DevInfo Database Administration

The DevInfo Database Administration (DA) application allows you to create DevInfo databases which can be accessed using the DevInfo User application.

DevInfo is a database system for monitoring human development. It is a powerful tool for organizing, storing and presenting data in a uniform way, allowing data to be easily and quickly shared across government departments, UN agencies and other development organizations.

DevInfo Database Administration consists of 12 modules that will ease the management of DevInfo databases:

· Template - Database administrators have the option to add their own sets of local indicators to their databases. A database template contains all of the following elements: indicators, indicator definitions, indicator sectors, indicator classes, area IDs, area names, units, subgroups. · Data Entry · Customize - Local administrators can change the "look" of the software and adapt it to national specifications. · Language - Local administrators can translate the strings of the software into local languages. · Tools · Reports · Metadata · Mapping · Gallery · Data Exchange · EmergencyInfo · Standards