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==Completing a Data Entry Form==
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==Completing a Data Entry Form==__NOEDITSECTION__
 
*Click a Data Entry Form template on the Templates tab.
 
*Click a Data Entry Form template on the Templates tab.
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[[Image:Templates_Tab.png|500px|]]
  
===Entering Data===
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===Entering Data===__NOEDITSECTION__
 
<ol>
 
<ol>
 
<li>Enter alphanumeric values in the text fields.</li>
 
<li>Enter alphanumeric values in the text fields.</li>
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</ol>
 
</ol>
  
{| style="border:2px solid lightgray; float:center; margin:10px;"
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{{warning| Use decimal (not comma) separators when entering data into number fields.}}
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"|[[Image:StopSign2.png|25px|Represents a tip or note for using IMSMA.]]
 
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"| Use decimal (not comma) separators when entering data into number fields.
 
|}
 
  
 
<ol start="3">
 
<ol start="3">
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</ol>
 
</ol>
  
===Entering Auxiliary Data===
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===Entering Auxiliary Data===__NOEDITSECTION__
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Examples include:
 
<ol>
 
<ol>
<li> Click [[Image:Select_Country_Structure_Area2.png|25px|]]  to select a country structure area. </li>
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<li> Click [[Image:CSA.png|25px]]  to select a Country Structure node. </li>
:The selected country structure area displays on the Data Entry Form
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:The selected Country Structure name displays on the Data Entry Form
<li> Click [[Image:Select_an_Organisation.png|25px|]]  to select an organisation. </li>
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<li> Click [[Image:Select and Organisation.png|25px]]  to select an organisation. </li>
 
:The selected organisation displays on the Data Entry Form.
 
:The selected organisation displays on the Data Entry Form.
 
<li> Click [[Image:Select_a_Place.png|25px|]]  to select a place. </li>
 
<li> Click [[Image:Select_a_Place.png|25px|]]  to select a place. </li>
<li> Click [[Image:Select_an_Explosive.png|25px|]]  to select an explosive ordnance. </li>
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<li> Click [[Image:FieldTemplateIcon.png|25px|]]  to select an ordnance. </li>
 
:The selected ordnances display on the Data Entry Form.
 
:The selected ordnances display on the Data Entry Form.
 
<ol type="a">
 
<ol type="a">
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</ol>
 
</ol>
  
===Entering Geospatial Data===
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===Entering Geospatial Data===__NOEDITSECTION__
{| style="border:2px solid lightgray; float:center; margin:10px;"
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{{note| Enter only coordinates for ''absolute'' points.}}
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"|[[Image:bulb2.png|25px|Represents a tip or note for using IMSMA.]]
 
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"| Enter only coordinates for ''absolute'' points.
 
|}
 
  
 
<ol>
 
<ol>
<li>Click [[Image:Select an Explosive.png|25px|]] above the Points table to open the Point dialog box.</li>
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<li>Click [[Image:FieldTemplateIcon.png|25px|]] above the Points table to open the Point dialog box.</li>
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[[Image:Points_Table.png|500px|]]
 
<li>Enter a unique numeric point number in the '''Point No''' field.</li>
 
<li>Enter a unique numeric point number in the '''Point No''' field.</li>
<li>Enter a unique alphanumeric local identifier in the '''Local ID''' field.</li>
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<li>Enter a unique alphanumeric local identifier in the '''Point ID''' field.</li>
<li>Enter coordinates according to the default coordinate system and format.</li>
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<li>Enter coordinates according in the chosen coordinate system and format.</li>
 
<li>Click '''OK'''.</li>
 
<li>Click '''OK'''.</li>
 
:The point displays in the Points table.  
 
:The point displays in the Points table.  
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[[Image:Point_Dialog_Box.png|340px|''Point Dialog Box'']]
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<div align="left">
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''Point Dialog Box''
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</div>
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
  
===Entering a Relative Geospatial Point===
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===Entering a Relative Geospatial Point===__NOEDITSECTION__
 
<ol>
 
<ol>
<li>Click [[Image:Select_an_Explosive.png|25px|]] above the Points table to open the Point dialog box.</li>
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<li>Click [[Image:FieldTemplateIcon.png|25px|]] above the Points table to open the Point dialog box.</li>
<li>Enter a unique numeric point number in the '''Point''' field.</li>
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<li>Enter a unique numeric point number in the '''Point No''' field.</li>
<li>Enter a unique alphanumeric local identifier in the '''Local ID''' field.</li>
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<li>Enter a unique alphanumeric local identifier in the '''Point ID''' field.</li>
 
<li>Enter the distance from another point in the '''Distance''' field.</li>
 
<li>Enter the distance from another point in the '''Distance''' field.</li>
 
<li>Enter the bearing in degrees (0 to 360) from another point in the '''Bearing''' field.</li>
 
<li>Enter the bearing in degrees (0 to 360) from another point in the '''Bearing''' field.</li>
<li>Select the Local ID of a referenced point from the '''From Point''' list.</li>
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<li>Select the Point ID of a referenced point from the '''From Point''' list.</li>
 
<li>Click '''OK'''.</li>
 
<li>Click '''OK'''.</li>
 
:The entered point displays in the Points table.
 
:The entered point displays in the Points table.
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
  
===Adding a Polygon or Polyline===
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===Adding a Polygon or Polyline===__NOEDITSECTION__
  
 
<ol>
 
<ol>
<li>Click [[Image:Select_an_Explosive.png|25px|]] above the Polygons table to open the Polygon/Polyline Editor dialog box.</li>
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<li>Click [[Image:FieldTemplateIcon.png|25px|]] above the Polygons table to open the Polygon/Polyline Editor dialog box.</li>
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[[Image:Polygon_Table.png|500px|]]
 
<li>Enter a unique alphanumeric local identifier in the '''Polygon/Polyline Shape ID''' field.</li>
 
<li>Enter a unique alphanumeric local identifier in the '''Polygon/Polyline Shape ID''' field.</li>
 
<li>Select either the '''Polygon or Polyline''' option.</li>
 
<li>Select either the '''Polygon or Polyline''' option.</li>
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
  
{| style="border:2px solid lightgray; float:center; margin:10px;"
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{{note| Selecting the wrong option (such as selecting Polygon and drawing a polyline) can cause mapping errors when a Data Entry Form is imported into {{IMSMANG}}.}}
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"|[[Image:bulb2.png|25px|Represents a tip or note for using IMSMA.]]
 
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"| Selecting the wrong option (such as selecting Polygon and drawing a polyline) can cause mapping errors when a Data Entry Form is imported into IMSMA NG.
 
|}
 
  
 
<ol start="4">
 
<ol start="4">
 
<li>Select an option from the '''Polygon Property''' list if required. </li>
 
<li>Select an option from the '''Polygon Property''' list if required. </li>
<li>Click  [[Image:Select_an_Explosive.png|25px|]] above the Polygon and Polyline Points table.  </li>
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<li>Click  [[Image:FieldTemplateIcon.png|25px|]] above the Polygon and Polyline Points table.  </li>
 
<li>Enter polygon/polyline points into the Point dialog box the same way as when adding an absolute geospatial point or a relative point.</li>
 
<li>Enter polygon/polyline points into the Point dialog box the same way as when adding an absolute geospatial point or a relative point.</li>
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
  
{| style="border:2px solid lightgray; float:center; margin:10px;"
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{{note| You can use an existing point from either the Points or Polygons table to create a relative polygon/polyline point.}}
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"|[[Image:bulb2.png|25px|Represents a tip or note for using IMSMA.]]
 
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"| You can use an existing point from either the Points or Polygons table to create a relative polygon/polyline point.
 
|}
 
  
 
<ol start="7">
 
<ol start="7">
 
<li> Click '''OK''' in the Point dialog box. </li>
 
<li> Click '''OK''' in the Point dialog box. </li>
 
:The point displays in the Polygon and Polyline Points table.
 
:The point displays in the Polygon and Polyline Points table.
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[[Image:Polygon_Dialog_Box.png|440px|''Point Dialog Box'']]
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<div align="left">
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''Point Dialog Box''
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</div>
 
<li> When each of the points has been added, click '''OK''' in the Polygon/Polyline Editor dialog box. </li>
 
<li> When each of the points has been added, click '''OK''' in the Polygon/Polyline Editor dialog box. </li>
 
:The points display in the Polygons table.
 
:The points display in the Polygons table.
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
  
===Adding Attachments to a Data Entry Form===
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===Adding Attachments to a Data Entry Form===__NOEDITSECTION__
 
<ol>
 
<ol>
<li>Click '''Attach''' file at the bottom of the Data Entry Form Editor.</li>
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<li>Click '''Attach file''' at the bottom of the Data Entry Form Editor.</li>
<li>Click '''Browse''' in the Attach file dialog box.</li>
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[[Image:Attach_file.png|500px|]]
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<li>Click '''Browse''' or '''Choose File''', depending on which browser you are using, in the Attach file dialog box.</li>
 
<li>Choose a file, and then click '''Open'''.</li>
 
<li>Choose a file, and then click '''Open'''.</li>
 
<li>Click '''Attach''' in the Attach file dialog box.</li>
 
<li>Click '''Attach''' in the Attach file dialog box.</li>
 
:The file name of the attached file displays at the bottom of the Data Entry Form Editor.
 
:The file name of the attached file displays at the bottom of the Data Entry Form Editor.
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[[Image:Attach_file_dialog_box.png]]
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<div align="left">
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''Attach File Dialog Box''
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</div>
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
  
===Saving a Data Entry Form===
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===Saving a Data Entry Form===__NOEDITSECTION__
 
<ol>
 
<ol>
 
<li>Click '''Save As'''.</li>
 
<li>Click '''Save As'''.</li>
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[[Image:Save_data_entry_form.png|500px|]]
 
<li>Enter a unique file name in the '''Data Entry Form File Name''' field.</li>
 
<li>Enter a unique file name in the '''Data Entry Form File Name''' field.</li>
 
<li>Click '''Save'''.</li>
 
<li>Click '''Save'''.</li>
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</ol>
 
</ol>
  
==Exporting a Data Entry Form==
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==Exporting a Data Entry Form==__NOEDITSECTION__
 
<ol>
 
<ol>
 
<li>Select the check box next to each Data Entry Form to export from the Data Entry Forms tab.</li>
 
<li>Select the check box next to each Data Entry Form to export from the Data Entry Forms tab.</li>
 
<li>Click '''Export'''.</li>
 
<li>Click '''Export'''.</li>
 
:The Data Entry Forms no longer display on the Data Entry Forms tab.
 
:The Data Entry Forms no longer display on the Data Entry Forms tab.
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[[Image:Data_Entry_Forms_tab.png|500px|]]
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
  
{| style="border:2px solid lightgray; float:center; margin:10px;"
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{{note| Locate the .zip file of exported Data Entry Forms in your export directory. This file will be emailed to your program’s headquarters, unzipped, and imported into IMSMA<sup>NG</sup>.}}
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"|[[Image:bulb2.png|25px|Represents a tip or note for using IMSMA.]]
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|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"| Locate the .zip file of exported Data Entry Forms in your export directory. This file will be emailed to your program’s headquarters, unzipped, and imported into IMSMA<sup>NG</sup>.
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==Importing a Data Entry Form==__NOEDITSECTION__
|}
 
  
==Importing a Data Entry Form==
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{{note| You can also copy and paste a set of Data Entry Forms templates (ffml files) from {{IMSMANG}} into the ''C:\IMSMARE\webapp\templates'' directory.}}
{| style="border:2px solid lightgray; float:center; margin:10px;"
 
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"|[[Image:bulb2.png|25px|Represents a tip or note for using IMSMA.]]
 
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"| You can also copy and paste a set of Data Entry Forms from the c:\IMSMAng directory into the c:\IMSMARE directory.
 
|}
 
  
 
<ol>
 
<ol>
 
<li>Click '''Import''' on the Data Entry Forms tab.</li>
 
<li>Click '''Import''' on the Data Entry Forms tab.</li>
 
<li>Click '''Browse''' to locate the Data Entry Form.</li>
 
<li>Click '''Browse''' to locate the Data Entry Form.</li>
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{{note| These instructions are for Internet Explorer Version 9 browser. Google Chrome browser users will see a '''Choose Files''' button instead of a '''Browse''' button. }}
 
<li>Select the Data Entry Form, and then click '''Open'''.</li>
 
<li>Select the Data Entry Form, and then click '''Open'''.</li>
 
<li>Click '''Import'''.</li>
 
<li>Click '''Import'''.</li>
 
:The imported Data Entry Form displays on the Data Entry Forms tab by file name and import date.
 
:The imported Data Entry Form displays on the Data Entry Forms tab by file name and import date.
<li>Click '''OK''' to return to the Data Entry Forms tab.</li>
 
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
  
==Editing a Data Entry Form==
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==Editing a Data Entry Form==__NOEDITSECTION__
{| style="border:2px solid lightgray; float:center; margin:10px;"
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{{warning| Ensure that the template used to complete the Data Entry Form is stored in the ''c:\IMSMARE\webapp\templates'' folder.}}
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"|[[Image:StopSign2.png|25px|Represents a tip or note for using IMSMA.]]
 
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"| Ensure that the template used to complete the Data Entry Form is stored in the c:\IMSMARE\webapp\templates folder.
 
|}
 
  
 
*Click the Data Entry Form on the Data Entry Forms tab.
 
*Click the Data Entry Form on the Data Entry Forms tab.
  
====Editing Data====
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====Editing Data====__NOEDITSECTION__
 
<ol>
 
<ol>
 
<li>Edit the values in numeric and alphanumeric fields.</li>
 
<li>Edit the values in numeric and alphanumeric fields.</li>
<li>Click [[Image:Pencil.png|25px|]] to edit auxiliary data, or click [[Image:Remove.png|25px|]] to delete auxiliary data.</li>
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<li>Click [[File:FieldViewIcon.png|25px]] to edit auxiliary data, or click [[Image:EcksButton.png|25px|]] to delete auxiliary data.</li>
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
  
{| style="border:2px solid lightgray; float:center; margin:10px;"
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{{warning| Deleting a geospatial point that is referenced by another point will cause an error when viewing the Data Entry Form in IMSMA<sup>NG</sup>.}}
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"|[[Image:StopSign2.png|25px|Represents a tip or note for using IMSMA.]]
 
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"| Deleting a geospatial point that is referenced by another point will cause an error when viewing the Data Entry Form in IMSMA<sup>NG</sup>.
 
|}
 
  
===Deleting an Attachment from a Data Entry Form===
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===Deleting an Attachment from a Data Entry Form===__NOEDITSECTION__
 
*Click '''X''' next to an attachment at the bottom of the Data Entry Form Editor.
 
*Click '''X''' next to an attachment at the bottom of the Data Entry Form Editor.
The attached file is removed and no longer displays
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The attached file is removed and no longer displays.
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[[Image:Remove_attachment.png|500px|]]
  
===Saving Changes to a Data Entry Form===
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===Saving Changes to a Data Entry Form===__NOEDITSECTION__
 
*To overwrite the existing Data Entry Form, click '''Save'''.
 
*To overwrite the existing Data Entry Form, click '''Save'''.
 
:The updated Data Entry Form displays on the Data Entry Forms tab.
 
:The updated Data Entry Form displays on the Data Entry Forms tab.
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:*Enter a unique file name in the '''Data Entry Form File Name''' field, and then click '''Save'''.
 
:*Enter a unique file name in the '''Data Entry Form File Name''' field, and then click '''Save'''.
 
::The new Data Entry Form displays on the Data Entry Forms tab.
 
::The new Data Entry Form displays on the Data Entry Forms tab.
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[[Image:Save_data_entry_form2.png|500px|]]
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==Deleting a Data Entry Form==__NOEDITSECTION__
  
==Deleting a Data Entry Form==
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{{warning| Ensure that the template used to complete the Data Entry Form is stored in the ''c:\IMSMARE\webapp\templates'' folder.}}
{| style="border:2px solid lightgray; float:center; margin:10px;"
 
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"|[[Image:StopSign2.png|25px|Represents a tip or note for using IMSMA.]]
 
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"| Ensure that the template used to complete the Data Entry Form is stored in the c:\IMSMARE\webapp\templates folder.
 
|}
 
  
 
<ol>
 
<ol>
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Latest revision as of 15:24, 26 May 2017

Completing a Data Entry Form

  • Click a Data Entry Form template on the Templates tab.

Templates Tab.png

Entering Data

  1. Enter alphanumeric values in the text fields.
  2. Enter numeric values in numeric fields.
Warning.jpg Use decimal (not comma) separators when entering data into number fields.
  1. Click Select a Date.png to select a calendar date.
  2. The selected day, month, and year display on the Data Entry Form.

Entering Auxiliary Data

Examples include:

  1. Click CSA.png to select a Country Structure node.
  2. The selected Country Structure name displays on the Data Entry Form
  3. Click Select and Organisation.png to select an organisation.
  4. The selected organisation displays on the Data Entry Form.
  5. Click Select a Place.png to select a place.
  6. Click FieldTemplateIcon.png to select an ordnance.
  7. The selected ordnances display on the Data Entry Form.
    1. Enter a number in the Quantity column.
    2. Enter data in the other columns as necessary.

Entering Geospatial Data

Note.jpg Enter only coordinates for absolute points.
  1. Click FieldTemplateIcon.png above the Points table to open the Point dialog box.
  2. Points Table.png

  3. Enter a unique numeric point number in the Point No field.
  4. Enter a unique alphanumeric local identifier in the Point ID field.
  5. Enter coordinates according in the chosen coordinate system and format.
  6. Click OK.
  7. The point displays in the Points table.

    Point Dialog Box

    Point Dialog Box

Entering a Relative Geospatial Point

  1. Click FieldTemplateIcon.png above the Points table to open the Point dialog box.
  2. Enter a unique numeric point number in the Point No field.
  3. Enter a unique alphanumeric local identifier in the Point ID field.
  4. Enter the distance from another point in the Distance field.
  5. Enter the bearing in degrees (0 to 360) from another point in the Bearing field.
  6. Select the Point ID of a referenced point from the From Point list.
  7. Click OK.
  8. The entered point displays in the Points table.

Adding a Polygon or Polyline

  1. Click FieldTemplateIcon.png above the Polygons table to open the Polygon/Polyline Editor dialog box.
  2. Polygon Table.png

  3. Enter a unique alphanumeric local identifier in the Polygon/Polyline Shape ID field.
  4. Select either the Polygon or Polyline option.
Note.jpg Selecting the wrong option (such as selecting Polygon and drawing a polyline) can cause mapping errors when a Data Entry Form is imported into IMSMANG.
  1. Select an option from the Polygon Property list if required.
  2. Click FieldTemplateIcon.png above the Polygon and Polyline Points table.
  3. Enter polygon/polyline points into the Point dialog box the same way as when adding an absolute geospatial point or a relative point.
Note.jpg You can use an existing point from either the Points or Polygons table to create a relative polygon/polyline point.
  1. Click OK in the Point dialog box.
  2. The point displays in the Polygon and Polyline Points table.

    Point Dialog Box

    Point Dialog Box

  3. When each of the points has been added, click OK in the Polygon/Polyline Editor dialog box.
  4. The points display in the Polygons table.

Adding Attachments to a Data Entry Form

  1. Click Attach file at the bottom of the Data Entry Form Editor.
  2. Attach file.png

  3. Click Browse or Choose File, depending on which browser you are using, in the Attach file dialog box.
  4. Choose a file, and then click Open.
  5. Click Attach in the Attach file dialog box.
  6. The file name of the attached file displays at the bottom of the Data Entry Form Editor.

    Attach file dialog box.png

    Attach File Dialog Box

Saving a Data Entry Form

  1. Click Save As.
  2. Save data entry form.png

  3. Enter a unique file name in the Data Entry Form File Name field.
  4. Click Save.
  5. The Data Entry Form displays by file name and save date on the Data Entry Forms tab.

Exporting a Data Entry Form

  1. Select the check box next to each Data Entry Form to export from the Data Entry Forms tab.
  2. Click Export.
  3. The Data Entry Forms no longer display on the Data Entry Forms tab.

    Data Entry Forms tab.png

Note.jpg Locate the .zip file of exported Data Entry Forms in your export directory. This file will be emailed to your program’s headquarters, unzipped, and imported into IMSMANG.

Importing a Data Entry Form

Note.jpg You can also copy and paste a set of Data Entry Forms templates (ffml files) from IMSMANG into the C:\IMSMARE\webapp\templates directory.
  1. Click Import on the Data Entry Forms tab.
  2. Click Browse to locate the Data Entry Form.
  3. Note.jpg These instructions are for Internet Explorer Version 9 browser. Google Chrome browser users will see a Choose Files button instead of a Browse button.
  4. Select the Data Entry Form, and then click Open.
  5. Click Import.
  6. The imported Data Entry Form displays on the Data Entry Forms tab by file name and import date.

Editing a Data Entry Form

Warning.jpg Ensure that the template used to complete the Data Entry Form is stored in the c:\IMSMARE\webapp\templates folder.
  • Click the Data Entry Form on the Data Entry Forms tab.

Editing Data

  1. Edit the values in numeric and alphanumeric fields.
  2. Click FieldViewIcon.png to edit auxiliary data, or click EcksButton.png to delete auxiliary data.
Warning.jpg Deleting a geospatial point that is referenced by another point will cause an error when viewing the Data Entry Form in IMSMANG.

Deleting an Attachment from a Data Entry Form

  • Click X next to an attachment at the bottom of the Data Entry Form Editor.

The attached file is removed and no longer displays.

Remove attachment.png

Saving Changes to a Data Entry Form

  • To overwrite the existing Data Entry Form, click Save.
The updated Data Entry Form displays on the Data Entry Forms tab.
  • To save a new Data Entry Form, click Save As.
  • Enter a unique file name in the Data Entry Form File Name field, and then click Save.
The new Data Entry Form displays on the Data Entry Forms tab.

Save data entry form2.png

Deleting a Data Entry Form

Warning.jpg Ensure that the template used to complete the Data Entry Form is stored in the c:\IMSMARE\webapp\templates folder.
  1. Select the check box next to each Data Entry Form to delete from the Data Entry Forms tab.
  2. Click Delete.
  3. When prompted to confirm, click Delete.
  4. The selected Data Entry Forms are deleted from the home directory and no longer display on the Data Entry Forms tab.