Software User`s Manual ACDIVOCA mobile phone based
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1. Figure 16 Distribution Event Stage Figure 17 Import beneficiary file drop down menu now selected 18 Page 5 3 2 STEP 2 IMPORT THE MASTER BENEFICIARY FILE When you have chosen your distribution point navigate back to the Administrator Functions Menu This can be done by pressing the Back button twice Press the Menu button and upon pressing notice that the Import Beneficiary Data option is now press able Figure 18 Press it and you will be taken to an administrator login screen Figure 19 Provide your username and password When you have logged in the data will begin loading itself into your phone A pop up screen will appear temporarily disabling use of the application while the data loads Figure 20 When the data has finished loading the pop up screen will disappear Press the Menu button again and you will notice that the Start Stop Distribution button is now enabled GT ll 36 i 2 04 Qe E 36 230 OF i 36 i9 2 05 ACD I AE FA CDI VOCA Loading data Admin Functions Choose from the Menu Steps for managing a distribution event 1 Select the distribution point Settings ITrmnnrt tha mactar fila Manii E Login Cancel Settings Import Beneficiary Data on Send distribution repo Figure 18 The enabled Import Figure 19 Administrator login screen Figure 20 The load screen beneficiary data option 19 Page Gt il 36 a 2 06 5 3 3 STEP 3 START A DISTRIBUTION Press the M2. and a menu will appear Press USB Mass Storage and then the OK P USB connection b tton Select to manage your USB connection utton When this is done go to your computer you plugged the phone into and wait for the removable drive to mount in the My Computer and there should be a USB icon or removable drive listed This icon represents your phone Double click the icon and a window will Alarm amp Ti POSIT Settings opening showing the current folders in the phone Click the acdivoca folder If there is no acdivoca folder create one Spell exactly as shown When the acdivoca folder opens cut and paste copy the d p5 Beneficiare csv file into it The Beneficiare csv will have been provided i Vm Browser Text Mess Market Voicemail to you by the MIS manager When you re finished close the window and right click the USB icon and safely eject the phone 4 O i Turn off the USB Connection on the phone and return it to Charge a Figure 10 Sliding down the screen Only mode This can be done by sliding the screen down again pressing Charge Only option and pressing OK NOTE See Figure 11 The icon being pointed to is the Menu button referenced to in this guide The button two to the right the curved arrow is the Back button which will also be referenced You are now ready to begin 15 Page 5 2 LOGGING IN Login into the application using your administrator username and passwor
3. Expanding Opportunities Worldwide SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL ACDI VOCA Mobile phone based Beneficiary Registration amp Update System Software Developed by HUMANITARIAN FOSS PROJECT Building Free Open Source Software for Society Development Sponsored by USAID FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE About this Document This document provides user documentation for the smart phone application for beneficiary tracking developed by the Humanitarian FOSS Project in collaboration with ACDI VOCA The documentation is in sections based on basic equipment maintenance and user roles Revision Sheet Release No Revision Description 6 20 11 Initial Draft of User Manual 6 22 11 Draft version in English 6 23 11 Draft version with updated Screenshots Document last revised June 2011 Acknowledgment and Disclaimer This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos CCF 0722137 CCF 0722134 CCF 0722199 CCF 0939034 CCF 0939097 and CCF 0939022 Any opinions findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation ACDI VOCA USAID or their affiliates 1 CONTENTS 2 Generol OUR IVI M 3 2 1 Backeround Informati ssssscesecscccivcsvcesasccceccsvesiecevacstencevacsiavancevendunceseeasnesiecsunedaeedssecsuncneseweetaseeseneanesies
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5. distribution report Figure 14 The admin functions menu 5 3 1 STEP 1 SELECT A DISTRIBUTION POINT Selecting a distribution point can be done by pressing the Menu button gt Settings gt ACDI VOCA Preferences In ACDI VOCA Preferences Figure 15 press Distribution Event Stage upon pressing it a drop down will appear Figure 16 Press the first option Select distribution point When this option is pressed the drop down menu will disappear and you will return to the ACDI VOCA Preferences Press the Distribution Point option and another drop down menu showing the different distribution points will appear 17 Page Select a distribution point and when the drop down menu disappears you will notice that the text under the Distribution Event Stage will have changed to the next stage Import beneficiary file Figure 17 oF i36 920 OF i36 250 OF i 3G ill a 2 03 ACDI VOCA Preferences ACDI VOCA Preferences SMS Phone Target 8608748128 nees Distribution Event Stage SMS Phone Target 8608748128 Kole en Import beneficiary file O Distribution Point 9 Labiche Select distribution Oo Locale point en Distribution Point Pt Fixe Bel air Start distribution event O Distribution Event Stage Import beneficiary file Distribution Event Stage Select distribution point Stop distribution event O Send distribution O report Cancel Figure 15 ACDI VOCA Preferences
6. succeed in the global economy Based in Washington D C ACDI VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness systems financial services enterprise development and community development in order to promote broad based economic growth ACDI VOCA currently has approximately 90 projects in 40 countries and revenues of approximately 124 million The ACDI VOCA Multi Year Assistance Program MYAP started in February 2008 and has three components the first Component aims at increasing and diversifying both agricultural and non agricultural livelihood opportunities for the rural poor in the Southeast This component aims to increase production yields and quality of staple and cash crops as well as improve access to markets through encouraging and strengthening community associations and group savings plans The second component focuses on long term nutrition and health needs of vulnerable populations This component concentrates on increasing nutritional levels for households through direct distribution of rations complemented by health nutrition hygiene training health services and providing opportunities to improve sanitation infrastructure The third component increases the ability of communities to prepare for and respond to shocks such as natural disasters through the development of an Early Warning System ACDI VOCA has partnered with Bureau de Nutrition et D veloppemen
7. the accented letter you want When you do this a menu will appear on the screen with a list of possible accented letters that correspond with the key you pressed You make the choice of which accented character you want by directly pressing the button of the accented letter on the screen Once pressed the accented letter will appear wherever your cursor was To make a capitalized accented letter merely press the Uppercase key once if you only want one capitalized accented letter or twice if you want a stream of capitalized accented letters and follow the same procedure for getting a lowercase accented letter Here s a list of which keys give accented letters 23 Page 6 2 HOW TO DEAL WITH GSM ISSUES To utilize the phone and the POSIT application properly the first thing that needs to be checked is whether or not the phone is in the correct network mode The phone must use the GSM network mode To configure this on the phone go to Settings Under Settings go to Wireless Networks gt Mobile networks gt Network Mode Upon pressing Network Mode a drop down menu will appear and make sure that the option is on Any GSM UMTS 24 Page
8. Lookup beneficiary 3 The update screen will appear with the information of the beneficiary displayed Figure 28 Answer the update questions and when finished press the Record the Update button and you be returned to the main menu You may also edit the beneficiary information by pressing the Edit button 22 Page St i 36 8 2 10 ACDIC sere Send New SMS Messages Beneficiary Update New Beneficiary Agriculture Powered by HFOSS Figure 26 The Update Beneficiary option Or 36 Gm 3 39 Gv ig 36 E2 2 42 US Beneficiary Dossier 003CA FAT First Name Roseline Last Name Charles Date of Birth 2010 2 01 Cav COAAA Sex FEMALE 3 T T 3 d Ta P 3 e d Tefala HB DOFVEN ah Beneficiary Category PREVENTION Months remaining in program 003CA FAT Was the beneficiary present Q ves No Is there a change in the beneficiary s status yes No Lookup beneficiary Record the Update Figure 27 The search for DN Figure 28 Recording or editing beneficiaries beneficiaries 9 LOGGING OUT OF THE APPLICATION To logout of the application merely navigate back to the main menu and press the Back button Pressing the Back button will open a dialog window asking if you are sure you want to exit Press the OK button and you will be logged out 6 OTHER PHONE HOW TO S 6 1 HOW TO MAKE ACCENTED LETTERS In order to make a letter accented you have press and hold down the key with
9. Page 4 5 SEND SMS MESSAGES 1 Under the main menu screen press the Send SMS Messages button 2 After pressing the Send SMS Messages button you will be directed to a new screen where there will be a list of pending messages To transmit the new registration information from the phone to the server in the head office press the menu button and click the Send SMS Messages button 3 Ifthere are no pending messages then a message will display on the screen reading No beneficiaries 4 6 LOGOUT 1 Under the main menu screen in order to logout press the back button on your phone See Figure 9 You will be asked once whether or not you want to exit the program Gv il 3S E3 2 45 A Are you sure you want to exit Ok Figure 9 Exit screen 14 Page 5 USER ROLE ADMINISTRATOR 5 1 IMPORTING THE DATA SET NOTE Before managing a distribution event make sure that you have added the file of beneficiaries has been added to your phone This can be done by plugging in your phone to your computer by USB cord When plugged in slide down the screen to view the different USB connections Sliding 3G ET down the screen can be done by placing a finger at the top of the June 22 2011 2011 ll S al ER 1 24 screen and sliding your finger down the screen of the phone Figure Sprint 10 You will see that one of the options on the new screen under the Tab called Ongoing is USB Connection Press USB Connection
10. Tactile Home Cl s QAM Retour A o 4 Cl s Touche Menu 59 pama Q Search Connecteur _ Cles micro USB Appels Interna tionaux de presse ALT C Microphone Electriser ou se connecter au PC e Power Screen Lock Button turn the phone on off or put the phone to sleep e Message Light flashing when there is incoming new messages or check phone s charging status e Volume Buttons adjust the ringer volume or adjust the voice volume during a call e Home Key press to return to the home screen Press and hold the home key to see your most recently used apps e Menu Key open additional options for whatever screen user is seeing e Micro USB Connector connect the phone charger or an optional USB cable e Microphone allow other callers to hear you clearly when you are speaking to them e Search Key open a Google search screen so you can search the web e Back Key return to the previous screen e Touchscreen display all the information necessary to operate the phone such as Contacts list the date and time and the battery strength e Programmable Button open your favourite feature with just one press e 3 5mm Headset Jack plug in either a stereo headset or an optional headset for hands free conversation 6 Page 3 3 TURNING YOUR PHONE ON AND OFF Turn On Press and hold Power Screen Lock button on the top of the phone Once the phone is on it may display Starting Services When the phone finds a signal it prompts yo
11. also be questions that may lead to other follow up questions See Figure 6 3 When you are done filling out the New Beneficiary form click the Save to Db form to save the registration information See bottom of Figure 6 ex Bl 36 0 ES 2 41 POSIT LS INIT S l ACW T Are you a mother leader Yes No Have you received a visit from a mother leader Yes No Are you receiving aid from ACDI VOCA Agriculture Program yes No Figure 6 Save new beneficiary registration information 12 Page Gv ig 3e 2 41 zx Female Male Figure 5 New beneficiary form 4 4 NEW AGRICULTURE BENEFICIARY 1 Under the main menu screen press the New Agriculture Beneficiary button 2 After pressing the New Agriculture button you will be guided to a new screen where you will be asked to input some information similar to that of the New Beneficiary category Other information include amount of land seed types tools etc See Figures 7 and 8 Another way to get to the New Agriculture screen is by answer Yes to the last question on the New Beneficiary form 3 When you are done filling out the New Agriculture form click the Save to Db form to save the information Gv iJ e 2 42 oY E 36 E23 2 42 Farmer MUSO Cattle Rancher Store Owner Fisherman Artisan Other m Anse a Pitres Vegetables Cereal Figure 7 New Agriculture form Figure 8 Additional view of the New Agriculture form 13
12. d this will be provided to you by the MIS Manager After logging in press the Menu button on the phone A menu will appear showing the options Settings Admin and About Figure 12 Press the Admin option You will be taken to the Administrator Function Menu Figure 13 ex B 36 4 iR 2 00 ACDI A SAX eTeA Send New SMS Messages Beneficiary New Agriculture o e po M T p Settings Admin About Figure 12 The main screen menu 16 Page fol i 36 2 01 Admin Functions Choose from the Menu Steps for managing a distribution event 1 Select the distribution point Settings 2 Import the master file Menu 3 Start distribution event Menu 4 Stop distribution event Menu 5 Send distribution report Menu Figure 13 The Administrator Functions Screen 5 3 MANAGING A DISTRIBUTION EVENT There are 5 main steps for managing a distribution event e il 36 1 i 2 01 1 Select a distribution point 2 Import the master beneficiary file 3 Start distribution event 4 Stop distribution event Admin Functions NOTE Remember if a distribution event lasts longer than 1 day Choose from the Menu then you cannot press Stop Distribution until the event is actually over Steps for m anagi ng a distribution event 2 Send distribution report 1 Select the distribution point Settings Imnort the master file Menu settings Import Beneficiary Data Start stop distribution Send
13. ds When you are finished press the Save to DB F en ew button Figure 25 SMS Messages Beneficiary New Agriculture OY ll 3G E23 2 41 Powered by HFOSS locality Figure 23 The New Beneficiary option 4 Are you a mother leader Q ves No Have you received a visit from a mother leader Q ves L No Female Male Figure 24 The New Beneficiary form Are you receiving aid from ACDI VOCA Agriculture Program ES L No Figure 25 The Save to DB button 21 Page 5 5 MAKING A NEW AGRICULTURE BENEFICIARY 1 To make a new agriculture beneficiary form press the New Agriculture Beneficiary button on the main menu 2 The new beneficiary form will open on the screen 3 Fill out the necessary fields 4 When you are finished press the Save to DB button 5 6 UPDATING A BENEFICIARY 1 To update a beneficiary press the Update Beneficiary button on the main menu only available during a distribution Figure 26 2 The screen will open up presenting a search field to lookup beneficiaries Figure 27 Type in the ID number of the beneficiary to want to update NOTE Make sure the distribution point is correct before searching for beneficiaries As you type in the ID number the drop down menu above the search field will narrow down beneficiaries ID numbers as you keep typing When you are finished typing press the drop down menu and select the ID you need Then press
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15. e button brings you directly to the home screen of the phone If the Home button is pressed while engaged in the POSIT application or most other applications then the application will remain running in the background Therefore if you press the application button again you will return to whatever place you were in the application before pressing the Home button 7 Page 3 The Back Button The third button is the Back button Pressing the Back button takes you back a page in an application The Back button is the only way to successfully logout and close the POSIT application When on the home screen of POSIT pressing back will cause a dialog box to open and ask you whether or not you want to leave the application entirely If you press OK you will logout NOTE Pressing the Back button or the Home button while in the middle of entering information for beneficiaries or updating may cause the information that was already entered to disappear 3 5 THE ALT DELETE AND UPPERCASE KEYS There are 3 keys on the physical keyboard that will be used frequently for the POSIT applications The ALT Delete and Uppercase keys DELETE UPPERCASE ALT 1 The ALT key If you look at your phone you will notice that almost all keys on the keyboard have two characters on it The character on the bottom of the key is colored white while the character on top is a very light gray Pressing any key on the keyboard will automatically enter the characte
16. enu button gt Start Stop Distribution A menu showing the two options Start Distribution and Stop Distribution will appear Figure Start stop distribution 21 If you are just starting a distribution then the Stop Distribution option should be disabled Start distribution Press Start Distribution After this you can now begin adding new Stop distribution health beneficiaries new agriculture beneficiaries etc 5 3 4 STEP 4 COMPLETE A DISTRIBUTION When you are finished a distribution event navigate back to the Figure 21 The Start Stop Administrator Functions Menu Press Menu gt Start Stop Distribution gt distribution option Stop Distribution 5 3 5 STEP 5 SEND A DISTRIBUTION REPORT GT iJ 3G ull IP 2 06 To send a distribution report press the Menu button Send distribution report Figure 22 ACDI K sere Admin Functions Choose from the Menu Steps for managing a distribution event 1 Select the distribution point Settings Hi TmnNnnrt aal Maab laecls d P RA TEN z Settings Import Beneficiary Data Start stop distribution Send distribution report Figure 22 The Send distribution report option 20 Page 5 4 MAKING A NEW BENEFICIARY 3G 1 To make a new beneficiary form press the New Beneficiary button s T d a imb 2 08 on the main menu Figure 23 ACDIC SAVON 2 Thenew beneficiary form will open on the screen Figure 24 Fill out the necessary fiel
17. kly register new beneficiaries and update beneficiary records during or following distribution events As a result ACDI VOCA in collaboration with the Humanitarian FOSS Project developed a more sophisticated and reliable beneficiary registration and updating system that could be used in the field in Haiti 4 Page 3 GET TO KNOW YOUR PHONE Sel When you unpackage the box you will find several components such as phone battery phone s back cover USB cable and power plug Here are steps to set up the phone 1 As the phone is turned on it will display some setup instructions Be sure to add email and other accounts when prompted Or touch Skip to go to the home screen and start use the phone You can go back and add accounts later SET UP YOUR PHONE Install the battery Insert the battery into the opening at the back of the phone making sure that the connectors line up Put the battery cover over the battery compartment and press gently until hear a click Charge the battery for at least three hours to make sure it is fully charged before using Press and hold the Power Screen Lock button on top of your phone to turn it on 5 Page 3 2 PHONE BASICS Pouvoir Bouton Lock Screen 3 5mm Presser Dormir r veiller Prise pour Tenirzallumer d sactiver Casque Message de lumiere scidit 1 Lu BB 11 35 Sur charg e Clignotant Nouve lle notification Bouton Program Boutons mane de Volume ecran
18. nistrator has given you See Figure 1 2 After logging in press the Menu button on the phone A menu will appear showing the available options Settings and About Press the Settings option See Figure 2 OF iJ 3e 2 39 St 3G E23 12 44 ACDI A SALTS Send New SMS Messages Beneficiary ACDI AVIS Username New Agriculture Login Cancel Settings About Figure 1 Login screen Figure 2 The main screen menu lO0 Page 4 2 CHANGING LOCALE 1 After pressing the settings option you will be taken to a different screen that contains two other options About and ACDI VOCA Preferences See Figure 3 Press the Preferences options Under Preferences press the Locale option on the phone s screen See Figure 4 2 After pressing the Locale option you will be given the option to change the locale to either English or Haitian Creole POSIT General wat ig 36 2 44 ACDI VOCA Preferences About Locale en ACDI VOCA Preferences ACDI VOCA Preferences Figure 3 Available options under Figure 4 Available options under settings ACDI VOCA preferences 11 Page 4 3 REGISTERING NEW BENEFICIARY 1 Under the main menu screen press the New Beneficiary button 2 After pressing the New Beneficiary button you will be guided to a new screen where you will be asked to input basic information such as name address date of birth sex beneficiary category etc See Figure 5 Note There will
19. r on the bottom To access the top characters you will need to press the ALT key located on the bottom row of the keyboard Pressing the ALT key once will allow you to access only ONE of the top characters Upon pressing the top character you want the entering of characters will automatically default back to the bottom characters Therefore if you wanted to type the phrase box1red2 you would type the following b o x ALT 1 once you press the key for 1 the keyboard will go back to entering the bottom characters until you press ALT again r e d ALT 2 To lock the keyboard so that you can type a stream of top characters without pressing the ALT in between press the ALT key twice This will lock the keyboard to enter only the top characters until you are ready to access the bottom characters To go back to entering the bottom characters press the ALT key once and you will be able to 8 Page type bottom characters again Therefore to enter the phrase red12345box you would press the following keys r e d ALT ALT 1 2 3 4 5 ALT b o x To keep track of which kind of character is being typed you will notice that the cursor will change in correspondence to what is being done When typing the bottom characters the cursor will be a simple vertical line When the ALT key is pressed once the cursor will get a triangle on top of the line When the ALT key is pressed twice the cursor will change into a Y shape 2 The Uppe
20. rcase Key Using the Uppercase key is similar to using the ALT key To write one capital letter press the Uppercase key the leftmost key in the third row shaped like an arrow pointing up with a bar over it once pic of uppercase key To enter a stream of capital letters press the Uppercase key twice 3 The Delete Key If you make a mistake entering something merely place the cursor behind whatever you want to changed and press the Delete key the rightmost key at the end of the second row shaped like a flag pointing left with a little X on it Pressing the Delete key will erase one character Pressing the Delete key and holding it down will erase a stream of characters quickly for however long you hold the key down 3 6 BATTERY AND CHARGER Your phone is provided with a Lithum lon Li lon battery It allows you to recharge your battery before it is fully drained When there is about 1596 20 96 battery power left your phone warms you with an audible alert Tip Long backlight settings searching for service vibrate mode browser use and other variables may reduce the battery s standby times Notice When removing the battery make sure that the power is off so that you do not lose any stored numbers or messages Warning Do not handle a damaged or leaked Lithium lon battery because you can be burned 9 Page 4 USER ROLE NORMAL USER 4 1 LOGGING IN 1 Log into the application using the username and password that the admi
21. re ceo oce e suas duree lote ran exe Ces dia du E chads duree Du e rau eu CE tad 24 2 Page 2 GENERAL OVERVIEW Welcome to the ACDI VOCA Mobile phone based Beneficiary Registration amp Update Application mobile based data collection application You can use this application to o Mobile registration of health and agricultural beneficiaries o Mobile updates for the following events during a distribution event Distribution update to record a beneficiary s attendance or absence at a distribution event Suppression update when a beneficiary s benefits are delayed due a variety of possible events e g death fraud ineligibility Modification update when a error is corrected in a beneficiary s record Transfer update when a beneficiary is transferred to another program phase mal nourished child in prevention child expecting mother nursing mother An important advantage of using the Mobile Application is the ability to receive and send data directly to the central TBS Server when out in the field This ability to synchronize information enables everyone to have a common dynamic view of the latest information Field work is accomplished in the application through the use tasks that guide you through the various processes The following user guide is organized by designated user roles 2 1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION For 43 years and in 145 countries ACDI VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to
22. t BND for the implementation of the second component of its program BND takes care of the logistics of the direct distribution including internal 3 Page transportation shipping and handling as well as the latrine building Southeast Haiti is a remote hard to reach place and ACDI VOCA field staff faces immense challenges when setting up and implementing aid distribution programs When aid is delivered paper forms and fingerprint identification are used to keep track This takes time leads to long lines and makes it difficult to ensure that people get what they need The challenge has been how to replicate this process using technology in locations where there is no electricity and no Internet ACDI VOCA worked with the Humanitarian Free Open Source Software FOSS project http hfoss org which is a collaborative community building project that was started by a group of computing faculty and open source proponents at Trinity College Harford Connecticut The HFOSS Project is an NSF funded project aimed at getting Computer Science undergraduates engaged in building free and open source software FOSS that benefits the public good The HFOSS project has developed numerous smart phone applications for other humanitarian organizations with the help of students The Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software HFOSS will create a new Smart phone application on the Google Android operating system that will allow Haiti field teams to easily and quic
23. u to unlock the screen by dragging the slide to the right Now you are ready to operate the phone If your phone is unable to find a service after 15 minutes of searching a Power Saver feature is automatically activated This feature conserves your battery power when you are in an area where there is no signal Turn Off Press and hold Power Screen Lock button to open the phone option menu Press Power Off to turn the phone off 3 4 THE MENU HOME AND BACK BUTTONS Directly under the screen of the phone there is one row of 4 physical buttons Menu Home Back and Search MENU HOME BACK SEARCH For the purposes of the application and basic phone functions only the Menu Home and Back buttons will be predominately used 1 The Menu Button The first button of the row is the Menu button Pressing the Menu button will often open up a new set of buttons applicable to whatever is being done at the moment For example pressing the Menu button while on the home screen of the phone will open two rows of new buttons Add Profiles Search Wallpaper Notifications and Settings For the POSIT applications pressing Menu will be mainly used to getting to the Settings buttons or in case of the Administrator the Settings buttons and the Admin button To remove the new set of buttons that pressing Menu brings up merely press Menu again and the buttons will disappear 2 The Home Button The second button is the Home Button Pressing the Hom
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