An important part of establishing data/information exchange is to plan and document the workflows so smooth data exchange and high-quality information is obtained.
==Plan Data/Information Exchange==__NOEDITSECTION__
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'' One way exchange plan only covering operators and national database ''
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It is easy for information managers at national level only to concentrate on how to exchange data that should be imported into the national {{IMSMANG}} database and forget that it should be a '''two'''-directional exchange and that '''all''' implementation partners, stakeholders and departments of the own organisation have different data/information needs and '''all''' of them have to create reports to several other receivers with different contents at different periodicity.
The following points to be taken in consideration when planning exchange:
* why is the data/information shared?
* what are the consequences if data/information are not shared on time?
* what data/information need/could be shared?
* how is the receiver?
* what will the receiver use the data/information for?
* will the receiver share the data/information in his turn?
* how often?
* in which format?
:* paper/pdf
:* Excel
:* shape files
:* maXML
:* IMSMA backup
:* Staging area database
:* MINT
==Collecting Regular Feedback==__NOEDITSECTION__