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revno: 1048
committer: Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>
branch nick: dhis2-docbook-docs
timestamp: Tue 2014-04-22 23:16:22 +0200
message:
  Data element types docs
modified:
  src/docbkx/en/dhis2_user_man_data_elements.xml


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=== modified file 'src/docbkx/en/dhis2_user_man_data_elements.xml'
--- src/docbkx/en/dhis2_user_man_data_elements.xml	2014-04-22 21:08:52 +0000
+++ src/docbkx/en/dhis2_user_man_data_elements.xml	2014-04-22 21:16:22 +0000
@@ -83,13 +83,35 @@
             <para><emphasis role="bold">Domain type:</emphasis> Defines whether a data element is an aggregate or patient type of data element. </para>
           </listitem>
           <listitem>
-            <para><emphasis role="bold">Value type: </emphasis>Defines the type of data this data element will be used to record. Currently there are four options: number, text, yes/no (boolean), and date. </para>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">Value type: </emphasis>Defines the type of data this data
+              element will be used to record. Currently there are five options:</para>
+            <itemizedlist>
+              <listitem>
+                <para>Number: Numeric values.</para>
+              </listitem>
+              <listitem>
+                <para>Text: Textual values.</para>
+              </listitem>
+              <listitem>
+                <para>Yes/No: Boolean values, will render as drop-down lists in data entry.</para>
+              </listitem>
+              <listitem>
+                <para>Yes only: True values, will render as check-boxes in data entry.</para>
+              </listitem>
+              <listitem>
+                <para>Date: Dates, will render as calendar widget in data entry.</para>
+              </listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
           </listitem>
           <listitem>
             <para><emphasis role="bold">Number type:</emphasis> In order to increase the robustness of data entry, DHIS2 supports several different number types. During data entry, users will be restricted to enter the defined number types only.  Each of the available options are described below. </para>
             <itemizedlist>
               <listitem>
-                <para>Number: This number type supports any real value with a single decimal point, an optional negative sign, and no thousands separators. </para>
+                <para>Number: This number type supports any real value with a single decimal point,
+                  an optional negative sign, and no thousands separators. </para>
+              </listitem>
+              <listitem>
+                <para>Unit interval: Continuous number between 0 and 1.</para>
               </listitem>
               <listitem>
                 <para>Integer: Any whole number (positive and negative), including zero.</para>
@@ -100,6 +122,10 @@
               <listitem>
                 <para>Negative integer: Any whole number less than (but not including) zero.</para>
               </listitem>
+              <listitem>
+                <para>Positive or zero integer: Any whole number greater than or equal to
+                  zero.</para>
+              </listitem>
             </itemizedlist>
           </listitem>
           <listitem>