Hi John, For your scenario, SMS would not work well. It seems to me that the J2ME solution (for feature phones such as many Nokias, e.g. 2690 or C2-02) could be the best option. They also of course have much better battery duraiton than smartphones.
Knut On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 12:07 PM, John Ojo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Olav, > > Thanks once again. > > We are starting with two data sets with the plan to add more as time goes on > and users become more comfortable using the system. Eventually, we hope to > have about 4-5 data sets. > > There's likely to be values for most fields every period. We anticipate > blank fields to be no more than 1 to 5% every period. > > Can our scenario fit the SMS option? Please what is the procedure for > setting up the SMS reporting system. Does it work with version 2.10? > > Thank you. > John > > > ________________________________ > From: Olav Poppe <[email protected]> > To: John Ojo <[email protected]> > Cc: DHIS developers <[email protected]>; dhis1-users > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 8:02 AM > > Subject: Re: [Dhis2-users] DHIS2 Mobile > > Hi, > see replies below. > > 27. feb. 2013 kl. 07:46 skrev John Ojo <[email protected]>: > > > - what type of phones will be used: do the phones support java? If it is > smartphones, do they use a browser that supports offline storage? > I am yet to assess the phones available on the market. However, it is likely > that the phones will support Java at the minimum. We will also want to > benefit from the offline data entry capabilities of DHIS2 so we will most > likely use phones that support offline storage. > > - do you require support for offline data entry? > Yes. Could you please kindly explain how this can impact my case if the > response is yes or no. > > > Any phone that supports the java-client will also support offline data > entry. Also, newer smartphones supports offline data entry in the browser > (others on the dev/user list might know the exact requirements for the > browser/phone). If offline support is not a requirement, you have the option > of accessing DHIS2 using a mobile browser on a regular "non-smart" phone. If > you require offline support, the java client or smartphone browser are the > options. Using the browser rather than java-client will likely be easier to > administer, but how important that is depends on how many phones will be > used. > > > - how much data are they supposed to enter? If it is only a few data > elements, the new SMS reporting might be an option. > The data is not much. for each data set, we are talking about between 35 to > 40 data elements. > > > How many data sets? Is there likely to be values for most fields every > period, or will most of them be blank? If only a few values will be sent > every week/month, structured SMS might be an option. > > > > Thank you so much. > > Best regards. > John > > John Ojo MD, FMCPH > Accra, Ghana. > Mobile: +233 234691626 > Skype: Johnojo > Email: [email protected] > > ________________________________ > From: Olav Poppe <[email protected]> > To: John Ojo <[email protected]> > Cc: DHIS developers <[email protected]>; dhis1-users > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 7:28 PM > Subject: Re: [Dhis2-users] DHIS2 Mobile > > Hi John, > there are quite a few options for reporting to DHIS2 using mobile phones, > can you give us a bit more information about your case: > - is this aggregate data or case-based data? > - what type of phones will be used: do the phones support java? If it is > smartphones, do they use a browser that supports offline storage? > - do you require support for offline data entry? > - how much data are they supposed to enter? If it is only a few data > elements, the new SMS reporting might be an option. > > Regards > Olav > > 26. feb. 2013 kl. 17:51 skrev John Ojo <[email protected]>: > > Dear All, > > I need to enable field workers in a country to be able to report into a > DHIS2 (version 2.10) database using mobile phones. > Please, I need a step-by-step instructions on how to go about achieving > this. > > I will appreciate your kind assistance in this direction. > > Thank you. > John. > > John Ojo MD, FMCPH > Accra, Ghana. > Mobile: +233 234691626 > Skype: Johnojo > Email: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users > 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 > -- Knut Staring Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo +4791880522 http://dhis2.org _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
