* Ensure that the implementing partners have Data Entry, Approval and export/import Data Entry Forms permissions.
=== Avoiding import to the national database issues===__NOEDITSECTION__
By establishing a set of limited permissions for the implementing partners, information managers can prevent the accidental or intentional creation of new data elements not available in the national database that will affect the ability of the Central Mine Action Authority to import Data Entry Forms and cause the national dataset to become fractured.
By limiting Auxiliary data permissions to the Central Mine Action Authority, information managers can prevent complications when importing Data Entry Forms. Because Data Entry Forms refers to Auxiliary data, it is important that each country have one common set of Auxiliary data to facilitate exchange. If the Auxiliary data is not properly synchronised, the exchange of Data Entry Forms can result in import issues which must be manually resolved. While {{IMSMANG}} provides an interface for resolving these kinds of issues, it is recommended to reduce the occurrence of these issues by limiting any creation of Auxiliary data to the Central Mine Action Authority who can then distribute an updated dataset as necessary.
==Sending Backups to Reset to a Common Dataset==__NOEDITSECTION__
One way to ensure that each implementing partner is working from a common dataset is to distribute a full backup of the {{IMSMANG}} dataset on a regular basis. The key is to distribute an official national dataset regularly to ensure that Auxiliary data is up to date and that any changes made to other parts of the dataset are distributed. In this way, implementing partners can maintain a common set of national statistics and the dataset reflects the decisions made by the Central Mine Action Authority to resolve errors or issues in importing and exchanging Data Entry Forms.
It is important to understand, however, that the restoration of a backup file '''overwrites''' the data in the implementing partner's database including any Data Entry Forms that have not been sent to the Central Mine Action Authority yet, locally created searches and reports. So, the recipient implementing partners should consider the following recommendations:
* Make a complete backup prior to restoring the Central Mine Action Authority’s backup.
* Export all Data Entry Forms that have been entered since the last exchange with the Central Mine Action Authority before restoring a backup.
* Restore only the {{IMSMANG}} database and GIS database.
* Have a local copy of templates and Saved searches so they may be re-published and re-created in {{IMSMANG}}.
* Request that any customisation or other non-exportable elements that are important for implementing partners to be created in the national database prior to distribution so they do not need to be recreated each time a new backup is distributed.
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