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[Edwin Mulwa <eddiemu@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, will give that a shot and see if it works.

Thanks!



On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Jason Pickering <
jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Eddie,
>
> You need to create a new indicator type, and be sure that "Number" is set
> to "True" and "Factor" is set to 1. This will have the affect of not
> requiring a denominator when you create indicators of this type.
>
> If you have Constants as you mention which never change, you can create
> them in "Data administration"->Constants and then use them in your
> indicator formula.
>
> Best regards,
> Jason
> --Sent from my mobile
>
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 8:56 AM, Edwin Mulwa <eddiemu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Jason,
>>
>> We have tried using indicators but it has not worked for us. As we see
>> it, in DHIS an Indicator must always have a denominator.
>>
>> For us to fit in that rule and make our element D an indicator,  we
>> believe we have an option of dividing it with an element (let's call it F)
>> that must always be =1 so that it doesn't change our value of D. So our
>> indicator D=(A+B-C)/F. How to predefine the indicator F so that it is a
>> constant 1 is a challenge. So it seems we cannot use the indicator method
>> since most of our elements are not normally defined by a denominator but
>> are rather additions and subtractions.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> Edwin
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 4:44 PM, Jason Pickering <
>> jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> In DHIS2 terminology, this is referred to as an indicator. You can find
>>> them documented in the documentation, such as here
>>>
>>> http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch12.html#indicator
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Jason
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 3:19 PM, Edwin Mulwa <eddiemu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I would like to create a data element that is a calculation involving
>>>> multiple data elements. For example, if I have data elements A, B, C and D,
>>>> I would like data element D to be a calculation as follows: D = A + B - C.
>>>>
>>>> How can I do this in DHIS?
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Edwin
>>>>
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