Changes

IMSMA {{IMSMANG}} allows you to create, change, and remove delete fields which are not predefined in IMSMA. These fields are referred to as custom defined fields Custom Defined Fields (CDFs). CDFs can be added to items and Auxiliary data but not to the Data Entry Form items (accident, land, activity, location, education, QM, victim, and assistance) and to country structure area, ordnance, organisation, assistance classification, cause classification, needs classification and placeitem.

==Workflow==__NOEDITSECTION__ <ol><li> [[Add Custom Defined Fields| Add the CDFs added to accident, land, activity, location, education, QM, victim, and assistance can ]] in the Data Inventory Manager.<ol type=a><li> establish that the [[Filter Item Attributes| field does not already exists]]<li> how will the data be added used?<li> which data type?</ol></li><li> Add them to [[Access the Data Entry Form Template Designer Window | Data Entry Form templates ]] so that they become part of users may add data into the paper-based Data Entry FormCDFs.</li>

[[Image:uMFig142.png|center|500px600px|''Figure 142. CDFs and Data Entry Form Items'']]</li>

After users add data <li> Add the CDFs to the Data Entry Form and the Data Entry Form is approved, the data entered into the custom defined field can be viewed in the [[Summary WindowTemplates | Summary window templates]]so the users may see the data they have entered. </li>

[[Image:uMFig143.png|center|500px|''Figure 143. Custom Defined Field Viewable in Summary Window'']]

You can enter data <li> Add the CDFs to the [[Use iReport | printing iReport templates]].</li><li> Consider if the CDF should be included in existing [[Building Searches | Saved searches]] or if a new Saved search should be created.</li> <li> Consider if the CDFs should be included in statistic iReports.</li> <li> Consider if a [[Customise Sub-Themes | sub-theme]] should be created for the CDFs that are added to place, explosive ordnance.</li> <li> Consider if the CDF should be included in other statistic reports, organisationmaps, assistance classification, cause classification, needs classification, or country structure area via their applicable Editor windowsetc. </li></ol>

{{Note |Auxiliary data and Task CDFs are automatically added to the to the designated area in the Editor windows. As administrator you cannot control placement nor size of the controls. }} [[Image:uMFig144.png|center|500px450px|''Figure 144. CDFs in the Editor Window'']]