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IMSMA allows you to import and export various types of data, including map files, auxiliary data files, geospatial points, translations, and field reportsdata entry forms. The sections below describe how and from where you can import/export data in IMSMA.

==Geospatial Map Data==__NOEDITSECTION__===Importing Map Data===__NOEDITSECTION__

*[[Geospatial Data#How To Import Geospatial Data{{note| Importing Geospatial Data]]The .mxd of the map file and corresponding shapefiles should be located on a local drive on your computer. The .mxd should have an unique name and has never been imported into {{IMSMANG}} before. Recommended size of the file should not exceed 2 GB.}}

==Field Reports==<ol> Mpla mpla mpla {{HowTo<li>In the '''File''' menu &rarr; '''s|[[HowTo:Import Field Reports]]|[[HowTo:Import a Field Report from a MaXML File]]|[[HowTo:Export Approved Field Reports]] |[[HowTo:Export a Field Report to a MaXML File]] }}''' &rarr; '''Map'''.</li>

===Exporting Map Data===__NOEDITSECTION__

{| 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"| Before you export the map, you should zoom in as close as possible to the area on the map that you would like to export. The further out you are zoomed from your map, the longer it will take to export the map. |}}

[[Image:MapManagerExport.png|400px|center|''Map Manager Export window'']]

====Exporting Map Data For Use in ArcPad==== <p>To export the IMSMA map extent for use in ArcPad for more advanced geoprocessing:</p>__NOEDITSECTION__

<li>From In the '''File''' menu, select &rarr; '''Export'''.</li><li>From the '''Export''' menu, select &rarr; '''Map'''. </li>:The Map Manager: Export window displays.

<li>Navigate to the directory folder where you would like to save a copy of the map.</li>

:The map is saved in .apm format. The Map Export Complete window displays.

====Exporting Map Data as a PDF File==== <p>To export the map in a .pdf format:</p>__NOEDITSECTION__

<li>From In the '''File''' menu, select &rarr; '''Export'''.</li><li>From the '''Export''' menu, select &rarr; '''Map'''.</li>:The Map Manager: Export window displays.

{| 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"| Selecting the .pdf option creates a visual snapshot of the map as it displays in the Map pane, and this image cannot be manipulated further. Before exporting, you should display the map exactly as you want it to look (show or hide icons, shapes, and pins, recentre the map, zoom in or out, and so on). |}}

<li>Navigate to the directory folder where you would like to save a copy of the map.</li>

:The map is saved in the .pdf format. The Map Export Complete window displays.

==Auxiliary Geospatial Data==__NOEDITSECTION__ The XLS Import feature allows you {{note| Find information on how to import field report geospatial data or auxiliary data (organisations, explosive ordnance, places, and country structure levels) into IMSMA using a Microsoft from [[Import Geospatial Data from Excel file. This allows mine action personnel without IMSMA access to collect data in a format that can be entered into the system. The XLS Import feature also aids in data migration activities. {| style="border:2px solid lightgray; float:center; margin:10px;"|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"|Excel]] and [[Image:bulb2.png|25pxImport Geospatial Data from Shapefile|Represents a tip or note for using IMSMA.shapefile]]|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"| Before you can import data in XLS formatto Task, system administrators must set up mapping files that specify how the Auxiliary data fields contained in the XLS files are be mapped or to the data fields in IMSMA, the import order, import logic, and business rules, and any data normalization required for importa Data Entry Form.}}

To ==XLS Import==__NOEDITSECTION__The XLS Import feature allows you to import auxiliary data or field report into {{IMSMANG}} using an Excel file. This allows large amount of data being imported in an XLS-file another format, you must have the ''XLS Import'' permissionthan xml.|}

<p>To {{Note| In order to import auxiliary data or field report in XLS format, scripts files that specify how the data using an fields contained in the XLS file:</p>(s) should be processed e.g. the import order, import logic, reconciliation rules and any error handling must be developed. Contact your [[Information Management Team | GICHD IM advisor]] for help.}}

<ol><li>From the File menu, select '''Import'''.</li>==Translations==__NOEDITSECTION__<li>From the Export menu, select XLS File.</li>:The XLS Import window displays (See [[:Image:XLSImport.png|XLS Import windowLanguage and Translations]]). [[Image:XLSImport.png|center|''XLS Import window'']]<div align="center">''XLS Import window''</div>

<li>Click the '''Browse''' button next to the Import Ordering File field.</li>:The Open window displays.<li>From the Open window:</li><ol type="a">=Data Entry Forms (xml)==__NOEDITSECTION__<li>Navigate Data Entry Forms may be export in four different ways to the directory where the xml file that you would like to import is located.</li>(s):<li>Select # from the file name.</li>[[Search for Exporting Data Entry Form | Advanced search functionality]]<li>Click # from the '''Open''' button.</li>:In the XLS Import window, the location of the XLS file is displayed in the Processing Directory section of the window. The location of the import mapping files is displayed in the Import [[Export Data Directory section.Entry Form from Workbench | Workbench ]]</ol><li>Click # from the '''Import''' button.</li>:The Import Results window displays with the contents of the migration.log, migration_errors.log, and migration_dataissues.log ([[:Image:XLSImportResults.pngExport a Data Entry Form from the Summary Window |XLS/CSV Import Results windowSummary Window]]). In addition, log files are generated and can be found in the IMSMA_HOME\migration directory.<li>Verify that # from the import was successful, and click the '''Done''' button.</li> [[Image:XLSImportResults.pngUse the Data Entry Form Editor Window |center|''XLS/CSV Import Results window''Data Entry Form Editor Window]]<div align="center">''XLS/CSV Import Results window''</div>