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--- Regards, Saptarshi PURKAYASTHA Director R & D, HISP India Health Information Systems Programme My Tech Blog: http://sunnytalkstech.blogspot.com You Live by CHOICE, Not by CHANCE On 5 March 2010 21:40, Bob Jolliffe <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Saptarshi > > On 5 March 2010 17:50, Saptarshi Purkayastha <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Have done a complete revamp of the mobile client application. Earlier we > > used simple MIDP 2.0 components and required programming the form. The > form > > was simple, but required JavaME knowledge. New code can be downloaded > from > > here. > > I didn't get the "here" link :-( Please check - mybe my mail client. > But the screenshots look promising. Probably have to key through it > to really get a feeling. > > > The new approach has few advantages: > > 1.) Can be generated from DHIS2 by selecting datasets/data elements (No > > JavaME programming required) > > 2.) Completely maven-ized. No need for ant > > 3.) Looks same on all phones (earlier had issues with low-end Nokia > phones > > which truncated textfield labels) > > 4.) Works on the cheapest currently manufactured java-enabled phone > (tested > > with Nokia 1680) > > 5.) Can be used to report patient program stage data elements > > 6.) No separate SMS Listener. Inside DHIS 2 web server. (needs some more > > work) > > What are the security considerations here? Will you be relying on the > closed user group? I know you have really packed a lot into the sms > format you have devised - is there space in their for any sort of > identifier (for audit purposes)? I don't have the answers to all of > these. Just firing off the questions :-) > > > Issues: > > 1.) Requires WTK libraries, which can be installed part of Sun WTK on the > > DHIS 2 server, but the war file remains unaffected > > 2.) Requires health workers to download full application on phone, even > if > > only 1 data element is changed in the dataset > > Attached are screenshots of the UI on which I need some comments. The UI > is > > more customizable now and has calendar, themes, drop-downs, lists etc. > Only > > 2-button interface, because some phones may not have the middle button. > > The web-module is still under-development and plan is to release the > > full-package pre-beta version on 15th March after which, we can test, > > comment and get a direction to where we should take the mobile > application. > > I don't think SMS are the best way to send patient data. Atleast not for > the > > number of elements and number of patients in Indian context. For which I > > suggest XForms are the best way forward. > > Yes that should also address issue number 2 above. I guess you are > planning http (or better https with client certificate > authentication)? > > good stuff. > > Bob > > > --- > > Regards, > > Saptarshi PURKAYASTHA > > Director R & D, HISP India > > Health Information Systems Programme > > > > My Tech Blog: http://sunnytalkstech.blogspot.com > > You Live by CHOICE, Not by CHANCE > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs > > Post to : [email protected] > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > >
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