Only users with the appropriate administrative rights can perform the operations outlined above. To review data viewing and editing permissions, visit Categorization and Permissions.

To add a new data series, the necessary metadata must exist within the FEWS NET Data Warehouse system. If the required metadata does not exist, it must be added using the Metadata Management module.

Exchange Rates

To add a new Exchange rate data series, the following information is required:

• From currency

• To currency

• Rate type:

  • Interbank: the monthly averages from OANDA

  • Government: For example, official fixed exchange rates

  • Secondary: For example, unofficial exchange rates

• Source document

Market Products

To add a new market products data series, the following information is required:

• Market

• Product

• Unit

• Currency

• Price Type

• Product Source

• Source document

Price Index

To add a new price index data series, the following information is required:

• Name

• Base value

• Source document

Trade Flow Quantities

To add a new trade flow quantity data series, the following information is required:

• Reporting Country

• Border Point

• Source

• Destination

• Product

• Unit

• Flow Type:

  • Export

  • Import

  • Re-export

• Documentation Type

  • Formal: Level of documentation is fully documented

  • Informal: Level of documentation is not fully documented

  Source Document

Acute Food Insecurity Phases

To add a new acute food insecurity phase data series, the following information is required:

• Geographic unit

• Scale

• ScenarioSource document

Acutely Food Insecure Population Estimates

To add a new acutely food insecure population estimate data series, the following information is required:

• Scale

• Scenario

• Source document

Humanitarian Food Assistance

To add a new humanitarian food assistance data series, the following information is required:

• Geographic unit

• Scale

• Scenario

• Source document

Humanitarian Response

To add a new humanitarian response data series, the following information is required:

• Operator

• Operation type

• Indicator

• Source document

Crop Production Estimate

Adding crop production indicator data series is done through automated import into the system via the import functionality page. To access the import functionality page, navigate to: Data Entry > Import Data Points > Import Crop Production Estimate Values.

Crop Yield Forecast

Crop yield forecast indicator data series are added through automated import into the system via the import functionality page. To access the import functionality page, navigate to: Dataseries Management > Data Points > Crop Yield Forecast Values > Import Crop Yield Forecast Values.

Nutrition Indicator

Nutrition indicator data series are added through automated import into the system via the import functionality page. To access the import functionality page, navigate to: Data Entry > Import Data Points > Import Nutrition Indicator Values.

Population Estimate and Census

Population indicator data series are added through automated import into the system via the import functionality page. To access the import functionality page, navigate to: Data Entry > Import Data Points > Import Population Estimate and Census Values.

Semi-Structured

To add a new semi-structured data series, the following information is required:

Requirements beyond the source document, geographic unit, and indicator may vary based on the Document Type.

Commodity Balance

To add a new commodity balance data series, the following information is required:

• Product

• UnitSource Document