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Re: what do you guys think of a duplicate function

 

I suspect the route of just having a spreadsheet template for defining
these things and just importing off that might be easiest.

On 26 April 2012 11:38, Johan Sæbø <johansa@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 26.04.2012 12:21, Ola Hodne Titlestad wrote:
>>
>> I have mentioned this to the developers from time to time and not given
>> up yet...
>>
>> Both object "cloning" and batch edits are one my wish list for a more
>> admin-friendly DHIS 2.....
>
>
> Yes, that would be great! I'm just now defining DEs from a very regular
> pattern:
>
> "disease name" lab-confirmed, catcombo age+gender
> "disease name" suspected, default catcombo
> "disease name" epi-linked, default catcombo
>
> etc.., with 40-50 diseases
>
> Would be great to just clone earlier ones, and change the disease names.
> More complex though, but with even greater savings, would be some kind of
> pattern definition (batch edits is perhaps the same).
>
> I'm crossing my fingers for this one!
> Johan
>
>
>>
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>> On 26 April 2012 12:08, Ime Asangansi <asangansi@xxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:asangansi@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>    Thanks Roshan,
>>
>>    Yes, looks like Ola's blueprint has been there since 2009 so its
>>    probably not that important. Its really easy doing from
>>    the back-end though, good to know for those moving from 1.4
>>
>>    Ime
>>
>>
>>    --- On *Thu, 4/26/12, Roshan Hewapathirana
>>    /<roshanhewapathirana@xxxxxxxxx
>>
>>    <mailto:roshanhewapathirana@xxxxxxxxx>>/* wrote:
>>
>>
>>        From: Roshan Hewapathirana <roshanhewapathirana@xxxxxxxxx
>>        <mailto:roshanhewapathirana@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>
>>        Subject: Re: [Dhis2-devs] what do you guys think of a duplicate
>>        function
>>        To: "Ime Asangansi" <asangansi@xxxxxxxxx
>>        <mailto:asangansi@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>        Cc: dhis2-devs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>        <mailto:dhis2-devs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>        Date: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 10:37 AM
>>
>>
>>        Hi Ime,
>>        I think it is a useful function (even though it might not be
>>        used frequently).
>>
>>        Ola has submitted this blue print on Data Elements,
>>        https://blueprints.launchpad.net/dhis2/+spec/data-element-cloning
>>
>>        I was wondering whether it is worth submitting a similar blue
>>        print for Indicators too.
>>        For Indicators, 'Replicate' function is there in DHIS1.4, which
>>        basically allow you to create an Indicator by different names,
>>        with more or less similar numerators, denominators and Indicator
>>        types.
>>
>>
>>        Roshan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>        On 25 April 2012 22:24, Ime Asangansi <asangansi@xxxxxxxxx
>>        <http://mc/compose?to=asangansi@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>            Hi,
>>
>>            Just a thought about making creating data elements,
>>            indicators, categories, etc faster.
>>            Would it be cool to have a new 'create xxx' form that is
>>            auto-filled when we hit duplicate on an existing
>>            element/orgunit/category etc
>>
>>            Just for convenience, especially when one wants to create a
>>            hundred things with just a small difference btw.
>>
>>            (As a fall back I'm having to do it with csv and loading up
>>            at the backend, cos its just faster to make so many from a
>>            sheet than from the interface)
>>
>>            Just a quick thot...
>>
>>            Ime
>>
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