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Re: MetadataVersion to be shown in the "About" section

 

On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 2:56 PM, Vanya Seth <vanyas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Lars
>
> For the starters, there is a setting which needs to be enabled for
> Metadata versioning (also highlighted in the first email that I sent). So,
> only if this setting is enabled and there are actual versions in your DB
> (there is a separate relation called "metadataversion" for the same) will a
> normal user see this in the About section.
>
> So, if some instance has enabled versioning they will see the version
> information otherwise not.
>
>
Okay nice, that's a good point. If only visible when metadata version sync
is enabled, then go ahead with this.

regards,

Lars



> Regards
> Vanya
>
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 3:52 PM, Lars Helge Øverland <lars@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Okay thanks.
>>
>> My concern is that this will be a bit confusing to users not using the
>> meta-data feature, or having no knowledge about this. Also, this is not
>> strictly meta-data versioning per se - rather a way to download meta-data
>> packages - there is no guarantee that the entire database will be on a
>> specific version. Is there any alternative location for this info?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 11:48 AM, Vanya Seth <vanyas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Lars
>>>
>>> The information about the Last success will be shown just like the other
>>> tasks. This time relates to the successful running of the task.
>>>
>>> [image: Inline image 1]
>>>
>>> Whereas the information that we are intending to add is not related to
>>> the scheduling.
>>>
>>> This information is about the Metadata Version that the instance is
>>> currently at. And since, this is "About the" instance we believe it makes
>>> sense to be added in the "About" section.
>>> Moreover, it is for users without advanced rights to still be able to
>>> see and communicate the version (e.g. for troubleshooting).
>>>
>>> Other information that I see in the "About" are:
>>>
>>> Last analytics table generation:2016-06-10 04:28Time since last
>>> analytics table generation:4 h, 43 m, 46 sLast analytics table runtime:5
>>> m, 15 s
>>> Let me know what you think about this?
>>> RegardsVanya
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 1:19 PM, Lars Helge Øverland <lars@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Vanya,
>>>>
>>>> could this perhaps be part of the scheduling screen (under data admin)
>>>> ? Seems this could align with the "Last success" labels we have for other
>>>> async jobs. Not exactly sure here, but it sounds a bit arbitrary to have
>>>> status of one specific job under about while the others are in scheduling.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [image: Inline image 1]
>>>>
>>>> regards,
>>>>
>>>> Lars
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 3:10 PM, Vanya Seth <vanyas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Lars
>>>>>
>>>>> We have been closing down on the final set of dev tasks before
>>>>> proposing for a merge to trunk.
>>>>> One of the requirements that we have been considering is to show the
>>>>> following information in the "*About*" section.
>>>>>
>>>>> - *Metadata Version of the instance* (if versioning is enabled/or if
>>>>> the MetadataVersion table has data as in versions)
>>>>> -* Last Metadata Version sync attempt*
>>>>>
>>>>> Would like to hear your thoughts about the same.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> With Regards
>>>>> Vanya
>>>>> ThoughtWorks Technologies
>>>>> Hyderabad
>>>>>
>>>>> --Stay Hungry Stay Foolish!!
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Lars Helge Øverland
>>>> Lead developer, DHIS 2
>>>> University of Oslo
>>>> Skype: larshelgeoverland
>>>> lars@xxxxxxxxx
>>>> http://www.dhis2.org <https://www.dhis2.org/>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> With Regards
>>> ThoughtWorks Technologies
>>> Hyderabad
>>>
>>> --Stay Hungry Stay Foolish!!
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Lars Helge Øverland
>> Lead developer, DHIS 2
>> University of Oslo
>> Skype: larshelgeoverland
>> lars@xxxxxxxxx
>> http://www.dhis2.org <https://www.dhis2.org/>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> With Regards
> ThoughtWorks Technologies
> Hyderabad
>
> --Stay Hungry Stay Foolish!!
>



-- 
Lars Helge Øverland
Lead developer, DHIS 2
University of Oslo
Skype: larshelgeoverland
lars@xxxxxxxxx
http://www.dhis2.org <https://www.dhis2.org/>

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