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      HMIS Performance: Client Location of Heads of Household

      HUD reports are increasingly relying on [Client Location of Head of Household] for CoC-wide reporting. Specifically, this is required for:

      • System Performance Measures (SPM)
      • Longitudinal System Analysis (LSA) (formerly AHAR)

      The following are steps for developing a suggested Look for identifying Enrollments with CoC issues.

      1. Explore - HMIS Performance model
      2. Add the following fields to the Look:
        • Personal ID (Clients folder)
        • Enrollment ID (Enrollments)
        • CoC Code of Client at Project Start
        • CoC Code of Client's HoH at Project Start
      3. Change the Reporting Period Filter to the report date range
        • Change from "is in past" to "is in range"
        • Enter the [report start date] until (before) [report end date] +1
          • Adding 1 to the [report end date] includes the last day of the reporting period in the results
      4. Add additional filters as needed to meet your needs:
        • CoC Code of Client's HoH at Project Start
        • CoC Code of Client at Project Start
        • Agency Name
        • Program Name
        • etc.

      The following shows an excerpt of the Look and highlights a potential problem:

       

      If you were running a report for CoC CA-612, the highlighted enrollment, including all members of the household, would not be included in the results of a SPM or LSA report. Why? Because the Head of Household has a NULL CoC Code.

      To link to the enrollment, click on the "..." next to Enrollment ID. 

       

      Then choose "Clarity Program Enrollment." A new window will open taking you to the enrollment. Make the necessary corrections.

      Advanced Option

      A table calculation can be added to the Look to highlight enrollments where the Client CoC and HoH CoC are not equal. Here are the steps:

      • Click on "Calculations"
      • Give the calculation a name (default is Calculation 1)
      • Copy and paste the following into the calculation area:

      if(${entry_screen.client_location}=${hoh_client_location.hoh_client_location},"Match","Different")

      • "Save Table Calculations"
      • The calculation will be added as the right-most column
      • Sort by the table calculation