Hi Janielle, yes it is possible to create categories through the API. The DHIS 2 Web API follows REST principles and supports the POST, GET, UPDATE, DELETE and PATCH methods for all resources. Read more here:
https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/developer/html/ch01s09.html You can find an overview of all resources by navigating to api/resources, e.g.: https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/api/resources One thing to be aware of with categories is that in order to update the "category option combinations" of the system as you keep adding/removing categories/options you might want to do a POST to this maintenance resource afterwards: api/maintenance/categoryOptionComboUpdate regards, Lars On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 4:04 PM, Janielle Domingo <[email protected] > wrote: > Good day! > > I am Janielle Domingo, a developer from the National Telehealth Center > based in Manila, Philippines. > > We developed an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) named Community Health > Information Management System (CHITS), with OpenMRS on the back end, now > deployed and operational in several primary health care centers all over > the Philippines. We are currently trying to link the data generated through > CHITS with DHIS2 as a data visualization application to be used by > decision-makers in various levels of government units. > > We have created data elements as components for main indicators set by > stakeholders. > We were wondering if there was a way to create categories (and > combinations thereof) programmatically rather than by employing the user > interface? We want to generate categories dynamically for use cases where > parameters of category options change, and it would be more efficient to > comply with standard definitions centrally rather than peripherally. > > THANK You! > > Janielle T. Domingo > [email protected] > Software Developer-NTHC > Manila, Philippines > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > -- Lars Helge Øverland Lead developer, DHIS 2 University of Oslo Skype: larshelgeoverland http://www.dhis2.org <https://www.dhis2.org>
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