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{{TOC rightDISPLAYTITLE:<span style="position: absolute; clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);">{{FULLPAGENAME}}</span>}}<!-- BANNER ACROSS TOP OF PAGE -->{| id="mp-topbanner" style="width:100%; background:#ddd; margin:1.2em 0 6px 0; border:1px solid #ddd;"| style="width:61%; color:#000;" |<!-- "WELCOME TO IMSMA" AND ARTICLE COUNT -->__NOEDITSECTION__{| style="width:280px; border:none; background:none;"| style="width:280px; text-align:center; white-space:nowrap; color:#000;" |<div style=What is "font-size:162%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">Welcome to IMSMA?Wiki,</div><div style="top:+0.2em; font-size:95%;">The IMSMA online documentation</div><div id="articlecount" style="font-size:85%;">[[Special:Statistics|{{#expr:{{formatnum:{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}|R}}-{{formatnum:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:NoPublic|pages}}|R}}}}]] articles</div>{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|}<!-- PORTAL LIST ON RIGHT-HAND SIDE -->| style="width:13%; font-size:95%;" |* [[The Making of IMSMA|History]]*[[Portal:Using IMSMA NG|Using {{IMSMANG}}]]*[[Portal:IMSMA NG Administration|{{IMSMANG}} Administration]]* [[Portal:Remote_Entry| IMSMA Remote Entry]]| style="width:13%; font-size:95%;" |*[[IMSMA MobilePortal:Business Intelligence|Business Intelligence]]* [[Portal:GIS|GIS]]* [[Portal:Technical_Notes|Technical Notes]]*[[IMSMA LegacyPortal:Training|Training]] (not supported)|}

==Assessing Mine Action Information Management Needs==__NoTOC__<!-- Template Box -->{| id="mp-upper" id=Understanding and Customising IMSMA"mf-nec" style==''This section provides important information about IMSMA and how you can customise IMSMA to fit your Mine Action Information Management Needs.''"width: 100%; margin:4px 0 0 0; background:none; border-spacing: 0px;"

<!-- WHAT IS IMSMA -->| class="MainPageBG" style="width:54%; border:1px solid #fff; background:#fff; vertical-align:top; color:#000;" |{| id="mp-left" id="mf-nec" style="width:100%; vertical-align:top; background:#fff;"| style=Getting Started with "padding:2px;" | <h2 id="mp-tfa-h2" id="mf-nec" style="margin:3px; background:#c14e5f; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">What is IMSMA?</h2>|-| style="color:#000;" | <div id="mp-tfa" id="mf-nec" style="padding:2px 5px">The '''Information Management System for Mine Action'''This section will include is a set software designed to support the needs of quick links to useful pages the mine action community for wikidecision support, monitoring and reporting. Core elements of IMSMA include a <abbr title="Open source object-navigation relational database management system">PostgreSQL</abbr> database engine and important or frequent topicsa geographic information system (GIS) for displaying information on maps.''*Its [[Getting IMSMA Understanding Configuration Options| Acquiring a copy of IMSMAclient/server architecture]]*[enables stand-alone installations for small [HowTohttp:Install //www.mineaction.org/ mine action programmes] as well as client/server installations for large programmes with many users distributed across multiple sites and organisations. Additionally, IMSMA]]*can be connected to supporting components that interact with the IMSMA system. This includes the [[Quick Start Guide]]*[[Maintaining IMSMA NGStaging Area]]*'''for advanced analytics and reporting as well more common tools like [[Using this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Excel Microsoft Excel]]'''*'''[[Initial Wiki Info]]'''*[[Help:Start Page]]*[[Concept:Start Page]].

==User Profiles==[[Core Design Concepts|Designed with ''This section will include pages that are pre-arranged with appropriate content based on a user's flexibility''and 'ROLE'usability'' so that users ]] at heart, IMSMA is [[Portal:IMSMA_NG_Administration#Customisation|very adaptable and can find be continuously customised]] by individual programmes to suit their changing information management needs. This includes defining the type of mine action data to store and the relationships among the types, the forms used to collect information in the field and the workflows - such as for instance [http://www.gichd.org/operations/land-release-and-operational-efficiency/overview/ land release]. Significant attention should be paid when setting up and customising IMSMA to make sure that it is pertinent adapted to their role the needs of all staff and external stakeholders. |-| style="padding:2px;" | <h2 id="mp-dyk-h2" id="mf-nec" style="margin:3px; background:#c14e5f; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Did you know...</h2>|-| style="color:#000; padding:2px 5px 5px;" | <div id="mp-dyk" id="mf-nec">First released in 1998, IMSMA is now the primary softwarein mine action and is installed in '''47''' countries. IMSMA includes built-in flexibility to support a variety of information managementneeds, ranging from the largest humanitarian programs in the world to the smallest. IMSMA provides humanitarian organisations and planners with the necessary information to enhance project efficiency and maximize the value of limited resources.''</div>*Data Entry User|}*System Administrator*Information Manager*Operations User| style="border:1px solid transparent;" |

<!-- FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS -->| class="MainPageBG" id="mf-nec" style="width:45%; border:1px solid #fff; background:#fff; vertical-align:top;"|{| id="mp-right" id="mf-nec" style="width:100%; vertical-align:top; background:#fff;"| style="padding:2px;" | <h2 id="mp-itn-h2" id="mf-nec" style="margin:3px; background:#999; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Features</h2>|-| style=IMSMA Guides"color:#000; padding:2px 5px;" | <div id="mp-itn" id="mf-nec">''This section will include pages that are pre* A decision-arranged support system with appropriate content to mimic existing user guides so that users can find information as they used embedded GIS * Designed for the Windows operating systems and requires 3 GB of free disk space.* Currently translated into multiple languages including English, French and Spanish. </div>|-| style="padding:2px;" | <h2 id="mp-otd-h2" id="mf-nec" style="margin:3px; background:#999; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Specifications</h2>|-| style="color:#000; padding:2px 5px 5px;" | <div id="mp-otd" id="mf-nec">* Java/J2EE client/server application (ver 1.7 32 bits)* [[Glossary#A|ArcGIS]] Engine ver 10.1 * PostgreSQL database engine (ver 9.1.4 32 bits)* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JasperReports JasperReports] reporting engine (iReport ver 5.0.1)* Utilises Mine Action XML ([http://www.jmu.edu/cisr/journal/20.3/pdfs/kontotasiou.pdf maXML])* Runs on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, <br /> Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 and 2003.</div>|-| style="padding:2px;" | <h2 id="mp-tfp-h2" id="mf-nec" style="margin:3px; background:#CECECE; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em">Obtaining IMSMA systems&ensp;<span style="font-size:85%; font-weight:normal;"></span></h2>|-| style="color:#000; padding:2px;" | <div id="mp-tfp" id="mf-nec"> IMSMA is provided for free. Full details on how to[[Getting IMSMA systems Installation Package | get IMSMA systems installation package ]].''</div>|}|}

*Data Entry Guide<!-- IMSMA Training and Support -->*Admin Guide Test{| id="mp-lower" id="mf-nec" style="margin: Admin Guide4px 0 0 0; width:100%; background:none; border-spacing: 0px;"| class="MainPageBG" style="width:100%; border:1px solid #fff; background:#faf5ff; vertical-align:top; color:#000;" |{| id="mp-bottom" id="mf-nec" style="width:100%; vertical-align:top; background:#fff; color:#000;"| style="padding:2px;" | <h2 id="mp-tfp-h2" id="mf-nec" style="margin:3px; background:#c14e5f; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em">IMSMA Training and Support&ensp;<span style="font-size:85%; font-weight:normal;"></span></h2>*Information Exchange Guide|-*iReport Guide| style="color:#000; padding:2px;" | <div id="mp-tfp" id="mf-nec"> For IMSMA systems training, refer to the [[Portal:Training|Training]] portal.

For GICHD support to your country, refer to the [[Category:IMSMA NGInformation Management Team]]page.</div>|}|} <!-- For ZIM file -->{| id="mp-lower" id="mf-nec" style="margin:4px 0 0 0; width:100%; background:none; border-spacing: 0px;"| class="MainPageBG" style="width:100%; border:1px solid #fff; background:#faf5ff; vertical-align:top; color:#000;" |{| id="mp-bottom" id="mf-nec" style="width:100%; vertical-align:top; background:#faf5ff; color:#000;"|}|}