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Re: [Dhis2-users] dhis version 2.25 is released

 

Congrats to the team working behind round the clock to make these new
features live in DHIS2.

Regards,

On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 6:45 PM, Pepe Ken Mvulu <pepekento1@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Great Lars and Dev Team, Thank for this version with very advanced
> features.
> Regards !
>
> Pepe Ken Mvulu
> Responsable M&E
> Programme Village Assaini
> Direction de l'Hygiène
> Ministère de la Santé Publique/RDC
> Tél: +243 811515878
> Skype: pepe.ken.mvulu
>
> 2016-10-13 13:59 GMT+02:00 Greg Rowles <greg.rowles@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
>> Thank you Lars and Dev team! Fantastic news! Looking forward to the new
>> features!
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 1:55 PM, Asif <rasifilyas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Congrats Lars and the Dev team. This release comes out with some really
>>> good stuff. Look forward to upgrading to this version soon.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Asif
>>> Business Systems Manager @ IRC
>>>
>>> On Oct 13, 2016 6:51 AM, "Lars Helge Øverland" <lars@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> DHIS version 2.25 is out with a lot of new features, apps and
>>>> improvements.
>>>>
>>>> Log in with admin/district on the demo <http://play.dhis2.org/demo/>
>>>> system.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ANALYTICS FEATURES
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> External map layers: The GIS app now supports TMS (Tile Map Service),
>>>> XYZ and WMS (Web Map Service) layers. These are all popular protocols for
>>>> map data and there are numerous map services available, allowing you to
>>>> display maps for rivers, roads, weather, land data and everything else.
>>>> External map layers can be set up from the Maintenance app, and then be
>>>> accessed from the top bar in the GIS app.
>>>>
>>>> Docs GIS
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/user/html/using_gis_external_map_layers.html>
>>>> | Docs setup
>>>> <http://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/user/html/manage_ext_maplayer.html>
>>>> | Screenshot 1
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/external-map-layer-terrain.png>
>>>> | Sc 2
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/external-map-layer-arial-imagery.png>
>>>> | Sc 3
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/external-map-layer-dark-basemap.png>
>>>> | Sc Setup
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/external-map-layer-setup.png>
>>>> | Demo 1
>>>> <https://play.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-mapping/index.html?id=mZKtu7sY0w4>
>>>> | Demo 2
>>>> <https://play.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-mapping/index.html?id=qTfO4YkQ9xW>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Push analysis: You can now push data analysis in the form of reports,
>>>> charts and maps to your users over email. This allows for improving
>>>> awareness and visibility of your data, and can encourage people to more
>>>> actively look at analysis. Push analysis is based on dashboards, and can be
>>>> set up, run and scheduled from the Maintenance app. You can also run
>>>> immediately and preview from the the context menu.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/user/html/manage_push_reports.html>
>>>> | Screenshot 1
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/push-analysis-2.png>
>>>> | Sc 2
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/push-analysis-1.png>
>>>> | Demo
>>>> <https://play.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance/#/list/otherSection/pushAnalysis?_k=e5iaox>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Indicator as filter: A single indicator or data set reporting rate can
>>>> now be used as filter in charts and pivots. This allow you to create charts
>>>> for example with multiple periods and organisation units.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/user/html/data_vis_series_category_filter.html>
>>>> | Screenshot
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/analytics-indicator-filter.png>
>>>> | Demo
>>>> <https://play.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-visualizer/index.html?id=D3oOqWAM0az>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dashboard translations: The names of dashboards can now be translated,
>>>> meaning you can have dashboard names appear in user’s local language.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/user/html/ch06s06.html>
>>>> | Screenshot
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/dashboard-translation.png>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Deep linking of favorites: When opening favorites in the Pivot Table
>>>> and Visualizer apps, the browser address bar URL will reflect the current
>>>> favorite. This allows for easy sharing of favorites through
>>>> copy-and-pasting the URL.
>>>>
>>>> Screenshot
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/analytics-favorites-deep-linking.png>
>>>> | Demo <https://play.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-pivot/?id=EEfRdOUzScm>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Chart rendering: The chart rendering engine has been rewritten from
>>>> scratch and now looks better, renders faster and will allow for new chart
>>>> types in the coming releases. The Data Visualizer app’s favorite solution
>>>> has also been upgraded.
>>>>
>>>> Screenshot
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/analytics-chart-engine.png>
>>>> | Demo
>>>> <https://play.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-visualizer/index.html?id=tZCI4NSC8dc>
>>>>
>>>> Favorite description: You can now specify description for pivot table
>>>> and chart favorites. This allows you to add more information such as the
>>>> purpose and method to interpret the analysis favorite. You can also store
>>>> titles for pivot tables. Click rename to change it.
>>>>
>>>> Screenshot
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/analytics-favorite-title-description.png>
>>>> | Demo
>>>> <https://play.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-visualizer/index.html?id=Riq1WfQCaVo>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Interpretations in analytics apps: The Pivot Table and Visualizer apps
>>>> now have a right-side panel where you can see details and interpretations
>>>> for the current favorite. Click the right-side arrow to open the panel.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/user/html/ch12s04.html#d0e12089>
>>>> | Screenshot
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/analytics-right-panel.png>
>>>> | Demo
>>>> <https://play.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-visualizer/index.html?id=R9A0rvAydpn>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Data analytics export as raw data: The analytics API now lets you
>>>> produce aggregated data exports in the raw data value set format. This is
>>>> useful for data exchange, e.g. you can aggregate data in a source system
>>>> from facility to district and from months to quarters, and combine data
>>>> elements using aggregate indicators or program indicators, before importing
>>>> as raw data values in the destination system. You can try it out using the
>>>> Pivot table app from Download > Advanced > Data value set XML.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/developer/html/webapi_analytics.html#webapi_analytics_data_value_set_format>
>>>> | Screenshot
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/analytics-data-value-set.png>
>>>> | Demo
>>>> <https://play.dhis2.org/demo/api/analytics/dataValueSet.xml?dimension=dx:Uvn6LCg7dVU;OdiHJayrsKo&dimension=pe:LAST_4_QUARTERS&dimension=ou:O6uvpzGd5pu;fdc6uOvgoji&displayProperty=NAME>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> GENERAL FEATURES
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> Flexible disaggregation: Data elements can now be disaggregated
>>>> differently for each data set they are part of. Put differently, a data
>>>> element can be linked to multiple category combinations. When assigning a
>>>> data element to a data set, you can define which category combination to
>>>> use. This is useful in order to reuse data elements, for instance when
>>>> different provinces in a country employ different data disaggregation, or
>>>> when the disaggregation change from year to year.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/user/html/manage_data_sets.html#data_set_override_cat_combo>
>>>> | Screenshot setup
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/flexible-disaggregation-setup.png>
>>>> | Form 1
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/flexible-disaggregation-1.png>
>>>> | Form 2
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/flexible-disaggregation-2.png>
>>>> | Demo <https://play.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-dataentry/index.action>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Soft data value delete: Data values are now “softly” deleted, meaning
>>>> they are marked as deleted in the database rather than permanently removed.
>>>> A new field deleted has been introduced for data values which is set
>>>> to true for deleted values. Softly deleted data can optionally be included
>>>> when requesting data through the API by setting the includeDeleted
>>>> param to true. This allows clients, such as Android apps and third-party
>>>> systems, to react when data has been deleted in DHIS 2.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/developer/html/webapi_data_values.html#webapi_reading_data_values>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Data value audit: The data value import process now generates data
>>>> value audit records. This allows for proper auditing of data being ingested
>>>> from bulk data imports.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/developer/html/webapi_auditing.html>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Predictors: A new data predictor feature allows you to generate data
>>>> values based on an expression and several other parameters. This is useful
>>>> for generating targets, thresholds and predicted data in the future.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <http://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/user/html/manage_predictors.html>
>>>> | Demo
>>>> <https://play.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance/#/list/otherSection/predictor?_k=eoqgly>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Profile: The profile section has been rewritten and has received the
>>>> new and modern look.
>>>>
>>>> Docs <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/user/html/ch28.html>
>>>> | Demo
>>>> <https://play.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-user-profile/#/profile?_k=c6i8qi>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Maintenance: The Maintenance app now includes configuration of tracked
>>>> entity attributes, tracked entity attribute groups, relationship types and
>>>> tracked entities.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/user/html/manage_program_metadata.html>
>>>> | Demo
>>>> <https://play.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance/#/list/all?_k=ym3nhk>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> TRACKER FEATURES
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> Reminders and notifications: A new notification solution allows for
>>>> setting up reminders for upcoming events and notifications for missed
>>>> events in tracker programs. Reminders can be sent before and after
>>>> scheduled events, directly to people and DHIS2 users. Also, notifications
>>>> can be sent on program enrollments and enrollment completion. Messages can
>>>> be delivered by SMS, email and as DHIS2 messages.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/user/html/program_notifications.html>
>>>> | Screenshot 1
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/program-stage-notification.png>
>>>> | Sc 2
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/program-stage-missed-visit-notifcation.png>
>>>> | Sc 3
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/program-enrollment-notification.png>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Organisation unit value type: A new value type organisation unit has
>>>> been introduced, allowing you to select organisation units for attributes
>>>> and data elements in Event Capture and Tracker Capture apps. This means
>>>> that you can associate multiple organisation units to an event which is
>>>> useful e.g. to store place of infection in addition to place of treatment.
>>>> Try it out with the Inpatient morbidity mortality program.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/user/html/manage_data_element.html#d0e3524>
>>>> | Screenshot
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/organisation-unit-value-type.png>
>>>> | Demo
>>>> <https://play.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-event-capture/index.html#/>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Capture location of enrollment: You can now capture the coordinate /
>>>> location of an enrollment. This allows you to know where an enrollment took
>>>> place. The location map widget is based on OpenStreetMap. This can be
>>>> enabled through the capture coordinates property in program
>>>> maintenance.
>>>>
>>>> Screenshot
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/enrollment-location-map-widget.png>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mapzen-based location search: In the location map widget you can now
>>>> search for most addresses in the world and store the coordinate of the
>>>> location. Click the magnifier icon in the top left corner of the map widget
>>>> and start typing your address. Try it out by clicking register, then
>>>> click on the get from map icon next to coordinate.
>>>>
>>>> Screenshot
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/location-mapzen-search.png>
>>>> | Demo
>>>> <https://play.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-tracker-capture/index.html#/?program=IpHINAT79UW>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Deletion of tracked entity instances: Tracked entity instances can now
>>>> be permanently deleted. This means all related records, including
>>>> enrollments, events and audit records will be removed.
>>>>
>>>> Screenshot
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/tracker-delete-tei.png>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Messaging widget: The tracker person dashboard now has a messaging
>>>> widget which allows for sending messages directly to the person using email
>>>> or SMS. The contact info is automatically fetched from the person profile,
>>>> and can also be specified directly in the widget.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/user/html/ch26s10.html>
>>>> | Screenshot
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/tracker-messaging-widget.png>
>>>> | Demo
>>>> <https://play.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-tracker-capture/index.html#/dashboard?tei=kI7ZesK1loF&program=IpHINAT79UW&ou=DiszpKrYNg8>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Locking for completed events: Completed events can now be
>>>> automatically locked for further modification after a given number of days.
>>>> This can be configured per program through the completed events expiry
>>>> days field. For example: if expiry days is set to 7, then events which
>>>> have been completed more than 7 days ago can no longer be edited.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/user/html/manage_tracker_programs.html>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Event locking per program: In the Event Capture and Tracker Capture
>>>> apps, time periods can be locked in order to prevent new events to be
>>>> added. This is configurable through the expiry days and expiry period
>>>> type properties, which controls the number of days after a period of a
>>>> specific period type for which events can still be added. For example: if
>>>> expiry days is 7 and expiry period type is monthly; new events can be added
>>>> for a month up to 7 days after the end date of that month.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/user/html/manage_tracker_programs.html>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Configurable columns: In the Tracker Capture app, the columns to
>>>> display in the list of tracked entity instances can be selected and
>>>> remembered per user. In the Event Capture app, the columns to display in
>>>> the list of events can be selected.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/user/html/ch23s08.html>
>>>> | Screenshot 1
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/tracker-configurable-columns.png>
>>>> | Sc 2
>>>> <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.dhis2.org/releases/screenshots/25/event-capture-configurable-columns.png>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> HOSTING FEATURES
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> Web server clustering: This release allows for deploying DHIS2 in a
>>>> web server cluster. When configured appropriately, each node in the cluster
>>>> will ensure that the application caches of the other nodes are kept in
>>>> sync. Up to 5 nodes can be configured, allowing for web server horizontal
>>>> scalability. For each node, the hostname of the other nodes must be
>>>> configured.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/implementer/html/install_web_server_cluster_configuration.html>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Database read replication: DHIS2 now allows for configuring up to 5
>>>> read replicas of the master database. When set up, the application will
>>>> automatically offload read-only database queries to the read replicas,
>>>> allowing for horizontal scalability of the database read operation
>>>> capacity. Each read replica must be specified in the dhis.conf
>>>> configuration file.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/implementer/html/install_read_replica_configuration.html>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> WEB API FEATURES
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> API versioning: The Web API is now versioned. The versioning is
>>>> defined through the request URL with a version number. For example
>>>> /api/25/dataElements will return version 25 of the data elements
>>>> resource. If you omit the version part of the URL, the system will use the
>>>> current API version. The last three versions of the API will be supported.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <http://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/developer/html/webapi_browsing_the_web_api.html#webapi_api_versions>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Indicator analytics: The numerator, denominator and factor components
>>>> of indicator values can be included separately in analytics responses by
>>>> setting the includeNumDen parameter to true.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <http://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/developer/html/webapi_analytics.html#webapi_analytics_query_parameters>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Translation in metadata export: Object translations can now be
>>>> included in the metadata export payload by setting the translate
>>>> parameter to true.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/developer/html/webapi_metadata_export.html>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Async metadata import: Metadata imports can now be performed
>>>> asynchronously by setting the async parameter to true, which is useful
>>>> for large metadata imports.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/developer/html/webapi_metadata_import.html>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Logical operators: You can now specify whether to use the AND or OR
>>>> logical operators for filters while using the metadata export resources.
>>>>
>>>> Docs
>>>> <https://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/developer/html/webapi_metadata_object_filter.html#webapi_metadata_logical_operator>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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/225-upgrade
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You can find the *source code* on Github here:
>>>>
>>>> https://github.com/dhis2
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The demo application can be found here:
>>>>
>>>> https://play.dhis2.org/demo
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Full list of features can be found at the Launchpad page:
>>>>
>>>> https://launchpad.net/dhis2/+milestone/2.25
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Instructions for signing up for the DHIS 2 mailing lists here:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.dhis2.org/contact
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> TESTIMONIALS
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> Thanks goes to EyeSeeTea <http://eyeseetea.com/> for contribution to
>>>> this release.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> best regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> the DHIS 2 development team
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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