IRAQ DEVELOPMENT

MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM (IDMS)

ANALYTICS

USER MANUAL

Version 3.1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 6

2. OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................. 6

3. WHO USES IDMS? ................................................................................................... 8

4. LOGGING INTO THE IDMS APPLICATION ................................................................ 9

4.1 REGISTERING FOR A USERNAME AND PASSWORD .............................................................. 10

4.2 ACCESSING IDMS WITHOUT REGISTRATION ................................................................... 11

5. IDMS ANALYTICS STRUCTURE ............................................................................... 12

6. MY WORKSPACE MODULE ...................................................................................... 14

6.1 EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS IN MY WORKSPACE MODULE ............................................. 15

6.1.1 Adding an External Assistance Project ............................................................ 16
6.1.2 Viewing External Assistance Project Details ..................................................... 16
6.2 CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN MY WORKSPACE MODULE ............................................... 16
6.2.1 Managing Announcements ............................................................................ 18
6.2.2 Financial Years Setup ................................................................................... 19
6.2.3 My Draft Funding Requests ........................................................................... 20
6.2.4 Submitted Funding Requests ......................................................................... 24
6.2.5 Approved Projects ........................................................................................ 26
6.2.6 Adjust Budget Ceilings ................................................................................. 28
6.2.7 Adjust Project Funding Requests .................................................................... 31
6.2.8 Regular Funding Request Approval Procedure .................................................. 33
6.2.9 Emergency Funding Request Approval Procedure ............................................. 35
6.2.10 Adding a Capital Investment Project Request .................................................. 37
6.2.11 Viewing Capital Investment Project Details ..................................................... 37
6.2.12 Search in Capital Investment Projects of My Workspace ................................... 37
6.2.12.1 Quick Search .................................................................................................... 38
6.2.12.2 Advanced Search .............................................................................................. 38
6.3 NDP INDICATORS IN MY WORKSPACE MODULE ................................................................ 39
6.3.1 Adding a New Indicator ................................................................................ 40
6.3.2 Viewing Indicator Details .............................................................................. 41
6.3.3 Search in NDP Indicators of My Workspace ..................................................... 41

7. LIST MODULE ........................................................................................................ 43

7.1 ACCESSING THE LIST MODULE .................................................................................... 43

7.2 EXPANDING THE LIST ITEM ........................................................................................ 44
7.3 SORTING LIST ITEMS............................................................................................... 44
7.4 BROWSING AMONG LIST ITEMS ................................................................................... 44
7.5 REFINING THE REPORT ............................................................................................. 45
7.6 HIDING / SHOWING IMAGES IN THE LIST ....................................................................... 46
7.7 MODIFYING THE CURRENT VIEW .................................................................................. 47
7.7.1 Adding List Groups / Columns / Column Groupings .......................................... 48
7.7.2 Re-ordering Groups / Columns / Column Groupings ......................................... 48
7.7.3 Removing Groups / Columns / Column Groupings ............................................ 48
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7.7.4 Setting a View as Default .............................................................................. 48

7.8 SAMPLE VIEWS ...................................................................................................... 49
7.8.1 Sample View 1 ............................................................................................ 49
7.8.2 Sample View 2 ............................................................................................ 50

8. CHART MODULE ..................................................................................................... 52

8.1 KEY FEATURES ...................................................................................................... 52

8.2 ACCESSING THE CHART MODULE ................................................................................. 52
8.3 MAIN SCREEN AND ITS COMPONENTS ........................................................................... 53
8.4 VIEW SCREEN AND ITS COMPONENTS ........................................................................... 57
8.5 SAMPLE CHART REPORTS .......................................................................................... 58
8.5.1 Sample Chart Report 1 ................................................................................. 58
8.5.2 Sample Chart Report 2 ................................................................................. 59

9. MAP MODULE ........................................................................................................ 61

9.1 KEY FEATURES OF THE GIS TOOL ................................................................................ 61

9.2 ACCESSING THE MAP MODULE .................................................................................... 63
9.3 MAP MODULE SCREEN COMPONENTS ............................................................................ 63
9.4 WORKING IN THE MAP MODULE .................................................................................. 64
9.4.1 Zooming in / Zooming out ............................................................................ 64
9.4.2 Measuring Distance ...................................................................................... 65
9.4.3 Buffered Zone Querying................................................................................ 66
9.4.4 Using Layers ............................................................................................... 66
9.4.5 Viewing Legend ........................................................................................... 68
9.4.6 Using Mini Map ............................................................................................ 69
9.4.7 Viewing the Data Displayed on the Map .......................................................... 70
9.5 SAMPLE MAP REPORTS ............................................................................................. 71
9.5.1 Sample Map Report 1 ................................................................................... 71
9.5.2 Sample Map Report 2 ................................................................................... 72

10. REPORT MODULE ............................................................................................... 74

10.1 ACCESSING THE REPORT MODULE ................................................................................ 74

10.2 CREATING A REPORT ............................................................................................... 74
10.3 PREVIEWING A REPORT ............................................................................................ 77
10.4 GENERATING A REPORT ............................................................................................ 78
10.5 SAMPLE REPORTS ................................................................................................... 79
10.5.1 Sample Report 1 .......................................................................................... 79
10.5.2 Sample Report 2 .......................................................................................... 80
10.6 CUSTOMIZING REPORTS ........................................................................................... 82
10.6.1 Formatting/Styling Report Components .......................................................... 82
10.6.2 Re-ordering Report Table Components ........................................................... 85
10.6.3 Defining the Data Display Type ...................................................................... 86
10.6.4 Sorting Report Table Components .................................................................. 86
10.6.5 Removing a Report Table Component ............................................................. 87
10.6.6 Switching Report Table Components .............................................................. 87
10.6.7 Building Complex Expressions ....................................................................... 88
10.7 SAMPLE REPORT FORMATTING .................................................................................... 89
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11. DASHBOARD MODULE ........................................................................................ 92

11.1 KEY FEATURES ...................................................................................................... 92

11.2 ACCESSING THE DASHBOARD MODULE .......................................................................... 92
11.3 MAIN SCREEN AND ITS COMPONENTS ........................................................................... 93
11.4 DASHBOARD MANAGEMENT........................................................................................ 94
11.4.1 Create a New Dashboard .............................................................................. 94
11.4.2 Add an Item to a Dashboard ......................................................................... 95
11.4.3 Customize a Dashboard ................................................................................ 96
11.4.4 Save a Dashboard........................................................................................ 97
11.4.5 Delete a Dashboard ..................................................................................... 97
11.4.6 Discard the Changes .................................................................................... 98
11.4.7 Update Data................................................................................................ 98

12. DETAILS SECTION.............................................................................................. 99

12.1 ACCESSING THE DETAILS SECTION .............................................................................. 99

12.2 BROWSING AMONG PROJECTS................................................................................... 101
12.3 PRINTING THE PROJECT DETAILS ............................................................................... 101
12.4 EDITING AN EXISTING PROJECT ................................................................................ 101

13. CUSTOMIZED REPORTING ................................................................................ 102

13.1 SETTING REPORT OPTIONS ...................................................................................... 102

13.2 SAVING REPORTS ................................................................................................. 102
13.2.1 How to Save New Reports ........................................................................... 103
13.2.2 How to Save a Copy of the Report ............................................................... 103
13.3 RE-ORGANISING REPORTS ...................................................................................... 104
13.3.1 Renaming Reports and Report Groups .......................................................... 104
13.3.2 Deleting Reports or Report Groups ............................................................... 105
13.3.3 Adding a Sub-group ................................................................................... 105
13.3.4 Re-ordering Reports and Groups .................................................................. 105
13.3.5 Setting a Report as Default ......................................................................... 105
13.3.6 Setting a Report as Default for Public Users .................................................. 105
13.4 VIEWING PRE-DEFINED REPORTS............................................................................... 106
13.5 EDITING PRE-DEFINED REPORTS ............................................................................... 106
13.6 EXPORTING REPORTS ............................................................................................ 106
13.7 PRINTING REPORTS............................................................................................... 107

14. FILTERING ....................................................................................................... 108

14.1 CREATING FILTERING CRITERIA ................................................................................ 108

14.2 SAMPLE FILTERING CRITERIA ................................................................................... 110

15. SEARCH ........................................................................................................... 113

15.1 SIMPLE SEARCH................................................................................................... 113

15.2 ADVANCED SEARCH .............................................................................................. 113
15.3 SAMPLE SEARCH CRITERIA ...................................................................................... 114

16. LOGGING OUT .................................................................................................. 116

17. REFERENCES .................................................................................................... 116

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TABLE OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1: IDMS APPLICATION LOGIN SCREEN ............................................................................... 9

FIGURE 2: USER REGISTRATION FORM ....................................................................................... 10
FIGURE 3: MY PROFILE SECTION .............................................................................................. 11
FIGURE 4: IDMS ANALYTICS STRUCTURE ................................................................................... 12
FIGURE 5: MY WORKSPACE SECTION ......................................................................................... 14
FIGURE 6: EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS SECTION IN MY WORKSPACE ............................................ 15
FIGURE 7: CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS SECTION IN MY WORKSPACE .............................................. 17
FIGURE 8: ANNOUNCEMENTS AREA IN THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS SECTION ................................ 18
FIGURE 9: FINANCIAL YEARS SETUP LINK IN THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS SECTION ......................... 18
FIGURE 10: ADD ANNOUNCEMENTS BUTTON IN CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS SECTION........................... 19
FIGURE 11: EDITING ANNOUNCEMENTS AREA IN CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS SECTION ......................... 19
FIGURE 12: FINANCIAL YEARS SETUP WINDOW IN MY WORKSPACE ..................................................... 20
FIGURE 13: CALENDAR ......................................................................................................... 20
FIGURE 14: FUNCTIONS AND SUMMARY IN DRAFT LIST OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS SECTION .............. 22
FIGURE 15: CREATE ONGOING FUNDING REQUEST WINDOW ............................................................. 23
FIGURE 16: FUNCTIONS AND SUMMARY IN SUBMITTED LIST OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS SECTION ........ 26
FIGURE 17: SUMMARY IN APPROVED LIST OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS SECTION ............................. 27
FIGURE 18: ADJUST BUDGET CEILINGS FORM – PART 1................................................................... 29
FIGURE 19: ADJUST BUDGET CEILINGS FORM – PART 2................................................................... 30
FIGURE 20: ADJUST FUNDING REQUESTS/ALLOCATIONS FORM .......................................................... 32
FIGURE 21: REGULAR FUNDING REQUEST APPROVAL PROCEDURE ....................................................... 33
FIGURE 22: EMERGENCY FUNDING REQUEST APPROVAL PROCEDURE .................................................... 35
FIGURE 23: ADVANCED AND QUICK SEARCH OPTIONS IN CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS SECTION ............... 38
FIGURE 24: NDP INDICATORS SECTION IN MY WORKSPACE.............................................................. 40
FIGURE 25: CREATE NEW INDICATOR BUTTON IN NDP INDICATORS SECTION ......................................... 41
FIGURE 26: ADVANCED SEARCH IN NDP INDICATORS SECTION.......................................................... 42
FIGURE 27: IDMS APPLICATION LIST MODULE ............................................................................. 43
FIGURE 28: EXPANDING THE LIST ITEM LEVEL .............................................................................. 44
FIGURE 29: REFINE REPORT AREA ............................................................................................ 45
FIGURE 30: REFINING A REPORT .............................................................................................. 46
FIGURE 31: SHOWING IMAGES IN THE LIST ................................................................................. 47
FIGURE 32: MODIFYING THE CURRENT VIEW ................................................................................ 48
FIGURE 33: DEFINING LIST VIEW GROUPINGS FOR SAMPLE VIEW 1..................................................... 49
FIGURE 34: DEFINING LIST VIEW COLUMNS FOR SAMPLE VIEW 1 ....................................................... 49
FIGURE 35: SAMPLE VIEW 1 ................................................................................................... 50
FIGURE 36: DEFINING LIST VIEW GROUPINGS FOR SAMPLE VIEW 2..................................................... 50
FIGURE 37: DEFINING LIST VIEW COLUMNS FOR SAMPLE VIEW 2 ....................................................... 51
FIGURE 38: SAMPLE VIEW 2 ................................................................................................... 51
FIGURE 39: MAIN SCREEN OF THE CHART MODULE ........................................................................ 53
FIGURE 40: VIEW SCREEN OF THE CHART MODULE ........................................................................ 57
FIGURE 41: SAMPLE CHART REPORT 1 ....................................................................................... 59
FIGURE 42: SAMPLE CHART REPORT 2 ....................................................................................... 60
FIGURE 43: MAP MODULE ...................................................................................................... 61
FIGURE 44: INTELLIGENT SEARCHING ........................................................................................ 64
FIGURE 45: MEASURING DISTANCE ........................................................................................... 65
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FIGURE 46: BUFFERED ZONE QUERYING ..................................................................................... 66

FIGURE 47: SELECTING CHART TYPE ......................................................................................... 68
FIGURE 48: VIEWING CHART LEGEND ........................................................................................ 69
FIGURE 49: USING MINI MAP ................................................................................................. 70
FIGURE 50: VIEWING THE DATA DISPLAYED ON THE MAP ................................................................. 71
FIGURE 51: SAMPLE MAP REPORT 1 .......................................................................................... 72
FIGURE 52: SAMPLE MAP REPORT 2 .......................................................................................... 73
FIGURE 53: IDMS APPLICATION REPORT MODULE ......................................................................... 74
FIGURE 54: SELECTING A GROUPING FOR A REPORT ....................................................................... 76
FIGURE 55: COMPATIBILITY MATRIX .......................................................................................... 77
FIGURE 56: PREVIEWING THE REPORT ....................................................................................... 78
FIGURE 57: CREATING REPORT 1 ............................................................................................. 79
FIGURE 58: SAMPLE LIST REPORT 1 .......................................................................................... 80
FIGURE 59: CREATING REPORT 2 ............................................................................................. 81
FIGURE 60: SAMPLE LIST REPORT 2 .......................................................................................... 81
FIGURE 61: REPORTS WINDOW WITH PROPERTIES FOCUS ON THE TITLE FIELD........................................ 82
FIGURE 62: FORMATTING/STYLING TEXT ENTRIES ......................................................................... 83
FIGURE 63: REPORTS WINDOW WITH PROPERTIES FOCUS ON THE COLUMN ............................................ 84
FIGURE 64: ASSIGNING PROPERTIES TO REPORT TABLE COMPONENTS .................................................. 85
FIGURE 65: REORDERING REPORT TABLE COMPONENTS ................................................................... 85
FIGURE 66: DEFINING THE DATA DISPLAY TYPE ............................................................................ 86
FIGURE 67: DEFINING THE SORTING ORDER ................................................................................ 87
FIGURE 68: SWITCHING REPORT TABLE COMPONENTS..................................................................... 87
FIGURE 69: EXPRESSIONS SECTION IN THE REPORT MODULE ............................................................ 88
FIGURE 70: ADDING AN EXPRESSION ........................................................................................ 89
FIGURE 71: CREATING AND FORMATTING A REPORT........................................................................ 90
FIGURE 72: SAMPLE FORMATTED REPORT.................................................................................... 91
FIGURE 73: DASHBOARD MODULE ............................................................................................ 93
FIGURE 74: ADDING A NEW DASHBOARD .................................................................................... 94
FIGURE 75: LIST OF PRE-DEFINED REPORTS ................................................................................ 95
FIGURE 76: ADDING A NEW REPORT ......................................................................................... 96
FIGURE 77: CUSTOMIZING A DASHBOARD ................................................................................... 97
FIGURE 78: DETAILS SECTION .............................................................................................. 100
FIGURE 79: SETTING THE REPORT OPTIONS............................................................................... 102
FIGURE 80: MEMORIZING A REPORT ........................................................................................ 103
FIGURE 81: ORGANISING THE REPORTS.................................................................................... 104
FIGURE 82: FILTERS .......................................................................................................... 108
FIGURE 83: SEARCHING FOR A CATEGORY ITEM .......................................................................... 109
FIGURE 84: CREATING FILTERING CRITERIA............................................................................... 110
FIGURE 85: INITIAL VIEW .................................................................................................... 111
FIGURE 86: SAMPLE FILTERING CRITERIA ................................................................................. 111
FIGURE 87: FILTERED LIST .................................................................................................. 112
FIGURE 88: CREATING A SEARCH CRITERIA ............................................................................... 113
FIGURE 89: DEFINING SEARCH CRITERIA .................................................................................. 114
FIGURE 90: SEARCH RESULTS ............................................................................................... 115
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1. INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this document is to describe how the Iraq Development Management System
(IDMS) application functions and to provide the necessary instructions to ensure successful work
with the application. Use of this document and compliance with the standards specified herein is
mandatory for anyone working with the mentioned application.

2. OVERVIEW

The Iraq Development Management System (IDMS) is an automated information management

system which is designed to improve efficiency and coordination of donor activities in Iraq. It is
also a powerful tool for tracking and analyzing aid flows. The system serves as the main database
and data collection and reporting system as it ensures effective access to the aid data.

The main objective of IDMS is to serve as a reliable and credible source of information on overall
donor contributions to Iraq’s reconstruction, economic recovery and socio-economic
development, as well as to support the Government in effectively managing development
assistance and promoting the accountable and transparent use of resources.

IDMS is a powerful tool to view project data organised into lists, reports, charts, and maps,
present the project data in the form of different analytical reports in the List, Chart, Map and
Report modules, memorize/save the reports, print them, and export them into PDF, MS Word and
MS Excel format files.

IDMS is designed to provide quick access to the project and aid data remotely via Internet. Once
you have accessed the application, you can view the project data stored in the database, add
new projects, edit existing ones, etc.

In the current design, IDMS consists of the following applications:

● External Assistance Projects – this application is designed to track the ongoing projects
that are financed from external sources, e.g. donor community, International NGOs, etc.
Once you have accessed this application, you are able to view project details, track aid
flows to the country, and create analytical reports in the List, Chart, Map and Report
modules. Moreover, in this application you can add new projects or modify the information
of existing projects through the built-in on-line Data Entry module.

● Donor Profile - this application is designed to track the donor profile information.
Moreover, it gives the donor organisations / entities the possibility to provide information
about the amount of assistance provided to the country, etc. This is done in the built-in
on-line Data Entry module. Also, you can create analytical reports in the List, Chart, and
Report modules.

● Capital Investment Projects - this application is designed to track the public

investment projects that have been approved for the implementation and the projects that
are currently being implemented. These projects comprise the Public Investment Portfolio
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and are financed out of the national budget. Once you have accessed this application, you
are able to view project details and create analytical reports in the List, Chart, Map and
Report modules. Moreover, in this application you can add new projects or modify the
information of existing projects, which is done in the built-in on-line Data Entry module.

● Iraq Development Projects - this application is designed to consolidate the data from
the two applications: External Assistance Projects and Capital Investment Projects.

● NDP Indicators - this application is designed to track project indicators and the related
progress.

The examples described in the sections below are based on the External Assistance Projects
application.

IDMS provides a web-based user interface and requires a web browser (Internet Explorer) pre-
installed.

Note: To ensure more flexibility and a more user-friendly environment, IDMS has been
implemented as a bilingual system allowing the data to be presented in the system in two
languages: English and Arabic.
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3. WHO USES IDMS?

The table below lists the groups of users that might be accessing and managing the IDMS
application:

Users Group Who are they? Why they need IDMS access?

IDMS system
Administrators Access to the entire data stored in IDMS.
administrator
Executing Body Ministry or Responsible for creating a new project request
(ExB) Governorate users with all the required data and saving it as a draft.
Responsible for revising the draft project requests,
Assigned MoP making necessary changes and applying the draft
Ministry of Planning’s
Sectoral Unit for a submission. This user also negotiates with
Sectoral Unit users
(MSU) the Line Ministry before sending the draft forward
to the MIU.
Ministry of Planning’s Responsible for sending the revised draft project
MoP Investment
Investment Unit request for an approval first to the Council of
Unit (MIU)
users Ministers and then to the country Parliament.

For each user group, a specific role is assigned by the IDMS system administrator, in accordance
to the requirements. Depending on the role, users get certain permissions to add, edit or modify
and view entries in the IDMS application.

Note: If you do not have enough permission to perform certain actions, please refer to your
project coordinator or system administrator.

Besides the group listed above, customized groups may also be created on demand.
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4. LOGGING INTO THE IDMS APPLICATION

The starting screen of IDMS is the Login Screen. The application requires entering a valid
username and password and then submitting them. The section below provides for the necessary
instructions on logging into the IDMS application.

In order to log into the application, follow the steps described below:
1. Provide the username and password in the appropriate fields in the Login Screen (Figure
1).
2. Click the LOGIN button.

Note: The password is case sensitive.

Note: If you have failed to log in several times, the system will be blocked. Contact your system
administrator in order to unlock your user access. The number of unsuccessful login attempts is
configured from the Administration Center (see IDMS Administration Center User Manual in
REFERENCES).

Figure 1: IDMS Application Login Screen

A successful login directs you to the My Workspace module of the IDMS application.

You may switch the login screen language of IDMS into Arabic by pressing link in the right
upper corner of the page.
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Note: If you have forgotten your password, you can retrieve it by clicking the Forgot Your
Password? link in the Login Screen and confirming your identity. After submitting your identity
information, you will receive the password into the e-mail account indicated.

4.1 Registering for a Username and Password

New users can sign up for a username and password to start using the system.

In order to register in the system, follow the steps described below:

1. Click the Request a New Account link at the bottom of the Login Screen. A User
Registration Form (Figure 2) will appear.
2. Fill in the information requested.
3. Click the Submit button to submit the information provided.

Figure 2: User Registration Form

Once you submit the registration form, the IDMS administrator receives a notification. The
administrator will review the information submitted and either approve the application or reject
it. In case the application is approved, you will receive an e-mail message to the provided e-mail
address. The e-mail will contain your login information details (username and automatically
generated password) and the link to the IDMS login page.
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Once logged in with the received username/password, you can manage your details, i.e. change
personal data and the password. To edit personal details, log into the application, go to the My
Profile section (Figure 3) and make the appropriate changes.

Figure 3: My Profile Section

4.2 Accessing IDMS without Registration

To ensure more flexibility and to provide access to the project data to a wider range of users, the
system is designed in such a way that it allows public users to enter it without having to register
for a username and password. Although, public users have access to the project data, they are
not able to create new projects or modify / delete the existing ones.

Public users wishing to view project data should click the LOGIN AS A GUEST button (Figure 1).
They will be directed to the List module of the IDMS application.
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5. IDMS ANALYTICS STRUCTURE

IDMS consists of the following main sections:

● MY WORKSPACE MODULE – used for quick access to the projects registered in the IDMS
system by the user’s group.
● LIST MODULE – used to create and execute ad-hoc queries on the data and acquire
results in the form of a list.
● CHART MODULE – used to filter and display the data in a chart form.
● MAP MODULE - used to filter and display the data in a map form.
● REPORT MODULE – generates complex reports over one or more criteria and presents the
output in the printable and user-friendly format.
● DASHBOARD MODULE - used for quick access to the projects registered in the IDMS
system.

The IDMS main window has a complex preview as it is shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4: IDMS Analytics Structure

It contains the following components:

Component Name Description

This is the application header that contains application name and the
Header IDMS logo. On the right side, the following functions are available:
● Contact Us – e-mail address of the IDMS System Administrator.
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● My Profile – this opens your personal settings and details. For

details, see Registering for a Username and Password.
● About – opens the IDMS information window.
● Log Off – this button is used to log off the application.
This is the main toolbar of the IDMS application. The following tabs are
available here:
● My Workspace – opens the MY WORKSPACE MODULE to
manage user specific projects.
● List – opens the LIST MODULE of the selected Application (see
Main Menu description below).
Main Toolbar
● Chart –opens the CHART MODULE.
● Map –opens the MAP MODULE.
● Report - opens the REPORT MODULE.
● Dashboard – opens the DASHBOARD MODULE for quick access
to the projects registered in the IDMS system.
● Help – opens the IDMS application help.
This menu contains sections with main functions of the IDMS
application:
● Application – lists all applications present in IDMS.
● Search – contains a common and advanced search functions
among the selected application list. For details, see SEARCH.
● Filter – contains filtering options. For details, see FILTERING.
Main Menu Bar
● Public Views/Charts/Maps/Reports – memorized views /
charts / maps / reports (depending on the opened module)
available to all users of the application.
● My Views/Charts/Maps/Reports – memorized views / charts
/ maps / reports (depending on the opened module) created by
and available to the current user only.
● Left/Right arrows ( ) – used to hide/open the Main Menu
bar.
Main Menu
● Up/Down arrows ( ) – used to collapse/expand the section
Manipulation
in the Main Menu bar.
Buttons
● Frame Divider – used to adjust the width of the Main Menu
bar.
In this frame, all applications and modules are managed. Here are
Workspace
filtering and search results displayed.
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6. MY WORKSPACE MODULE

The My Workspace section (Figure 5) of the IDMS application provides quick access to the
projects and indicators created by the corresponding user.

In order to access the My Workspace module, click the My Workspace tab in the Main Menu of
the IDMS application. Editing permissions for records in the My Workspace can be based on the
user (whether the user has created the record) or user’s group (whether someone from the group
user belongs to has created the record). All these permissions are granted and managed from
IDMS Administration Center (see IDMS Administration Center User Manual in REFERENCES).

The My Workspace contains the following sections:

● External Assistance Projects – the draft and submitted external assistance projects are
displayed here. See External Assistance Projects in My Workspace Module.
● Capital Investment Projects - the draft requests and approved capital investment
projects are displayed here. See Capital Investment Projects in My Workspace Module.
● NDP Indicators – the National Development Plan Indicators are displayed here. See NDP
Indicators in My Workspace Module.

Figure 5: My Workspace Section

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6.1 External Assistance Projects in My Workspace Module

In this page you may see a list of draft and submitted external assistance projects. Each project
created in IDMS either from the My Workspace module or from the corresponding application
should get submitted first in order to become public and official. Below is the procedure of project
submission:

● The user adds an external assistance project. It is saved as a draft in the user’s
workspace, in the My Draft Projects list (Figure 6). Drafts may also be viewed and edited
by other users that have the corresponding permissions. Further, drafts should be revised
by the user or by the corresponding project manager.
● If all mandatory fields are filled in the project form, then draft gets a ‘Ready’ state in the
Ready for Submission? column of the drafts table. If at least one mandatory field is not
yet filled, the draft has ‘Not Ready’ state.
● Only drafts with the ‘Ready’ state can be submitted. To submit a draft, press the Submit
button ( ) in the My Draft Projects table.

Figure 6: External Assistance Projects Section in My Workspace

Note: Only submitted drafts are displayed in the List table of the External Assistance Projects
application (see LIST MODULE) and accessible to other users of the IDMS application.

In this section, an external assistance project may be created; details of existing projects can be
viewed and edited.
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The information displayed in the My Workspace for each project includes the following:

● Project ID – the code of the External Assistance Project,

● Project Title – the title of the External Assistance Project,
● Updated By – last update author,
● Updated On – last update date,
● Ready for Submission? – indicates whether all mandatory fields are provided in the
project draft and it is ready to be submitted or not. If the project draft is ready to be
submitted, a corresponding Submit button ( ) appears next to this column.

6.1.1 Adding an External Assistance Project

To add a new external assistance project from the My Workspace module, follow the instructions
below:
1. Go to the External Assistance Projects tab of the My Workspace module.
2. Click the Create New Project button (Figure 6). This will open an Add External
Assistance Project form which is described in the External Assistance Projects Application
User Manual, see REFERENCES.

6.1.2 Viewing External Assistance Project Details

Depending on your permissions you may also see or edit external assistance projects added by
other users.

To view details of drafts and submitted projects in the My Workspace module, follow the steps
below:
1. Go to the My Workspace module.
2. Click the External Assistance Project tab.
3. Expand the corresponding My Drafts Projects or My Submitted Projects list (Figure 6).
4. Click the project you wish to see the details for. You will be directed to the Details section
of the External Assistance Projects application. For more information, see DETAILS
SECTION.

6.2 Capital Investment Projects in My Workspace Module

To create a capital investment project in IDMS, you should first add a project request, which
should pass an approval procedure first and then become a project (see Regular Funding Request
Approval Procedure). The approval of the project requests is handled by the MoP Investment Unit
users. Before a project request gets approved, it should be first submitted as a draft request and
then pass a revision cycle. The approved request is copied into a project entry, while request
itself remains in the system as well. Both the submitted requests and the approved projects are
visible from the LIST MODULE and are available for analytics in the CHART MODULE, MAP
MODULE and REPORT MODULE of the IDMS application.

Note: To keep the project active, the responsible entity should re-submit the project request
every year.
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The Capital Investment Project section of the My Workspace module (Figure 7) is divided into
three groups: My Draft Funding Requests, Submitted Funding Requests and Approved
Projects. These lists display the draft and submitted project requests and the approved capital
investment projects correspondingly.

Certain actions are available for each of these sections. For details see the corresponding list
description below.

Figure 7: Capital Investment Projects Section in My Workspace

To start managing capital investment projects, select the Executing Body first. This will filter all
projects for the selected entity. You may also select the Agency of the Executing Body to narrow
down the list of projects to the specified agency. Finally, choose a Year to display the projects
for. Once these selections are made, the filtered list of capital investment projects and the
available functions will appear in the Capital Investment Project section.

On top of the Capital Investment Project section, there is an Announcements area where the
MoP Investment Unit members and administrators can post any information related to the Capital
Investment Project submission and approval procedures and any other relevant information
(Figure 8). For details on how to manage announcements, see Managing Announcements.
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Figure 8: Announcements Area in the Capital Investment Projects Section

The Financial Years Setup link in the right upper side of the Capital Investment Projects section
(Figure 9) leads to the Financial Years Setup form to select active years and define regular and
emergency request submission dates.

Figure 9: Financial Years Setup Link in the Capital Investment Projects Section

Requests are considered as regular if they are created within the regular request submission
period. For regular requests, the workflow is described in Regular Funding Request Approval
Procedure.

Requests created after the regular requests submission deadline has expired are considered as
emergency. They can still be submitted if MoP will consider them important and if enough funding
will be available. Emergency requests can be submitted with negative Balance (to be requested)
and unless the Emergency submission date is not expired. For emergency requests, the workflow
is described in Emergency Funding Request Approval Procedure.

The Capital Investment Indicators section in the My Workspace module is enriched with an
advanced search mechanism. For details, see chapter Search in Capital Investment Projects.

The Add/Edit Ceilings button is used to adjust Budget Ceilings of GoI (Government of Iraq)
entities for the corresponding year. This option is only available to the IDMS administrators and
MoP Investment Unit group users. For details, see Adjust Budget Ceilings.

6.2.1 Managing Announcements

Note: Only the MoP Investment Unit members and administrators are allowed to manage the
announcements in the Capital Investment Projects section.
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If you have enough permission to edit announcements, click the Add Announcement link at the
top of Capital Investment Projects section (Figure 10).

Figure 10: Add Announcements Button in Capital Investment Projects Section

This will activate the Announcements field (Figure 11).

Figure 11: Editing Announcements Area in Capital Investment Projects Section

Enter the announcement text in the English and Arabic languages and press the Submit
Announcement button ( ) to post the announcement. The date of the last update will be
displayed in the Announcement area. To remove the posted announcement, activate the
Announcements field by clicking it and remove the text of the announcement. If no
announcement was made, regular users will not see the announcements area in the Capital
Investment Projects section of the My Workspace module.

6.2.2 Financial Years Setup

In the Financial Years Setup window (Figure 12), active financial years should be selected for
Capital Investment Projects.

Note: New projects can be created and ongoing projects may be accessed only for active years.
No changes (i.e. editing or moving) could be made to the funding requests/projects associated
with inactive years.

To set the year active, select the Is Active checkbox for the certain year.

To define the regular request submission period, select the Regular Request Submission Start
Date and Regular Request Submission End Date from the corresponding fields. To define the
emergency request submission end date, choose a date from Emergency Request Submission
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End Date field. For all date fields in this window, a calendar popup is available, see Figure 13:
Calendar.

Figure 12: Financial Years Setup Window in My Workspace

Note: The Regular Request Submission Start Date should be before Regular Request Submission
End Date, and Emergency Request Submission End Date should be after Regular Request
Submission End Date.

Figure 13: Calendar

6.2.3 My Draft Funding Requests

The My Draft Funding Requests list displays the draft requests created by the Executing Body
group users. The following information is displayed in the list:
● ID – the system generated unique request code,
● Title – the title of the request,
● Project Code – the request related project code. If the request has been copied from
some other project, you will see the code of the original project here.
● Required Funding – the funds requested in the request,
● Updated By – last update author,
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● Updated On – last update date,

● Status - the status of the draft. Following values may be seen in this column:
o CREATED – for initially created draft requests, both regular and emergency requests.
Note: For definition of regular and emergency requests, see Capital Investment
Projects in My Workspace Module.
o REQUIRING EMERGENCY FUNDING – shows up for emergency requests only when
no enough funding is available to process the request.
o EMERGENCY FUNDING REQUESTED – shows up for emergency requests only when
funding is requested for the request.
o EMERGENCY FUNDING VERIFIED – shows up for emergency requests only when
funding for the request has been verified.
o EMERGENCY FUNDING REVISION REQUESTED – shows up for emergency requests
only in the stage of funding revision.
o EMERGENCY FUNDING REJECTED – shows up for emergency requests only when
funding for the request has been rejected.
o EMERGENCY FUNDING APPROVED – shows up for emergency requests only when
funding for the request has been approved.
● Actions – you may view ( ), edit ( ) and delete ( ) the draft request.
Note: The delete action is available to administrator or Executing Body users and serves
as a permanent delete for the funding request (the record will be fully deleted from
IDMS).

In the My Draft Funding Requests list, drafts are marked in red and grey colors. Red drafts are
those that are still pending mandatory information to be provided and cannot be submitted at
this stage. Grey drafts are ready for the submission.

Draft projects may be selected/deselected using checkboxes allocated to each entry in the table.
The top checkbox located in the heading of the My Draft Funding Requests list is used to
select/deselect all draft projects (Figure 14). Below are listed functions to perform over the
selected drafts in the My Draft Funding Requests list:

Note: The functions described below are not available after the emergency request submission
end date (see Financial Years Setup).
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Figure 14: Functions and Summary in Draft List of Capital Investment Projects Section

● New Project – opens a form where a new project request may be created. For details on
the New Project form, see IDMS Capital Investments Projects Application User Manual in
REFERENCES.
● Ongoing Project – opens a list of approved projects for the selected Executing Body
and/or Agency for the selected year (Figure 15). This list displays only projects marked
other than Accomplished (set from the Implementation Status field described in IDMS
Capital Investments Projects Application User Manual, see REFERENCES) and with the
Start/End Dates spanning the selected year. Projects that already have an ongoing
request created for the selected year are not listed here.
By selecting the ongoing project, you may create a new request for the current year for
that project. To do that, expand the GoI list, choose one or more ongoing projects and
press Create Draft button. The new funding request will be generated with the unique
Request Code and will appear in the My Draft Funding Requests list. The project Type for
the new funding requests will be ‘Ongoing’.
● Adjust Funding Requests – available for administrator and Executing Body group users
and displays a list of GoI (Government of Iraq) entity the Executing Body is responsible
for or the whole list of entities for the administrator. Here you may adjust the yearly
allocations for the requests’ local and foreign amounts. For details, see Adjust Project
Funding Requests/Allocations.
Note: This button is not available during emergency submission period when the regular
project submission period is expired (see Financial Years Setup).
● Submit– submits all selected draft requests.
Note: This button is only active when Balance (to be Requested) summary field has a
positive value (for details on balance requirements, see below) and all selected drafts are
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grey (all mandatory information is provided for them). This button goes inactive if at least
one red draft is selected. For details on drafts coloring, see above.
● Move Back / Move Next – used to move the selected drafts to the previous/ next year.
The moved funding requests will appear in the My Draft Funding Requests list for the
previous/next year and will disappear from the same list for the current year.

Figure 15: Create Ongoing Funding Request Window

The following buttons are used for emergency funding requests and are only available during
emergency request submission period (see Financial Years Setup):
● Reallocate – used to start a reallocation procedure for the selected funding requests.
Reallocation is performed for requesting additional funds from other projects of the
selected ministry for the needs of the corresponding funding request.
● Verify – used to verify the emergency funding request. This button is inactive for regular
funding requests.
● Review - used to review the emergency funding request. This button is inactive for
regular funding requests.

The following summary is displayed for the My Draft Funding Requests list:

Note: This summary is only available when the Executing Body is specified in the Capital
Investment Project section. See Capital Investment Projects in My Workspace Module.
● Requests – the number of draft requests in the list and the total required funds for those
drafts.
● New – the number of new drafts in the list and the total required funds for those drafts.
● Ongoing – the number of ongoing drafts (requests created for ongoing projects) in the
list and the total required funds for those drafts.
● CEILING ASSIGNED – the sum of Planned Allocation and Rollover Amount for the
selected Executing Body, as defined in the Adjust Budget Ceilings form. For details, see
Adjust Budget Ceilings.
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Note: For emergency projects (see Capital Investment Projects in My Workspace Module),
this is the sum of Allocation Approved by MoP / CoM and Rollover Amount for the selected
Executing Body.
● Balance (Submitted Requests) – the remainder calculated based on the Assigned
Ceiling and the total of all submitted requested funds.
● Balance (to be Requested) - the remainder calculated based on the Assigned Ceiling,
the total of all draft and submitted requested funds.

6.2.4 Submitted Funding Requests

The Submitted Funding Requests list displays the submitted requests (Figure 16) created by
the Assigned MoP Sectoral Unit group users. The following information is displayed in the list:
● ID – the code of the request. You will see the request code here if the request is copied
from an approved project, and New for the new request for the selected year.
● Title – the title of the request,
● Project Code – the request related project code,
● Required Funding – the funds requested in the request,
● Updated By – last update author,
● Updated On – last update date,
● Status - the status of the submitted project describes its revision stage. The following
statuses are available:
o ABANDONED - appears when the project is abandoned.
Note: The abandoned projects remain in the Submitted Funding Requests list for the
current year and cannot be deleted.
o NEGOTIATION – appears when project request is in a negotiation with the relevant
Line Ministry.
o PENDING APPROVAL – appears when the MoP Sectoral Unit requires further
revisions made on the project request.
o PROCESSED – appears when the project request has been accepted by the MoP
Sectoral Unit and there are enough funds available (per assigned ceilings of the
corresponding Executing Body, see Adjust Budget Ceilings).
o REJECTED – appears when the project is rejected.
o REQUIRING FUNDING – appears when there is lack of funds requested in the
project.
o SUBMITTED – appears when the project is submitted to the revision.
o UNDER PRIMARY REVIEW – appears when the MoP Sectoral Unit is reviewing the
project.
o UNDER SPECIALIZED REVIEW – appears when a specialized review is necessary
and the responsible MoP Sectoral Unit forwards the project request to another MoP
Sectoral Unit for further advice.
o UNDERGOING REVISIONS – appears when the MoP Sectoral Unit requires further
revisions made on the project request.
o VERIFICATION – appears when project is sent to verification internally within the
MoP Sectoral Unit.
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Submitted funding requests may be selected/deselected using checkboxes allocated to each entry
in the table. The top checkbox located in the heading of the Submitted Funding Requests list is
used to select/deselect all submitted projects.

The following functions are available for the Submitted Funding Requests list (Figure 16):
● View – you may filter the submitted requests in the Submitted Funding Requests list by
the specific report status. The View drop-down list contains all statuses that the request
can get in the submission cycle. By selecting the certain status from the list, only requests
with the specific status will be displayed in the Submitted Funding Requests list.
● Submit – sends the selected requests for an approval.
Note: This button appears when the selected requests passed a revision, have the status
PROCESSED and when available funds exist in the Budget Ceilings (see Adjust Budget
Ceilings). Please note, that if a GoI entity has other projects submitted, the available
funds for the new project will be calculated depending on the ceiling allocated to the
corresponding GoI entity and the funds already used by other approved projects for the
selected year.

The following summary is displayed for the Submitted Funding Requests list:
● Requests – the number of submitted requests in the list and the total required funds for
those requests.
● New – the number of new drafts in the list and the total required funds for those
requests.
● Ongoing – the number of ongoing project requests (created for ongoing projects) in the
list and the total required funds for those requests.
● CEILING ASSIGNED – the sum of Allocation Approved by MoP / CoM and Rollover
Amount for the selected Executing Body, as defined in the Adjust Budget Ceilings form.
For details, see Adjust Budget Ceilings.
● Balance (to be allocated) - the remainder calculated based on the Assigned Ceiling and
the total of all submitted requested funds.
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Figure 16: Functions and Summary in Submitted List of Capital Investment Projects Section

6.2.5 Approved Projects

The Approved Projects list displays projects approved by the MoP Investment Unit group users
(Figure 17). The following information is displayed in the list:
● ID – the code of the request. You will see the request code here if the request is copied
from an approved project, and New for the new request for the selected year.
● Title – the title of the project.
● Project Code – the project code.
● Expended in Current Year – the funds expended for the project in the selected year,
● Expended (%) – the expended funds from the originally approved amount allocated for
the selected year.
● Updated By – last update author.
● Updated On – last update date.
● Status - the status of the submitted project describes its revision stage. The following
statuses are available:
o STOPPED – appears when the project is stopped. In this state, Yearly Allocation of the
project can be set to 0. See Adjust Project Funding Requests/Allocations.
Note: When the project is stopped, its implementation is suspended until it is
continued. Once the project is continued, it is checked for the availability of funding for
its implementation. If the appropriate funds are detected, the project status will be set
to APPROVED. In case there is shortage of financial means, the project will move to
the REQUIRING FUNDING stage and will remain in this state until the appropriate
funds become available.
o APPROVED – appears when the project is approved.
CANCELLED – appears when the project is cancelled.
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Note: When the project is cancelled, it becomes available for viewing purposes only.
However, it still remains available for reporting and analysis.
o REALLOCATION REQUESTED – appears when the project has been requested for an
additional funding.
o REALLOCATION REVISION REQUESTED – appears when reallocation request was
not verified and sent back to the revision. This may happen due to lack of documents
for the reallocation request or any other related information.
o REALLOCATION VERIFIED – appears when the project reallocation request is
verified. During verification, Assigned MoP Sectoral Unit user should check and confirm
reallocation documents and other request related information.
o REALLOCATION APPROVED – appears when enough funds are available for project
reallocation.
o REALLOCATION REQUIRING FUNDING – appears when no enough funds are
available for project reallocation.

Figure 17: Summary in Approved List of Capital Investment Projects Section

The following summary is displayed for the Approved Projects list:

● Projects – the number of approved projects in the list and the total required funds for
those projects.
● New – the number of new approved projects in the list and the total required funds for
those projects.
● Ongoing – the number of ongoing approved projects (created for ongoing projects) in the
list and the total required funds for those projects.
● ALLOCATED – the total funds allocated for all approved projects.
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● Balance (to be expended) – the remainder calculated based on the Assigned Ceiling
(see Adjust Budget Ceilings), the total of all draft and submitted requested funds.

The following buttons are used for emergency funding requests and are only available during
emergency request submission period (see Financial Years Setup):
● Reallocate – used to start a reallocation procedure for the selected projects. Reallocation
is performed to request additional funds from other projects of the selected ministry for
the needs of the corresponding funding request.
● Verify – used to verify the reallocation request. This button is only active when project is
in the reallocation phase.
● Review - used to review the reallocation request. This button is only active when project
is in the reallocation phase.

6.2.6 Adjust Budget Ceilings

In the Adjust Budget Ceilings form (Figure 18 and Figure 19), adjust the Budget Ceilings of
GoI (Government of Iraq) entity agencies for the corresponding year. The GoI entities are
grouped in funds. Every GoI entity shows a list of underlying agencies for which the budget
ceilings should be defined.

Note: The users can only be associated to Government Investment Fund and Regional
Development Fund. Other funds in the list do not have any user associations.
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Figure 18: Adjust Budget Ceilings Form – Part 1

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Figure 19: Adjust Budget Ceilings Form – Part 2

To insert budget ceiling data for the agency, you should expand the corresponding Fund / GoI
entity / Agency by clicking the plus sign next to them.

In order to insert budget ceiling amounts for the selected GoI Entity / Agency, follow the steps
below:
1. Click the (Edit) button to the left of the Government entity information on which you
would like to edit. The following data input fields will appear:
● NDP Allocation
● Planned Allocation
● Allocation Approved by Mop / CoM
● Allocation Approved by Parliament
● Rollover Amount
● Final Allocation – this field expresses the summary of the Rollover Amount and
Allocation Approved by Parliament, if available, otherwise Allocation Approved by Mop
/ CoM, if available. If, it is not available, then the Planned Allocation will be displayed.
2. Make the appropriate changes in the input fields and save them by clicking the OK
button.

For each of the above data, the Total is calculated for all agencies in the GoI entity and for all
GoI entities in the fund and is displayed in red color next to the corresponding fund and GoI
entity name.

Note: All values in the Adjust Budget Ceilings form are displayed and inserted in the local
currency IQD (Iraqi Dinar).
For each modification made to the ceilings, you should provide a comment in the Justification
for Changes in both English and Arabic languages.

You may additionally attach any ceilings related attachments from Attach Document section.
For details on how to attach documents or other related files, see IDMS Capital Investments
Projects Application User Manual in REFERENCES.
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The User Activity Log displays information about the recent changes made to the funds.
Identifies the users who performed the changes and the date/time when the modifications were
made.

Note: In the right side you may select the number of latest updates to be displayed or you may
choose to display whole modification history on the particular record.

6.2.7 Adjust Project Funding Requests

In the Adjust Project Funding Requests form (Figure 20), you may see only those funds and GoI
entities which you are allowed to manage. You may expand the list of requests/projects for the
corresponding GoI entity by clicking the plus sign next to it. The Foreign Currency, as well as,
Project Cost and Total are not editable in this form and are defined from each project details
(see IDMS Capital Investments Projects Application User Manual in REFERENCES). The Status of
the project indicates whether the project is approved or stopped.

The following information may be managed here for each project:

● Local – indicates the local funds requested by the project/request in the local currency
IRQ (Iraqi Dinar). This value can be set to 0 from this form for the stopped projects only.
● Foreign - indicates the foreign funds requested by the project/request in the defined
currency. This value can be set to 0 from this form for the stopped projects only.

Note: The sum of Local and Foreign funds should not exceed the Project Cost defined for the
specific project. For details on how the Project Cost is defined, see IDMS Capital Investments
Projects Application User Manual in REFERENCES.

The Total of local and foreign funds provided is automatically calculated, converted into local
currency IRQ (Iraqi Dinar) and is displayed in red.

Additionally, the following summary information is displayed for each GoI:

● Ceiling Assigned/Allocated – the total ceilings for all listed drafts of the selected
executing body, defined in the Final Allocation field of the Adjust Budget Ceilings form.
● Balance (Submitted Requests) - the remainder calculated based on the Assigned
Ceiling and the total of all submitted and approved requested funds.
● Balance (to be Requested) – the remainder calculated based on the Assigned Ceiling,
the total of all draft, submitted and approved requested funds.
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Figure 20: Adjust Funding Requests/Allocations Form

For each modification made to the list of funds, you should provide the comment in the
Justification for Changes in both English and Arabic languages.
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You may additionally attach any related attachments to the defined funds from Attach
Document section. For details on how to attach documents or other related files, see IDMS
Capital Investments Projects Application User Manual in REFERENCES.

The User Activity Log displays information about the recent changes made to the funds.
Identifies the users who performed the changes and the date/time when the modifications were
made.

Note: In the right side you may select the number of latest updates to be displayed or you may
choose to display whole modification history on the particular record.

6.2.8 Regular Funding Request Approval Procedure

The regular funding request approval diagram is presented in Figure 21.

Figure 21: Regular Funding Request Approval Procedure

1. The Executing Body group user creates a funding request. It is saved as a draft in the My
Draft Funding Requests list of My Workspace module (Figure 14). At this stage, the draft
can be moved to the next year. The funding request will appear in the My Draft Funding
Requests list for the next year and will disappear from the same list for the current year.
Note: Only Executing Body group users and administrators are able to edit the request
drafts at this stage.
2. If Balance (to be Requested) for the current year is a positive value (Planned Allocation +
Rollover Amount is greater than 0) and the draft is ready for the submission (i.e. all
mandatory information is provided), the Submit button located under My Draft Funding
Requests list becomes active. Executing Body group user submits all selected drafts for
further revision. The submitted funding requests will appear in the Submitted Funding
Requests list (Figure 16).
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3. On the next stage, the submitted funding requests are passing through the complicated
revision cycle managed by the Assigned Mop Sectoral Unit group users. During multilevel
revision (including revisions by one or more Sectoral Units and negotiations with the Line
Ministry), the following actions may be taken over the submitted project requests:
● Reject due to negotiation results. For rejected projects, draft projects with all the data
of the corresponding project may be created for the current or the next year.
● Abandon due to insufficient funding available or other reasons that may come out
during the official revision. For abandoned projects, draft projects with all the data of
the corresponding project may be created for the current or the next year, or project
may be copied to the next year. Copied project will have the same project code as the
original project. However, all other details of the copied project will be individual.
Abandoned projects may be processed again, if needed.
● Approve for an implementation. The approved requests are copied into a project and
are displayed in the Approved Projects list (Figure 17).
Note: To approve the project, there should be enough Allocation Approved by
Parliament for the selected Executing Body, as defined in the Adjust Budget Ceilings
form. For details, see Adjust Budget Ceilings.

4. For approved projects, the following actions are available:

● Update Attachments by providing additional notes/comments about the project and
uploading project-related documents.
● Update Financial Progress by indicating the most recent financial data of the
project.
● Update Physical Progress by indicating the most recent physical data of the project.
● Stop due to being temporarily non actual. Stopped projects may be continued again,
copied to the draft for the current year or for the next year.
● Cancel due to being non actual. Cancelled projects may be continued again, copied to
the draft for the current year or for the next year.
● Create Draft for the Current/Next Year for copying the project to the current/next
year. The copied project will appear in the My Drafts Funding Requests list of the
current/next year and will have the same project code as the original project.
However, all other details of the copied project will be individual.
● Reallocate if additional funding is required for the project. With this action, the
project will enter into reallocation request revision phase. Reallocation is performed to
request additional funds from other projects of the selected ministry for the needs of
the corresponding funding request.

For details on each of these actions, and what data is required while taking the action, see
Capital Investment Projects User Manual in REFERENCES.

5. For projects that have requested reallocation, the Assigned MoP Sectoral Unit user may
either verify the reallocation request or send it to the revision. Verified reallocation
requests are processed to the next stage where funding for reallocation should be
confirmed. If the funding is available, reallocation is approved by MoP Investment Unit
user and then project funds breakdowns should be adjusted by Executing Body. When the
reallocation is adjusted, the project enters APPROVED state again. If there are no
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enough funds for emergency project reallocation, MoP Investment Unit user rejects the
reallocation request and the projects appears back in the APPROVED state.
Note: During reallocation phase, the other project which has provided funds to the project
requested reallocation will also change its state. Once reallocation was verified, the project
which provided funds should be revised independently for funds breakdown adjustment.

6.2.9 Emergency Funding Request Approval Procedure

Emergency funding requests are those created after the regular requests submission deadline has
expired but before the emergency request submission end date. The emergency requests can be
submitted even with the negative Balance (to be requested) and require an emergency
processing.

The emergency funding request approval diagram is presented in Figure 22.

Figure 22: Emergency Funding Request Approval Procedure

1. The Executing Body group user creates an emergency funding request. It is saved as a
draft in the My Draft Funding Requests list of the My Workspace module (Figure 14). At
this stage, the draft can be moved to the next year. The emergency funding request will
appear in the My Draft Funding Requests list for the next year and will disappear from the
same list for the current year.
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Note: Only Executing Body group users and administrators are able to edit the emergency
request drafts at this stage.
2. Even with the negative Balance (to be Requested), Executing Body can submit the
emergency funding request. However, before entering the SUBMITTED state, emergency
request is passing through a funding approval procedure. If there is enough funding
available for the emergency request, the request will be submitted, otherwise, if no
enough funds are available, the emergency request will remain in the EMERGENCY
FUNDING REJECTED state. From this state, the emergency request can be moved to the
next year. When moved, the emergency funding request will appear in the My Draft
Funding Requests list for the next year and will disappear from the same list for the
current year.
3. On the next stage, the submitted emergency funding requests are passing through the
complicated revision cycle managed by the Assigned Mop Sectoral Unit group users.
During multilevel revision (including revisions by one or more Sectoral Units and
negotiations with the Line Ministry), the following actions may be taken over the
submitted project requests:
● Reject due to negotiation results. For rejected projects, draft projects with all the
data of the corresponding project may be created for the current or the next year.
● Abandon due to insufficient funding available or other reasons that may come out
during the official revision. For abandoned projects, draft projects with all the data of
the corresponding project may be created for the current or the next year, or project
may be copied to the next year. Copied projects will have the same project code as
the original project. However, all other details of the copied project will be individual.
Abandoned projects may be processed again, if needed.
● Approve for an implementation. The approved requests are copied into a project
and are displayed in the Approved Projects list (Figure 17).
4. For approved emergency projects, the following actions are available:
● Update Attachments by providing additional notes/comments about the project
and uploading project-related documents.
● Update Financial Progress by indicating the most recent financial data of the
project.
● Update Physical Progress by indicating the most recent physical data of the
project.
● Stop due to being temporarily non actual. Stopped projects may be continued again,
copied to the draft for the current year or for the next year.
● Cancel due to being temporarily non actual. Cancelled projects may be continued
again, copied to the draft for the current year or for the next year.
● Create Draft for the Current/Next Year for copying the project to the
current/next year. The copied project will appear in the My Drafts Funding Requests
list of the current/next year and will have the same project code as the original
project. However, all other details of the copied project will be individual.
● Reallocate if additional funding is required. With this action, the project will enter
into reallocation request revision phase. Reallocation is performed for requesting
additional funds from other projects of the selected ministry for the needs of the
corresponding funding request.
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For details on each of these actions, and what data is required while taking the action, see
Capital Investment Projects User Manual in REFERENCES.

For emergency projects that have requested reallocation, the Assigned MoP Sectoral Unit user
may either verify the reallocation request or send it to the revision. Verified reallocation requests
are processed to the next stage where funding for reallocation should be confirmed. If the
funding is available, reallocation is approved by MoP Investment Unit user and then project funds
breakdowns should be adjusted by Executing Body. When the reallocation is adjusted, the project
enters APPROVED state again. If there are no enough funds for emergency project reallocation,
MoP Investment Unit user rejects the reallocation request and the projects appears back in the
APPROVED state.

Note: During reallocation phase, the other project which has provided funds to the project
requested reallocation will also change its state. Once reallocation was verified, the project which
provided funds should be revised independently for funds breakdown adjustment.

6.2.10 Adding a Capital Investment Project Request

To add a new project request, follow the instructions below:

1. Go to the Capital Investment Projects tab of the My Workspace module.
2. In the My Draft Funding Requests section, click the New Project button (Figure 14).
3. This will open a form which is described in IDMS Capital Investments Projects Application
User Manual, see REFERENCES.

6.2.11 Viewing Capital Investment Project Details

Depending on your permissions you may also see or edit project requests added by other users.

To view details of draft and submitted request and the approved projects in the My Workspace
module, follow the steps below:
1. Go to the My Workspace module.
2. Click the Capital Investment Projects tab.
3. Expand the My Draft Funding Requests, Submitted Funding Requests, or Approved
Projects lists, as needed (Figure 7).
4. Click the request or project Title you wish to see the details for. This will open the
selected request/project details. For details, see REFERENCES.

6.2.12 Search in Capital Investment Projects of My Workspace

In the Capital Investments Projects section of the My Workspace module, you are offered to use
an advanced search and a quick search features to filter the list of projects/requests with some
criteria (Figure 23).
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Figure 23: Advanced and Quick Search Options in Capital Investment Projects Section

6.2.12.1 Quick Search

The quick search options are displayed in the My Workspace module right above the list of capital
investment projects and requests. You may want to filter the list of projects and requests for the
certain Year, Executing Body, or Agency.

Selecting either of the criteria in the quick search toolbar will displayed a filtered list of
projects/requests.

Note: You may join both the Quick Search and the Advanced Search criteria together to get the
needed filtering.

To reset the yearly filtration and display the list of projects/requests of all years, press the All
link in the right side of the quick search toolbar.

6.2.12.2 Advanced Search

The advanced search mechanism is used to filter the list of indicators depending on the given one
or more advanced search criteria (Figure 23).

The following advanced search criteria are available:

● Governorate – filters by the governorate the project is dedicated to.
● Funding Type – filters by the funding type assigned to the project.
● Project Type – filters by the new or ongoing projects.
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● Sector - filters by the economy sector the project is dedicated to.

● Implementation Status – filters by the status of the project/request.
● Keyword –filters the indicators by the keywords. You may want to search the indicated
keywords in the Project Code, ID, Title, Description and/or Objectives fields.
● Request Submitted – filters by the date or a range of dates when the request was
submitted. Calendar popup is available for these fields, see Figure 13: Calendar.
● Request Approved – filters by the date or a range of dates when the request was
approved. Calendar popup is available for these fields, see Figure 13: Calendar.
● Project/Request Updated – filters by the date or a range of dates when the project or
request was updated the last time. Calendar popup is available for these fields, see Figure
13: Calendar.

Once one or more criteria are selected, press the Submit button to get the filtered list of
projects/requests. If you want to clean the filtering, press the Reset button in the searching
section of the screen to clear the defined criteria and then press Submit to get the whole list of
projects/requests.

6.3 NDP Indicators in My Workspace Module

In this page you may see a list of all indicators created from the My Workspace module or from
the corresponding application by the corresponding user or other users from the same user
group. The indicator related information and progress is also outlined in the NDP Indicators table.
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Figure 24: NDP Indicators Section in My Workspace

In this section, the NDP indicator may be created; details of the existing indicators can be viewed
and edited.

The information displayed in the My Workspace module for each indicator includes the following
information:
● Indicator – the code of the indicator.
● Indicator Name – the title of the indicator.
● Unit of Measure – the unit of measure of the indicator.
● # of Locations – the number of locations covered by the indicator.
● Target – the target value of the indicator.
● Actual (%) – actual progress of the indicator, in percents.
● Updated By – last update author.
● Updated On – last update date.
● Actions – you may view ( ), edit ( ) and delete ( ) the indicator.

The NDP Indicators section in the My Workspace module is enriched with an advanced search
mechanism. For details, see chapter Search in NDP Indicators of My Workspace.

6.3.1 Adding a New Indicator

To add a new NDP indicator from the My Workspace module, follow the instructions below:
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1. Go to the NDP Indicators tab of the My Workspace module.

2. Click the Create New Indicator button (Figure 25).

Figure 25: Create New Indicator button in NDP Indicators Section

This will open an Add Indicator form which is described in IDMS NDP Indicators User Manual, see
REFERENCES.

6.3.2 Viewing Indicator Details

Depending on your permissions you may also see or edit NDP indicators added by other users.

To view details of drafts and submitted projects in the My Workspace module, follow the steps
below:
1. Go to the My Workspace module.
2. Click the NDP Indicator tab.
3. Click the indicator you wish to see the details for. This will open indicator details. For
details, see REFERENCES.

6.3.3 Search in NDP Indicators of My Workspace

The advanced search mechanism is used to filter the list of indicators depending on the given one
or more search criteria (Figure 26).
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Figure 26: Advanced Search in NDP Indicators Section

The following search criteria are available:

● Responsible Organisation – filters by the organisation responsible for the indicator.
● Governorate – filters by the governorate the indicator is dedicated to.
● Sector - filters by the economy sector the indicator is dedicated to.
● Sub-Sector – filters by the sub-sector the indicator is dedicated to.
● Data Source –filters by the data source information for the indicator.
● Objectives – filters by the objective set for the indicator.
● Means of Objectives – filters by the means of objectives for the indicator.
● Keyword – filters the indicators by the keywords. You may want to search the indicated
keywords in the ID, Title, and/or Description fields.
● Indicator Updated – filters by the date or a range of dates when indicators were
updated the last time. A calendar popup is available for these fields, see Figure 13:
Calendar.

Once one or more criteria are selected, press the Submit button to get the filtered list of
indicators. If you want to clean the filtering, press the Reset button in the searching section of
the screen to clear the defined criteria and then press Submit to get the whole list of indicators.
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7. LIST MODULE

In the List module (Figure 27) of the IDMS application, you can create and execute ad-hoc
queries on projects data and acquire results in the form of a list.

Figure 27: IDMS Application List Module

7.1 Accessing the List Module

A list consists of at least one group and one column, but the actual quantity of groups and
columns is defined by the user’s choice of view. Please see Modifying the Current View for more
details on how to define groups / columns of a list.

In order to access the List module, click the List tab. You will be navigated to the List module. In
this module, you can view data organised according to the selected groupings and columns,
modify the currently used list, save it as a pre-defined report, include it under a definite group,
etc.
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7.2 Expanding the List Item

It is possible to expand the list item level to view the information of the sub-level(s). In order to
expand the list item level, click the ‘+’ sign next to the name of the list item. This will expand the
list item group level displaying the first sub-level (Figure 28). This can further be expanded
unless there are no more sub-levels to be displayed.

Note: You can expand only one group level at a time. If you expand the group level of another
list item, the previously expanded group level will get collapsed.

Figure 28: Expanding the List Item Level

7.3 Sorting List Items

You can sort the list view by column by clicking on the name of the column. This will sort the list
alphabetically or numerically depending on the type of data entered into that column. Clicking
the upward- or downward-pointing arrow that appears on the column can reverse the order of
the list.

7.4 Browsing among List Items

You can browse among the list items by clicking on the number link of the page to navigate to.
The Previous and Next buttons can be used to move to the required page.
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7.5 Refining the Report

In the List module, you can refine the list view displayed on the screen to focus on specific data.
Options for refining a report are listed in the Refine Report area (Figure 29). The criteria in the
Refine Report section are dependent on the groups in the user defined current view. See
Modifying the Current View.

For example, if you have selected Approve Year  Project hierarchy as the groupings for the
view, you will be able to filter the data by Approve Year. In the same way, if you have indicated
Approve Year  Project  Year hierarchy as the groupings for the view, you will be able to filter
the data by an Approve Year and Year.

Figure 29: Refine Report Area

Once you select the appropriate category to refine the list view report by and click the Submit
button, the report will be regenerated with only the selected category data included in it (Figure
30).
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Figure 30: Refining a Report

7.6 Hiding / Showing Images in the List

In order to make the list load quicker, you can choose to hide the images which are displayed in
the list. These images can be donor flags, sector icons, etc.

To show the images in the list, click the button located at the top of the screen (Figure 31).
All the images in the screen will display.
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Figure 31: Showing Images in the List

Note: Clicking the button will hide the images.

7.7 Modifying the Current View

It is possible to modify the list that is currently displayed in the List module. You can add new
groupings to it or remove the selected ones, (un-) select columns, re-order them, etc. The steps
described below provide for the necessary instructions for modifying the current view.
1. Click the Modify Current View link at the top right corner of the List screen. A Modify
Current View window (Figure 32) will appear presenting the administrator with the
groupings/columns selected and available for the list view.
2. In the Groupings section, add / re-order / remove groups.
3. In the Columns section, add / re-order / remove columns.
4. In the Cross Tab Groupings section, define add / re-order / remove column groupings for
the view.
5. Set the view as default, if necessary. Please, note that the view can appear as default for
a current user or for unregistered public users.
6. After finishing making changes in the view, click the OK button for the changes to take
effect. Or, click the Cancel button to discard the changes made.
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Figure 32: Modifying the Current View

7.7.1 Adding List Groups / Columns / Column Groupings

In order to add a group / column / column grouping to the list, follow the steps below:
1. In the Available Groups / Columns panel, select the group / column / column grouping to
be added to the list.
Note: It is possible to select several groups / columns by means of the Shift or Ctrl
keyboard buttons.

2. Click the (Select) button. The selected group(s) / column(s) will appear in the
Selected Groups / Columns panel.

7.7.2 Re-ordering Groups / Columns / Column Groupings

In order to re-order the selected groups / columns / column groupings, follow the steps below:
1. Select the group / column / column grouping that needs to be re-ordered in the Selected
Groups / Columns panel.
2. Click the Move Up / Move Down button.

7.7.3 Removing Groups / Columns / Column Groupings

In order to remove the selected groups / columns / column groupings from the list, follow the
steps below:
1. In the Selected Groups / Columns panel, select the group / column / column grouping that
needs to be removed from the list.

2. Click the (Unselect) button. The selected group(s) / column(s) / column grouping(s)
will be removed from the Selected Groups / Columns panel.

7.7.4 Setting a View as Default

After making changes in the view currently displayed in the List module, you can set the newly
created view as default. This means that the new view will be displayed when the user accesses
the List module.
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In order to set a view as default, follow the steps below:

1. Make the necessary changes in the current view as described in the sections above.
2. After finishing, click the Set as Default button in the Modify Current View window. Please
note that the view will be set as default only for the current user.

Note: Clicking the Set as Default for Public Users button will display the view to those who
access the application as unregistered public user.

7.8 Sample Views

In the following chapters, you can see several samples on list reports.

7.8.1 Sample View 1

Figure 33: Defining List View Groupings for Sample View 1

Figure 34: Defining List View Columns for Sample View 1

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If you have indicated Chapter / Project hierarchy as a grouping (Figure 33) and # of Projects
/ % of Projects / % by modified total cost as columns (Figure 34), the following list view will
appear (Figure 35):

Figure 35: Sample View 1

7.8.2 Sample View 2

Figure 36: Defining List View Groupings for Sample View 2

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Figure 37: Defining List View Columns for Sample View 2

If you have indicated Governorate / Qadha / Nahia / Project hierarchy as a grouping (Figure
36) and # of Projects / Project Cost (USD) / Requested (USD) / Expended (USD) /
Project Implementation Status as columns (Figure 37), the following list view will appear
(Figure 38):

Figure 38: Sample View 2

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8. CHART MODULE

The IDMS application is equipped with a powerful chart designer that empowers you with all
necessary tools to create charts for professionally looking presentations and reports. A user-
friendly interface, great number of visual effects and pre-defined chart types, flexible chart
components selection, and on-screen real-time chart visualization make using the chart designer
an easy and delightful experience.

8.1 Key Features

You can make use of the following key features of the Chart tool in IDMS:
 Rich user interface that supports movable windows for arranging the screen as desired.
 The ability to resize the charts directly in the workspace.
 The ability to show or hide the data labels and legends.
 The ability to customize the coloring, or choose pattern-filled charts for black and white
printing.

8.2 Accessing the Chart Module

As it has been stated above, the system provides for the opportunity to present data in the form
of different charts. In order to access the Chart module of the system, click the Chart tab. The
Chart module appears where a pre-defined chart is displayed.
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8.3 Main Screen and Its Components

Figure 39: Main Screen of the Chart Module

1. Category - allows selecting one of the options provided in the Category drop-down menu
located at the top of the Chart window. The selected category will define one of the chart
axes. Selection of a category for the chart report is required.

2. Series - allows selecting one of the options provided in the Series drop-down menu
located at the top of the Chart window. The selected series will define the chart legend.
Selection of a series for the chart report is optional.

Note: Clicking the (Swap) button allows switching places of category and series
selections.

3. Chart Types - allows defining the chart type. The following options are available:
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Chart Type Example

1. Bar

2. Column

3. 3D Bar

4. 3D Column

5. Stacked Bar
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6. Stacked Column

7. Stacked 3D Bar

8. Stacked 3D Column

9. Pie

10. 3D Pie

11. Line
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4. Show Top <Number> - indicates the maximal number of category items to be displayed
in the chart.

5. Show Top <Number> on Secondary Axis - indicates the maximal number of series
items that should be displayed on the secondary axis in the chart. Becomes available only
if a Series is selected. This option is disabled if you have selected the pie or line chart
types.

6. Char Count - limits the number of characters to be used to display the category item
names to the value set in this field.

7. Values - allows selecting a value from the list that will define the main chart criteria.

8. Update - loads the latest data from the database and displays them on the chart.
9. Reset Default – loads the default chart built according to the default chart category and
chart type.

10. Workspace - the main working area in the Chart module where the chart designed is
displayed.
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8.4 View Screen and Its Components

Figure 40: View Screen of the Chart Module

1. Show - allows selecting one or several of the following options:

● Data Table - presents the information contained in the chart in a grid or matrix.
● Data Label - shows the actual values of each chart cell. This option is disabled if you
have selected the pie or line chart types.
● Legend - explains the categories and data series displayed on the chart.
● Pattern - allows choosing a pattern-filled chart for black and white printing.
● Coloring Option - allows defining whether the chart should be displayed in multiple
colors or in one of the colors available.
● Show In – allows defining how the numeric values will be displayed on the chart. To
avoid large number occupying too much space, you can choose to view the numbers in
thousands / millions / billions.

2. Title – a text box to enter the chart report title.

3. Note - a text box to enter additional information about the chart report.
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4. Footer - a text box to insert a portion of text that will appear in the bottom area of the
chart report.

5. Subtitle - a text box to enter a subtitle for the chart report.

6. Font - allows selecting the font the chart report title/subtitle/footer/note will appear in.

7. Size - allows selecting the font size the chart report title/subtitle/footer/note will appear
in.

8. Workspace - the main working area in the Chart module where the chart designed is
displayed.

8.5 Sample Chart Reports

In the following chapters, you can see several samples on charts.

8.5.1 Sample Chart Report 1

If you have selected Governorate as a chart category, # of Projects / # of Requests as

values to be shown on the chart, clicked the 3D Column chart button to specify the chart type,
and activated the Data Table option in the View window, the following chart report will appear
(Figure 41):
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Figure 41: Sample Chart Report 1

8.5.2 Sample Chart Report 2

If you have selected Project Implementation Status as a chart category, # of Projects /

Project Cost (USD) as values to be shown on the chart, clicked the 3D Pie chart button to
specify the chart type, and activated the Data Table and Legend options in the View window,
the following chart report will appear (Figure 42):
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Figure 42: Sample Chart Report 2

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9. MAP MODULE

In the Map module of IDMS, you can make use of an advanced GIS tool for data visualization,
mapping and analysis.

In this module, you can plot data directly on a map and then access that data through the map.
You can also query, aggregate, disaggregate, filter, and edit data on a map, visually capture data
at any desired level, from the most general to the most detailed, down to the district level.

Moreover, the GIS tool offers an impressive array of state-of-the-art, advanced GIS features,
such as the ability to zoom freely; to select a point on a map and ask the system to display any
category of data within a given radius (‘buffered zone querying’).

Figure 43: Map Module

9.1 Key Features of the GIS Tool

Below are the key features of the GIS tool in the IDMS application:

● Vector-based platform
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● Multi-layer mapping
- Dynamic number of administrative territorial units
- Category or Indicator data
- Static Data (Borders, Cities, Rivers, Roads, Construction Sites, etc.)
- Names and Labels
- Any other type of layer

● Data visualization features

- Plotting Category or Indicator Data as icons/images/flags
- Plotting data based on GPS coordinates
Any layer which contains data associated to a precise GPS coordinate can be plotted on
the map.
- Coloring administrative territories based on dynamic scaling (e.g. level of certain
pollution)
- Plotting graphs on maps
- Attaching photo images to GPS locations (or conditional locations)

● Reference features
- Legend
- Dynamic legends are displayed depending on the selection of layer(s).
- Tooltips
- Details of an administrative territories
- Details on plotted categories and indicators

● Navigation features
- Free zoom-in/zoom-out
- Mouse wheel-based zoom-in/zoom-out
- Scaled zoom-in/zoom-out
- Map Panning (mouse drag and buttons)
- Mini Map Preview
The preview displays a small window of the entire world or country and is used for
quick navigation to a desired location with one click without having to zoom out, find
the new location and zoom in again.

● GIS specific features

- Distance Measurement
- Buffered Zone Querying
- Geocoding

● Internationalization features
- User interface multi-lingual capability
- Map multi-lingual capability

● Export & Print

- Export to PDF, Word, or Excel
- Print
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● Interoperability
- Map retrieval via web services

9.2 Accessing the Map Module

The system provides for the opportunity to present data on the map of the country. In order to
access the Map module of the system, click the Map tab. You will be navigated to the Map
module where the map of the country is displayed.

In the Map module, you can choose to view different data sets displayed on the map, create and
display reports, save them as pre-defined reports, arrange them in the desired way, print them,
etc.

9.3 Map Module Screen Components

The following figure describes some of the features available in the main screen of the Map
module (Figure 43):

1. Zoom to panel - allows free zooming to the desired administrative unit (governorate or
district).

2. Chart type selector - allows defining whether the data should be presented in form of a
pie chart or a bar chart when plotting graphs on the map.

3. Navigation controls - a set of tools that provide common navigation functions, such as
panning and zooming.

4. Map - the map of the country.

5. Scale Bar - allows you to work out the distances on the map. The distances are
expressed both in the metric and English units of measure.

6. Mini Map - an overview map of the entire country displayed in a small window allowing
quick navigation to a desired location with one click without having to zoom out, find the
new location and zoom in again.

7. Layers Panel - provides a variety of data to choose to display on the map.

8. Legend Panel - explains the categories and data series displayed on the map.

9. Location information section - displays the name of the administrative unit when it is
pointed on the map.

10. Cursor position section - displays the geographic coordinates (expressed as latitude and
longitude) for any point on the map.
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9.4 Working in the Map Module

9.4.1 Zooming in / Zooming out

The GIS tool is equipped with the advanced zooming capabilities used to enlarge or reduce the
view of the map on the screen. The following zooming options are available:

Free zoom in / zoom out

This option allows you to easily explore the data through Intelligent Searching. You can enter any
combination of letters in the Zoom to panel and select the administrative territory (district) to
navigate to from the list containing the search results (Figure 44). The selected item will be
magnified and displayed in the main screen.

Figure 44: Intelligent Searching

Scaled zoom in / zoom out

This option allows zooming in / zooming out using the scale tool available in the
Advanced GIS.

This means that when changing the zoom scales by clicking either on or , you
can magnify or reduce the viewport according to the scale value.
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Mouse wheel-based zoom-in/zoom-out

This option supports mouse wheel-based zooming in / zooming out. In order to enlarge or reduce
the viewport using the scroll wheel button of the mouse, you should click anywhere on the map
and use the wheel button in the backward motion to zoom in and in the forward motion to zoom
out.

Zoom by Selection

This option allows magnifying the original viewport or a portion of it using the mouse. To be able
to enlarge an area on the map, you should activate the Zoom by Selection option by clicking the

button then select a region on the map to magnify.

9.4.2 Measuring Distance

In the Map module, you can measure the distance between two points on the map.

To do this, click button, select the point on the map and drag the mouse to the second point
to trace a path to measure (Figure 45). The measured distance will be expressed both in metric
and English units of measure.

Note: Measuring is calculated using the latitude and longitude coordinates from point to point
and does not consider elevation.

Figure 45: Measuring Distance

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9.4.3 Buffered Zone Querying

This feature in the Advanced GIS tool is used to select a point on a map and display any type of
data within a given radius. In addition, the tool is easily navigable through a Mini Map, Navigation
Bar and Intelligent Search Tools.

To be able to create a buffered zone to view data for, select the button, and then select the
region on the map to highlight. The selected area will be activated while the rest of the screen
will be disabled (Figure 46). This tool may be useful for presentations on screenshots to mark the
selected area on the map.

Figure 46: Buffered Zone Querying

9.4.4 Using Layers

The Layers feature in the Map module provides a variety of data to select to display over the
viewing area. You can use the Layers feature to display the following information:
● Display categories;
● Choose to view data on a scaling map;
● Plot data in the form of different graphs (pie chart or bar chart);
● Display map features such as governorate or qadha borders.

The following layers can be applied in IDMS:

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Categories

This option is used to plot category data on the map and to view them in form of different icons /
images. To enable this option, expand the Category section and selecting the category(ies) listed.

Note: When pointing the mouse cursor on a respective icon/image on the map, you can view the
details for the selected category.

Scaling

This option is used to view the data on a scaling map. This means that the selected data series
will not be displayed in form of graphs, but the administrative territories will be colored according
to the selected scaling category instead. The scaling legend at the bottom left side of the map
prompts on the coloring pattern used.

To enable this option, expand the Scaling section in the Layers panel and select one of the
possible alternatives listed.

Chart

You can plot different data series on a map and view them in the form of different graphs, such
as pie charts or bar charts. You can turn on this option by expanding the Chart section in the
Layers panel and selecting the chart category(-ies) to be displayed on the map. By default, the
selected category(-ies) will appear in the form of a pie chart. However, you can choose the view
the data in the form of a bar chart by selecting the appropriate option from the Chart Type drop-
down (Figure 47).

Note: When pointing the mouse cursor on any of the chart constituents, you can view the data
that stands behind it. The details on plotted chart categories are displayed when clicking the
button.
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Figure 47: Selecting Chart Type

Administrative

You can turn on border information by expanding the Administrative section in the Layers panel
and selecting one of the following options:
● Auto - displays border information for all territorial units when the zoom in is selected.
For example, if you zoom in to the qadha level, the border information for both
governorates and qadhas will be displayed on the map.
● Governorate - displays the border information for all governorates.
● Qadha– displays the border information for all qadhas.

9.4.5 Viewing Legend

To explain the data series or categories on the map, the legend is used to identify the patterns or
colors that are assigned to the selected categories (Figure 48). It is worth mentioning that each
data series or category is represented by a unique pattern or color in the map legend, which is
displayed in the following ways:
● In the Legend section if you have chosen to apply any category to the map.
● At the bottom left side of the map if you have selected to view data on the scaling map.
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Figure 48: Viewing Chart Legend

9.4.6 Using Mini Map

The Mini Map window feature displays an additional view of the country map with a position
indicator that corresponds to the current view inside the main screen (Figure 49). One of the
main features of the Mini Map is that while the Mini Map window responds to position
adjustments in the main screen, you can also interact directly with it. Double-clicking any area
within the window or dragging the position cursor to the desired place will adjust position both in
the Mini Map and in the main screen to the point in the Mini Map window that the user selects.
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Figure 49: Using Mini Map

9.4.7 Viewing the Data Displayed on the Map

The Advanced GIS tool is used to view the data referring to definite territorial units –
governorates and/or cities/villages when zoomed in to this level. In order to access the data for a
specific territorial unit, point the mouse cursor on the button (Figure 50). The information that
is displayed in the information window includes but is not limited to # of projects implemented in
the given administrative territory, # of contracts, # of requests, etc. If you have plotted any
chart category on the map, the chart category details appear in the information window as well.

Also, you can view information on nationwide projects and the ones implemented in outside of
Iraq. Moreover, you can also view the synopsis of the projects that do not have any territorial
reference or are of various types. To view data on these projects, point the mouse cursor on
button in the respective section.

Note: Clicking the View Projects link at the bottom of the information window will take you to
the Details section of the application. For more information about the actions that can be taken in
this section, see DETAILS SECTION.
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Figure 50: Viewing the Data Displayed on the Map

9.5 Sample Map Reports

In the following chapters, you can see several samples on maps.

9.5.1 Sample Map Report 1

You will get the following map report if you have selected Project Implementation Status as a
map category and opened the Legend panel (Figure 51):
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Figure 51: Sample Map Report 1

9.5.2 Sample Map Report 2

If you have selected Project Cost (USD) as a map scale, the following map report will appear
(Figure 52):
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Figure 52: Sample Map Report 2

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10. REPORT MODULE

In the Report module of the IDMS application, you can create and execute ad-hoc queries on the
data, and acquire results in the form of different reports.

10.1 Accessing the Report Module

As it has been stated above, the system provides for the opportunity to create different sorts of
list reports. In order to access the Report module of the system, click the Report tab. You will be
navigated to the Report module of the application where the Report Designer (Figure 53) will
open.

In this module, you can create list reports, save them as pre-defined reports, arrange them in
the desired way, print them, etc.

Figure 53: IDMS Application Report Module

10.2 Creating a Report

In order to create a report, i.e. to structure the report table and choose what information should
appear in the rows and columns of the table, add report components, which are:
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● Text entries – title, subtitle, header, and footer. For these fields, the expected input is a
free text.
Note: By default, the Report Designer gives you the possibility of adding report titles.
However, you can change the default view to make adjustments for other text entry
components (sub-title, header and footer) as well. To be able to provide additional textual
information to the report, you will have to click the Show Details link and provide the
appropriate information in the fields that emerge. Clicking the Hide Details link will
collapse the text entry fields displaying only the Title.
● Report grouping - allows grouping data according to a specific category. Grouped data
appear in different tables. Each table contains data that fall under one group of the
category specified.
● Rows - group data within the report table.
● Columns - show details specific to each table row.
● Sub-columns - divide the row details displayed under each column.

In order to add report components, follow the steps below. They provide instructions on how to
compose and submit queries.

1. Type the text that should appear as the report title in the Title text box.
2. Enter a Subtitle, Header, and Footer if needed.
3. In the Group Report by section, specify the category, which will be used to group data into
different tables. To add a report grouping, click the Add Grouping link in the Group
Report by section and select the appropriate category from the menu that appears (Figure
54).
Note: The report will be divided into as many tables as there are table groupings selected.
4. Select table rows by clicking on the Add Row link and selecting the appropriate item from
the menu that appears. Please note that it is possible to select one row at a time from the
list of available rows.
5. Select table columns by clicking on the Add Column link and selecting the appropriate
item from the menu that appears. Please note that it is possible to select one column at a
time from the list of available columns.
Note: Once the report column is selected, an Add Sub-column link becomes available
under the selected column. It allows indicating how the row details displayed under each
column will be divided.
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Figure 54: Selecting a Grouping for a Report

Note: At any point it is possible to remove all components selected for the report and design a

new report from scratch by clicking the (Reset) button.

Note: If you have defined a report which has incompatible columns (columns over which reports
cannot be generated), they will be marked in red and an error message will occur. To make your
reports productive, use the link (as marked in red, Figure 54) to open the Compatibility Matrix
table (Figure 55). This is a table that displays the compatibility between all categories and
measures in the database to display them in the report.
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Figure 55: Compatibility Matrix

10.3 Previewing a Report

At any time during the process of creating a report, look in the Preview section at the bottom of
the page, in order to view the final structure of the report (Figure 56). The Preview will not be
ready for viewing unless there is at least one table row defined.
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Figure 56: Previewing the Report

All your added report components and structuring results will be displayed in the Preview section
which helps you to check whether the report matches the required output or not. This section can
be expanded in order to display whole of the information.

10.4 Generating a Report

The final step in the process of creating a report is report generation. By clicking the
(Submit) button, a request to the Reporting Engine is submitted in order to access the database,
gather the required data and present it in the manner required. The report containing all the real
data appears in a new window.

Note: If the report to be generated is to contain a large number of data, it may take a while to
generate it. To reduce the report load time, it is highly recommended that you redesigned the
report and/or applied filters so that you could focus on specific data and reduce the report size.
For more details on how to set report filters, see Refining the Report.
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10.5 Sample Reports

In the following chapters, you can see several samples on reports.

10.5.1 Sample Report 1

If you have indicated:

● Donor as the report table grouping;
● Project as the row;
● Title, Project Cost (USD), and Modified Project Cost (USD) as columns (Figure 57);

Figure 57: Creating Report 1

You will have the following result (Figure 58):

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Figure 58: Sample List Report 1

10.5.2 Sample Report 2

If you have indicated:

● Governorate as the report table grouping;
● Project as the report row;
● Title and Project Cost (USD) as columns (Figure 59);
● Applied a filter for the governorate field to show only Babil projects;
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Figure 59: Creating Report 2

You will have the following result (Figure 60):

Figure 60: Sample List Report 2

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10.6 Customizing Reports

You can customize the reports by assigning font characteristics to report components, re-ordering
rows and columns, etc. The sections below will describe the instructions to customize the reports.

10.6.1 Formatting/Styling Report Components

You may format/style the text entries as well as main report table captions and values by
assigning to them value characteristics such as font, font size, font color, background color,
alignment (i.e. left, center, or right), etc. In order to format/style a report component, follow the
steps below:
1. Click the report component that needs to be formatted / styled.
2. Select the Properties option from the actions list that appears (Figure 61).

Figure 61: Reports Window with Properties Focus on the Title Field

The Properties window will appear. Please note that for text entries the Properties window
includes text formatting buttons and a text area (Figure 62). For other report components, like
rows, columns, etc., the Properties window also allows assigning additional characteristics, e.g.
sorting order, reference text, etc. (Figure 64).
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Figure 62: Formatting/Styling Text Entries

3. Change the properties as needed.

Note: To prevent you navigating away from the section every time when modifying the
properties of a different report table component, the Properties window allows selecting
the next item to be modified. To do that, you need to select the appropriate instance from
the Items drop-down list in the Properties window. The list contains the previously
selected report table components.
4. Click the Apply button for the changes to take effect. Clicking the OK button will close the
window and navigate you to the Report module.
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Figure 63: Reports Window with Properties Focus on the Column

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Figure 64: Assigning Properties to Report Table Components

10.6.2 Re-ordering Report Table Components

This option is used to establish and modify the order of the report table components, like rows,
columns, etc. In order to re-order report table components, follow the steps below:
1. Click the component item that needs to be reordered in the report.
2. Select the respective Move Up / Move Down / Move Right / Move Left option from
the menu that appears. The report generated will maintain the order of the items that was
displayed in the Report Designer (Figure 65).

Figure 65: Reordering Report Table Components

Note: If any of these actions is not possible, the respective option will be disabled in the menu.
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10.6.3 Defining the Data Display Type

You may select the way in which the numeric values to be included in the report will appear. In
the final report, the numeric values can be expressed either as a Numeric Value or Percentage.

In order to set the way in which the numeric values will appear in the report, follow the steps
below:
1. Click the report component for which you want to define the display type of the numeric
values.
2. Select the Show As option from the actions menu (Figure 66).
3. Define whether the values of the selected component should be displayed as a Numeric
Value or Percentage.
4. If the Percentage data display type is selected, specify the category against which the
percentage will be calculated.

Note: The data display type for the report components can also be defined from within the
Properties window.

Figure 66: Defining the Data Display Type

10.6.4 Sorting Report Table Components

You may change the order in which the table components will appear in the final report. The
report table components can be sorted either in an Ascending (A-Z) or a Descending (Z-A) order.
In order to alphabetically sort the report table components, follow the steps below:

1. Click the component item for which the sorting order needs to be changed.
2. Select the Sorting Order option from the actions list (Figure 67).
3. Define whether the report item values should be sorted in the ascending or descending
order. Please note that selecting the None option from the list removes the sorting
criteria.

Note: The sorting order for the report components can also be defined from within the Properties
window.
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Figure 67: Defining the Sorting Order

10.6.5 Removing a Report Table Component

It is possible to remove a report table component from being included in the report, if this is
necessary. In order to remove a report table component, follow the steps below:
1. Click the component item that needs to be removed.
2. Select the Remove option from the menu that appears. The selected grouping value will
be removed.

10.6.6 Switching Report Table Components

The report table components may be switched between report grouping, rows and columns. If
there are sub-columns selected, switching between table groupings / rows and columns is
disabled. It is possible to switch between table groupings / rows and sub-columns.

In order to switch report table components, follow the steps below:

1. Click the component item that needs to be switched.
2. Select the Switch Place with option from the menu that appears (Figure 68).

Figure 68: Switching Report Table Components

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3. Define what component item the selected instance needs to switch place with. The
selected component item will be removed from its current position and added as an item
to the specified component. For instance, switching is selected between table grouping
and row, the table grouping item will be removed from table grouping and added as the
row item, while the row item will ‘trade’ places with the table grouping item.

10.6.7 Building Complex Expressions

IDMS is incorporated with a tool that allows building complex expressions based on mathematical
equations. These expressions can then be used as column and sub-column items when drawing
up a report.

In order to add an expression, follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Report module.
2. Click the Add button at the bottom of the Expressions section (Figure 69). The
Expressions window will appear (Figure 70).

Figure 69: Expressions Section in the Report Module

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Figure 70: Adding an Expression

3. Enter the expression title in the English and Arabic languages.

4. Select the expression members and arithmetic operation from the respective drop-down
lists (Figure 70).
5. Specify where to list the expression. The following options are available:
• Primary
• Secondary
Note: Secondary expressions can be used as expression members.
6. Choose whether to publish the expression by selecting the respective checkbox.
7. Click the Ok button to save the expression. The newly added Primary expression will
appear in the categories list (Figure 69).

10.7 Sample Report Formatting

If you have indicated:

● Projects Yearly Allocation Changes as the report title;
● Year / Reallocation Funding Type / Project / (History) Status Changed On as the
report rows;
● Modified Allocation By Year (IQD) and (History) Allocated (IQD) as columns;
● Applied a filter to show only 2012 year projects with REALLOCATION REQUESTED
request status;
● Assigned some value characteristics (e.g. font size, background color, etc.) (Figure 71):
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Figure 71: Creating and Formatting a Report

You will have the following result (Figure 72):

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Figure 72: Sample Formatted Report

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11. DASHBOARD MODULE

Reporting requirements have changed dramatically over the past few years. Nowadays, it is not
enough to be able to produce a report to analyze data, but it is more essential to have a
reporting tool that will allow for a visual display of the most important information consolidated
and arranged on a single screen so that real-time data can be monitored at a glance.

As a comprehensive reporting tool, IDMS removes the limitations on report development giving
the possibility to view various types of reports such as lists, maps, and charts displayed in a user-
friendly environment on a dashboard. Unlike ‘regular’ reports, dashboards provide visual, at a
glance insight into the data to be analyzed, thus giving the decision-makers the possibility to
leverage information assets in real-time through visually rich, responsive and personalized
business intelligence dashboards. This way, they will achieve better data interpretation and, as a
result, more informed decision making.

11.1 Key Features

You can make use of the following key features of the Dashboard tool in IDMS:
 An intuitive drag-and-drop environment that turns adding reports to a dashboard into an
easily manageable task.
 Fully resizable report windows.
 Better visualization of the information presented in graph reports.
 The ability to print reports for future reference.
 The ability to export reports on the dashboard in MS Word, MS Excel, and Adobe PDF
formats.

11.2 Accessing the Dashboard Module

In order to access the Dashboard module of the system, you should click the Dashboard tab.
This will navigate you to the Dashboard module. In this module, you can create dashboards,
include reports under them, etc.
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11.3 Main Screen and Its Components

Figure 73: Dashboard Module

● Dashboard Selector - contains a list of pre-defined dashboards. By choosing a definite

dashboard from this list, you can view the reports stored in the selected dashboard.

● Customize - allows performing the following operations:

● Name - displays the dashboard name.
● Save - saves a dashboard so that it can be shared with other users.
● Save as New - saves a dashboard as a new one. This option is especially useful if you
need to make modifications in a definite dashboard while keeping the source
information intact. This way overwriting of the original dashboard is prevented.
● Public - makes the dashboard available to other users as well if selected.
● Scroll Mode - toggles the scrollbar thus allowing additional space for adding reports
to the dashboard.
● Remove - deletes a dashboard together with its contents.
● Cancel - discards the modifications made to the dashboard currently displayed on the
screen.

● Update all - loads the latest data from the database.

● New - creates a new dashboard.

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● Add New Item - adds a new report under the definite dashboard from the list of all pre-
defined reports previously created.

● Dashboard Workspace - the main screen of the Dashboard module where the content of
a definite dashboard is viewed.

11.4 Dashboard Management

11.4.1 Create a New Dashboard

In order to create a new dashboard, follow the steps below:

Figure 74: Adding a New Dashboard

1. Click the New button at the upper right corner of the screen. New field appears in the left
part of the screen to give a name other than the default one to the dashboard and to save
it. Also, the list of all existing pre-defined reports is used to add new items to the
dashboard (Figure 74).
2. Give the desired name to the dashboard in the English and Arabic languages.
3. Add reports to the dashboard, see Add an Item to a Dashboard.
4. Save it.
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Figure 75: List of Pre-defined Reports

11.4.2 Add an Item to a Dashboard

In order to add a report to a dashboard, follow the steps described below:

1. Click the Add New Item link. The list of all reports previously saved reports will appear
(Figure 75).
2. Select a report to add to a dashboard and drag-and-drop it onto the main screen.
3. If you want to add another report to the dashboard, select it in the list, drag it onto the
main screen and hold the left mouse button until a green rectangle appears on the screen
indicating an area where the new report can be placed. Keep the mouse button pressed
until the green rectangle turns blue and release the mouse button (Figure 76).
4. You may add multiple reports to the dashboard.

Note: The reports can be arranged either in vertical or in horizontal order. Once the place for the
report is selected, it cannot be changed.
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Figure 76: Adding a New Report

11.4.3 Customize a Dashboard

In the Dashboard module, you can customize any dashboard created, i.e. rename the dashboard,
save the changes made to it, save a copy of the dashboard, delete a dashboard, and/or discard
the changes made. For details, see below.

In order to customize a dashboard, follow the steps below:

1. Click the Customize button. A new section will appear displaying all customizable options
in the Dashboard module (Figure 77).
2. Take the necessary action.
3. Save the changes.
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Figure 77: Customizing a Dashboard

11.4.4 Save a Dashboard

After the new dashboard has been created and items added to it, it is necessary to save it to be
able to view it later on. It should be mentioned that there are two options for saving dashboards:

● Save: saves all modifications made to the dashboard.

● Save as New: saves a copy of a dashboard under a new name.

In order to save a dashboard / a copy of a dashboard, follow the steps below:

1. Select the respective Save or Save as New option.
2. Click OK in the message window indicating the dashboard / the changes to it have been
saved successfully.

11.4.5 Delete a Dashboard

In order to delete a dashboard, follow the steps below:

1. Select the dashboard that you want to delete. Its contents will be displayed on the main
screen.
2. Click the Remove link. The selected dashboard will be deleted.
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11.4.6 Discard the Changes

In order to discard the changes made to the dashboard currently displayed on the screen, follow
the steps below:
1. Click the Cancel link.
2. Confirm that you want to discard all changes made to the dashboard by clicking OK in the
warning message window that appears.

11.4.7 Update Data

For decision makers, it is very important to have access to the latest data available. This is why
the Dashboard module allows you to update all reports included in various dashboards. In order
to load the latest data from the database, select the Update All option.

If you want to update the data in an individual report, click Refresh button in the top toolbar
of the report screen. The latest data for the selected report will be loaded from the database.
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12. DETAILS SECTION

IDMS has a built-in Details section, where detailed project information can be viewed, e.g.
project financial information, the sector(s) of economy it supports, the project location, etc.

The Details section can be accessed from the List, Chart, Map, Report and My Workspace
modules. In the Details section, the user can view detailed project information, browse among
other projects listed under the same parent item, print project details, etc. Moreover, the user is
able to modify an existing one. Please note that for modifying an existing project, special user
permissions are required.

12.1 Accessing the Details Section

In order to access the Details section, follow the steps below:

1. Access the Details section by clicking on the one of the following:
● In the My Workspace module: Click the respective project. You will be directed to the
Details section (Figure 78).
● In the List module: Click the project for the details to be displayed. This will open the
Details section of the application where more detailed information about the project
will be displayed.
Note: Depending on the list representation settings, additional expanding the list
items may be required to reach the project.
● In the Chart module: Click the chart for the details to be displayed (e.g., click a
relevant bar to see what it consists of). This will open the Details section of the
application where all items matching the selection will be listed. The first item in the
list will be displayed in an expanded mode.
● In the Map module: Point the mouse cursor on the object on the map. The project
information window will appear. In order to access the project details section select the
View Projects link. This will open the Details section. The first item in the list will be
displayed in an expanded mode.
Note: You can also choose to view the detailed information on all the projects that are
in progress in the given territorial unit by pointing the mouse cursor on the button.
● In the Report module: Create a report indicating ‘Project’ as a value for the report row
and click the Submit button. For more details on how to create and generate reports,
please see Creating a Report. In the report generated, click the project name.
2. Take the necessary actions (review the provided information, update and improve as needed). You
may also want to print the project details, see Printing the Project Details for details. The Close button
is used to return to the main screen.
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Figure 78: Details Section

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12.2 Browsing among Projects

In the Details section, you can browse among the projects. To browse projects, use
correspondingly Previous or Next buttons in the top of the Details window (Figure 78).

Note: In the Chart and Map modules, you can also scroll down to the bottom of the page, find
the appropriate project in the list presented and click it for the details to be displayed.

12.3 Printing the Project Details

In the Details section, you can print out the details of the selected project. In order to print out
the selected project details, follow the steps below:

1. Click the (Print) button in the top toolbar. A window with printer settings appears.
2. Choose the printer settings as needed and press Print.

12.4 Editing an Existing Project

In the Details section, you may also edit those existing projects that have been either created by
yourself or you have permissions to manage.

In order to edit existing projects, follow the steps below:

1. Click the Edit button at the top of the Details window. The data input window appears
which is described in the corresponding Application User Manual, see REFERENCES.
2. Make the appropriate changes in the input window and save.
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13. CUSTOMIZED REPORTING

IDMS is used to customize the already-created reports in the List, Chart, Map, and Report
modules, i.e. to define the way the numeric values can be displayed, their format, the number of
the items to be displayed, etc. You may re-organise the reports in the desired way: include it into
a group of reports or create a new report group for it, rename the report, etc. IDMS also enables
you to export the reports to the desired format (Word, Excel, etc.) or print them out.

13.1 Setting Report Options

In the List and Report modules, you can set the report options, i.e. define whether the numeric
values should be displayed in thousands, millions, etc.

In order to set the report options, follow the steps below:

1. Click the (Set Options) button in the top toolbars. An Options window (Figure 79)
will appear.
2. Specify whether the row serial number should be displayed in the first column of the
generated report by selecting the appropriate value from the respective drop-down list.
Note: This option is available in the Report module only.
3. Define the format in which the numeric values should be displayed, i.e. whether the
original values should be displayed or they should be shown in thousands, millions, etc.
This prevents large numeric values represented by many zeros from taking a lot of space
in the report.

Figure 79: Setting the Report Options

4. After finishing, click the OK button for the changes to take effect. Or, click the Cancel
button to discard the changes made.

13.2 Saving Reports

After creating reports of different types, you can memorize them as pre-defined reports and
include them either in the Public Reports group and make them available for all users who access
application or in the My Reports group available to you only.
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There are two ways of saving a report in the IDMS application. You can save a newly-created
report, or save a copy of an existing report with a different name, in a different location, or with a
different content.

13.2.1 How to Save New Reports

From the List, Report, Chart, and Map modules, you can design an appropriate report and save it.
In order to save the report created, follow the steps below:

1. Click the button on the top right side of the screen. A Memorize Report window
(Figure 80) will appear.
2. Define the report name in the Memorized Name field both in English and Arabic.

Figure 80: Memorizing a Report

3. Specify the group the report will be included in by selecting the appropriate value from the
Include under the Following Group combo box.
4. Check the Include currently selected filters checkbox to save filtering defined along
with the report.
5. Click the OK button to save the report for future reference or click Cancel to discard the
changes made.

13.2.2 How to Save a Copy of the Report

In the IDMS application, you can save a copy of an existing report. The copy of the report can be
saved in a different location, with a different name or edited content.

In order to save a copy of a report, follow the steps below:

1. Click the button on the top right side of the screen. A Memorize Report window
(Figure 80) will appear.
2. Save the report by the steps described in the section above.
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13.3 Re-organising Reports

You can organise the reports in the desired way, i.e. rename the reports, create groups to include
reports under, etc.

From the List, Chart, Map, and Report modules, you can design appropriate reports and organise

them in the preferred way. In order to organise the reports, click the respective (Organise
Views / Charts / Maps / Reports) button at the top right side of the Screen. An Organise
Reports window (Figure 81) will appear. You may perform the following actions:

● Deleting Reports or Report Groups

● Adding a Sub-group
● Re-ordering Reports and Groups
● Setting a Report as Default
● Setting a Report as Default for Public Users

Figure 81: Organising the Reports

13.3.1 Renaming Reports and Report Groups

In order to rename a report/report group, follow the steps below:

1. Highlight the report / report group to be renamed.
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2. Click the Rename button.

3. Fill in the desired name for the report / report group.
4. Click the Enter keyboard button to confirm renaming.

Note: Public Reports and My Reports groups cannot be renamed.

13.3.2 Deleting Reports or Report Groups

In order to delete a report/report group, follow the steps below:

1. Highlight the report / report group to be deleted.
2. Click the Delete button.
3. Click the OK button to confirm deletion.

Note: Public Reports and My Reports groups cannot be deleted.

13.3.3 Adding a Sub-group

In order to add a sub-group, follow the steps below:

1. Click the Add Group button.
2. Fill in the desired name for the sub-group.
3. Click the Enter keyboard button to confirm adding.

13.3.4 Re-ordering Reports and Groups

In order to re-order reports/report groups, follow the steps below:

1. Highlight the report / report group the sorting order of which needs to be changed.
2. Click the Move Up / Move Down button.

13.3.5 Setting a Report as Default

In order to set a report as default, follow the steps below:

1. Highlight the report to be displayed in the respective module when you access it.
2. Click the Set as Default button. The selected report will be marked with (default for me)
option.

Note: This option is available only in the Chart, Map, and Report modules.

13.3.6 Setting a Report as Default for Public Users

In order to set a report as default for public users, follow the steps below:
1. Highlight the report to be displayed in the respective module when a public user accesses
it.
2. Click the Set as Default for Public Users button (Figure 80). The selected report will be
marked with (default for public users) option.

Note: This option is available only in the Chart, Map, and Report modules.
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13.4 Viewing Pre-defined Reports

In the List, Chart, Map, and Report modules, you can view the pre-defined reports stored under
Public Views/Charts/Maps/Reports or My Views/Charts/Maps/Reports section (see Main
Menu Bar description in IDMS ANALYTICS STRUCTURE) for data analysis and comparison. For this
purpose, select the report to display and click one of the following Generate Report buttons to
the left of the report name:

• - in the List module;

• - in the Chart module;
• - in the Map module;
• - in the Report module.

The selected report will open in the application window (List, Chart, and Map modules) or a new
window (Report module). The same results can be achieved if you click the report name.

13.5 Editing Pre-defined Reports

To save you the time and the effort of structuring a report from the scratch when it is necessary
to introduce some modifications in any of the pre-defined reports stored under Public Reports or
My Reports, the Edit option has been designed in the Report module.

In order to edit reports, click the (Edit) button to the left of the report to edit. The selected
report structure will be loaded in the application window giving you the possibility of formatting
and styling it in the desired way. For more details on how to apply formatting to the reports, see
Customizing Reports.

The pre-defined List and Chart reports stored in Public Views/Charts or My Views/Charts can
also be edited after you have selected to view them (see Viewing Pre-defined Reports). Once the
selected report is loaded in the application window, make the appropriate changes and save
them. If you wish to keep the modifications, do not forget to save the modified report, see Saving
Reports.

13.6 Exporting Reports

From the Chart, Map, and Report modules, you can design appropriate reports and export them
in the PDF, MS Word and MS Excel formats.

In order to export the reports in the PDF, MS Word and MS Excel formats, follow the steps below:

1. Click the respective (Export in PDF format) / (Export in MS Word format) /

(Export in MS Excel format) button. A separate window will open.

2. Make changes, if necessary.
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13.7 Printing Reports

From the Chart, Map, and Report modules, you can design appropriate reports and print them
out. In order to print out the selected report, follow the steps below:

1. Click the (Print) button on the top toolbar in the right side of the screen. A separate
window will open.
2. Select the Print option.
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14. FILTERING

The system allows for data filtration. Filtering is used to narrow down the information displayed in
the reports. The filtration works in the Step-by-Step technology, which enables to implement new
filtering over the results of the previous one. This option reduces the size of reports and makes
them easier to read. Filters can be added to new or existing reports. Defined filtering is applicable
for list, reports, charts, and maps.

The list of the most frequently used filter categories is displayed under the Filter By: section. The
list of all available filter categories is displayed when the More Filters section is accessed.

14.1 Creating Filtering Criteria

Follow the instructions below to create filtering criteria:

Figure 82: Filters

1. Click the hyperlink under the Filtering section that represents the Category according to
which the filtering will be carried out. A Filters window (Figure 82) will appear having the
Category Item pull down menu set to the selected Category. The first text area holds a list
of all the available Category items that the report could display, whereas the second text
area holds a sub-set list of the first one. You can only edit the sub-set list in the second
text area. At the end of the filtering, if the sub-set list is empty, all the Category items will
be included in the report. If, however, the sub-set is non-empty, only the items in the
sub-set list will be included in the report. At the bottom of the pop-up window the
selection criteria from all categories are presented. This view is also available from the
main screen under the View Criteria hyperlink.
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2. Select a Category item from the list in the first text area.
Note: In case the category items list is long and hard to browse in, you can search for a
specific item(s) by providing search criteria in the respective field. The search result will
return all possible matches (Figure 83).
3. Click the downward-pointing arrow button to add the item selected to the list in the
second text area (Figure 84).
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add more than one category item.
Note: If a Category item needs to be removed from the second text area, select it from
the list in the second text area and click the upward-pointing arrow button.
5. Click the OK button to apply the filtering to the ad-hoc query and to the screen that was
active prior to the filtering alterations (i.e. List, Chart, or Map). The system will regenerate
and download, to the client’s side, an updated report that applies the updated filtering
criteria.

Figure 83: Searching for a Category Item

Note: It is possible to exclude a Category item(s) from being included into the filtering criteria to
be created. Select the Exclude checkbox in this case. All the Category items that appear in the
second text area will be excluded from the filtering criteria to be created.
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Figure 84: Creating Filtering Criteria

14.2 Sample Filtering Criteria

If the following was selected for the initial view (Figure 85), and you have indicated:
● Governorate as a filtering category; and,
● Diwaniyah, Karbala, and Maysan as category items (Figure 86).
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Figure 85: Initial View

Figure 86: Sample Filtering Criteria

The following view will appear (Figure 87):

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Figure 87: Filtered List

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15. SEARCH

IDMS is equipped with a comprehensive search mechanism, which allows searching for any
relevant information.

15.1 Simple Search

The simple search interface is available to find any relevant information quickly and easily within
the integrated IDMS content. Simple search implies that you can type search operators directly
into the search box.

15.2 Advanced Search

In addition to providing easy access to the content, the IDMS application has a number of specific
features that is used to find exactly what is looked for. One of these features is advanced search
that allows setting different complex conditions using the Advanced Search form. It gives several
additional fields which may be used to qualify searches by such criteria as district, sub-sector,
project title, etc.

Follow the instructions below to create search criteria:

1. Click the Advanced Search link under the Filters section. You will then be redirected to
the Filters section (Figure 88).

Figure 88: Creating a Search Criteria

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2. Define the text to search for in the appropriate field.

3. Specify the fields to look in by selecting the appropriate checkbox(es).
4. Click the OK button to apply the search criteria to the ad-hoc query and to the screen that
was active prior to the filtering alterations (i.e. List, Chart, or Map).

Note: The simple search (searching on all fields) is also available above the Filters section.

15.3 Sample Search Criteria

Figure 89: Defining Search Criteria

If you have selected to look for Industrial among project chapters, titles, descriptions and NDP
sub-sectors (Figure 89), the following search result (Figure 90) will appear.
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Figure 90: Search Results

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16. LOGGING OUT

Once you have finished using IDMS, it is necessary to terminate the session and log off. In order
to log off from the system, press the Log Out button in the upper right corner of the system
window.

17. REFERENCES

Please refer to the following IDMS related documents:

● IDMS External Assistance Projects Application User Manual

● IDMS Capital Investments Projects Application User Manual
● IDMS Donor Profile Application User Manual
● IDMS NDP Indicators Application User Manual
● IDMS Administration Center User Manual