{{Under construction | This page is under construction}}The IMSMA Staging Area Generator is a tool that allows to create creates a staging area from an IMSMA {{IMSMANG}} database. It is thus part of the {{IMSMANG}} tool set, but not directly integrated into included in the {{IMSMANG}} installation package. It IMSMA Staging Area Generator thus needs to be installed separately. Please contact your country focal point [[Information Management Team | GICHD IM advisor]] in order to get the latest installation package.== Installing the IMSMA Staging Area Generator==__NOEDITSECTION__<ol><li>To install the staging area generator (SAG) double-click on the '''etl.exe''' file..</li><li>The graphical installer then starts. On the first screen, choose the language you would like to use for the installation and click '''OK'''.[[Image:SAGInstallStep1.png|center|200px]]</li><li>Navigate the Installation panels of the graphical installer as described below:<ol><li>On the Welcome screen, click '''Next'''.</li><li>On the Infromation screen, click '''Next'''.</li><li>We strongly recommend to use the default installation path for the Staging Area Generator. '''Click Next'''.</li><li>If the target folder (C:\IMSMAETLTool) does not already exist a message will be shown, click '''OK'''. </li><li>In the packages selection panel, click '''Next'''.</li><li>Wait for the installation progress bar to finish, then click '''Next'''.</li><li>When the Setup Shortcuts panel displays, click '''Next'''.</li><li>When the installation has completed successfully, click '''Done'''.</li></li></ol></ol>After the installation, the following menu entry will be visible in Start → All Programs → IMSMA:[[File:Staging_Area_Generator_Icon.png]]<br />
==Using the IMSMA {{Note | The Staging Area Generator GUIcan only be used with {{IMSMANG}} 6.0 and higher.}}==Basic Principles==__NOEDITSECTION__To start the The Staging Area Generatortakes an {{IMSMANG}} database as input and outputs a staging area database, click on i.e. a flattened version of the Staging Area Generator Icon in Start → All Programs → IMSMAdatabase, containing only '''approved''' data. This will open The structure of the staging area and a details on the data it contains can be found on the following graphical user interface.[[Image:Staging_Area_Generator_GUI.pngStaging Area Database|centerIMSMA Staging Area Database]]<br />[[Image:Staging_Area_Generator_GUI_optionspage.png|center]]
==When creating the Staging Area database with the [[Using Staging Area Generator | Staging Area Generator]] is possible to choose:* which language to use* which Country structure name to use (main or any of the alternative names)* if PostGIS geodata should be created* which projection to use* to do data post-processing. It is easy to [[Scheduling the Staging Area creation==__NOEDITSECTION__| schedule the creation]] of the Staging Area database.
