2009/5/26 Ola Hodne Titlestad <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > I think the main reason for this request is to accommodate completely > off-line and non-DHIS2 data entry processes in order to reach out to places > with computers where you do not have capacity (or it don't make sense) to > support installations and maintenance of a system like DHIS 2.
OK. Basically looking at a thick client for data entry where lite is not lite enough. I suppose options range from office suite spreadsheets to DHIS 1.4 to some lightweight custom binary [I feel a QT moment coming on. Or a Tk::table. Outputting dxf or sdmx/hd]. Its easy enough to configure openoffice to load and save in a custom xml format (ixf, sdmx hd, dxf ...). I guess the same is true of ms office (at least 2007) but I don't own a copy to play with. Regards Bob > Still, for other use cases where grid-based data entry inside DHIS 2 is > requested I think we should look into these tools as this is something that > could really speed up data entry of relatively simple forms that are > possible to do for many orgunits or periods at a time. Note that we support > grid -based data entry already, either trough custom forms or standard forms > for multidimensional data elements, BUT these do not support using multiple > orgunits and/or periods. > > best regards, > Ola Hodne Titlestad > HISP > University of Oslo > > > On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Bob Jolliffe <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Quick thought on your blueprint: >> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/dhis2/+spec/spreadsheet-dataentry >> >> There are so many nice grid controls out there and they are getting >> better and faster all the time. Couldn't we relatively easily >> implement grid-like data entry along the lines you suggest by using >> something like jqGrid (http://www.trirand.com/blog/) - seeing that >> jquery is our blessed javascript framework? Looking at the demos >> http://www.trirand.com/jqgrid35/jqgrid.html I'd say that doing exactly >> what you describe would be pretty straightforward inside DHIS2 - which >> means we could also implement min-max etc and regulate access to the >> database through our api. And with a bit of artful dodging you could >> make it look sufficiently excel-like to keep the punters with the >> "special editions" happy. >> >> I'm not volunteering - just adding my 2c. >> >> Cheers >> Bob >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
