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[Ola Hodne Titlestad <olati@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I think the main reason for this request is to accommodate completely
off-line and non-DHIS2 data entry processes in order to reach out to places
with computers where you do not have capacity (or it don't make sense) to
support installations and maintenance of a system like DHIS 2.

Still, for other use cases where grid-based data entry inside DHIS 2 is
requested I think we should look into these tools as this is something that
could really speed up data entry of relatively simple forms that are
possible to do for many orgunits or periods at a time. Note that we support
grid -based data entry already, either trough custom forms or standard forms
for multidimensional data elements, BUT these do not support using multiple
orgunits and/or periods.

best regards,
Ola Hodne Titlestad
HISP
University of Oslo


On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Quick thought on your blueprint:
> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/dhis2/+spec/spreadsheet-dataentry
>
> There are so many nice grid controls out there and they are getting
> better and faster all the time.  Couldn't we relatively easily
> implement grid-like data entry along the lines you suggest by using
> something like jqGrid (http://www.trirand.com/blog/) - seeing that
> jquery is our blessed javascript framework?  Looking at the demos
> http://www.trirand.com/jqgrid35/jqgrid.html I'd say that doing exactly
> what you describe would be pretty straightforward inside DHIS2 - which
> means we could also implement min-max etc and regulate access to the
> database through our api.  And with a bit of artful dodging you could
> make it look sufficiently excel-like to keep the punters with the
> "special editions" happy.
>
> I'm not volunteering - just adding my 2c.
>
> Cheers
> Bob
>
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