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Re: [Dhis2-users] Creating an Orgunit Lookup in Patient Module

 

sorry meant *tinker around…
That's what happens with working long hours!


On 7 Aug 2013, at 23:27, Adebusoye Anifalaje <busoye@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Ola,
> 
> Thanks for the input. Will have stinker around to see which suits our needs best.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Busoye
> 
> On 7 Aug 2013, at 13:50, Ola Hodne Titlestad <olati@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Busoye,
>> 
>> We don't support that kind of patient attributes linked directly to the orgunit hierrachy. 
>> You can set up an attribute with Value Type = Predefined Value with a flat list of options, which in theory you can populate with a list of all sub-districts (e.g. copy from orgunit hierrachy using sql)... But you won't get the dynamic linking to the orgunit hierarchy that you seem to be asking for.
>> 
>> The only way to link the person to an orgunit is via the actual events/visits of a patient, through the orgunit providing the service. 
>> That orgunit, e.g. a health facility, will be linked to a sub-district through the hierarchy, or could be member of an orgunit group that specifies the location. 
>> You can also specify coordinates for each event if you need to track event locations that are outside the orgunit hierarchy.
>> 
>> But if you want to capture a static location for a patient that is independent of the location of the events/visits, we don't have a way to link that to the orgunit hierarchy.
>> 
>> Ola
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>> Ola Hodne Titlestad (Mr)
>> HISP
>> Department of Informatics
>> University of Oslo
>> 
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>> 
>> On 7 August 2013 13:27, Adebusoye Anifalaje <busoye@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Is it possible to create an org unit lookup field in the patient tracker module? For instance we want to be able to link a Patient_Attribute, Sub_District (Address), to the orgunit hierarchy rather than a free text. Can anyone help?
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Busoye
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