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[Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>]

>
>> OK so we have a few tasks:
>>
>> 1. Write a draft table of contents. Suggest how we structure the document
>> re what Knut says above.
>>
>> 2. Merge what we already have into our document. Sources are the Indian
>> manual, the openhealthconsortium wiki, the help file inside
>> dhis-web-commons-resources. More?
>>
>>
> Oh yes, munch more out there:
>
> http://208.76.222.114/confluence/display/DOC/Home
> http://folk.uio.no/olati/filer/Customising_DHIS2.pdf (linked from
> http://208.76.222.114/confluence/display/DOC/Home,a  BEANISH deliverable,
> has some conecptual stuff on data elements, indicators, data sets etc,
> design principles from paper to db)
> https://answers.launchpad.net/dhis2
> https://answers.launchpad.net/dhis2/+faqs*
> *
> http://208.76.222.114/confluence/download/attachments/8489/Comprehensive+HIS+training.zip?version=1(it's the SL training and manual)
>
> http://208.76.222.114/confluence/download/attachments/8489/DHIS+Short+user+manual.doc?version=1(Sierra Leone)
> http://208.76.222.114/confluence/display/DHIS1/DHIS+1.4 (some useful
> conceptual explanations by Calle here (survey data, onchange periods etc.
>
> http://208.76.222.114/confluence/download/attachment/466/DHIS+1.4+maintenance+manual+for+Zanzibar.doc?version=1(needs a bit of a rewrite for DHIS 2, but design principles part should be
> useful)
> Tanzania manual for DHIS 2 (Mahundi is working on it)
> Tanzania DHIS 2 data set design document, best practices for design (Lungu
> is working on this)
> VN user manuals for DHIS2 (needs translation)
>
>
Thanks for providing this list.


> 3. Create a structure file which assembles the modules into one document.
>> (Jason)
>>
>>
>> If we get this in place we can later assign sub-tasks to people dependent
>> on experience/knowledge, which will be easier to take on.
>>
>>
>> Any volunteers?
>>
>>
> It always work better if we can link this directly to needs or even
> budgeted project tasks in countries implementing DHIS. A lot of
> documentation is happening here already, but needs coordination and common
> tools.
>
> I am sure Tanzania, India, Sierra Leone, and Malawi are all right now
> either planning to write, are already writing new manuals, or are updating
> their existing manuals.
>
> These are the processes that should drive the manual writing and then maybe
> more experienced DHIS implementers can do some quality control and editing
> at some point.
>


Yes I agree with this, but with volunteers I was referring to task 1. and 2.
above. It will be easier to get people to contribute if we have an overview
of what needs to be written and an existing document which people can append
to rather than starting from scratch.