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[Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Randy,

including values from individual category options (not only totals) is on
the plan both for the GIS and charts / data visualizer module, it will be
there most likely for 2.7 release.

best regards,

Lars


On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Wilson,Randy <rwilson@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Ola,****
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> Thanks for the quick reply.  In this case I guess the only solution is to
> rely on the Indicator module and to create “data elements” as indicators of
> number type that reflect the needed categories.****
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> Would it not be relatively simple to modify the chart and GIS modules so
> that they pull from the data element category combo boxes in the Indicator
> definition dialogs?  Is this in a blueprint somewhere?****
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> Randy Wilson****
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> *From:* olatitle@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:olatitle@xxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Ola
> Hodne Titlestad
> *Sent:* Friday, November 18, 2011 10:55 AM
> *To:* Wilson,Randy
> *Cc:* dhis2-users
> *Subject:* Re: [Dhis2-users] Problem with data element selection in Chart
> module****
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> On 18 November 2011 09:25, Wilson,Randy <rwilson@xxxxxxx> wrote:****
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> I'm not sure if anyone noticed this yet, but the data element selection
> dialog for the chart module does not function correctly, it allows you to
> select data elements, but it does not display category combinations.  In
> our case FP_Oral Contraceptives should display sub categories (New Users)
> or (Continuing Users).****
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> There is no support for categories in charts. You can only get the totals
> for the data elements. It is actually the same also in GIS or Data
> Visualizer. The only places where data analysis on category level is
> supported is using data set reports (obviously), report tables/standard
> reports (use the report table type called Data Element Dimension Table), in
> excel pivots connected to mydatamart, and via the use of indicators you can
> display category-level data in all modules (cumbersome, but can be done).*
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> This is why I am always preaching that the categories should be designed
> so that the total for the data element makes sense for data analysis, and
> not just to make the auto form look good.****
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> Ola****
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> In case this is any help, here is the URL on our local network copy.
> Using Version: 2.5 Build revision: 4982****
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> http://192.168.1.3:8080/dhis/dhis-web-reporting/displayAddChartForm.action?id=15089&dimension=organisationUnit_dataElement
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> If anyone tries to create a chart like this they will get a mix of apples
> and oranges.****
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> Most of the other data element selection dialogs work correctly… eg in the
> GIS module, and when creating indicator definitions.****
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> Has this bug been fixed?****
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> Randy Wilson, Rwanda****
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> *Error! Filename not specified.*****
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