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Re: [Dhis2-users] can't delete data element

 

Hi Lars,

Thanks for the quick reply. Does this mean if we soft delete all data
values associated with a data element we will then be able to hard delete
the data element?

Thanks,

Lorill

On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 8:54 AM, Lars Helge Øverland <lars@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Lorill,
>
> in 2.25 we introduced "soft data value" delete, meaning that in the
> database we simply mark data values as deleted using the "deleted" property
> (this is transparent to the users). This means that foreign key constraints
> from data value audit values should not be a problem anymore. Let us know
> if that solves it.
>
> regards,
>
> Lars
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 5:48 PM, Lorill Crees <lcrees@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> We have a long standing request to allow users of our custom DHIS 2 app
>> to delete specific Data Sets and all corresponding data elements and
>> values. We need to do this via the API.
>>
>> It seems the only thing preventing us from doing this now is the deletion
>> of datavalueaudit records. Is there any plan to allow deletion of datavalueaudit
>> records via the API? Or to remove dependencies from the datavalueaudit
>> records so they can be standalone and not prevent the deletion of the
>> corresponding data elements?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Lorill
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 11:37 PM, channara rin <rin.channara@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> YES,
>>> thank you for reminding...
>>>
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Lorill Crees
Project Leader / Senior Developer
2Paths Solutions Ltd. <http://www.2paths.com>

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