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IMSMA^NG provides a local identifier (local ID) data element widget for each item category or subcategory, which when used on data entry forms Data Entry Forms allows information managers to track items and Data Entry Forms entered into IMSMA^NG{{IMSMANG}}. These local ID data elements widgets enable data entry clerks to click on a button and insert an automatically generated an ID rather than enter one manually, helping to reduce duplicate local IDs in the system.  The local ID generator enables you to define a numbering scheme /series for an object item ID e.g. Accident ID, for example, and the Form ID, Accident ID, or Victim ID, on a Data Entry Form template. Once the numbering scheme /series is defined, users can automatically assign IDs to objects each time they add a Data Entry Form with an object ID field to IMSMAby clicking on the widget/button.

IMSMA^NG {{IMSMANG}} comes with a default local ID generator scheme/series per item, but there is no limit to how many different types scheme/series can be created. It is recommended to create at least one local ID generator scheme/series per item subcategory. For example, create a local ID generator scheme/series for completion reports, Completion Reports and another for clearance Clearance reports and another for minefields. Also, establishing a convention for the local ID generators makes it easy to understand and find data.

*Information managers can also create an individual local ID for each Data Entry Form template that indicates the kind of information in the form. For example, a completion report Completion Report can have a local ID beginning with “FR-CR-” to give users an immediate understanding of the content of the form.