User Guide for I.R. Iran Info 6.1
Access to accurate data is a priority for any system to function effectively. To do so, data has
to be gathered and stored efficiently. With this vision availability of Database Management
Systems (DBMS) is becoming a priority for most organizations globally. DBMS equips
organizations with systematic gathering, monitoring, and use of the relevant data. One of the
widely used applications in UN system globally is Dev. Info to monitor human development
indicators.
What are Dev Info’s Strengths?
 Dev. Info is a database system that harnesses the power of advanced information
technology to compile, monitor, and disseminate data on human development.
 Dev. Info provides easy-to-use facilities for querying the database based on the data
retrieved.
 Produces tables, graphs and maps for inclusion in reports and presentations.
 Provides methods to organize store and display data in a uniform way to facilitate data
sharing at the country level across government departments, UN agencies and
development partners.
 Offers large Capacity to store data.
 The data is stored at a central location and is shared among multiple users.
 Data from different sources can be saved and viewed.
 Enforcing data integrity & security.
 Backup and recovery.
 Advanced Search tool.
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 Dev.info is a database, whereas MS Excel is spreadsheet. MS Excel is one amongst
many tools that Dev Info software uses to present data.
For further information on Dev Info please go to: http://www.devinfo.org/
What is I.R.Iran Info?
I.R.Iran Info is a customized version of Dev. Info 6.1 developed by Iran Country Office
(CO). It is an internal database system for monitoring Country Program (CP) and related
Indicators. It has been customized with the below three objectives:
1- A tool to monitor the CP and related indicators.
2- A powerful tool for organizing, storing and presenting data (CP and relevant
indicators) in uniform way.
3- A tool to produce quality table, graph and maps for inclusion in reports, presentation,
and advocacy materials.
Starting I.R.Iran Info
By clicking the Iran Info icon on UNFPA Iran website you can start the application or just open
a browser and type the address http://iran.unfpa.org/iraninfo into the address bar. The
I.R.Iran Info 6.1 User home page will appear on your screen as reflected below.
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Understanding the home page features
When you start Iran Info application ,The home page will appear on your screen.
TOP
PANNEL
DATABASE
BOX
DATA
SEARCH
BOX
Bottom
PANNEL
START
Button
Indicator: Allows you to view and select indictors.
Area: Allows you to view and select area.
Time Period: Allows you to view and select time period.
Source: Allows you to view and select sources.
Data: Allows you to view data.
Gallery: Allows you to view and edit saved tables, map, and graphs.
Reports: Allows you to create and edit reports.
Start: Launches the Data wizard.
Help: Allows you to view and select help.
Data base box: Display the available database.
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Selecting Database
Before you select indicators, it is necessary to open the Database box at upper left, and
select the desire database. There are two databases labeled as “UNFPA-n” and
“UNFPA-p”. UNFPA-n, contains national data and UNFPA-p, contains the provincial
data.
Database
Box
Selecting Indicators
After selecting the Database, click on the indicator icon at top pane to open the indicator
window, in which you can view and select indicators. Indicators refer to pointers or
benchmarks intended to measure progress towards particular goal. Note that the indicator
window is divided into three panes: left and right (divided by 2 panes itself).
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Units &Subgroup
Information
Available -Pane:
Show the selected
indicators from the left
pane along their
respective Units
Select indicator(s) on the
Available pane
Select highlighted indicator
Remove All
Left Pane:


Sector: Display the various
Classifications of indicator.
Select Indicators:
Double –click the item
Selected -Pane:
Show the selected
indicators from the left
pane along their respective
Units
Number of
Pages which
contains
Indicator
Remove
highlight
ed
After selecting desire indicator(s), select Time , Source , and then the Data bottom
in top pane respectively , it takes you to another page which present data in three
different format, Table, Graph, and Map.
Please be note that, in Graph, Map ,and table you can save Table ,Graph and Map
by selecting enlarge button . This button opens (the Table ,Graph and Map) into
Excel sheet .Here ,there are 3 different type for saving.
1. Save and Save as :By selecting save or save as ,the Table ,or Graph, or Map is
saved in Gallery (Please choose public).
2. Download :By selecting download the table ,or Graph, or Map is saved in your
computer.
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Indicators can also be accessed through three simple steps via data wizard.
Opening the Data Wizard
The Data Wizard allows you to easily access data and generate presentation objects tables, graphs and maps. Click
Start to open the Data Wizard as reflected below:
Selecting a database
When you open the Data Wizard, the application selects the default database, which
appears in the Database box at upper right.
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Selecting indicators and areas
After selecting a database, you can start your search by either selecting indicators or areas.
Click either
Select Indicator or
Select Area to begin searching for data. The Data
Wizard will now guide you through an easy three-step process to search for and view your
data as a table, graph and map.
First Step
Select Indicator
Your first step is to select the indicators. They have been numbered in the same format
as they have been done in the CPAP Annexes.
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Sometimes you may wish to search for indicators by topic (for example, all
health-related indicators).To do this, click Tree View on the menu bar after clicking
either the Select Indicator or Select Area tabs. In the tree view for indicators, all
available indicators will now be grouped under either Sector or Source as shown
below.
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Second Step:
Selecting different area levels
The Area Level box below the menu bar displays the current area level for all
displayed areas.
Please be noted that, there are 2 databases exist in the system . UNFPA-n
contains national data and UNFPA-p contains the provincial data.
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UNFPA-n Database contains 2 Area level,
o Level one : Asia
o Level two: Iran

UNFPA-p ,database contains 3 Area level,
o Level one : Asia
o Level two: Iran
o Level three: 31 Provinces
Third Step:
Viewing tables, graphs and maps
After selecting both your indicator and area, click on the Query Database
tab to
query the database and view the data.
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The Data Wizard will query the database and will generate three different
presentation objects to display the data: a table, a map and a graph. These can be
viewed by selecting the Table, Map and Graph tabs. By default, the Data Wizard
displays the data in table presentation.
Viewing graphs
To view your data displayed in a graph presentation, click the Graph tab.
To enlarge your graph for more convenient viewing and editing, click
to enlarge to
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open the Graph window. The Graph toolbar located at the top of the Graph window
contains various tools, including different charts and providing options to change and
format them.
Quick Launch
Please note that on the first page of Data Wizard there is also an option to select the
indicators from quick launch pane on the left side of the page. The indicators have been
classified under:
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Sector (CP related indicators)
o Demographic
o Economy
o Health
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Health

STI including HIV/AIDS
o Women

Goal or 5th CP
o RH
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Output 1
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Output 2
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Output 3
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Output 4
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Output 5
o PD
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