# Plan section

The Plan section enables creating the overall Field Monitoring annual plan, strategy, and approach. Also, in this section, users can associate questions to entities. Individual Monitoring Activities are planned in detail in the [Collect section](https://unicef.gitbook.io/etools-field-monitoring/master-2/product-end-user-documentation/collect-section).

The overall UI of the Plan section is presented below:

![The overall UI for the Plan section](https://3149268988-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LXtssvPDq8TYbsiKTaP%2F-M5bUO5Fa033kc-Uco99%2F-M5bUUrMfV-yfa67mNwH%2Fplan_main.png?generation=1587653021319130\&alt=media)

This section consists of the following parts:

* The [**Rationale area**](https://unicef.gitbook.io/etools-field-monitoring/master-2/product-end-user-documentation/plan-section/building-the-rationale-for-the-monitoring-activity) allows building the rationale for the strategy and approach for the year’s Field Monitoring activity;
* The [**Issue Tracker area**](https://unicef.gitbook.io/etools-field-monitoring/master-2/product-end-user-documentation/plan-section/logging-known-issues) allows logging known issues related to a Partner, CP Output, or Site/Location;
* The [**Templates area**](https://unicef.gitbook.io/etools-field-monitoring/master-2/product-end-user-documentation/plan-section/prestructuring-field-monitoring-activities) allows for prestructuring field monitoring activities. These templates can be used and customized during the [Collect phase](https://unicef.gitbook.io/etools-field-monitoring/master-2/product-end-user-documentation/collect-section).
