Data Entry and Best Practices

Assessments

• Funding Specific Enrollment Forms (Universal Intakes)
• HUD CoC & ESG Entry All Other Projects (2026)
• HUD CoC & ESG Entry SO ES SH (2026)
• HUD CoC & ESG Exit (2026)
• HUD CoC & ESG Update (2026)
• HUD HOPWA Entry All Other Projects (2026)

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Basic Information About HMIS

• Acronyms
• Getting to Know ServicePoint
• Site Map / Site Index / Site Directory
• Structure of HMIS
• Terms and Definitions
• What is HMIS?

Editing Client Data and Entries/Exits

• Adding a Case Manager to a Client Record
• Adding an Individual Household Member to an Existing Entry/Exit: an expanded view
• Adding Goals and Case Notes
• Changing an Existing Project Enrollment or Type
• Deleting Extra Entries
• Updating Client Assessment Information: Interim Reviews

HMIS Data Entry

• Adding and Reading Client Notes
• C1 Well-being Data Element Training Resource
• Chronic Homelessness Questions in HMIS
• Client Profile
• COVID-19 High Risk Flag
• Creating a Client Record

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Shelters Module Data Entry

• ShelterPoint Guide
• Checking In Multi-person Households to ShelterPoint
• Removing Clients from ShelterPoint Unit List

Service Transactions

• Adding Services
• Referral Need Status

Understanding HMIS Visibility

• How to Address “No Sharing” Consent
• Understanding Visibility In HMIS
• How to Review Federal Report Submissions in a Shared System
• HMIS Global Visibility Announcement
• Using a Shared Data System: Important Guidelines

Understanding Data Elements

• 2024 HUD Data Standards Overview
• Living Situations
• Relationship To Head of Household