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  1. Interacting with Data Tables

    Last Updated: 07/09/2025 in Enter Data Data Tables
    Most users work with several thousand records in individual data tables. Much like Excel, DevResults allows you to interact with data tables to search for specific records, filter columns for specific information, and sort columns to group certain...

  2. How is Data Table Information Assigned to Reporting Periods?

    Last Updated: 07/09/2025 in Enter Data Data Tables
    When an indicator's results are calculated from a data table, rows of the data table get assigned to a reporting period based on:  The date in the data table row (in the column defined as the indicator's date column ) The activity referenced i...

  3. Money

    Last Updated: 07/08/2025 in View Data
    Financial and budgetary information for all projects can be viewed, organized, and analyzed on the Money page. Create a Financial Report You can find Money  under the Data menu on any DevResults page. All project finances are ...

  4. Discussions

    Last Updated: 07/08/2025 in Tools Communication Tools
    Each project in DevResults comes with a built-in discussion tab, as well as discussion tabs for each of its reporting periods. Users can add threaded comments, and collaborators on the project are notified about these comments.  Project Discuss...

  5. Report 'Data Table' Data Online (Partners)

    Last Updated: 07/08/2025 in Enter Data Entering Data: Partners
    There are two ways to enter data into data tables: Entering data online (as shown on this page) Uploading a spreadsheet containing all your rows of data Mix and match data entry:  You can use a combination of entering data online or upload...

  6. Enter 'Data Table' Data

    Last Updated: 07/08/2025 in Enter Data Entering Data
    On this page: Add new information to data tables (online) Add new information to data table (via Excel) Update information in data table (via Excel) Managing very large data tables (over 50,000 rows) Add new information to data ta...

  7. How are Activities Linked to Data Tables?

    Last Updated: 07/08/2025 in Enter Data Data Tables
    When a data table is 'linked' to an activity, it appears in the data table dropdown menu for an activity's reporting period. This allows the activity — and especially the activity's partners — to report information in the data table. Data structu...

  8. Indicator Guidebook

    Last Updated: 07/08/2025 in Program Information Indicators
    Indicators must be precisely defined so that results can be compared between locations, reporting periods, and activities. We've studied performance data and designed DevResults to enforce indicator definitions that make data useful and meanin...

  9. Indicator Data Sources

    Last Updated: 07/08/2025 in Program Information Indicators
    Indicators measure progress toward objectives. This page describes the three sources for an indicator's results in DevResults.  Direct Entry : for entering numbers each reporting period (e.g. once per quarter, per year, etc.) Strengths & us...

  10. Assign an Indicator to an Activity

    Last Updated: 07/08/2025 in Program Information Activities and Organizations
    For an activity to report on an indicator in DevResults, the indicator must be assigned to that activity. Assign Indicators to an Activity Assign a Set of Indicators to Multiple Activities Assign Indicators to Activities using an Excel Te...