As per my understanding. Compulsory data element is used for enforcing to fill up of the element for fulfilling the dataset. Without fill the compulsory data element(s) no one can complete the dataset.
For numeric value there is a caution to use Compulsory data element about zero '0' value saving. For other data types it is OK for use. *Nayeem Al Mifthah* HMIS C onsultant Management Information System Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Bangladesh Supported by: UNICEF -Bangladesh Email: *[email protected] <[email protected]>* * | [email protected] <[email protected]>* Cell:*+8801914030574* On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Adebusoye Anifalaje <[email protected]> wrote: > It’s not enforced in the sense that you have validation violation if the > data value is not completed. It is used as an alternative calculation for > reporting rates. > > This is my understanding. There might be other views. > > Cheers > > Busoye > > On 17 Jul 2014, at 09:54, Knut Staring <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello all, is the compulsory data elements enforced somehow? I'm not clear > on how to use them.... > > Thanks, > Knut > > -- > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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