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__NOEDITSECTION__The country structure represents a gazetteer, or the political Auxiliary data provide supplementary or administrative divisions within a country. In IMSMA^NG, the country structure allows a mine action programme to link mine action additional information to areas [[Items Pane|'''items''']] and report statistics such as number of hazards per province include * Country Structure, * Assistance classification, * Cause classification, * Needs classification, * Ordnance classification, * Organisation,* Place. {{Note | [[Using_the_Tasking_Tool_in_IMSMANG|Tasks]] are not included in neither items or district. So the country structure should be set up before beginning auxiliary data entry. }}

Ideally, a mine action programme uses an It is important to standardise the Auxiliary data i.e. ensure that duplicates with different spellings are not created and that official, countrywide classifications for the Mine Action Programme / country structure that ensures mine action information are used in {{IMSMANG}}. Therefore it is compatible important to limit the number of users who have permission to change Auxiliary Data. As with other national datasetsall objects in {{IMSMANG}}, it is possible to add Custom Defined Fields ([[Custom Defined Fields | CDFs]]) to the Auxiliary Data. Implementing an existing gazetteer requires two steps:

* defining the levels of ==Country Structure==__NOEDITSECTION__The Country Structure represents a gazetteer, the political or administrative divisions within a country structure* defining . In {{IMSMANG}}, the Country Structure allows a Mine Action Programme to link Mine Action information to areas and report statistics such as number of the country structurevictims per province or district. The Country Structure should be set up before beginning data entry.

==Define the Country Structure Levels==Defining the levels of the country structure includes defining the number of levels and the names of the levels. For exampleIdeally, a programme may wish to implement a four-level country structureMine Action Programme uses an official, while another programme wants to use a five-level country structure. The figure below shows an example of each optioncountrywide Country Structure that ensures mine action information is compatible with other national datasets.Setting up Country Structure in {{IMSMANG}} is done in two steps:

# defining the levels of the Country Structure# defining the nodes of the Country Structure ===Define the Country Structure Levels===__NOEDITSECTION__{{HowTo's|[[Hierarchy Manager#Add levels | Add levels]]|[[Hierarchy Manager#Edit levels | Edit levels]]|[[Hierarchy Manager#Delete levels | Delete levels]]}}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.  [[Image:AdminGuide_ExampleCountryStructures.png|center|500px400px|''Example Country Structures'']]

Both the number of levels and the name of each level can be customised to match the programme’s existing country structure. Ideally, the country structure Country Structure in IMSMA^NG{{IMSMANG}}, covers all levels of the existing country structureCountry Structure, from the country level down to a level that can be represented with a single point such as a town, city or village. If a Mine Action programme has special areas or districts levels such as Areas of Responsibility that are do not consistent with exists in the defined country structure levelsCountry Structure, the programme can insert artificial or unofficial areas to keep levels may be inserted into the country structure consistent across Country Structure in {{IMSMANG}}. ===Define the entire country.Country Structure Nodes===__NOEDITSECTION__

|[[HowTo:Setup Add Country Structure Levels in a New Installation]]|[[HowTo:Add a View and Edit Auxiliary Data | View and/or edit Country Structure Level]]|[[HowTo:Change a Country Structure Level Name]]Delete Auxiliary Data|[[HowTo:Remove a Delete Country Structure Level]]

The country structure levels associated with the country structures are created using the Hierarchy Manager window. The Hierarchy Manager window displays the names of any defined country structure levels. If no country structure levels are definedinformation such as population, the window displays <Enter Level Name> for the levels. When the window initially displaysnumbers of families and infrastructure information that is helpful in planning Mine Action activities, only the [[Image:FieldTemplateIcon.png]] button and the Done button are available. The [[Image:FieldViewIcon.png]] this information may be collected and [[Image:EcksButton.png]] buttons become available after you select a country structure leveltracked either as CDFs to either Country Structure or Location.

{{Important|When the country structure is established, it It is not possible to add intermediate levels within the country structure, so careful thought must Country Structure as [[Data Inventory Manager | CDF to other items]] but should not be given to correctly establishing the country structure prior used instead of / duplication of reconciling to entering data}}Location.

{{noteNote| To add* If the map extent is set {{IMSMANG}} automatically zoom and centre the map when the user clicks in the Country Structure pane in the [[IMSMA Navigation Window | Main Navigation window]].* For ease of reporting, changeit is recommended to associate the majority of the [[Location Summary Window | Locations]] with one of the levels in the Country Structure, normally the lowest level such as town or remove country structure levels, you must have village. * Alternative names may be in different languages and alphabets. It is also common to add P-code as an alternative name.* It is important to keep the Country Structure inside {{IMSMANG}} in synch with the official Country Structure Mgmt permission.}}

==Define {{New_6.0 | In order to facilitate updates of the Country Structure Areas==When defining the country structure areas, it may be desirable to add only the areas for the portions of the country affected by mines rather than the entire official country structureCountry Structure ID has been made visible. This reduces the amount of data in IMSMA^NG Contact your [[Information Management Team | GICHD IM advisor]] if you would like to only that which is important, improving performance and usability when entering and searching for dataupdate your Country Structure. }}

IMSMA^NG provides several ways to add country ==Assistance, Cause and Needs classifications==__NOEDITSECTION__[[Image:Tree structure areas. png|200px|right]]These include manually entering the information starting with the country classifications are used in [[Assistance Summary Window | Assistance]] and working down through each level or importing the data from an [[Victim Summary Window | Victim]] items.XLS file using customised routines to import data automatically from an official gazetteer. To display * ''Cause'' for someone having become a country structure area like a town or village on victim* ''Needs'' that the map, it victim is necessary assessed to add a geographic coordinate for the area. Typically, a single coordinate is sufficient for displaying an area on have* ''Assistance'' that the map.victim has received

As with all They are as the Country Structure tree structures and should be set up before beginning data elements in IMSMA^NGentry.  Ideally, a Mine Action Programme uses official, countrywide classifications that ensures mine action information is compatible with other national datasets. Implementing these classifications requires two steps: # defining the levels of the country structure supports classifications# defining the incorporation nodes of CDFs to augment predefined data fieldsthe classifications ===Define the Classifications Levels===__NOEDITSECTION__{{HowTo's|[[Hierarchy Manager#Add levels | Add levels]]|[[Hierarchy Manager#Edit levels | Edit levels]]|[[Hierarchy Manager#Delete levels | Delete levels]]}}{{IMSMANG}} contains a set of pre-defined levels of classifications. These fields can should be used to collect and track information such seen as population, numbers of families a starting point for discussions in each Mine Action and other socioeconomic and infrastructure information that is helpful in planning mine action activities/or Assistance Programme. {| class="wikitable"! ! Cause! Needs! Assistance|-| Level 1 | Cause| Needs| Assistance|-| Level 2| Event| Phase| Phase|-| Level 3| Type| Type| Type|-| Level 4| Subtype| Subtype| Subtype|-| Level 5| Specification| Specification| Specification|-| Level 6| Detail| Detail| Detail|}

{{note|* For ease These classifications may have maximum of access, it is recommended to associate IMSMA^NG locations with one level in the country structure, normally the lowest level such as town or villageten levels. * Setting the preferred map extent for each area allows users to zoom and centre the map automatically on the area from the main navigation window.* Adding alternative names for areas lets users incorporate official and unofficial names for areas as well as internationally recognized PCodes}}

|[[HowTo:Add a Country Structure AreaAssistance Classification]]|[[HowTo:Change a Country Structure AreaAdd Cause Classification]]|[[Add Needs Classification]]|[[View and Edit Auxiliary Data | View and/or edit classifications]]|[[HowTo:Remove a Country Structure AreaDelete Auxiliary Data| Delete classifications]]

{{noteIMSMANG}} contains a set of pre-defined classifications. These should be seen as a starting point for discussions in each Mine Action and/or Assistance Programme. They may be as Excel files '''[[Downloads |here]]'''. To add, change, {{Note | Contact your [[Information Management Team | GICHD IM advisor]] if you need help with adjusting levels or remove country structures, you must have the Country Structure Mgmt permissionclassifications.}} The country structure names displayed in the IMSMA Navigation window’s country structure pane are created using the Country Structure Manager window. ==Define Other Auxiliary Data==__NOEDITSECTION__To access In addition to establishing the Assistance classification, Cause Classification, Country Structure Manager windowand Needs classifications in {{IMSMANG}}, information managers can establish other Auxiliary data, including data for: 1* Ordnance Classification* Organisations* Places  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. From Many {{IMSMANG}} users already have a baseline set of information created for each of the Auxiliary data types, either through the Data Entry menustandard, select Country Structure Areaspredefined data available within {{IMSMANG}} or by migrating auxiliary data from a previous IMSMA version.If ===Ordnance Classification===__NOEDITSECTION__This classification is used in Land, Activities and Accidents. {{IMSMANG}} includes from the country structure levels have been definedinstallation more than 5, the Country Structure Manager window displays (Figure 134)000 predefined ordnance models.

Figure 134. Country Structure Manager {{HowTo's|[[List Window| Ordnance Classification List window]]|[[Filter Lists | Filter Ordnance Classification]]|[[Add Ordnance Classification]]|[[View and Edit Auxiliary Data | View and/or edit Ordnance Classification]]|[[Delete Auxiliary Data | Delete Ordnance Classification]]

==Define Other Auxiliary Data==In addition to establishing Furthermore, programmes can limit which ordnance can be used for data entry by making ordnance inactive. To making only the ordnance that may be found in the country structure in IMSMA^NG, information managers can establish other auxiliary facilitates both data, including entry and data for:quality.

*organisations{{note|*places Before beginning data entry, standardise the ordnance available for use to ensure data consistency of reports. *explosive When adding an ordnance to the database, determine if the ordnancealready exists in {{IMSMANG}} and the correct classification.}}

While this information is easily updated during operational use of IMSMA^NG{{New_6.0 | # '''[[IED Classification | IED]]''', Less-lethal weapons, Light weapons, MANPADS, it is helpful Small Arm Ammunitions and Small Arms are new Categories. # The new models belonging to establish a baseline of information prior the above categories are ''Inactive''.# The new field ''Statistic Group'' has been added in order to proceeding with field report template design and data entryfacilitate flexible reporting. Many IMSMA^NG users already have a baseline set of information created for each of }}If the auxiliary data types, either through new field ''Statistic Group'' is not used the standardbelow table shows how ''category'', predefined data available within IMSMA^NG or ''subcategory'' and ''model name'' may be used as grouping criteria for statistics by migrating auxiliary data from a previous IMSMA versionordnance. {| class="wikitable"! Grouping !! Criteria|-| AP||Category = Landmines AND Subcategory = AP|-| AV ||Category = Landmines AND Subcategory = AT|-| Country specific e. Auxiliary data can also be augmented by creating CDFs to track additional informationg.Roadside, Anti-group, Trip-ware||1-10 models|-| Cluster||Category = Scatterable munitions + Clusters and dispensers|-| IED||Category = IED|-| UXO||Category = Bombs + Grenades + Guided Missiles + Projectiles + Rockets|-| SALW||Models from the other categories + SALW Categories|-| UNK||Category = Unknown|-| Other||Category = Pyrotechnics and Flares + Misc Nonexplosive Devices + Misc Explosive Devices + Naval Mines|-|}

===Organisations===__NOEDITSECTION__IMSMA<sup>NG<{{HowTo's|[[List Window | Organisation List window]]|[[Filter Lists | Filter Organisatons]]|[[Add Organisation]]|[[View and Edit Auxiliary Data | View and/sup> or edit Organisations]]|[[Delete Auxiliary Data | Delete Organisations]]}}{{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 structureCountry 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.

[[Image:AdminGuide_ExampleHierarchyOfOrganisationsAdminGuide_ExampleHierarchyOfOrganisations2.png|center|400px200px|''Example Hierarchy of Organisations'']]

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.{{HowTo's|[[HowTo:Add an Organization]]|[[HowTo:View and/or change an Organization]]|[[HowTo:Deactivate an Organization]]}}{{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, hazards, activities, and/or events}}

===Places===IMSMA^NG offers the option It is possible to track information about specific places or infrastructure elements within a country that are relevant to mine action. These can be airports, water sources, hospitals, community centres, refugee camps or any other structures or buildings which designate a political, economic, social, and/or logistical value. {{HowTo's|add Organisation as [[HowTo:Add a Place]]Data Inventory Manager |[[HowTo:View and/or change a PlaceCDF to other items]]|[[HowTo:Remove a Place]]}}In IMSMA^NG, places can be linked to education activities to represent the location of the activity or they can be linked to other land areas and activities to represent the nearest medical facilities.

As with other {{Note | The Organisation ''IMSMA^NG data, places can be customised using CDFs and represented on '' is normally used for indicating that the map by adding geospatial informationData Entry Form template is general i.e. not a special made template for one organisation.}}

{{note| To view the list of places in the Place List window, you must have read-only access to the Places permission. To add, change, or remove places, you must have read and write access to the Places permission}} ===Explosive OrdnancePlaces===__NOEDITSECTION__The final type of auxiliary data available in IMSMA^NG is explosive ordnance. This data is used {{IMSMANG}} offers the option to represent the various kinds of explosive ordnance found or cleared from hazards track information about specific places or infrastructure elements within a country that are causing accidentsrelevant to Mine Action. IMSMA<sup>NG<These can be ammunition storages, armouries, airports, community centres, hospitals, refugee camps or any other structures/sup> includes more than 5buildings which designate a political, economic, social,000 predefined ordnance types with the ability to create additional ordnance required for a mine action programmeand/or logistical value.

|[[HowTo:List Window | Place List window]]|[[Filter Lists | Filter Places]]|[[Add Explosive OrdnancePlace]]|[[HowTo:View and Edit Auxiliary Data | View and/or change Explosive Ordnanceedit Places]]|[[HowTo:Remove Explosive OrdnanceDelete Auxiliary Data | Delete Places]]

{| class="wikitable"|-| [[FilePlaces can be linked to:Note.jpg | 40px]] || *Before beginning data entry, standardise Land and Activities to represent the devices nearest medical facilities* Land and Activities to represent ammunition storage or types of devices available for use armoury* Victim to ensure data consistency for reports. represent hospital*When adding a device Assistance to represent Place where the database, determine if Assistance took place* Education activities to represent the device already exists in the predefined dataset as there are more than 5,000 devices from the ORDATA ordnance catalogue already in location of the system.activity

As with other {{IMSMANG}} data, Places can be represented on the map by adding geospatial information. It is possible to add Place as [[Data Inventory Manager |}CDF to other items]].

{{noteNew_6.0 | To view explosive ordnance in the Explosive Ordnance List window, you must have read-only access to the Explosive Ordnance permission. To add, change, or remove explosive ordnance, you must Ammunition storage and Armoury have read and write access been added to the Explosive Ordnance permission''Place Type''}}

==Import Auxiliary Data==__NOEDITSECTION__{{Warning | Note that neither xml or csv/xls '''cannot''' be imported back into an {{IMSMANG}} system without the help of a [[Information Management Team | GICHD IM advisor]]. }}When the import routine is set up then all users that has permission to import Excel spreadsheet may do so, refer to [[Importing and Exporting Data with IMSMANG#XLS Import | XLS import]] on how to import Excel files.