By collecting feedback on these issues, information managers can help ensure that decentralized information exchange works as expected and set up a quality assurance mechanism to prevent data quality issues from affecting the programme’s information management.
==Managing IMSMA Roles and Permissions==
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{{HowTo's
|[[HowTo:Access and Use the Role List Window|Access and Use the Role List Window]]
|[[HowTo:Use the Role Editor Window|Use the Role Editor Window]]
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{| class="wikitable"
! Role
! Description
|-
| Data Entry
| Users whose primary function is to enter field reports and other data into the system. This role may or may not include the ability to approve field reports.
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| Data Verification
| Users who typically perform quality checks on the data entered by Data Entry users. This role is often responsible for verifying the accuracy of the data entered and approving field reports.
|-
| Operations
| Users who typically browse for information within IMSMA<sup>NG</sup> to make operational decisions. Operations users may sometimes be grouped by function (for example, MRE, clearance or victim assistance). These users often perform searches for data, generate reports and analyze the data to support operational needs.
|-
| Systems Administrator
| Users who perform information management-specific functions such as creating field report templates, designing reports, backing up and restoring data and other technical functions.
|-
| Guest
| Users with essentially read-only access to browse data.
|-
|}
