Alice it seems (from the symptoms) you are probably working with a dhis2.8 war file. In which case you are probably correct. You can get everything from metadata.xml but it is a lot :-) Though probably mostly its orgunits which are what you need anyway.
To start using the more refined features you really need to work with a 2.9 snapshot, which you can either build yourself or download whatever is latest build from http://apps.dhis2.org/ci/job/dhis-web-trunk/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-portal/target/dhis.war Note this gets rebuilt frequently. On 29 June 2012 10:36, Alice E Tessen <aet...@nyu.edu> wrote: > Hi all, > > Thank you for the advice--I think I will use the api/metaData.xml data for > my purposes. I get an error with > "api/metaData?assumeTrue=false&organisationUnits=true", and > "api/organisationUnits.xml?viewClass=export" seems to only list facilities, > and without parent fields. But the metadata file, while massive, looks like > it has everything I need. Thanks again! > > --Alice > > > On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Morten Olav Hansen <morte...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> > One small question: before the orgunits were being listed in order >> > (breadth first tree traversal). This seems to be no longer the case. >> >> Ah, yes... I think its only sorted on the way in right now, it got >> lost when I did my total rewrite.. will add it soon >> >> -- >> Morten >> >> > Bob >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Morten >> >> >> >>> Alice I think viewClass=export might solve your problem. Or is there >> >>> something else you are getting at with your question? >> >>> >> >>> Regards >> >>> Bob >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> (but not on demo, try dev. Sorry, I can't access the UiO network from >> >>>> where I am now) >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> Morten >> >>>> >> >>>>> This will give you the list of orgunits with parent field and also >> >>>>> conveniently in order from top of the tree down to the base (a >> >>>>> breadth-wise traversal). You should be able to construct your >> >>>>> javascript or html UI with this data. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> There are also some options to restrict whether *only* orgunits are >> >>>>> shown but I can't remember them offhand. Once I've looked up I'll >> >>>>> let >> >>>>> you know. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Cheers >> >>>>> Bob >> >>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Thanks, >> >>>>>> Alice >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Bob Jolliffe >> >>>>>> <bobjolli...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> Sure. Alice I don't know what you are going to ask or if I have >> >>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>> answer, but in case I don't. I presume you won't have a problem if >> >>>>>>> I >> >>>>>>> direct to the dhis2 developers list? >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> On 27 June 2012 12:27, Sundeep Sahay <sundeep.sa...@yahoo.com> >> >>>>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>>> > bob, >> >>>>>>> > alice had some queries on the WebAPI >> >>>>>>> > can i direct her to you? >> >>>>>>> > thanks >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >> >>>>> Post to : dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net >> >>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >> >>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs > Post to : dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs Post to : dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
