If some of you are reading an old version of the manual I recommend updating it.
http://dhis2.org/documentation now links to the most recent build of the manual, both in pdf and html. Ola ------- ---------------------------------- Ola Hodne Titlestad (Mr) HISP Department of Informatics University of Oslo Mobile: +47 48069736 Home address: Vetlandsvn. 95B, 0685 Oslo, Norway. Googlemaps link<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Vetlandsvn.+95B,+0685+Oslo,+Norway> On 18 February 2011 21:02, Ola Hodne Titlestad <ol...@ifi.uio.no> wrote: > Dave, > > I recommend reading the following parts of the user manual: > > - chapter 4 on Data Elements > - chapter 5 on Data Sets and Forms > - chapter 19 - Data Dimensions in DHIS 2, especially sections 19.2 The data > element dimension, and section 19.8 "From paper forms to multidimensional > data sets - lessons learned" > > Just to add to what Jason wrote: > > Category combinations are linked to individual data elements, not data sets > or sections. > If your forms consists of multiple tables (with or without different column > headings) you can split a data set into multiple sections with _1_ category > combination (and a subset of the dataset's data elements - all sharing the > same category combo) for each section. Then your section form design will > automatically reflect the tables/sections in your paper form (given that the > category options are on columns and data elements on rows). > > If you need to design an electronic form that e.g. has data elements on > columns and category options on rows or combining multiple category > combinations on columns in the same table you need to go for custom forms. > > Although the category combinations simplifies how you design forms I > recommend thinking about how the data will be used in analysis and > presentation after the data has been collected, e.g. how aggregation will > take place, and let that guide how you design data elements and categories, > and not let the data entry form structure control that. The total and > subtotal of data elements are used in many data analysis components (such as > validation rules, indicators, reports, pivot tables) and it is definitely an > advantage if the total of the data element's category options add up to > something meaningful and is not just picked to mimic column headings in a > form. Many more thoughts and examples on this in section 19.8 in the > manual. > > We also have some very fresh material on this topic from a recent workshop, > which you can find here (look under Tuesday and the session called "Design > of data elements and data sets"): > http://www.hisp.uio.no/events/201102-impl-workshop/programme2.html > > Ola > --------- > > > > ---------------------------------- > Ola Hodne Titlestad (Mr) > HISP > Department of Informatics > University of Oslo > > Mobile: +47 48069736 > Home address: Vetlandsvn. 95B, 0685 Oslo, Norway. Googlemaps > link<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Vetlandsvn.+95B,+0685+Oslo,+Norway> > > > > On 18 February 2011 18:02, Jason Pickering <jason.p.picker...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi Dave, >> Welcome! >> >> Its is a bit confusing to me as well. Let me try and explain as best >> as I can. Others that understand the model may correct me. >> >> >> You need to create a "Concept". In this case, it would probably >> "Phase" as well. >> >> You need to create categories. In your case this would be a "Phase". >> >> You need to create category options, "Phase A" and "Phase B" for the >> category "Phase". >> >> You need a "Data element category combination" as well. In your case, >> it would be "Phases" perhaps. If the data elements is further >> disaggregated by categories "Age" and "Gender" you could add these >> categories as well. >> >> Finally , you need a data element "Number of patients testing positive >> for disease X" assigned tp "Combination of categories" >> >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Regards, >> Jason >> >> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Dave Trombley <dave.tromb...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > Hi all >> > >> > I'm new to DHIS2, and going through the process of migrating a >> paper >> > HMIS to a DHIS2 data schema. >> > >> > I have a tabular data structure where I can identify the data >> elements, >> > and the categories/dimensions of those elements. Data elements are such >> as >> > "Number of patients testing positive for disease X" and categories are >> such >> > as "in phase A", "in Phase B", etc. >> > >> > I'd like the data entry form to show up with different cells to >> enter >> > "Number of patients testing positive (in phase A)" and "Number of >> patients >> > testing positive (in phase B)", as it seems they should if the >> categories >> > are defined. However, I'm having trouble making this happen. >> > >> > The documentation at several points makes references to "assigning >> a >> > category to a data element" but I cannot find any place where it >> described >> > how this is done, nor can I seem to make it happen after playing with >> the >> > interface for about an hour. This is all very confusing, and I'm hoping >> > someone can explain how it works? >> > >> > Do I need to create a category combo? Why are category combos I >> create >> > not showing up in the dataset section form's "category combo" dropdown, >> > ever? Do categories associate with data elements or with (groups, >> sets, >> > datasets, dataset sections), etc? How do all of these entities relate? >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users >> > Post to : dhis2-users@lists.launchpad.net >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Jason P. Pickering >> email: jason.p.picker...@gmail.com >> tel:+260974901293 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users >> Post to : dhis2-users@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > >
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