Re: [Dhis2-devs] [Dhis2-users] Import of a new event (not from another instance)

2017-10-12 Thread Terence Scott
Hi Calle Thank you for the advice. The way in which we plan on using it would be for regular import in the system from the devices that we have made. Therefore, small datasets (a few hundred records at most) would be imported on a daily or weekly basis. Kind regards, Terence Terence Scott

Re: [Dhis2-devs] [Dhis2-users] Import of a new event (not from another instance)

2017-10-12 Thread Calle Hedberg
Terence, It definitely works to generate event UIDs using one of the methods above - just be aware that the import is very slow for larger record sets. I just imported around 2.4 mill events from 2001-2012 (with around 12 values each), and ended up having to import year by year - it still took 3

Re: [Dhis2-devs] [Dhis2-users] Import of a new event (not from another instance)

2017-10-12 Thread Terence Scott
Hi Morten Thank you for the help! I will try these and see whether I can get it to work! Kind regards, Terence Terence Scott Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) Pan-African Rabies Control Network (PARACON) Steering Committee terence.sc...@rabiesalliance.org

Re: [Dhis2-devs] [Dhis2-users] Import of a new event (not from another instance)

2017-10-11 Thread Morten Olav Hansen
Hi there Sending in event IDs is not required, but its definitely recommended if you want do repeated imports (good to have a unique id connected to your event so that you don't end up with duplicates) We offer a few options to generate UIDs: 1) Using the web-api /api/system/id (you can add