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[riddy ndoma <riddyndoma@xxxxxxxxx>]

Congratulations !!
On May 9, 2015 4:07 PM, "Lars Helge Øverland" <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> DHIS version 2.19 is out. We have some great new features for you.
>
>
> DATA ANALYSIS FEATURES
>
> ----
>
>
>
> *Data ranges in event analysis:* In event reports and visualizer you can
> define and display numeric values in ranges. This is useful e.g. for age,
> weight and scores where aggregate values can be presented in ranges such as
> “1-5”, “5-10” as opposed to by discrete numbers. The ranges are based on
> legend sets (must be created in GIS for now). You can enable ranges from a
> drop-down next to each data item in the left panel.
>
> Report demo
> <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-event-reports/index.html?id=UZVGAOqQFJQ>
> | Chart demo
> <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-event-visualizer/index.html?id=xC84Ncibd8n>
> | Report docs <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch25.html>
> | Chart docs <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch26.html>
>
>
> *Plain tables in event reports:* In event reports you can display the
> items from multiple data elements and attributes as a single dimension.
> Normally each data element is displayed a separate dimension. You can
> enable this from “Layout” > “Collapse data dimensions”. This allows you
> e.g. to create large reports with items from many data elements coming down
> on the rows.
>
> Demo
> <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-event-reports/index.html?id=TNgQ6YxboiS>
> | Table screenshot
> <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/event-report-collapse-dimensions.png> | Layout
> screenshot
> <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/event-report-collapse-layout.png>
>
>
> *Value dimension and aggregation operator in event analysis:* In event
> reports and visualizer you can define which data element to use as the
> metric to display in the report or chart. You can also define which
> aggregation operator to use for that metric. E.g. you can now display the
> average weight or age in the report. You can enable this from “Layout” in
> the “Value” box.
>
> Report demo
> <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-event-reports/index.html?id=aDrb9UMVxt0>
> | Chart demo
> <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-event-visualizer/index.html?id=W2ECFMopmyp>
> | Table screenshot
> <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/event-report-value-dim-agg-operator.png>
> | Layout screenshot
> <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/event-report-value-dim-layout.png>
>
>
> *Enrollment output type in event analysis:* In event reports and
> visualizer you can select the output type, which refers to how the system
> counts the number of matches for the criteria. You can select between
> number of “events”, number of “enrollments” and number of “tracked entity
> instances” (persons). This is useful for tracker programs.
>
> Screenshot <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/event-report-output-type.png>
>
>
> *Hide n/a options in event analysis:* In event reports and visualizer
> there is a new option for hiding n/a data items. Often, several data
> elements might not have a value for events which will lead to rows and
> columns with a count of n/a. From “Options” > “Hide n/a data” you can now
> easily hide all those items when desired.
>
> Demo
> <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-event-reports/index.html?id=SqV8wdCrGrr>
> | Screenshot <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/event-report-hide-na.png>
>
>
> *This relative periods:* New relative periods have been added for this
> week, this month, this quarter and this six-month in all five analysis apps
> and analytics Web API.
>
> Screenshot <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/this-relative-periods.png>
>
>
> *Aggregation type:* In data visualizer you can specify the aggregation
> type for the chart items. You can select between sum, count, std dev,
> variance, max, and min. This is useful when more than one aggregation type
> is needed per data element. Std dev and max/min are useful to look for
> outlier values and data quality issues. The demo shows std deviation for
> immunization doses administered.
>
>
> Demo
> <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-visualizer/index.html?id=OjZxVHWKwi7>
> | Screenshot
> <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/visualizer-aggregation-type.png>
>
>
> *Identifier schemes in analytics output:* You can choose between using
> UID, code and name as identifiers when you download pivot tables or access
> the analytics Web API. This is useful e.g. when you want to export
> aggregated data and exchange it with a third-party system which are
> synchronized on meta-data codes.
>
> Screenshot <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/analytics-id-schemes.png>
>
>
>
>
> CONFIGURATION AND SYSTEM MAINTENANCE FEATURES
>
> ----
>
>
>
> *Variable substitution in SQL views:* You can insert variables directly
> in SQL views and pass in values to be substituted in the request URL. This
> adds flexibility in how you create SQL statements, and can improve
> performance since you can place variables in the main where query, as
> opposed to filtering the entire result set as it is done with the existing
> criteria function.
>
> Demo
> <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/api/sqlViews/ucChrx022LT/data?var=valueType:int>
> | Docs
> <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/developer/html/ch01s22.html#d5e3411>
> | Screenshot <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/sql-view-variables.png>
>
>
> *Materialized SQL views:* You can create materialized SQL views. In the
> “add new SQL view” screen you can select “Materialized SQL view”.
> Materialized views store a copy of the actual result set of the view query.
> This performs better than regular SQL views which needs to be retrieved
> from the underlying table each time. The down
>
> Demo
> <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-dataadmin/showAddSqlViewForm.action>
> | Screenshot <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/materialized-sql-views.png>
>
>
> *Option set and long text attribute types:* Dynamic meta-data attributes
> can now be of type option set, which display as a drop-down selection
> field; and long text, which has no length limit and displays as a text area.
>
> Demo
> <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-dataadmin/showAddAttributeForm.action>
> | Screenshot <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/long-text-attributes.png>
>
>
> *Resend user invitations:* In the user app > list of users, you can
> re-send invitations to create user accounts by clicking on an unrealized
> account invitation. This is useful as people sometimes fail to notice the
> invitation email or it ends up in spam filters. Requires full system
> authority.
>
> Screenshot <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/resend-invite.png>
>
>
> *Identifier and code matching in GML import:* The GML importer lets you
> match incoming features using UIDs and codes. Previously only matching name
> was supported. This is useful for scenarios where established identifier /
> code lists are in use.
>
> Docs <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch20.html#d5e2904>
>
>
> *Footers in email messages:* A footer with a reply link has been added to
> email messages. This is useful in order to easily reply to messages which
> are read in an email client. This requires that you set “Server base URL”
> under general settings and configure an SMTP server under email settings.
>
> Demo
> <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-settings/systemGeneralSettings.action>
>
>
> *Offline org unit level cache per org unit level:* The number of
> organisation unit levels to cache offline for data entry purposes can now
> be controlled per organisation unit level. This is useful for global system
> implementations, e.g. where you have global users which do not need to do
> offline data entry and do not want to wait for a very large number of org
> units to be cached.
>
> Screenshot <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/org-unit-level-cache.png>
>
>
> *Analysis about page:* All analysis apps now have an about page which
> shows time since last analytics table update, current DHIS 2 version,
> revision and username. This also applies to the about page under profile.
> This is useful when debugging and supporting end-users. Click on About in
> the top right corner on the demo.
>
> Demo <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-pivot/>
>
>
> *Separate logs for background processes:* Output from processes such as
> analytics table generation, data exchange and data synchronization are now
> written to separate logs. Main log is also written to a dedicated log file.
> These logs are found under DHIS2_HOME/logs and are capped at 50MB. Main
> logs are still written to standard out.
>
> Docs <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/implementer/html/ch08s07.html>
>
>
>
> TRACKER AND EVENT FEATURES
>
> ----
>
>
>
> *Location in map:* In event capture you can set the location in terms of
> longitude and latitude for where an event took place directly from Google
> Maps. This requires that coordinate capture is enabled for the program. In
> the add new event form, click the blue icon next to longitude to open the
> map, then click on the map to set the location. Try it out on the demo on
> the “Information campaign” program.
>
> Demo <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-event-capture/index.html#/> |
> Screenshot <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/event-capture-long-lat.png>
>
>
> *Search in org unit tree:* In tracker capture search you can now search
> across all organisation units that you have access to by opening an org
> unit tree inside the advanced search area. This is useful as you can now
> search across organisation units independently of which organisation unit
> you have selected for registration of persons in the left-side tree
> selector.
>
> Demo <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-tracker-capture/index.html#/>
> | Screenshot
> <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/tracker-org-unit-tree-search.png>
>
>
> *Enrollment status filter in search:* In tracker capture search you can
> now filter on persons based on their enrollment status. The options are
> active, completed and cancelled enrollments. Use the 4 icons at the top to
> filter.
>
> Demo <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-tracker-capture/index.html#/>
> | Screenshot
> <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/enrollment-status-filter.png>
>
>
> *Custom form for person registration:* You can define custom forms to use
> for registration of people and things. This is useful when you have
> detailed requirements of need for scripting for registration. You can
> create custom registration forms from Programs / attributes > Tracked
> entity form. Check it out on the demo by registering a child for the “Child
> Programme”.
>
> Demo <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-tracker-capture/index.html#/>
> | Screenshot
> <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/custom-registration-form.png>
>
>
> *Nicer program summary:* The tracker program summary report is now easier
> to read and looks better. Each program stage appear in tabs, and each
> person or thing is displayed with event date and organisation unit.
>
> Demo
> <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-tracker-capture/index.html#/program-summary>
> | Screenshot <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/program-summary-tabs.png>
>
>
> *Next and previous in dashboard:* In tracker capture dashboard you can
> quickly navigate between persons and things by clicking on the next and
> previous button in the top left corner.
>
> Demo
> <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-tracker-capture/index.html#/dashboard?tei=PgkxEogQBnX&program=IpHINAT79UW>
> | Screenshot
> <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/tracker-dashboard-next-prev.png>
>
>
> *Tracker dashboard layout:* The tracker dashboard now remembers the
> position of each widget between each time you access it.
>
> Demo
> <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-tracker-capture/index.html#/dashboard?tei=AivS67mcmKY&program=IpHINAT79UW>
>
>
> *Periodic events:* You can capture events at fixed, periodic intervals.
> The period type of the interval can be set in the program stage management.
> When creating a new event for that stage the user is asked to enter a
> period, e.g. a month, instead of the usual date.
>
> Screenshot <https://www.dhis2.org/images/219/tracker-periodic-events.png>
>
>
>
> WEB API FEATURES
>
> ----
>
>
>
> *Translations:* Translations are now included in the standard meta-data
> payload, meaning you can easily export and import meta-data translations.
> Also, a locale query parameter can now be supplied to all meta-data
> resources to get the meta-data translated according to the desired locale.
>
> Docs
> <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/developer/html/ch01s04.html#d5e656>
>
>
>
> *Enum options:* All valid options for enum-type properties are exposed
> through the API payload. This makes it easier to use such properties in
> apps. See e.g. report table > aggregation type property.
>
> Demo <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/api/schemas/reportTable.json>
>
>
> *Meta-data validation:* Meta-data is now being validated according to
> constraints such as min and max-length and not null. You can investigate
> current constraints and validate your payload against the schemas resource
> to check validness.
>
> Docs
> <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/developer/html/ch01s08.html#d5e1097>
>
>
>
> *Merge strategies:* When importing meta-data now you can now define
> whether the API should merge existing properties or overwrite when updating
> objects.
>
> Docs
> <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/developer/html/ch01s05.html#d5e791>
>
>
>
> *Approval level parameter in analytics:* You can define an explicit
> approval level in analytics request which tells the system to only include
> data up to that approval level in the aggregation.
>
> Docs <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/developer/html/ch01s24.html>
>
>
>
> *Data validation:* Data values for a data set can be validated according
> to relevant validation rules using the new validation resource.
>
> Docs <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/developer/html/ch01s13.html>
>
>
>
> *Identifier schemes for event export:* You can now choose between using
> UIDs or codes as identifiers for event export payloads.
>
> Docs <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/developer/html/ch01s11.html>
>
>
>
> *Preheat cache for data import:* The dataValueSet data import resource
> now supports a preheat cache option for controlling whether to load all
> necessary meta-data into memory before import.
>
> Docs
> <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/developer/html/ch01s10.html#d5e1562>
>
>
>
> *Scheduling:* All background tasks such as analytics table generation and
> data monitoring can be scheduled through the new scheduling resource.
>
> Docs <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/developer/html/ch01s42.html>
>
>
>
> *Field filtering:* Support for filtering of fields has been added to the
> schemas, properties and dimensions resources.
>
> Docs <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/developer/html/ch01s07.html>
>
>
>
> RELEASE INFO
>
> ----
>
>
>
> You can download Live package, WAR file, sample data and source code here:
>
> https://www.dhis2.org/downloads
>
>
> You will find documentation and Javadocs here:
>
> https://www.dhis2.org/documentation
>
>
> You can read the upgrade notes and find upgrade script here:
>
> https://www.dhis2.org/219-upgrade
>
>
> The demo application can be found here:
>
> https://apps.dhis2.org/demo
>
>
> Full list of features can be found at the Launchpad page:
>
> https://launchpad.net/dhis2/+milestone/2.19
>
>
> Instructions for signing up for the DHIS 2 *mailing lists* here:
>
> https://www.dhis2.org/contact
>
>
>
> Enjoy the new features.
>
>
>
> best regards,
>
> the DHIS 2 development team
>
>
>
>
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