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{{Note | To reconcile Data Entry Forms, your {{IMSMANG}} user account must belong to a User Role that has permissions to do so. There are several different permissions e.g. ''Data Entry Form'' and ''Link''. Contact your {{IMSMANG}} Administrator if you have questions on permissions. }}
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{{Note | To do Data Entry and/or Submit/Approve Data Entry Forms, your {{IMSMANG}} user account must belong to a User Role that has permissions to do so. There are several different permissions e.g. ''Data Entry Form'' and ''Link''. Contact your {{IMSMANG}} Administrator if you have questions on permissions. }}
  
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To link an item to another item:
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<li>From the Reconciliation tab of the Data Entry Form Editor window, select the row associated with the item record you would like to reconcile.
 
[[Image:Recon tab.png|600px|center]]
 
[[Image:Recon tab.png|600px|center]]
 
<div align="center">
 
<div align="center">
 
'' Reconciliation Tab''
 
'' Reconciliation Tab''
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To link an item to another item:
 
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<li>From the Reconciliation tab of the Data Entry Form Editor window, select the row associated with the item record you would like to reconcile.</li>
 
 
<li>Click the [[Image:ReconItemRecIcon.png]] button.</li>
 
<li>Click the [[Image:ReconItemRecIcon.png]] button.</li>
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<li>Select the '''Link to Existing Item''' option.</li>
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<li>Click the '''OK''' button.
 
[[Image:Recon options3.png|500px|center]]
 
[[Image:Recon options3.png|500px|center]]
 
<div align="center">
 
<div align="center">
 
'' Reconciliation Options''
 
'' Reconciliation Options''
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<li>Select the '''Link to Existing Item''' option.</li>
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<li>The Pick Object Type window displays.</li>
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<li>Click the '''OK''' button.</li>
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<li>Select the type of the existing item record from the Type of Object to Link to drop-down menu.
 
[[Image:Pick Object Type.png|500px|center]]
 
[[Image:Pick Object Type.png|500px|center]]
 
<div align="center">
 
<div align="center">
 
'' Pick Object Type Window''
 
'' Pick Object Type Window''
 
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<li>The Pick Object Type window displays.
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{{Note | Item are '''not''' normally ''Linked'' to Locations.}}</li>
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<li>Select the type of the existing item record from the Type of Object to Link to drop-down menu.</li>
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<li>The Pick Item window displays. The table is not populated with any rows until you have applied a [[Filter Lists| filter]].</li>
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{{Note | Item are '''not''' normally ''Linked'' to Locations.}}
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<li>Click the row for the item record that you would like to Link to.
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You may check if it is the right item to link to by opening the Summary window of the item by clicking on the [[Image:FieldViewIcon.png]] button. </li>
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<li>Click the '''Assign''' button.
 
<li>Click the '''OK''' button.</li>
 
<li>Click the '''OK''' button.</li>
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<li>The [[Use the Pick Linking Item Window|Pick Item window]] displays.
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[[Image:fig61.png|center|500px|''Pick Item Window'']]
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<li>Click the row for the item record that you would like to Link to.</li>
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<div align="center">''Pick Item Window''
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<li>Click the '''Assign''' button.</li>
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</div></li>
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<li>The Link Items window displays.
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<li>If it is appropriate to verify that it is the correct existing item that you are linking to by using map preview, click the [[Image:ShadesIcon.png]] button to activate the Map preview.
 
[[Image:Link Items Window.png|600px|center]]
 
[[Image:Link Items Window.png|600px|center]]
 
<div align="center">
 
<div align="center">
 
'' Link Items Window''
 
'' Link Items Window''
 
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<li>The Link Items window displays.
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<li>If it is appropriate to verify that it is the correct existing item that you are linking to by using map preview, click the [[Image:ShadesIcon.png]] button to activate the Map preview.</li>
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{{New_6.0 | More functions have been added to the Preview window. It amongst other things possible to add labels. It is also possible to change the order of the themes.}}</li>
  
 
<li>Click the '''OK''' button.</li>
 
<li>Click the '''OK''' button.</li>
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<li>The Reconciliation Tab in the Data Entry Form is updated.
 
[[Image:Recon tab Link.png|600px|center]]
 
[[Image:Recon tab Link.png|600px|center]]
 
<div align="center">
 
<div align="center">
 
'' Reconciliation Tab Link Action''
 
'' Reconciliation Tab Link Action''
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</div></li>
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<li>Repeat the above steps to Link to another existing item.</li>
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<li>Save, Submit or Approve the Data Entry Form.</li></ol>
  
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<li>The Reconciliation Tab in the Data Entry Form is updated.
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{{Note | If you would like to remove the link '''before''' you have approved, select the row and click the [[Image:uAIBtn01.png | Unlink]] button.}}
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<li>Repeat the above steps to Link to another existing item.
 
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{{Note | If you would like to remove the link '''before''' you have approved, select the row and click the [[Image:uAIBtn01.png | Unlink]] button.}}
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For more information on how to do data entry, see [[Use the Data Entry Form Editor Window]].  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:40, 14 June 2019

Note.jpg To do Data Entry and/or Submit/Approve Data Entry Forms, your IMSMANG user account must belong to a User Role that has permissions to do so. There are several different permissions e.g. Data Entry Form and Link. Contact your IMSMANG Administrator if you have questions on permissions.

To link an item to another item:

  1. From the Reconciliation tab of the Data Entry Form Editor window, select the row associated with the item record you would like to reconcile.
    Recon tab.png

    Reconciliation Tab

  2. Click the ReconItemRecIcon.png button.
  3. Select the Link to Existing Item option.
  4. Click the OK button.
    Recon options3.png

    Reconciliation Options

  5. The Pick Object Type window displays.
  6. Select the type of the existing item record from the Type of Object to Link to drop-down menu.
    Pick Object Type.png

    Pick Object Type Window

    Note.jpg Item are not normally Linked to Locations.
  7. The Pick Item window displays. The table is not populated with any rows until you have applied a filter.
  8. Click the row for the item record that you would like to Link to. You may check if it is the right item to link to by opening the Summary window of the item by clicking on the FieldViewIcon.png button.
  9. Click the Assign button.
  10. Click the OK button.
    11. Pick Item Window
    Pick Item Window
  11. The Link Items window displays.
  12. If it is appropriate to verify that it is the correct existing item that you are linking to by using map preview, click the ShadesIcon.png button to activate the Map preview.
    Link Items Window.png

    Link Items Window

    New 6.0.png More functions have been added to the Preview window. It amongst other things possible to add labels. It is also possible to change the order of the themes.
  13. Click the OK button.
  14. The Reconciliation Tab in the Data Entry Form is updated.
    Recon tab Link.png

    Reconciliation Tab Link Action

  15. Repeat the above steps to Link to another existing item.
  16. Save, Submit or Approve the Data Entry Form.
Note.jpg If you would like to remove the link before you have approved, select the row and click the Unlink button.

For more information on how to do data entry, see Use the Data Entry Form Editor Window.

Reconciling and Approving Data in IMSMANG
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