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There are several form elements that can be used across all data entry form templates. These form elements can be found in the Uncategorised folder immediately below the Available IMSMA Data Elements folder in the Data Entry Form Template Designer window's Source Tree pane:
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There are several fields that should be used across all data entry form templates. These fields are metadata about the Data Entry Form and describes the information collected:
::*Date of Information – Used to determine whether data in the data entry form should overwrite the existing data for the item. Data in the data entry form will overwrite data in data entry forms that have an older Date of Information.  
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::*Date of Information – This field is used for how old is the information which is not the same as Data Entry Date. Date of Information is used in the reconciliation process by {{IMSMANG}} when calculation the Summary for an item i.e. to determine whether data in the data entry form should overwrite the existing data for the item. Data in the data entry form will overwrite data in data entry forms that have an older Date of Information.  
::*Form ID – If your site has a method for identifying data entry forms, you can use this field to enter the form identifier.  
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::*Form ID – This is the identifier of the Data Entry Form. As Form ID you may use the one calculated by {{IMSMANG}} or use a unique ID from the reporting organisation.  
::*Reported by – This field can be used to capture information about the person entering the data entry form.  
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::*Reported by – This field can be used to capture information about the person collecting the information.  
::*Reported by position – This field can be used to indicate the position of the person entering the data entry form.
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::*Reported by position – This field can be used to indicate the position of the person collecting the information.
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Revision as of 16:03, 22 May 2014

There are several fields that should be used across all data entry form templates. These fields are metadata about the Data Entry Form and describes the information collected:

  • Date of Information – This field is used for how old is the information which is not the same as Data Entry Date. Date of Information is used in the reconciliation process by IMSMANG when calculation the Summary for an item i.e. to determine whether data in the data entry form should overwrite the existing data for the item. Data in the data entry form will overwrite data in data entry forms that have an older Date of Information.
  • Form ID – This is the identifier of the Data Entry Form. As Form ID you may use the one calculated by IMSMANG or use a unique ID from the reporting organisation.
  • Reported by – This field can be used to capture information about the person collecting the information.
  • Reported by position – This field can be used to indicate the position of the person collecting the information.