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{{Reference guide header|The ''Data Entry'' process is a series of steps to ensure the approval of high-level quality data inside {{IMSMANG}}. To help achieve this aim, is important to have locally defined standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Data Entry which defines who-does-what and who is responsible for Data '''Verification''.
 
 
The Data Entry process consists of three major steps:
 
 
1. Reconile
 
 
2. Data Entry
 
 
3. Approve.
 
 
The major steps consist in their turn of several subtasks which may be carried out by one or more different persons and/or stakeholders in the Mine Action programme. For data quality purposes, it is important that the data is adequately checked. With multiple permission levels for the Approval, different users can be assigned different permissions, allowing Mine Action Programmes to implement a data-entry workflow that distinguishes between data entry and data verification roles.
 
 
The first step of the ''Data Entry'' process is the Reconciliation where it is decided if the information received should create a new item or update an existing item. When that is decided then the Data Entry staff known which Action to use.
 
 
Data approval is the final step of the ''Data Entry'' process. Approved data displays in the items pane.
 
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{{Outdated| This page does not include the new Actions New, Edit and Delete that were introduced in 6.0}}
 
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{{Decision node|This sign next to a step is a reminder that you have to refer to your local SOPs to see how this action applies precisely to the reported items taken to the reconciliation process.  }}
 
 
{{note| The reconciliation process is performed on the reconciliation tab of the completed data entry form.
 
 
[[Image:raA04.png|500px]]
 
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{{HowTo's
 
{{HowTo's
|[[Access and Use the Workbench Window]]
 
 
|[[Reconcile]]
 
|[[Reconcile]]
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|[[Approve]]
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|[[Access and Use the Workbench Window | Workbench]]
 
}}
 
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The ''Data Entry'' process is a series of steps to ensure high-level quality data inside {{IMSMANG}}.
  
===Newly Reported Items===__NOEDITSECTION__
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The Data Entry process consists of three major steps:  
====Assigning a location====__NOEDITSECTION__
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# Reconcile
<ol>
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# Data Entry
<li>Select the reported item.</li>
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# Approve
<li>Click [[Image:ReconItemRecIcon.png|Reconcile]].</li>
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an overview of the process is found '''[[Reconcile|here]]'''.
 
 
[[Image:raA06.png|500px]]
 
 
 
<li>Select '''Reconcile as New''', then click '''OK'''.</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:ReconcileAsNew.png|350px]]
 
 
 
<li>Select the relevant location from your list. [[Image:SopIcon.png|50px]]</li>
 
<li>Click '''Assign'''.</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:AssigningNewLocation.png|500px]]
 
 
 
<li>The selected location appears on the Data Entry Form.</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:ReconciledNewLocation.png|500px]]
 
 
 
</ol>
 
 
 
====Linking the reported item to an existing item====__NOEDITSECTION__
 
[[Image:SopIcon.png|50px]]
 
<ol>
 
<li>Select the reported item.</li>
 
<li>Click [[Image:ReconItemRecIcon.png|Reconcile]].</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:raA06.png|500px]]
 
 
 
<li>Select the ''Link to Existing Item'' option.</li>
 
<li>Click '''OK'''.</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:raA12.png|500px]]
 
 
 
<li>Choose an option from the '''Type of Object to Link to''' drop-down list. [[Image:SopIcon.png|50px]]</li>
 
<li>Click '''OK'''.</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:raA13.png|500px]]
 
 
 
<li>Select an item from the list.</li>
 
<li>Click '''Assign'''.</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:raA14.png|500px]]
 
 
 
<li>Click OK.</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:raA15.png|500px]]
 
 
 
</ol>
 
 
 
{{note| To remove the link or the location assignment, select the linked item or assigned location and click [[Image:UAIBtn01.png]]. 
 
 
 
[[Image:raA18.png|500px]]
 
}}
 
 
 
===Reconciling New Locations===__NOEDITSECTION__
 
[[Image:SopIcon.png|50px]]
 
<ol>
 
<li>Select the reported location, and then click [[Image:ReconItemRecIcon.png|Reconcile]].</li>
 
<li>Select '''Reconcile as New''', and then click '''OK'''. Follow the steps in [[Reconciling and Approving Data in IMSMANG#Assigning a location|Assigning a location]].</li>
 
<li>Click '''Approve'''.</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:ReconcilingNewLocations.png|600px]]
 
 
 
</ol>
 
 
 
===Updating Items===__NOEDITSECTION__
 
====Replacing====__NOEDITSECTION__
 
[[Image:SopIcon.png|50px]]
 
<ol>
 
 
 
<li>Select the reported item.</li>
 
<li>Click [[Image:ReconItemRecIcon.png | Reconcile]].</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:raA06.png|500px]]
 
 
 
<li>Select the ''Reconcile as Existing Item'' option.</li>
 
<li>Click '''OK'''.</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:ReconcileAsExisting.png|400px]]
 
 
 
<li>Select an item from the list. [[Image:SopIcon.png|50px]]</li>
 
<li>Click '''Assign'''.</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:raA24.png|500px]]
 
 
 
<li>Select the ''Replace Existing Item with Data Entry Form Item'' option.</li>
 
<li>Click '''OK'''.</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:raA25.png|500px]]
 
 
 
<li>Click '''Approve'''.</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:raA26.png|500px]]
 
</ol>
 
 
 
{{note| Blank fields of the latest data entry form are ignored.}}
 
 
 
{{note| Browse the summary window to see the updated data.}}
 
 
 
====Combining====__NOEDITSECTION__
 
[[Image:SopIcon.png|50px]]
 
<ol>
 
<li>Select the reported item.</li>
 
<li>Click [[Image:ReconItemRecIcon.png | Reconcile]].</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:RaA06.png|500px]]
 
 
 
<li>Select the ''Reconcile as existing item'' option.</li>
 
<li>Click '''OK'''.</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:raA23.png|500px]]
 
 
 
<li>Select an item from the list. [[Image:SopIcon.png|50px]]</li>
 
<li>Click '''Assign'''.</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:raA24.png|500px]]
 
 
 
<li>Select the ''Combine Existing Item with Data Entry Form Item'' option.</li>
 
<li>Click '''OK'''.</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:raA30.png|500px]]
 
 
 
<li>Click '''Approve'''.</li>
 
 
 
[[Image:raA31.png|500px]]
 
</ol>
 
 
 
{{note| Combining aggregates information only for:
 
*Geographic coordinates
 
*Area size
 
*Ordnance
 
*Hours spent
 
}}
 
 
 
{{note| Browse the summary window to see the updated data.}}
 
  
===Approving from the Workbench===__NOEDITSECTION__
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The major steps consist in their turn of several subtasks which may be carried out by one or more different persons and/or stakeholders in the Mine Action Programme. For data quality purposes, it is important that the data is adequately checked. With multiple permission levels for the Approval, different users can be assigned different permissions, allowing Mine Action Programmes to implement a data-entry workflow that distinguishes between data entry and data verification roles. It is important to have locally defined Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Data Entry which defines who-does-what and who is responsible for Data Verification.
<ol>
 
<li>Select the data entry form.</li>
 
<li>Click '''Approve'''.</li>
 
  
[[Image:raA32.png|500px]]
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{{Warning| A Data Entry Form that is changing existing information must have a Date of information that is later than the Data Entry Form that it is updating the calculation of the Summary item(s) are based on Date of Information. When the date is earlier or the same, the Summary items will '''not''' be updated.}}
</ol>
 
  
[[Category:COO]]
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There are different Data Entry '''actions''':
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* [[Add a Data Entry Form from the Summary Window | Add data]]
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* [[Update from Summary Window | Update data]]
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* [[Link to Existing Item | Link data]]
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* [[Reassign Item to another Location]]
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* [[Unlink Items]]
  
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[[Category:NAA]]
 
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{{NavBox Working with IMSMA}}

Latest revision as of 10:31, 18 March 2019

The Data Entry process is a series of steps to ensure high-level quality data inside IMSMANG.

The Data Entry process consists of three major steps:

  1. Reconcile
  2. Data Entry
  3. Approve

an overview of the process is found here.

The major steps consist in their turn of several subtasks which may be carried out by one or more different persons and/or stakeholders in the Mine Action Programme. For data quality purposes, it is important that the data is adequately checked. With multiple permission levels for the Approval, different users can be assigned different permissions, allowing Mine Action Programmes to implement a data-entry workflow that distinguishes between data entry and data verification roles. It is important to have locally defined Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Data Entry which defines who-does-what and who is responsible for Data Verification.

Warning.jpg A Data Entry Form that is changing existing information must have a Date of information that is later than the Data Entry Form that it is updating the calculation of the Summary item(s) are based on Date of Information. When the date is earlier or the same, the Summary items will not be updated.

There are different Data Entry actions: