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<table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" style="float: right; clear: right; color: black; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px solid #aaa; width: 22em; margin: 0 0 1If you attempt to publish a Data Entry Form template from another IMSMA installation, you may be required to reconcile the CDFs in the Data Entry Form template to CDFs that are defined in IMSMA.0em 1Reconciliation is necessary to ensure that the data is associated with the correct CDF.0em; padding: 0.2em; border-spacing: 0.4em 0; text-align: center; line-height: 1.4em; font-size: 88%; background-color: #f5faff; font-size: 90%; width: auto; line-height: 1.6em; width:150px;;;" class="vertical-navbox nowraplinks"><th style="padding: 0.2em 0.4em 0.2em; font-size: 145%; line-height: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #9aa8b5; font-size: 125%" class="">Related Topics</th><tr><td style="padding-bottom: 0.2em; text-align: left">
[[HowTo:Preview If you attempt to publish a Field Report|Preview a Field Report]]<br />[[HowTo:Publish a Field Report|Publish a Field Report]]<br />[[HowTo:Data Entry Form template that contains CDFs which have been defined outside of your IMSMA installation, the Reconcile CDFs When Publishing window displays with a Field Report |Reconcile message stating, ''This form contains CDFs which are not in your database. Please reconcile the following CDFs When Publishing a Field Report]]<br />[[HowTobefore publishing:Republish Exisiting Field Report Templates| Republish Exisiting Field Report Templates]]<br />[[Published Template List]]<br />''
</tr> </table>  If you attempt to publish a field report template from another IMSMA installation, you may be required to reconcile the CDFs in the field report template to CDFs that are defined in IMSMA. Reconciliation is necessary to ensure that the data is associated with the correct CDF.  If you attempt to publish a field report template that contains CDFs which have been defined outside of your IMSMA installation, the Reconcile CDFs window displays with a message stating, “This form contains CDFs which are not in your database. Please reconcile the following CDFs before publishing:”  [[File:Reconcile CDFs.png|center|440px|''Figure 169. Reconcile CDFs'']]
To reconcile a CDF:
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<li>From the Reconcile CDFs window, select the row associated with the CDF.</li><li>To resolve the CDF in the Data Entry Form template to an already existing CDF<ol type="a">The row is highlighted<li>Click the [[File:FieldViewIcon.png|20px]] button.</li>Select the CDF you would like to use in the list.<li>Do one of Click the following:'''OK''' button. </ol><li>::*To add the a new CDF, click the [[File:AddFieldTemplateIcon.png|20px]] button. [[Image:Reconcile CDFs.png|center|500px]]<span titleol type="a"></spanli>]] buttonEnter the name of the CDF. :{{New_6.0 | The rules for CDF name has changed to:The CDF Editor window displays name should be no longer than 60 characters and should not contain periods (.), underscores (_), or capital letters. In addition it cannot start with data in the fieldsa digit. }}<li>Click the '''Save''' button to add the CDF and to reconcile it with the CDF in the field report Data Entry Form template. ::*To resolve the CDF in the field report template to an already defined CDF, click the [[File:Pencil.png|20px|<span title=""></spanol>]] button. You will need to select the CDF and click the Select button.
{{note| When reconciling CDFs of the data type single-selection or multiple-selection, the CDF to which you are resolving to must contain the values specified in the Data Entry Form template CDF. If any values are missing the addition of the values should be done in the Data Inventory Manager since the CDF already exists.}}
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| [[File:LightBulb.png|20px|<span title=""></span>]] When reconciling CDFs of the data type single-selection or multiple-selection, the CDF to which you are resolving to must contain the values specified in the field report template CDF.
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<li>Repeat steps 1 and 2 above for each CDF.</li>::<li>After you have reconciled all CDFs in the field report Data Entry Form template, the '''OK''' button in the lower, right corner of the Reconcile CDF window becomes availableactive.
<li>Click the '''OK''' button.</li>
::<li>The field report Data Entry Form is published. </ol> {{NavBox HowTo Data Entry Forms}}
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