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Defining the levels of the Country structure includes defining the number of levels and the names of the levels. For Country structure the maximum number of levels are seven. For example, in one country the Country structure has four levels, while another country has five levels in the Country structure, and the levels are not called the same in all countries.

In addition to establishing the Assistance classification, Cause Classification, Country Structure and Needs assessment classifications in {{IMSMANG}}, information managers can establish other auxiliary Auxiliary data, including data for:* Ordnance Classification

While this information is easily updated during operational use of {{IMSMANG}}, it is helpful to establish a baseline of information prior to proceeding with Data Entry Form template design and data entry. Many {{IMSMANG}} users already have a baseline set of information created for each of the auxiliary Auxiliary data types, either through the standard, predefined data available within {{IMSMANG}} or by migrating auxiliary data from a previous IMSMA version. Auxiliary data can also be augmented by creating [[Custom Defined Fields|CDFs]] to track additional information. ===Ordnance Classification===__NOEDITSECTION__This classification is used in Land, Activities and Accidents. {{IMSMANG}} includes from the installation more than 5,000 predefined ordnance models. {{HowTo's|[[Access the Ordnance Classification List Window]]|[[Filter the Ordnance Classification List]]|[[Add Ordnance Classification]]|[[View and/or change Ordnance Classification]]|[[Remove Ordnance Classification]]}}All ordnance is grouped according to categories and subcategories. For example, an explosive ordnance may have a category of “Landmine” and a subcategory of “Antipersonnel.” In this way, {{IMSMANG}} provides the ability not only to search and report on models but summarise information on categories and subcategories. This allows queries such as “how many landmines or bombs were cleared in a specific period?” or “how many anti-personnel mines were found?”. {{Note | Other categories than ''Landmines'' have ordnance that belong to the subcategory ''Anti-Personnel'' so if you only want to report on AP-mines you need to filter on both category '''and''' subcategory. }}

===CauseFurthermore, Needs, and Assistance===__NOEDITSECTION__programmes can limit which ordnance can be used within the system by making individual devices active or inactive. This facilitates rapid data entry by making available only the devices that are found locally to a programme.

{{HowTo'snote|[[Add an Assistance Classification Level]]|[[Change an Assistance Classification Level Name]]*Before beginning data entry, standardise the ordnance available for use to ensure data consistency of reports. |[[Remove *When adding an Assistance Classification Level]]ordnance to the database, determine if the ordnance already exists in {{IMSMANG}}.

Three auxiliary data types in {{IMSMANG}} directly pertain to victim [[Assistance Summary Window note| Assistance]]:* The ''Cause'' for someone having become a [[Victim Summary Window | victim]]* The ''Needs'' that the victim is assessed To add, change, or remove ordnance, you must have read and write access to have* The ''Assistance'' that the victim has receivedOrdnance permission.}}

IMSMA^NG {{IMSMANG}} provides the ability to track information about organisations Organisations participating in mine actionMine Action. Organisations can be categorized categorised by type and assigned “work areas” based on the country structure. To display organisations Organisations on the map, users can provide they must have geospatial data for each organisation(minimum one set of coordinates.

Additionally, IMSMA^NG {{IMSMANG}} supports the creation of parent-child relationships with organisations so that information managers can create hierarchies of organisations. For example, a mine clearance organisation may be responsible for several clearance teams within a country. As shown in the figure below, this relationship can be mapped by creating one organisation for the mine clearance organisation (NGO1) and one organisation for each team (TeamA, TeamB and TeamC), then specifying the parent organisation of each team as NGO1.

IMSMA^NG {{IMSMANG}} also supports the tracking of competencies and accreditations for each organisation. The lists of specific competencies and accreditations can be managed in the Data Inventory Manager.

{{note| To view the list of organisations in the Organisation List Window, you must have read-only access to the Organisations permission. To add, change, or remove organisations, you must have read and write access to the Organisations permission. Organisations are government, non-government, military, civilian, commercial, or non-profit groups who are responsible for performing activities on, monitoring ongoing activities on, or recording the existence of locations, lands, activities, and/or events.}}

IMSMA^NG {{IMSMANG}} offers the option to track information about specific places or infrastructure elements within a country that are relevant to mine actionMine Action. These can be airportsammunition storages, water sourcesarmouries, hospitalsairports, community centres, hospitals, refugee camps or any other structures or /buildings which designate a political, economic, social, and/or logistical value.

As with other IMSMA^NG data, places Places can be customised using CDFs linked to:* education activities to represent the location of the activity* Land and Activities to represent the nearest medical facilities* Land and represented on Activities to represent ammunition storage or armoury* Victim to represent hospital* Assistance to represent Place where the map by adding geospatial information.Assistance took place

As with other {{note| To view the list of places in the Place List windowIMSMANG}} data, you must have read-only access to the Places permission. To add, change, or remove places, you must have read can be customised using CDFs and write access to represented on the Places permissionmap by adding geospatial information.}}

===Ordnance===__NOEDITSECTION__Another type of auxiliary data available in IMSMA^NG is Ordnance Classification. This classification is used in Land, Activities and Accidents. IMSMA^NG includes more than 5,000 predefined ordnance types with the ability to create additional ordnance required for a mine action programme. {{HowTo's|[[Access the Ordnance Classification List Window]]|[[Filter the Ordnance Classification List]]|[[Add Ordnance Classification]]|[[View and/or change Ordnance Classification]]|[[Remove Ordnance Classification]]}}All ordnance is grouped according to categories and subcategories, which allows for detailed categorization of each device. For example, an explosive device may have a category of “Landmine” and a subcategory of “Antipersonnel.” In this way, IMSMA^NG provides the ability not only to search and report on types of ordnance but also on the specific characteristics of ordnance. This allows queries such as “how many landmines or bombs were cleared in a specific period?” or “how many anti-personnel mines were found?”. Furthermore, programmes can limit which ordnance can be used within the system by making individual devices active or inactive. This facilitates rapid data entry by making available only the devices that are found locally to a programme. {{note|*Before beginning data entry, standardise the devices or types of devices available for use to ensure data consistency for reports. *When adding a device to the database, determine if the device already exists in the predefined dataset as there are more than 5,000 devices from the ORDATA ordnance catalogue already in the system.}} {{note| To view ordnance in the Ordnance List window, you must have read-only access to the Ordnance permission. To add, change, or remove ordnanceplaces, you must have read and write access to the Ordnance Places permission.}}