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Re: [Dhis2-users] DHIS version 2.15 released

 

Great work guys.

Cheers
On 23 Apr 2014 09:05, "Marta Vila" <martavila@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> that looks great,  Many thanks!
>
> Congratulations to the team!
>
>
> On 23 April 2014 06:51, riddy ndoma <riddyndoma@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Congratulation!! In the next release You can give the ability to
>> customize a section of a form? In lieu customize the entire form?
>>
>>
>> 2014-04-23 5:16 GMT+01:00 Ismail Yusuf <ismailkoleleni@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>>> Indeed good news :)
>>>
>>> Congratulation to the whole team who made this possible. The new
>>> features are pretty exciting, looking forward to fully utilize them.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ismail
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 2:06 AM, Lars Helge Øverland <
>>> larshelge@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> DHIS version 2.15 is out. We have a great set of new features for you:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Event reports app*: We have a completely new "event reports" app
>>>> for analysis of events. This app lets you do aggregated analysis of events
>>>> directly without building aggregation queries and create pivot-style
>>>> tables, where you can use data elements as individual dimensions together
>>>> with periods and org units. All dimensions can be placed on columns, rows
>>>> and filters. The app also lets you query on events using filters on all
>>>> data elements, org units or periods. It lets you save tables as favorites
>>>> and share them with others. You can also download your favorites to many
>>>> popular formats. This app replaces the old tabular reports. You can check
>>>> it out on the demo by browsing through all of the favorites.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch27.html>|
>>>> Demo<http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-event-reports/app/index.html?id=UkrtwQA5NpO>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Event capture app*: A new app for capture of events. This app makes
>>>> it easy to capture events efficiently, view the list of events capture so
>>>> far and update existing events. It lets you configure and select the
>>>> columns to show in the list of events. The app works offline, meaning that
>>>> you can continue to enter events even if connectivity drops during your
>>>> working session.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch26.html> |
>>>> Demo <http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-event-capture/index.html>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Tracked entities*: In tracker you can now define any number of
>>>> tracked entities, representing things you want to track. Tracked entities
>>>> can be commodities, lab samples, buildings, wells, drug batches and
>>>> persons, or anything you want. This makes the system more flexible and
>>>> applicable for tracking most stuff beyond just persons. A program is
>>>> associated with one tracked entity. We hope that you will be creative and
>>>> take advantage of this new level of abstraction. You can define tracked
>>>> entities from persons and programs > tracked entity.
>>>>
>>>> Demo<http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-program/trackedEntity.action>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Data approval levels*: You can now configure the levels for where
>>>> approval of data should take place. For instance, you can require that data
>>>> must be approved at the facility and provincial org unit hierarchy levels,
>>>> omitting approval at the district levels. An approval level requires that
>>>> the data must be approval by some user linked to the specific level for it
>>>> to be considered valid and be available in data analysis. Approval levels
>>>> are configured under settings > approval.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch06.html>|
>>>> Demo<http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-settings/systemApprovalSettings.action>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Data approval in analytics*: Data approval now takes place in
>>>> reports module > data approval. Approval of data is now respected in data
>>>> analytics tools such as pivot table and visualizer, meaning that data which
>>>> has not been approved will not be part of the aggregated values displayed
>>>> in reports. This implies that data can be hidden until it has been approved
>>>> by the appropriate persons. In other words, the aggregated data in analysis
>>>> apps will be based on approved data only.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch30s13.html>|
>>>> Demo<http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-reporting/showDataApprovalForm.action>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Data access control in org unit hierarchy*: User's access to data
>>>> can now be controlled in the organisation unit hierarchy. This is done by
>>>> assigning data view root organisation units per user. The existing
>>>> association between users and org units represent access to doing data
>>>> capture. The new association for data view organisation units controls for
>>>> which organisation units a user can view analytical data in the analysis
>>>> modules such as pivot table and visualizer.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch07.html#user_management>|
>>>> Demo<http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-user/showAddUserForm.action>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Category option groups and group sets*: Category options can now be
>>>> further classified by assigning them to category option groups and group
>>>> sets. An example where this is useful is when representing various projects
>>>> as category options and there is a need to classify these projects by
>>>> funding agencies/donors. The group sets are available as dimensions in all
>>>> data analysis modules. You set these up from data elements and indicators >
>>>> category option groups / group sets.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch04.html#d5e758>|
>>>> Demo<http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-datadictionary/categoryOptionGroup.action>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  - *Top menu*: We have added a new, more flexible top menu. This menu
>>>> displays all apps that is available to the current user, including both
>>>> standard apps and installed, external apps. It works well on touch-based
>>>> devices due to the large icons. You can organize your apps by clicking on
>>>> "more apps" link and drag-and-drop your apps into the order you would like.
>>>> Note that your first nine apps will be displayed in the drop-down menu. You
>>>> can scroll down in the top drop-down menu to view all apps, too. Check it
>>>> out on the demo by hovering the "apps" icon in the top menu.
>>>>
>>>> Demo<http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-dashboard-integration/index.action>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *User account invites*: A new feature for inviting new users to the
>>>> system has been added. An invite is similar to an account, except that
>>>> instead of specifying username and password, an email is sent to the
>>>> invited user, who can pick username and password herself before logging
>>>> into the system. This is useful to avoid insecure password generation such
>>>> as standard or simplistic passwords, or passwords being known by other than
>>>> the user herself. Check it out in the add new user screen by selecting
>>>> "email invitation to create account" from the top drop-down menu.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch07.html#user_management>|
>>>> Demo<http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-user/showAddUserForm.action>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Std dev and variance aggregation operators*: Data elements can now
>>>> have new aggregation operators which includes count, standard deviation and
>>>> variance. These aggregation operators can also be specified directly in
>>>> analytics web api queries. This allows for more advanced reports and
>>>> aggregations.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch04.html#dataElement>|
>>>> Demo<http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-datadictionary/showAddDataElementForm.action>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Org unit group counts in indicators*: In indicator formulas you can
>>>> now include the number of org units in a specific group. This count of org
>>>> units intersects with the org unit hierarchy based on the org unit
>>>> requested for aggregation. As an example, this lets you use the number of
>>>> public facilities in a specific district in indicators. This is useful e.g.
>>>> when creating facility infrastructure surveys and reports. Check out the
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch13.html>|
>>>> Demo<http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-pivot/app/index.html?id=hSGuhZLDBSN>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Custom range axis in visualizer*: In data visualizer you can now
>>>> specify a new set of options for the range (y) axis, namely the max and min
>>>> value, the number of ticks to use, and the number of decimals for the axis
>>>> values. This is useful when e.g. you want to "zoom in" on the upper part of
>>>> a bar chart in order to highlight differences between org units. Check out
>>>> the demo chart which shows immunization coverage between 70% and 110%.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch17.html>|
>>>> Demo<http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-visualizer/app/index.html?id=BqUYzUotRlr>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *OpenID authentication*: The system can now be configured to
>>>> authenticate users through OpenID. This is useful to avoid forcing users to
>>>> create yet another username and password. OpenID is an open standard that
>>>> allows users to be authenticated through identify providers, such as Google
>>>> and Yahoo. The OpenID provider can be specified from settings > access.
>>>>
>>>> Demo<http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-settings/systemAccessSettings.action>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *CSV meta-data import*: From import-export module you can now import
>>>> meta-data in CSV format. Supported objects are currently data elements +
>>>> groups, category options + groups and organisation units + groups. CSV
>>>> import is quite handy when doing ad-hoc imports from spreadsheets and the
>>>> like.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch21.html#d5e3265> |
>>>> Demo<http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-importexport/dxf2MetaDataImport.action?importFormat=csv>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *More dynamic attributes*: You can now assign dynamic attributes to
>>>> data sets and organisation unit group sets. This is useful when you need to
>>>> capture additional meta-data information beyond what is offered as fixed
>>>> attributes on these objects.
>>>>
>>>> Demo<http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-dataadmin/showAddAttributeForm.action>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Unit intervals*: Data elements now have a new numeric value type
>>>> called unit interval, which is a continuous number between 0 and 1. This is
>>>> useful e.g. when you require users to enter a percentage in data entry
>>>> without having to specify validation rules for each data element.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch04.html#dataElement>|
>>>> Demo<http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-datadictionary/showAddDataElementForm.action>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Standard comments*: Data elements can now define option sets for
>>>> data value comments. This means that you can use an option set to define a
>>>> standard, common set of comments to data values, and let users choose an
>>>> option by clicking inside the data entry cells and using the regular
>>>> comment field. You can check it out on the demo for the "facility
>>>> assessment" form for the "facility infrastructure" data elements.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch04.html#dataElement>|
>>>> Demo <http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-dataentry/index.action>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Extended sharing*: The sharing paradigm has now been applied to a
>>>> new range of objects: org unit group set, data element group, data element
>>>> group set, category combination, category, category option, sql view, user
>>>> role, validation rule group, option set, tracked entity attribute. The
>>>> sharing solution enables you to give objects public/private access for
>>>> reading or writing, and share objects with other groups of users.
>>>>
>>>> Demo<http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-datadictionary/categoryOption.action>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Minor* new features:
>>>>
>>>> - Data sets have a new setting for forcing users to enter a *comment
>>>> for missing data values* before clicking complete.
>>>>  - When importing events you can now specify the organisation unit *identifier
>>>> scheme*, such as code.
>>>> - Data visualizer now discriminates between* missing values and zeros*- missing values are displayed as dashes.
>>>> - DHIS 1.4 import now includes *import of validation rules*.
>>>> - A new *six-monthly period type* with start in April is now supported
>>>> for data capture and analysis.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This version brings a lot of improvements to the *Web API*, which is
>>>> now richer, more stable and better documented. We have continued on our
>>>> path of making all system aspects available through the Web API, while
>>>> rewriting our own clients as light-weight apps.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Flexible property filtering*: When requesting lists of meta-data
>>>> objects, the API now allows for flexible filtering on any meta-data
>>>> property, using any number of filters per query.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch30s06.html>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *CRUD*: All API resources now directly support create, update, get
>>>> and delete operations, allowing for modifying resources directly instead of
>>>> going through the meta-data resource - makes the API more in line with REST
>>>> principles and more convenient to use.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch30s08.html>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Meta-data inclusion / exclusion*: For each resource you can specify
>>>> precisely which properties and collections you want to be serialized and
>>>> included in the response - useful e.g. to avoid loading big collections
>>>> unnecessarily for objects.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch30s07.html>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Tracked entity instance query*: A new resource for querying and
>>>> searching tracked entity instances (e.g. persons, medicines) has been
>>>> added, which supports free-text queries, queries on specific attributes,
>>>> programs, program status, events and more.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch30s34.html>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Data value set templates*: You can now generate data value set
>>>> templates for specific data sets, making it simpler to create data entry
>>>> clients.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch30s09.html#d5e7828>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *JSON data value sets*: Data value sets can now be rendered as JSON,
>>>> in addition to the existing XML support.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch30s09.html#d5e7719>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - *Maintenance*: Certain maintenance functions are now available
>>>> through a maintenance web api resource.
>>>>
>>>> Documentation<http://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch30s24.html>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You can *download* Live package, WAR file, sample data and source code
>>>> here:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.dhis2.org/downloads
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You will find *documentation* and javadocs here:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.dhis2.org/documentation
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The *demo* application can be found here:
>>>>
>>>> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Full list of features can be found at the *Launchpad* page:
>>>>
>>>> https://launchpad.net/dhis2/+milestone/2.15
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Enjoy the new features. Feedback is appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> best regards,
>>>>
>>>> the DHIS 2 development team
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ismail Yusuf Koleleni,
>>> Computer Science and Engineering Department
>>> College of Information and Communication Technology (CoICT)
>>> University of Dar es Salaam
>>> +255713732238 / +255788732233
>>>
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>>
>>
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>>
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