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  1. Formatting Text

    DevResults enables you to format text in narrative fields using a system called Markdown. Markdown uses simple characters to create emphasis, lists, headers, links, and images. If you use forms to generate reports from DevResults, the exported Wor...
  2. Dashboard Tile: Program Statistic - Lifetime Budget, Obligated, Awarded, Disbursed

    For DevResults sites that use the Budget  feature (as opposed to the Finance  feature), additional options are available for the Program Statistic dashboard tile. These options let you display top-line financial numbers, including: Lifetime B...
  3. Bookmarks

    Bookmarking pages lets you easily find activities and indicators of interest to you on your dashboard. Bookmarking a single activity or indicator You can bookmark indicators and activities by clicking on the star in the top right of any activity p...
  4. Define a Dashboard

    When you log in to DevResults, the first page you see is a dashboard. Each user can create and design as many dashboards as they'd like to show information relevant to them. Dashboards are edited by editing, arranging, resizing, adding, and removi...
  5. Data Model

    DevResults is organized around the concept of a 'Project', and each Project is associated with who , what , when , and where : who  does the work, what  is being measured, when  to report data, and where  the work is done.  Note...
  6. Geography Glossary

    Geographies define where activities take place and results are achieved. All DevResults indicator data must be associated with a geography. In this article: What Are Geographies? How Are Geographies Used? How Do I Map Other Geographic ...
  7. Disaggregations

    In this page: What are disaggregations and what information do I need to define them? Create a disaggregation Edit a disaggregation Upload new disaggregations Assign disaggregations to indicators What are "cross-disaggregation"...
  8. Permissions Overview

    DevResults manages access using permissions groups. In plain English: Users are assigned to a single group. A group is defined with an access level for each part of the site. This makes it easy to see a user's permission and to update p...
  9. Navigating DevResults

    DevResults uses a consistent page layout to make navigation easy and intuitive. Below you can find detail on some of the common user interface elements: Landing page Main menu Secondary menus (for activities and indicators) Quick search ...
  10. New To DevResults?

    Welcome to DevResults! To help you get a feel for the site, we've put together a list of articles we think may be helpful. Want help navigating the site?  We have several help pages dedicated to navigating the site.   Here's an overview of Naviga...