dhis2-devs team mailing list archive

[Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>]

Could you also describe how to delete existing values through the api?

--
Sent from my mobile
On Mar 17, 2012 7:46 PM, "Lars Helge Øverland" <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Lars
>
> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Lars Kristian Roland <lars@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm looking at the DHIS2 API and looking for a pointer to any
> documentation
> > or email that has described it's usage. Apologize if the following is
> > answered somewhere. If so, please direct me.
> >
>
> We will write up something soon. But it is just a matter of following
> the description at /api/dataValueSets . The ids can be found by
> browsing the API from the /api/resources endpoint.
>
>
>
> > I'd like to try the /api/dataValueSets
> >
> > Some questions:
> >
> > - I can see that there used to be a function where the phone number of
> the
> > org-unit could be set in the URL. It seems to have been removed again,
> > perhaps for security purposes. But such a function would be useful for
> > example when posting from SMS. Do you have tips on how to handle
> > authentication from for example an SMS gateway?
>
> Yes we removed it because the implementation was fuzzy and because
> Long told us it was not in use. I don't know much about SMS gateways
> but we can of course try to come up with a solution if you provide the
> requirements.
>
> >
> > - Is my POST being checked for authorization to see if I have rights to
> the
> > particular orgUnit I'm posting to?
> >
>
> No not at the moment but we will implement it.
>
> > - Should the posting of the following XML to the above URL update the
> > dataset values for January? Given that the IDs are correct of course.
> Would
> > it be reporting for the orgUnit my logged-in user is associated with, or
> the
> > orgUnit I'm stating?
> >
> > <dataValueSet xmlns="http://dhis2.org/schema/dxf/2.0";
> period="2012-01-01"
> > dataSet="pBOMPrpg1QX" orgUnit="DiszpKrYNg8">
> >  <dataValue dataElement="f7n9E0hX8qk" value="1" />
> >  <dataValue dataElement="Vp12ncSU1Av" value="2" />
> >  <dataValue dataElement="LjNlMTl9Nq9" value="3" />
> > </dataValueSet>
>
> It is correct. Except if the period is supposed to be a month it
> should be 201201 according to the current format. It will use the org
> unit supplied in the xml message.
>
> >
> > Using CURL with the below command and above xml-file gives no error (200
> > OK), but I can't quite find the data in DHIS. I might have messaged up
> the
> > ids of course.
>
> Try to change the period and then look for the data in the data entry
> module, using the right period, data set, org unit.
>
> Will get back with more info later....
>
> Lars
>
> _______________________________________________
> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs
> Post to     : dhis2-devs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs
> More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>