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  1. Custom Queries

    Custom queries are reports designed by users and built by DevResults staff to provide folks with additional ways of organizing program information. While DevResults offers many built-in tools for examining program information, there might be some ...
  2. Visualizations

    DevResults offers four main areas for visualizing data: Dashboards : Assemble and share multiple visualizations Indicator Reports : Configure graph, matrix, map, and pie chart visualizations for each indicator MultiMatrix : Genera...
  3. Geography Glossary

    Geographies define where  projects 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 Da...
  4. Visualizations: Choropleth and Graduated Symbols Maps

    DevResults has 3 main types of Indicator Visualizations: Map (Choropleth and Graduated Symbols Maps) Graph (Targets and Actuals Graph) Pie (Pie Chart) The Map produces either a Choropleth Map or a Graduated Symbols Map that displays a si...
  5. 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 projects and indicators) Q...
  6. Qualitative Data

    "Qualitative data" means many things to many people. In general, the term "qualitative data" covers information that is non-numerical in nature, usually collected through surveys, focus groups, interviews, written comments, etc. Depending on your ...
  7. Manage Users

    DevResults offers several tools for managing users: Add a new user Change a user's permission group (or other information) Add or edit multiple users using an Excel upload Edit multiple users from the user index Assign passwor...
  8. Create a Data Table

    Data Tables in DevResults allow you to directly upload spreadsheets of individual-level records and other raw data like tables of organizations, policies, and events. Data tables can have as many columns as you want, including text fields th...
  9. Import Data From SurveyCTO

    DevResults integrates fully with SurveyCTO , a mobile data collection tool. Surveys in SurveyCTO can be imported to DevResults as a data table. In this article: Tips for designing your SurveyCTO survey Create a DevResults data tab...
  10. Targets

    DevResults enables users to set targets for indicator results. Targets define goals per indicator, per reporting period, and (optionally) per project. When targets are entered in DevResults, the system automatically includes progress-to-...