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System Administrators (or a set of Super Users) often upload these catalog-level records into the system in bulk (using a data loading tool). This allows them to align on the options in the catalog (and the hierarchy of records if applicable) before making the options available to other users in the system to assign to their projects. |
Catalog-Level Data in Amp Impact
There are three main types of catalog-level data in Amp Impact:
Geographic Areas: The Geographic Area object stores a list of geographies that can be assigned to projects to indicate where the project is being implemented. Depending on the organization, this may be a list of global geographies (regions, countries) or at a more granular level (states, provinces, districts, or even villages). Geographic areas can also have a parent-child hierarchy (through the self-lookup on the object).
Disaggregation Groups: Disaggregation Groups allow users to define common ways that Indicators can be broken down into relevant smaller sets for more granular management and reporting.
Thematic Areas: "Thematic Area" is a flexible term that can be defined according to how an organization categorizes its Projects/Grants/etc and/or their Indicators. This is often according to different sectors that the organization works in (for example, Education, Health, WASH, etc.). Sometimes the Thematic Area object is also used to define cross-cutting themes or strategic initiatives (for example, Gender Equality; Reduce Maternal Mortality). Thematic Areas can be nested in a parent-child hierarchy. It is also possible to define different types of Thematic Areas (for example, Sectors and Strategies) and differentiate them using the 'Type' field on the object.
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