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MHE NMDS Data Entry Tool
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The MHE Data Entry Tool is a Microsoft Access Application that assists Jurisdictions to properly format and submit an MHE Data File into the Online Validator. A release of this tool is made available for each submission period (2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 etc).

Instructions:

   1. Download the 'back end' database mhe-nmds-20xx-20xx-empty-data.zip
   2. Download the 'interface' mhe-nmds-20xx-20xx-interface.zip

These files are distributed in zipped form. Extract them both to the same folder on your computer and open the MHE-NMDS-20xx-20x-Interface.mdb file with Microsoft Access.

**NOTE:** If you have entered any data **DO NOT** extract the mhe-nmds-20xx-20xx-empty-data.zip file into the same directory as your old MHE NMDS database or you will lose your data.


MHE Data Entry Tool releases
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   * MHE NMDS Data Entry Tool for 2024-2025 (Current release)
      * :download:`MHE NMDS Data Entry Tool - Data (Empty) 2024-2025 </files/MHE-NMDS-2024-2025-empty-data.zip>`, zip format, 57 kB
      * :download:`MHE NMDS Data Entry Tool - Interface </files/MHE-NMDS-2024-2025-interface.zip>` , zip format, 702 kB
      * :download:`MHE NMDS Data Entry Tool User Guide </files/MHE-NMDS-2024-2025-DE-Tool-User-Guide.pdf>` , pdf format, 1.2 MB
   * MHE NMDS Data Entry Tool for 2023-2024
      * :download:`MHE NMDS Data Entry Tool - Data (Empty) 2023-2024 </files/MHE-NMDS-2023-2024-empty-data.zip>`, zip format, 58 kB
      * :download:`MHE NMDS Data Entry Tool - Interface </files/MHE-NMDS-2023-2024-interface.zip>` , zip format, 733 kB
      * :download:`MHE NMDS Data Entry Tool User Guide </files/MHE-NMDS-2023-2024-DE-Tool-User-Guide.pdf>` , pdf format, 1.2 MB
   * MHE NMDS Data Entry Tool for 2022-2023
      * :download:`MHE NMDS Data Entry Tool - Data (Empty) 2022-2023 </files/MHE-NMDS-2022-2023-empty-data.zip>`, zip format, 59 kB
      * :download:`MHE NMDS Data Entry Tool - Interface </files/MHE-NMDS-2022-2023-interface.zip>` , zip format, 750 kB
      * :download:`MHE NMDS Data Entry Tool User Guide </files/MHE-NMDS-2022-2023-DE-Tool-User-Guide.pdf>` , pdf format, 1.2 MB
   * MHE NMDS Data Entry Tool for 2021-2022
      * :download:`MHE NMDS Data Entry Tool - Data (Empty) 2021-2022 </files/MHE-NMDS-2021-2022-empty-data.zip>`, zip format, 55 kB
      * :download:`MHE NMDS Data Entry Tool - Interface </files/MHE-NMDS-2021-2022-interface.zip>` , zip format, 581 kB
      * :download:`MHE NMDS Data Entry Tool User Guide </files/MHE-NMDS-2021-2022-DE-Tool-User-Guide.pdf>` , pdf format, 1.2 MB