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  1. Assign a Reporting Cycle to an Indicator for a Project

    When an indicator is assigned to a project, the assignment comes with that indicator's default reporting cycle . For example, you might have an indicator that is reported quarterly by most projects (so "quarterly" is the indicator's default repor...
  2. Assign a Reporting Period to a Project

    For a project to report results in DevResults, the reporting period that the project's indicators report on must be assigned to that project. There are two ways in which reporting periods can be added to a project: Add reporti...
  3. Assign a User to a Project

    Assigning users to projects provides three main benefits: Provides a shared record of who is involved with a project, both internally and externally Ensures that associated users get notifications about project discussions and data submission/a...
  4. How are Projects Linked to Data Tables?

    When a data table is 'linked' to a project, it appears in the data table dropdown menu for a project's reporting period. This allows the project — and especially the project's partners — to report information in the data table. Data structure D...
  5. Projects and Organizations Overview

    Projects and organizations define who carries out a project, reports indicator data, or is associated with specific results.  In this article: What is a project? What is an organization? How should I organize my projects and organizati...
  6. Assign an Indicator to a Project

    For a project to report on an indicator in DevResults, the indicator must be assigned to that project. Assign Indicators to a Project Assign a Set of Indicators to Multiple Projects Assign Indicators to Projects using an Excel Template ...
  7. Define a Project

    DevResults offers several tools for defining projects: Create or edit a single project Create or edit multiple projects using an Excel upload Edit multiple projects from the project index Note:  Any user whose group includes ...
  8.  Video Tutorial: Create a Project

    Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Key points from the video Context Preparing a project for reporting requires assigning reporting periods, indicators, and geographic places. Partner users must either share an organization with the...
  9. Form Templates: Project

    The Forms  tab in DevResults offers some basic tools to help you create reports in Microsoft Word (or PDFs). You can create form templates for projects, for a single reporting period/project combination, and for indicators. This page provides pla...
  10. Assign a Geography to a Project

    In this page: Assign Geographies to a Project Assign Geographies to Projects using an Excel Template Advanced Geography Settings Assign Geographies to a Project All indicator data in DevResults is associated with a geographic place,...