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<b>Reconciliation</b> is the process of assigning the information in a Data Entry Form to an existing item or creating a new item/Summary.
Or with other words, all information is entered into {{IMSMANG}} via a Data Entry Form. When a Data Entry Form process is completed, it started the first decision is either reconciled to an existing item (that is, it is determined to be information about an item that already exists in {{IMSMANG}}) or it is reconciled as new (that is, it is determined choose which of the several different methods/actions for Data Entry to be information about an item that does not already exist in {{IMSMANG}})use.
With this approach, users can collect and store multiple Data Entry Forms about the same item over time so that the entire history of the item is preserved in the system. The approach also provides a complete audit trail of all changes made to any information so that information managers can answer the question, "What did we know and when did we know it?"
===The Workbench===__NOEDITSECTION__
The Workbench is a holding area / import inbox where Data Entry Forms are found until they are approved. There are three four possible steps in the reconciliation Approval process:
# Save
# Submit
# Reject
# Approve
For data quality purposes, it is important that the data is adequately checked. With multiple permission levels for the ReconciliationApproval, different users can be assigned different permissions, allowing Mine Action Programmes to implement a data-entry workflow that distinguishes between data '''entry''' and data '''verification''' roles.
Until a Data Entry Form is approved, it exists only in the Workbench and does not update any Summaries. The report can still be modified or deleted. When a Data Entry Form is approved, it becomes part of the Summaries and will be visible on the map.
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''Data Entry Form Statuses / Reconciliation Approval workflow''
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