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[Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx>]

2009/5/26 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.

OK.  Basically looking at a thick client for data entry where lite is
not lite enough.  I suppose options range from office suite
spreadsheets to DHIS 1.4 to some lightweight custom binary [I feel a
QT moment coming on.  Or a Tk::table. Outputting dxf or sdmx/hd].

Its easy enough to configure openoffice to load and save in a custom
xml format (ixf, sdmx hd, dxf ...).  I guess the same is true of ms
office (at least 2007) but I don't own a copy to play with.

Regards
Bob

> 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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