# 1 INTRODUCTION

## <span lang="EN-GB">1.1 What is included in this manual</span>

<span lang="EN-GB">This document is a manual for data entry and data management on the [<span style="color: #1155cc;">Land Matrix Initiative (LMI) web portal</span>](https://landmatrix.org). </span><span lang="EN-GB">It describes how to create and edit cases as well as how to further manage the data. As such it explains the tool.</span>

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## <a name="_bh4k5mixa1hx"></a><span lang="EN-GB">1.2 What is not included in this manual</span>

<span lang="EN-GB">This manual does not include a description and explanation of the public part of the Land Matrix web platform. </span>

<span lang="EN-GB">This document is a manual and not a guide. That means it does not contain specifications of all the variables nor any guidance on how to handle real cases and what data to enter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Further information about the attributes and the handling of data can be found in the ‘Editor guidelines</span><span lang="en-CH" style="mso-ansi-language: #2000;">’</span><span lang="EN-GB">. </span>

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***<u><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Please note</span></u>*<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">:</span>**<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> This </span><span lang="EN-GB">manual<span style="color: black;"> should be considered a living document which will be adapted to future software development and improved according to user feedback.</span></span>

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