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Re: Importing GML files - SOLVED

 

Does it work now? You are not supposed to get districts when you select
regions..

On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Martin Namutso <mnamutso@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks Jan & Knut for the insightful replies...
>
> Jan, i actually matched them correctly and there was nothing in the New
> column when importing - the # to update was exact as was in the DB. My
> under-sight was - "*You get districts when selecting regions*"...*can't
> stop :-) *
>
> A lunch break may get me back to shape!
>
> Thanks once again.
>
> *SOLVED - THREAD CLOSED!*
>
> -----
>
> * Blessings & regards*
>
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>
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>
> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Knut Staring <knutst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Guess my reply was too fast ;)
>> But the issue may also be with the naming of OU levels?
>>
>> Sent from my mobile
>> On Jan 3, 2013 7:48 AM, "Jan Henrik Øverland" <
>> janhenrik.overland@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Martin,
>>>
>>> you don't need to pay attention to levels when you import coordinates,
>>> the names just have to match. My guess is that even though you imported a
>>> district shapefile (GML) the names probably did not match. Make sure that
>>> the names in your <ogr:Name> tags in the GML file are matching exactly the
>>> orgunit names in the database.
>>>
>>> You get districts when selecting regions. Are you sure you chose the
>>> correct name tags when you renamed to <ogr:Name> ? District shapefiles
>>> often have the region name as well.
>>>
>>> Knut, he selected the district level.
>>>
>>> Jan
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Knut Staring <knutst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Martin,
>>>> We normally dont bother to put in the coordinates for the whole
>>>> country, because the map will then just show one polygon with a color,
>>>> which is not so interesting. Thats why the top level is not showing a
>>>> boundary. Google maps will have the national boundary anyway in the
>>>> background map. But of course it is possible to add it.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my mobile
>>>> On Jan 3, 2013 7:32 AM, "Martin Namutso" <mnamutso@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Friends - i have a local DHIS2 setup on my laptop and i am trying to
>>>>> import GML files.
>>>>>
>>>>> There were no shape files earlier on my system. I imported  Districts
>>>>> of Uganda using the user guide on the dhis2 site - successfully. When i go
>>>>> to Services -> GIS and Select the Boundary Layer; when i select District
>>>>> from the drop down of level and click on Uganda under the Parent
>>>>> organisation unit and click Update, the map doesn't appear.
>>>>>
>>>>> To my surprise when i change the Level to Region and click update, i
>>>>> get the map showing districts. Its giving me a thought that i probably need
>>>>> to import GML files according to the level's; is that correct?
>>>>> The level's as set in my system are:-
>>>>>
>>>>>    1. Uganda
>>>>>    2. Region
>>>>>    3. District
>>>>>    4. County
>>>>>    5. Sub-County
>>>>>
>>>>> Does that mean that i need to import the GML files according to the
>>>>> set levels? Or is something wrong with my earlier imported GML file?
>>>>>
>>>>> -----
>>>>>
>>>>> * Blessings & regards*
>>>>>
>>>>> *Martin Namutso | IT Specialist | Mob: +256 782 006 662*
>>>>>
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>>>>> **
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>>>>> patriotism." -- G. Edward Griffin
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