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Message #01067
Re: [Dhis2-devs] DHIS version 2.8 released
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To:
Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>
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From:
Samuel Cheburet <samuelcheburet@xxxxxxxxx>
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Date:
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:43:28 +0300
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Cc:
Calle Hedberg <calle.hedberg@xxxxxxxxx>, "Karisa, Juma" <jkarisa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jim Setzer <Jim_Setzer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, dhis2-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, DHIS 2 developers <dhis2-devs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jackie Patrick <Jacqueline.patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Gilbert Kanjama <gilbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Maitha Manyala <Maitha_Manyala@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Arthur Heywood <arthur@xxxxxxxx>, James Grace <james@xxxxxxxxxx>, Jeff Takle <Jeff_Takle@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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In-reply-to:
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Thanks, It real a major realise with a lot development.
Cheers
On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 1:12 PM, Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> DHIS version 2.8 is release. The news this time is:
>
>
> - Data visualizer plugin: Plugin for embedding the dynamic charts you see
> in Data Visualizer module directly in Web pages. Data is loaded from the
> DHIS back-end server. Example here:
>
> http://apps.dhis2.org/portal/plugin.html
>
> Documentation here:
>
> http://dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch24s07.html
>
>
> - Tracker tabular report: Interactive analysis tool for all types of
> tracker data. Can display data element values and beneficiary attributes
> and identifiers. Lets you filter on any of the columns in a table and
> download the data to Excel and PDF. Follows the same user interface
> principles as Data Visualizer module. Check it out here, for instance by
> selecting the "Delivery returns" program, selecting org unit and data
> elements and clicking "Update":
>
> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-caseentry/app/index.html
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> (Demo login is admin/district)
>
>
> - Search and browse beneficiary history: See the complete history of a
> beneficiary from programs and single events by clicking on the blue info
> icon in the list of beneficiaries. See it here by going straight down in
> the org unit tree and selecting the first facility:
>
> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-caseentry/patient.action
>
>
>
> - Dedicated import-export function for data values: You no longer risk
> messing up your meta-data when doing data value import. Data values are now
> matched on the stable identifiers of the meta-data (like data elements and
> org units).
>
> This means that you can safely import data as records will either be
> imported if they match your meta-data or ignored if not. It also means that
> remote systems can change the names of data elements and org units and
> still be able to exchange data values with the central system - records are
> matched on the stable identifiers which cannot be changed in the user
> interface. See the demo:
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> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-importexport/displayImportDataValueForm.action?importFormat=xml
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>
> - CSV data value import-export: Data can be imported and exported using
> the CSV format (as well as the DHIS XML format called DXF). This provides
> an easy way to bootstrap DHIS systems from external sources and achieve
> interoperability with legacy systems as CSV is very widespread and is easy
> to contstruct manually. Check it out here:
>
>
> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-importexport/displayDataValueExportForm.action
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>
> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-importexport/displayImportDataValueForm.action?importFormat=csv
>
> Documentation here:
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> http://dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch18s04.html
>
>
> - Cumulative values in report tables: For each column you can include a
> cumulative value column by ticking "Include cumulative" in the add report
> table screen. This enabled you to make nice progress reports like this:
>
> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/api/reports/Kvg1AhYHM8Q/data.pdf?ou=ImspTQPwCqd
>
>
> - Reporting rates aggregation over time: The data mart process is now
> producing aggregate reporting rates over time. This means for instance that
> you can get quarterly and yearly reporting rates for monthly data sets in
> reports, such as the one below. Reporting rates are also aggregated in
> parallel processes which means performance scales almost linearly with the
> available processor cores on your server.
>
>
> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-reporting/exportTable.action?uid=xqGIgjysoc6&pe=2012-01-01&ou=ImspTQPwCqd
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>
> - Org unit group set analysis in Data Visualizer: You can now do analysis
> on groups and create charts based for instance on facility type and
> ownership. In the organisation unit tab select a group set (e.g. Type) from
> the group set list and then the parent organisation unit. An example is
> here:
>
>
> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-visualizer/app/index.html?id=wLPFpNTTLE5
>
>
> -Reporting rates in Data Visualizer: You can now create charts with
> reporting rates for all data sets by using the reporting rates tab in the
> left side menu. They can also be combined with indicators and data elements
> as you prefer:
>
>
> <http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-visualizer/app/index.html?id=wLPFpNTTLE5>
> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-visualizer/app/index.html?id=MhZZglImm3o
>
>
> - Baseline in Data Visualizer: New chart option for including a baseline
> in charts. Similar to the target line option.
>
>
> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-visualizer/app/index.html?id=aYRnuCBirzk
>
>
> - Data on chart columns in Data Visualizer: New chart option for including
> corresponding data value figures next to each bar or column in charts.
>
>
> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-visualizer/app/index.html?id=YlSs2snF32u
>
>
> - Notifications in Data Visualizer: User feedback has been greatly
> improved. When trying to create a chart with show-stopping errors, like
> forgetting to select org units, a descriptive popup is displayed. For
> non-critical errors, like selecting many org units when the org unit
> dimension acts as filter, a descriptive message is displayed at the bottom
> bar.
>
>
> - Cache strategy: The analytic resources in the Web API, like report,
> report table, map, chart and document, can be cached on the client side
> according to a "cache strategy" system setting. Available options are no
> cache, cache until 6 AM next morning and cache for 2 weeks. Typically DHIS
> is set up to refresh the data mart nightly - this knowledge can be used to
> cache resources in the browsers of the users and thus improve latency,
> bandwith usage and reduce server load. It also enables you to include a
> HTTP proxy/cache in front of your server which will meet the demand of Web
> scale performance when using DHIS as a back-end for Web portals.
>
> See the load time improvements by opening the dashboard module and
> clicking a few times on the "Dashboard" link in the left side menu, and by
> opening the GIS module and load the favorite "ANC 1 visit facility 2011" a
> few times:
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> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-dashboard-integration/index.action
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>
> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-mapping/mapping/index.html?id=LGLRaweu91m<http://apps.dhis2.org/dev/dhis-web-mapping/mapping/index.html?id=LGLRaweu91m>
> &base=googlehybrid
>
>
> - Internationalization: The user interface is now completely translated to
> Portuguese and Vietnamese. You can change the user interface language here:
>
>
> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-settings/userGeneralSettings.action
>
>
> - SQL View download to Excel and CSV: Sql views are handy for producing
> custom reports and views of the database. They can now also be exported to
> Excel and CSV format and saved to your local computer. Check it out by
> clicking on the table icon next to "Facility overview":
>
>
> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-dataadmin/showSqlViewListForm.action
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>
> - Web API support for messages: Developers of third-party applications can
> now create new message conversations and reply to existing ones by
> interacting with the messageConversations resource in the Web API. The
> documentation has been generally improved and we encourage you to read it
> to see the new possibilities:
>
> http://dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch24s05.html
>
> http://dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch24.html
>
>
> - System overview page: A page listing all available modules in the system
> can be accessed by clicking on the DHIS 2 icon in the top left corner. This
> page can also be set as start page in system settings:
>
> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-commons-about/modules.action
>
>
> - We did not manage to finalize the full meta-data import-export function,
> this has been pushed to the next release. However the Web API is now fairly
> complete - all resources can be browsed here:
>
> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/api/resources
>
>
>
>
> WAR file, Live package and demo database can be downloaded here:
>
> http://dhis2.org/downloads
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>
> Documentation and Javadocs here:
>
> http://dhis2.org/documentation
>
>
> Source code branch available for checkout here:
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> https://code.launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs-core/dhis2/2.8
>
>
> Portal demo can be found here:
>
> http://apps.dhis2.org/portal/
>
>
>
> best regards,
>
> the DHIS 2 development team
>
>
>
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