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IMSMA allows you to import and export various types of data, including map files, auxiliary data files, geospatial points, translations, and field reportsdata entry forms. The sections below describe how and from where you can import/export data in IMSMA.

==Map Data==__NOEDITSECTION__===Importing Map Data===__NOEDITSECTION__

{| style="border:2px solid lightgray; float:center; margin:10px;"|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"|[[Image:bulb2.png|25px|Represents a tip or {note for using IMSMA.]]|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"| The .mxd of the map file and corresponding shapefiles should be located on a local drive on your computer. |The .mxd should have an unique name and has never been imported into {{IMSMANG}} before. Recommended size of the file should not exceed 2 GB.}}

<li>From In the '''File''' menu, select &rarr; '''Import'''.</li><li>From the '''Import''' menu, select &rarr; '''Map'''.</li> :The Map Manager window displays.

===Exporting Map Data===__NOEDITSECTION__

{| style="border:2px solid lightgray; float:center; margin:10px;"|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"|[[Image:bulb2.png|25px|Represents a tip or {note for using IMSMA.]]|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"| Before you export the map, you should zoom in as close as possible to the area on the map that you would like to export. The further out you are zoomed from your map, the longer it will take to export the map. |}}

[[Image:MapManagerExport.png|400px|center|''Map Manager Export window'']]

====Exporting Map Data For Use in ArcPad==== <p>To export the IMSMA map extent for use in ArcPad for more advanced geoprocessing:</p>__NOEDITSECTION__

<li>From In the '''File''' menu, select &rarr; '''Export'''.</li><li>From the '''Export''' menu, select &rarr; '''Map'''. </li>:The Map Manager: Export window displays.

<li>Navigate to the directory folder where you would like to save a copy of the map.</li>

:The map is saved in .apm format. The Map Export Complete window displays.

====Exporting Map Data as a PDF File==== <p>To export the map in a .pdf format:</p>__NOEDITSECTION__

<li>From In the '''File''' menu, select &rarr; '''Export'''.</li><li>From the '''Export''' menu, select &rarr; '''Map'''.</li>:The Map Manager: Export window displays.

{| style="border:2px solid lightgray; float:center; margin:10px;"|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"|[[Image:bulb2.png|25px|Represents a tip or {note for using IMSMA.]]|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"| Selecting the .pdf option creates a visual snapshot of the map as it displays in the Map pane, and this image cannot be manipulated further. Before exporting, you should display the map exactly as you want it to look (show or hide icons, shapes, and pins, recentre the map, zoom in or out, and so on). |}}

<li>Navigate to the directory folder where you would like to save a copy of the map.</li>

:The map is saved in the .pdf format. The Map Export Complete window displays.

==Geospatial Data==__NOEDITSECTION__{{HowTo'snote|Find information on how to import geospatial data from [[Import Geospatial Data#How To from Excel|Excel]] and [[Import Geospatial Datafrom Shapefile| Importing Geospatial Datashapefile]]to Task, Auxiliary data or to a Data Entry Form.}}

==Auxiliary DataXLS Import==__NOEDITSECTION__The XLS Import feature allows you to import data into {{IMSMANG}} using an Excel file. This allows large amount of data being imported in another format than xml.

The XLS Import feature allows you {{Note| In order to import field report data or auxiliary in XLS format, scripts files that specify how the data fields contained in the XLS file(organisationss) should be processed e.g. the import order, explosive ordnance, placesimport logic, reconciliation rules and country structure levels) into IMSMA using a Microsoft Excel file. This allows mine action personnel without IMSMA access to collect data in a format that can any error handling must be entered into the systemdeveloped. The XLS Import feature also aids in data migration activitiesContact your [[Information Management Team | GICHD IM advisor]] for help.}}

{| style="border:2px solid lightgray; float:center; margin:10px;"|align="left" styleTranslations=="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"|__NOEDITSECTION__See [[Image:bulb2.png|25px|Represents a tip or note for using IMSMA.Language and Translations]]|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"| Before you can import data in XLS format, system administrators must set up mapping files that specify how the data fields contained in the XLS files are be mapped to the data fields in IMSMA, the import order, import logic, and business rules, and any data normalization required for import.

To import auxiliary data or field report data ==Data Entry Forms (xml)==__NOEDITSECTION__Data Entry Forms may be export in an XLS-four different ways to xml file format, you must have (s):# from the [[Search for Exporting Data Entry Form | Advanced search functionality]]# from the [[Export Data Entry Form from Workbench | Workbench ]]# from the [[Export a Data Entry Form from the ''XLS Import'' permission.Summary Window | Summary Window]]# from the [[Use the Data Entry Form Editor Window |}Data Entry Form Editor Window]]

<ol><li>From the File menu, select '''Import'''.</li><li>From the Export menu, select XLS File.</li>:The XLS Import window displays ([[:Image:XLSImport.png|XLS Import window]]). [[Image:XLSImport.png|center|''XLS Import window'']]<div align="center">''XLS Import window''</div> <li>Click the '''Browse''' button next to the Import Ordering File field.</li>:The Open window displays.<li>From the Open window:</li><ol type="a"><li>Navigate to the directory where the file that you would like to import is located.</li><li>Select the file name.</li><li>Click the '''Open''' button.</li>:In the XLS Import window, the location of the XLS file is displayed in the Processing Directory section of the window. The location of the import mapping files is displayed in the Import Data Directory section.</ol><li>Click the '''Import''' button.</li>:The Import Results window displays {{NavBox Working with the contents of the migration.log, migration_errors.log, and migration_dataissues.log ([[:Image:XLSImportResults.png|XLS/CSV Import Results window]]). In addition, log files are generated and can be found in the IMSMA_HOME\migration directory.<li>Verify that the import was successful, and click the '''Done''' button.</li> [[Image:XLSImportResults.png|center|''XLS/CSV Import Results window'']]<div align="center">''XLS/CSV Import Results window''</div> </ol> ==Translations==See [[Considerations for Language and Translations]].IMSMA}}

==Field Reports=={{HowTo's|[[Import Data Entry FormsCategory:NAA]]|[[Import a Data Entry Form from a MaXML File]] |[[Export a Data Entry Form to a MaXML File]] }}  {{NavBox Working with IMSMA}}