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[Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>]

You should not use a constant. Each organisation unit will have its
own population, and it will change from year to year, so it should be
a data element just like any other aggregate data element. A constant
is just that, something like "Pi", which will never change over time
and does not depend on an organisation unit.



On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 7:41 AM, Marta Vila <martavila@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> maybe to define a "constant value" can help you there, one per
> organization...
> Constant values are accessible from the indicators num. / denom. definition.
>
> You can define constant values in Data Administration -> Constant
>
> Regards,
>
> Marta
>
>
> On 9 March 2012 06:35, Mark Spohr <mhspohr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Great
>> Thanks
>>
>> I was looking to enter pop in the org unit but this makes better sense.
>>
>> Mark Spohr MD
>>
>> On Mar 8, 2012 9:31 PM, "Jason Pickering" <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yes, that is the point. Each orgunit should have a population for a
>>> specified time period (for instance, yearly population values).  So,
>>> the indicator formula would look something like this
>>>
>>> Numerator = Whatever data element
>>> Denominator = Population
>>>
>>>
>>> If you enter at level 3, you will not be able to get level 4
>>> indicators, but values will be able to be aggregated up the hierarchy.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 7:20 AM, Mark Spohr <mhspohr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> > Except each org unit will have population.
>>> > How do you specify which to use in an indicator? ... will these be
>>> > aggregated? ... what if no low level numbers?
>>> >
>>> > Mark Spohr MD
>>> >
>>> > On Mar 8, 2012 9:10 PM, "Jason Pickering" <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Create a new data element called "Population". Probably want to use
>>> >> "Average" as an aggregation operator here. Add it to a dataset like
>>> >> any normal data element and enter the data through the data entry
>>> >> screen. :)
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 7:01 AM, Mark Spohr <mhspohr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> >> > I am probably missing something obvious here but where do you enter
>>> >> > population numbers for organization units to use as denominators for
>>> >> > indicators?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Mark Spohr MD
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
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