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[Simen Skogly Russnes <simen.s.russnes@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

we are based in Oslo. Tomorrow at 11.30 am GMT+1 is fine.

The topics for the call from our side would mainly be figuring out how
collaboration efforts could be implemented. Do you have an agenda that we
can prepare a little for?

Simen

On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Vanya Seth <vanyas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Araz and Simen
>
> Thanks for the response. Can we have a call tomorrow (Thursday)?
> Theo (Product Owner) from client side would like to join the call. He's
> based out of Berlin.  So, 11.30 am GMT + 1 is ok for a call?? Am not sure
> where you guys are currently placed.
> If this time is not convenient please let me know a time that suits you.
>
> Regards
> Vanya
>
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 8:50 PM, Simen Skogly Russnes <
> simen.s.russnes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi Vanya,
>>
>> glad to see you are interested in the apps and the SDK. Arranging a call
>> would be great. Would you perhaps be available already this week?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Simen
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 12:35 PM, Vanya Seth <vanyas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Araz
>>>
>>> Thanks for the response. Really appreciate it.
>>> Its good to know that the fixes will be out with the next DHIS release.
>>>
>>> But I am looking more from the aspect of collaboration wherein we can
>>> share the load of fixing these issues.  Can you let me know what is the
>>> best way to take this forward? We are happy to jump on a call if required.
>>> But given our Pilot (Evaluation ) timelines we would be keen to close
>>> them in the next 2 weeks.
>>>
>>> FYI...As suggested by you we are right now working off the legacy
>>> branch. (Sultan Ahamer from our team mailed regarding the failing build
>>> earlier)
>>>
>>> *Details about the issue:*
>>>
>>>  *I]* Period labels are overlapping (see this example:
>>>     In the DHIS Web App:
>>>           2015-5-15 to 2015-5-21
>>>           2015-5-7 to 2015-5-14
>>>
>>> (In the web app for a weekly dataset if you look at the date range, the
>>> next week starts from the next day, where the previous week ends.)
>>>
>>>     In the Android App:
>>>          2015-5-14 to 2015-5-21
>>>          2015-5-7 to 2015-5-14
>>> (But in the Android app, the next week period label starts from the same
>>> day where the previous week ends. For a field user this might be confusing
>>> in terms of where to enter the data for the day which appears in both the
>>> weeks.) See the screenshot below. The overlap has been highlighted in red.
>>> [image: Inline image 1]
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Vanya
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Araz Abishov <
>>> araz.abishov.gsoc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Vanya,
>>>>
>>>> It is really good to know that you are planning to start using android
>>>> applications. I have answered some questions below:
>>>>
>>>> *[I] *We opened an issue in GitHub as well. But unfortunately no one
>>>>> has responded yet.
>>>>> https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-android-datacapture/issues/12
>>>>
>>>> This issue will be fixed in upcoming release. I have created a
>>>> milestone (April 1 - release of DHIS2 2.23) and assigned bug to it.
>>>>
>>>> *[I]* A dropdown field allows text entry (manually from the keyboard).
>>>>> Rather this field should not allow any data entry.
>>>>
>>>> This is more a design issue, now we picked up another approach, which
>>>> eliminates this problem.
>>>>
>>>> *I]* Period labels are overlapping (see this example:
>>>>
>>>> Could you please explain the problem in more details?
>>>>
>>>> *[E]* If data is not synced (sync failed), if it’s easy to suggest an
>>>>> action to the user (something like “Please try again later or restart app”).
>>>>
>>>> Create new issue on GitHub:
>>>> https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-android-datacapture/issues/15
>>>>
>>>> *[E]* A logout confirmation message ("Are you sure you want to log
>>>>> out") is missing(although its present in the Event Capture app)
>>>>
>>>> Create new issue on GitHub:
>>>> https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-android-datacapture/issues/16
>>>>
>>>> *Q] *Is there a limit on the number of columns that can be
>>>>> accommodated in the mobile app?
>>>>
>>>> At the moment this number (4) is hardcoded into app. But we are working
>>>> on more flexible solution which will allow to choose amount of columns to
>>>> be show to user.
>>>>
>>>> *[Q] *Is there any upper limit on the time for which the device can be
>>>>> offline?
>>>>
>>>> No, there is no time limit for being in offline mode.
>>>>
>>>>  *[Q]*Is there any upper limit on the number of events that can show
>>>>> up in the grid (for view purposes)?
>>>>
>>>> Initially event capture downloads 200 events from the server and then
>>>> also shows all events which were created locally on device. The problem is
>>>> that if you will have too many events, application will become slower.
>>>>
>>>> *[I]* If an event fails to sync, on clicking on the sync icon, the
>>>>> full stack trace(exception) shows up. It's not a user friendly message.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> But it is the only way at the moment we can get feedback from the users
>>>> with sync errors. In new version, we are planning to change it to something
>>>> more user friendly.
>>>>
>>>> *[I]*The spinner doesn't stop even if the device is offline. (Swiping
>>>>> initiates a sync, but in offline conditions, it should raise a message)
>>>>
>>>> *[I] *While offline, when we attempt login the message that comes up
>>>>> is not user friendly.And same holds true for the message which comes when
>>>>> the app times out while trying to log in.
>>>>
>>>> https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-android-eventcapture/issues/64
>>>>
>>>> *[I] *There are no sync related notifications/messages (When we click
>>>>> on the sync icon in offline as well as online mode)
>>>>
>>>> https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-android-dashboard/issues/15
>>>>
>>>> If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Araz
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Vanya Seth <vanyas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Dhis-Devs
>>>>>
>>>>> We are looking at evaluating three Android Apps (Data capture, Event
>>>>> Capture and Dashboards) in couple of months (around March end/Early April)
>>>>>  for MSF (OCA).
>>>>> We have been playing around with the apps and there are quite a few
>>>>> issues and enhancements that we might be interested in
>>>>> .
>>>>> It would be good if we could get some clarity on the roadmap and if at
>>>>> all they are on the priority to be fixed/implemented (We are happy to fix
>>>>> ourselves as well, but its good to know the agenda of the dev team).
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is a list of some issues/questions and enhancements that might
>>>>> make sense.
>>>>> *[Q] : Question*
>>>>> *[I] :   Issue*
>>>>> *[E] : Enhancement*
>>>>>
>>>>> *Data Capture App:*
>>>>> *1. [I] *We opened an issue in GitHub as well. But unfortunately no
>>>>> one has responded yet.
>>>>> https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-android-datacapture/issues/12
>>>>> 2. *[I]* A dropdown field allows text entry (manually from the
>>>>> keyboard). Rather this field should not allow any data entry.
>>>>> 3. *[I]* Period labels are overlapping (see this example:
>>>>>     In the DHIS Web App:
>>>>>           2015-5-15 to 2015-5-21
>>>>>           2015-5-7 to 2015-5-14
>>>>>
>>>>>     In the Android App:
>>>>>          2015-5-14 to 2015-5-21
>>>>>          2015-5-7 to 2015-5-14
>>>>>
>>>>> 4. *[E]* If data is not synced (sync failed), if it’s easy to suggest
>>>>> an action to the user (something like “Please try again later or restart
>>>>> app”).
>>>>> 5. *[E]* A logout confirmation message ("Are you sure you want to log
>>>>> out") is missing(although its present in the Event Capture app)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Event Capture App*
>>>>> *1. [Q] *Is there a limit on the number of columns that can be
>>>>> accommodated in the mobile app?
>>>>> 2. *[Q] *Is there any upper limit on the time for which the device
>>>>> can be offline?
>>>>> 3. *[Q]*Is there any upper limit on the number of events that can
>>>>> show up in the grid (for view purposes)?
>>>>> 4. *[I]* If an event fails to sync, on clicking on the sync icon, the
>>>>> full stack trace(exception) shows up. It's not a user friendly message.
>>>>> 5. *[I]*The spinner doesn't stop even if the device is offline.
>>>>> (Swiping initiates a sync, but in offline conditions, it should raise a
>>>>> message)
>>>>> 6. *[I] *While offline, when we attempt login the message that comes
>>>>> up is not user friendly.And same holds true for the message which comes
>>>>> when the app times out while trying to log in.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Dashboard App*
>>>>> *1.[I] *There are no sync related notifications/messages (When we
>>>>> click on the sync icon in offline as well as online mode)
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> Vanya
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> With Regards
>>>>> ThoughtWorks Technologies
>>>>> Hyderabad
>>>>>
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