Thanks for the kind words. Yes that sounds like the best option at this point. Good luck with the development!
best, Lars On Sat, Sep 3, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Martin Van Aken <mar...@joyouscoding.com> wrote: > Hi Lars, > Thanks a lot for your detailed answer. This is the direction we were > aiming, but I wanted confirmation that it was "the good way". Not that > painful on our side, as we do have an external app which could generate the > values using DHIS2 API. > > Thanks and congrats again by the way for an API that 1/ allow us to do > everything that the UX can 2/ is documented 3/ work. > > Our goal is exactly what you outlined - even if it does not change often, > we want the prices to be available for analytics, hence they need to be > data elements. > > Regards, > > Martin > > On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 7:25 PM, Lars Helge Øverland <l...@dhis2.org> > wrote: > >> Hi Martin, >> >> good question. There is no perfect solution at this point. I assume you >> need these values for analytics. This means that the best solution is >> likely: >> >> 1. Find and use the lowest common period type (frequency) for which data >> will change (I assume Quarterly) >> >> 2. Store the RBF specific data in an external data source, e.g. using data >> store >> <http://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/developer/html/webapi_data_store.html>, >> where you can store the Quarter, data element (Consultation Price) and >> value. You can write a front end app that provides a user-friendly >> interface to this data. >> >> 3. Generate values for all org units. You can write code in your >> component to keep this data in check, e.g. every time someone changes a >> value in your RBF data source/app, then automatically generate/populate >> data values accordingly in DHIS 2. >> >> This is admittedly a bit painful, but its not too bad, and it gives you >> the benefit that all analytics features of DHIS 2 will just work >> (indicators, dashboards and so on). >> >> >> best, >> >> Lars >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 8:46 AM, Martin Van Aken <mar...@joyouscoding.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone, >>> I'm wondering about the best way to manage a use case of ours in DHIS2. >>> We have a specific element of data (prices for services in an RBF system) >>> which is normally the same for every org unit for a given period (and in >>> most case stable for several periods). As an example, we could have >>> something like: >>> >>> Consultation Price: >>> - Jan-December 2016: 2.5$ >>> - Jan-June 2016: 2$ >>> - July-December 2016: 3$ >>> >>> I'm not sure what to use to represent this kind of data in DHIS2: >>> >>> - Constant is not good as it can evolve >>> - Standard Data Element means that when we make a change, we need to >>> "apply" it to every entity for the given period (thus generating hundreds >>> or thousand of copies of that values) >>> >>> Added question: if we go for a Data Element, how could we "fill it" at >>> regular basis (like for the next period each time) - we don't want people >>> to fill as a data entry for individual entities (it does not make any >>> sense, and it's not something they "report" anyway). >>> >>> Any opinion is welcome! >>> >>> Martin >>> -- >>> *Martin Van Aken - **Freelance Enthusiast Developer* >>> >>> Mobile : +32 486 899 652 >>> >>> Follow me on Twitter : @martinvanaken <http://twitter.com/martinvanaken> >>> Call me on Skype : vanakenm >>> Hang out with me : mar...@joyouscoding.com >>> Contact me on LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/in/martinvanaken >>> Company website : www.joyouscoding.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Lars Helge Øverland >> Lead developer, DHIS 2 >> University of Oslo >> Skype: larshelgeoverland >> l...@dhis2.org >> http://www.dhis2.org <https://www.dhis2.org/> >> >> > > > -- > *Martin Van Aken - **Freelance Enthusiast Developer* > > Mobile : +32 486 899 652 > > Follow me on Twitter : @martinvanaken <http://twitter.com/martinvanaken> > Call me on Skype : vanakenm > Hang out with me : mar...@joyouscoding.com > Contact me on LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/in/martinvanaken > Company website : www.joyouscoding.com > -- Lars Helge Øverland Lead developer, DHIS 2 University of Oslo Skype: larshelgeoverland l...@dhis2.org http://www.dhis2.org <https://www.dhis2.org/>
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