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[Greg Rowles <greg.rowles@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Calle,

Its more for DHIS2 - I would assume more sophisticated security/audit data
is available in the NDD...

Greg

On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 11:25 AM, Calle Hedberg <calle.hedberg@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Greg,
>
> The data element table in DHIS2 contains three fields of relevance:
> created (date/time), lastupdated (date/time), and userid. Immediately after
> creation I would assume the first two are identical and the userid would
> belong to the person creating the data element. Subsequent updates would
> presumably update the lastupdated and userid fields with the date/time of
> the latest update and the user who did it. The created field is never again
> updated, presumably.
>
> Which means that you cannot display the name of the person who created a
> data element - it's relevant in terms of the data element design process,
> but not particularly relevant after that. If immediately required, then add
> the creator's name to the description field - it can be deleted later.
>
> Beyond that, in terms of the additional functionality being developed for
> the National Data Dictionary, it would make sense to store the creator's
> name in the one of the additional NDD tables (just NOTE that the actual
> designer/creator of a data element or indicator - whether a person or a
> team - might not be the person who adds it to the system).
>
> Regards
> Calle
>
> On 12 January 2015 at 11:08, Greg Rowles <greg.rowles@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi Devs
>>
>> We have multiple users are working intensely on a new database and at
>> times we are unsure of who has created or changed specific data elements.
>> Is there a quick way to add data columns to the [Data element management]
>> interface to easily see who created which data element and when it was last
>> modified? At the moment we only have one display field: Name
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Greg
>>
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