px]] What steps are concretely required in order to get information out of raw data? If <br/>From within the {{IMSMANG}} application it is used for collecting and storing data, a possible to export search results to Excel or using iReport templates with charts. When the built in reporting database called functions in {{IMSMANG}} are not covering your needs then we recommend using the '''[[IMSMA_Staging_Area|staging areaStaging Area]] can be '''. The Staging Area is a "flat" stand-alone version of the IMSMA database especially suitable for reporting/statistics/GIS. The Staging Area database is generated by using the '''[[Staging_Area_Generator|staging area generator Staging Area Generator (SAG)]]''' application. This is a "flat" version of the IMSMA database that The Staging Area data is directly and easily accessible for '''[[MINT]], Geo-analysis tools ''' or any [[External_Reporting_Tools|other reporting and analysis tool]], such as [https://www.tableau.com/ Tableau ] and Excel.  If the raw not all data that you would like to use is not in from IMSMA, but e.g. in another database or in spreadsheets, MINT (and other tools) can also connect to it - contact your '''[[Information Management Team|GICHD IM focal point]] for investigating a specific use case'''.