MDA Server Screen Layout and Menu Structure

This page explains the basic screen layout and the structure of the main menu.

Basic Screen Layout

This screenshot shows the main menu of the MDA web interface for a user with MDA administration privileges.

The top area, above the dark-grayed line, is always present and is a status row.

It provides a link leading back to the main menu, information about the user logged in, and a link to logout.

After many actions (like saving something) the status area shows a success message (green background) or error message (red background).

Future versions of the status row might provide more tools, like breadcrumb navigation.

The area below the dark-grayed line is a "work area", where everything else takes place.

Link	Access	Action, Remarks
Browse Values	Officers	Shows the measurement value browsing screen, where users can search for measurement data, view them and export them to .XLSX files
Manage Measure Rounds	Officers	Shows the measurement round management screen, where measurement rounds can be specified. It also provides easy access to the data measured during the most recent execution of each measurment round
Manage Label Templates	Officers	Shows the label paper management screen, allowing to specify label papers used for the deployment of barcodes and customize print margins. Much of the usability of the MDA clients comes from scanning barcodes to identify measurment points, measurement rounds, and employers. Barcodes are usually distributed by printing them on label paper or perforated business card paper. Typical label paper provides some 10 to 75 self-adhesive labels.
Manage Groups	Officers	Shows the group managment page. Employees can be assigned to groups, and groups to parts of the infrastructure tree, to reduce the number of choices presented in several situations.
Employees	Admins	Shows the overall employee list, where the list of employees can be synchronized with the authentication backend.
Manage Devices	Admins	Shows the device management screen, where the list of allowed client devices is maintained.
Import	Admins	Shows the import screen where spreadsheet files with master data can be imported. We highly recommend leave this task to us, though.