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Thanks, Lars. Yes I'd be happy to write those up. (I wanted to put them here first for those that were already in the works. Thanks for pointing them out.)

For 5. If it's possible to create a dataset section with the instruction field (as in 4.) without any data elements in it then this could already be taken care of. I'm thinking of the ability to add components into a form that aren't directly tied to a dataset section. Perhaps a subheading for all the dataset sections that fall below it, for example. With the hyperlink described in 1. and the 13-month popup on double click, there would already be quite a bit of flexibility to create a rich form without moving to custom forms. Adding this generic element could I think cover the other potential needs to add extra explanation or details or whatever to make the form easiest for users. Does that make sense? Again, maybe it should just be incorporated into 4.

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: Lars Helge Øverland [mailto:larshelge@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 26 July 2012 22:03
To: Hiatt, Mr Tom (WPRO)
Cc: dhis2-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Dhis2-users] a few suggestions

Hi Tom,

thanks, I think all of your suggestions are excellent.

2. is already on the plan. 6. is already implemented in trunk, look
for "Allow future periods" in add/edit data set screen.

Can you elaborate a bit on 5. ?

Do you feel like writing blueprints for the rest ?

https://launchpad.net/dhis2


best regards,

Lars




On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 8:48 AM,  <hiattt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi DHIS users,
>
>
>
> Here are a few suggestions I had for future functionality. If these have
> already been brought up, then consider this another vote! If you have any
> comments or questions on these, let me know.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> 1.       Question in entry form hyperlinked to metadata entry of data
> element - If you want more information about a data element in the data
> entry screen you can click on the question and a pop-up window shows the
> link that was defined in the metadata.
>
> 2.       Automatic emails to new users - The user creation process could be
> simplified with an automatic introductory email to new users. A user manager
> could simply enter username, name, email, role, org unit and an automatic
> email based on a template would be sent to users with an auto-generated
> password.
>
> 3.       Forgotten password functionality - does this already exist? Similar
> to new users, automatic password management would save a lot of time.
>
> 4.       Instruction field in dataset section - Add another field (rich
> text) in addition to title in the dataset section for brief
> instructions/explanation. Right now I use the title for this, but that could
> be better for sure.
>
> 5.       Generic dataset section - This could be used with the suggestion
> above just without any data elements to add in another section or whatever
> to make the form clearer.
>
> 6.       Set dataset years as an attribute - Currently you can go back to
> the end of time (I suppose) using the Prev and Next buttons. (This is a bit
> confusing for yearly data collection, but it works.) However for future
> years, you are limited only to the current year. Being able to define future
> years (ie for Budget data or projected figures) would expand this
> functionality.
>
> 7.       See users accessing the system - It's very handy to see how many
> users have accessed under user statistics. It would also be great to see
> attempted logins, and a useful addition would be to be able to click that
> number and see who accessed. And even better would be to be able to click on
> that name and see their entries in the log. This would make it easier to
> troubleshoot with users.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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