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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__

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

{{Important|When To display a Country Structure node like a town or village on the country structure is establishedmap, it is not possible necessary to add intermediate levels within a geographic coordinate for the country structurenode. If information such as population, so careful thought must numbers of families and infrastructure information that is helpful in planning Mine Action activities, this information may be given to correctly establishing the country structure prior collected and tracked either as CDFs to entering data}}either Country Structure or Location.

{{note| To It is possible to add, change, or remove country structure levels, you must have the Country Structure Mgmt permissionas [[Data Inventory Manager | CDF to other items]] but should not be used instead of / duplication of reconciling to Location.

The country structure {{Note|* 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, it is recommended to associate the majority of the [[Location Summary Window | Locations]] with one of the levels associated in the Country Structure, normally the lowest level such as town or 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 country structures are created using the Hierarchy Manager windowofficial Country Structure.}}

The Hierarchy Manager window displays the names {{New_6.0 | In order to facilitate updates of any defined country structure levels. If no country structure levels are defined, the window displays <Enter Level Name> for the levels. When the window initially displaysCountry Structure, only the [[Image:FieldTemplateIconCountry Structure ID has been made visible.png]] button and the Done button are available. The Contact your [[Image:FieldViewIcon.png]] and [[Image:EcksButton.pngInformation Management Team | GICHD IM advisor]] buttons become available after if you select a country structure levelwould like to update your Country Structure.}}

==Define the Country Structure AreasAssistance, Cause and Needs classifications==__NOEDITSECTION__When defining the country [[Image:Tree structure areas, it may be desirable to add only the areas .png|200px|right]]These classifications are used in [[Assistance Summary Window | Assistance]] and [[Victim Summary Window | Victim]] items. * ''Cause'' for someone having become a victim* ''Needs'' that the portions of the country affected by mines rather than the entire official country structure. This reduces the amount of data in IMSMA^NG victim is assessed to only have* ''Assistance'' that which is important, improving performance and usability when entering and searching for data. the victim has received

IMSMA^NG provides several ways to add country structure areas. These include manually entering They are as the information starting with the country Country Structure tree structures and working down through each level or importing the data from an .XLS file using customised routines to import should be set up before beginning data automatically from an official gazetteer. To display a country structure area like a town or village on the map, it is necessary to add a geographic coordinate for the area. Typically, a single coordinate is sufficient for displaying an area on the mapentry.

As with all data elements in IMSMA^NGIdeally, the country structure supports the incorporation of CDFs to augment predefined data fields. These fields can be used to collect and track information such as populationa Mine Action Programme uses official, numbers of families and other socioeconomic and infrastructure information countrywide classifications that is helpful in planning ensures mine action activitiesinformation is compatible with other national datasets.Implementing these classifications requires two steps:

{{note|* For ease # defining the levels 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 village. classifications* Setting # defining the preferred map extent for each area allows users to zoom and centre nodes of 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}}classifications

|[[Hierarchy Manager#Add a Country Structure Arealevels | Add levels]]|[[Change a Country Structure AreaHierarchy Manager#Edit levels | Edit levels]]|[[Remove a Country Structure AreaHierarchy Manager#Delete levels | Delete levels]]

{{note|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|} To add, change, or remove country structures, you must These classifications may have the Country Structure Mgmt permissionmaximum of ten levels.The country structure names displayed in ===Define the IMSMA Navigation window’s country structure pane are created using the Country Structure Manager window. Classifications===__NOEDITSECTION__{{HowTo's|[[Add Assistance Classification]]|[[Add Cause Classification]]|[[Add Needs Classification]]|[[View and Edit Auxiliary Data | View and/or edit classifications]]|[[Delete Auxiliary Data| Delete classifications]]

==Define Other Auxiliary Data==In addition to establishing the country structure {{IMSMANG}} contains a set of pre-defined classifications. These should be seen as a starting point for discussions in IMSMA<sup>NG<each Mine Action and/sup>, information managers can establish other auxiliary data, including data for:or Assistance Programme. They may be as Excel files '''[[Downloads | here]]'''.

While this information is easily updated during operational use of IMSMA^NG==Define Other Auxiliary Data==__NOEDITSECTION__In addition to establishing the Assistance classification, Cause Classification, it is helpful to establish a baseline of information prior to proceeding with Data Entry Form template design Country Structure and data entry. Many IMSMA^NG users already have a baseline set of Needs classifications in {{IMSMANG}}, information created for each of the auxiliary managers can establish other Auxiliary data types, either through the standard, predefined including data available within IMSMA^NG or by migrating auxiliary data from a previous IMSMA version. Auxiliary data can also be augmented by creating CDFs to track additional information.for:* Ordnance Classification* Organisations* Places

===CauseWhile this information is easily updated during operational use of {{IMSMANG}}, Needsit 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 data types, and Assistance===either through the standard, predefined data available within {{IMSMANG}} or by migrating auxiliary data from a previous IMSMA version.

|[[List Window | Ordnance Classification List window]]|[[Filter Lists | Filter Ordnance Classification]]|[[Add a Victim Assistance LevelOrdnance Classification]]|[[Change a Victim Assistance Level NameView and Edit Auxiliary Data | View and/or edit Ordnance Classification]]|[[Remove a Victim Assistance LevelDelete Auxiliary Data | Delete Ordnance Classification]]

Three auxiliary data types in IMSMA^NG directly pertain {{Note | Other categories than ''Landmines'' have ordnance that belong to victim assistance:* The the subcategory ''Anti-Personnel''Causeso if you only want to report on AP-mines you need to filter on both category '' for someone having become a victim* The 'and'Needs'' subcategory. }} 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 victim is assessed country facilitates both data entry and data quality. {{note|*Before beginning data entry, standardise the ordnance available for use to haveensure data consistency of reports. * The ''Assistance'' that When adding an ordnance to the database, determine if the ordnance already exists in {{IMSMANG}} and the victim has receivedcorrect classification.}}

As with a programme{{New_6.0 | # '''[[IED Classification | IED]]'''s Country Structure, you can use Less-lethal weapons, Light weapons, MANPADS, Small Arm Ammunitions and Small Arms are new Categories. # The new models belonging to the Hierarchy Manager above categories are ''Inactive''.# The new field ''Statistic Group'' has been added in order to add subfacilitate flexible reporting. }}If the new field ''Statistic Group'' is not used the below table shows how ''category'', ''subcategory'' and ''model name'' may be used as grouping criteria for statistics by ordnance. {| class="wikitable"! Grouping !! Criteria|-| AP||Category = Landmines AND Subcategory = AP|-| AV ||Category = Landmines AND Subcategory = AT|-level items| Country specific e. Each data type (Causeg. Roadside, NeedsAnti-group, Assistance) may have up to ten levels.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|[[Organisation List window]]|[[Filter the Organisation List]]|[[Add an Organization]]|[[View and/or change an Organization]]|[[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 [[Place List window]]Data Inventory Manager |[[Filter the places displayedCDF to other items]]|[[Add a Place]]|[[View and/or change a Place]]|[[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}} ===OrdnancePlaces===__NOEDITSECTION__Another type of auxiliary data available in IMSMA^NG is ordnance. This data is used {{IMSMANG}} offers the option to represent the various kinds of ordnance found or cleared from lands 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.

|[[Access the Explosive Ordnance List Window| Place List window]]|[[Filter the Explosive Ordnance ListLists | Filter Places]]|[[Add Explosive OrdnancePlace]]|[[View and Edit Auxiliary Data | View and/or change Explosive Ordnanceedit Places]]|[[Remove Explosive OrdnanceDelete Auxiliary Data | Delete Places]]

Furthermore, programmes can limit which ordnance Places can be used within linked to:* Land and Activities to represent the system by making individual devices active nearest medical facilities* Land and Activities to represent ammunition storage or inactive. This facilitates rapid data entry by making available only armoury* Victim to represent hospital* Assistance to represent Place where the devices that are found locally Assistance took place* Education activities to a programme.represent the location of the activity

As with other {| class="wikitable"|-| [[File:Note.jpg | 40px]] || *Before beginning {IMSMANG}} data entry, standardise Places can be represented on the devices or types of devices available for use to ensure data consistency for reportsmap by adding geospatial information. *When adding a device It is possible to the database, determine if the device already exists in the predefined dataset add Place as there are more than 5,000 devices from the ORDATA ordnance catalogue already in the system[[Data Inventory Manager | CDF to other items]]. |}

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