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{{IMSMANG}} is designed to support information management in a decentralised context involving many users and groups at various sites. These users can include implementing partners, Mine Action operators and regional or decentralised Mine Action Authorities. While {{IMSMANG}} supports nearly any conceivable patterns for decentralised information exchange including multilateral exchange, peer-to-peer exchange and one- and two-direction exchange, the most prevalent common pattern is that of a Central Mine Action Authority and subordinate Regional Mine Action Authorities. Much of the discussion of maintaining a decentralised {{IMSMANG}} system refers to this typical example; however, many points apply to other information exchange patterns as welloperators.

The decentralised model is characterised by one or more non{| class="wikitable"|-overlapping regional sites or authorities that conduct data entry and data quality control for their region| [[Image:Understanding Configuration Options - Decentralized Info Exchange2. Regional sites also typically perform some regional data analysis designed to support regional operations management and planning. By contrast, the Central Mine Action Authority manages the overall data set for the entire country, collecting all regional information in order to perform national planning and produce national statisticspng|450px|center|]]| [[Image:Understanding Configuration Options - Decentralized Info Exchange.png|450px|center]]|- | colspan="2" align="center" | ''Decentralised Information Exchange''|}

[[Image:Understanding Configuration Options An important part of establishing decentralised information exchange is to document the information management workflows so smooth data exchange and high- Decentralized Info Exchangequality information management is obtained.png|center|Decentralized Information Exchange]]<div align="center">''Decentralised Information Exchange''</div>

In the following example, Data Entry Forms are reconciled, entered, linked and approved at each regional site for the ongoing operations in that region. Using the Export Data Entry Forms functionality in the Advanced Search, the regional sites export data on a regular basis (for example, monthly) and send it to the Central Mine Action Authority. The Central Mine Action Authority then imports the maXML files from each site and resolves any issues with the imports as well as performs quality control. When the import is complete, the Central Mine Action Authority compiles a set of national statistics and then distributes a complete dataset (in the form of a database backup) to each of the regional sites. The XXXThe regional sites restore the dataset and then import any data entered since the last export was sent to the Central Mine Action Authority. When the backup is restored, regular data entry and exchange can continue, based on a common dataset.