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Re: Deleting data elements with data attached to them

 

Also make sure that that "Number of Maternal Deaths" data element should
not be part of or associated with any existing data set ( like data entry
form ).

Am i right Bob !!!

Regards,
Brajesh

On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 4:43 AM, Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 18 December 2012 00:08, Alvin B. Marcelo <alvin.marcelo@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> I'm also interested in the answer to the question.
>>
>> My presumption is that this constraint was placed to ensure that
>> artifacts created from previously defined data elements are will always
>> persist. Another way of saying this is:
>>
>> If before I saved Number of Maternal Deaths in org_unit January 2012 =
>> 10, deleting the data (10) will result in destroying some integrity that
>> was built into DHIS2.
>>
>> Am I right?
>>
>>
>>
> Yes that's right, Alvin and Nick.  So you would have to delete the
> datavalues in the database associated with this dataelement before you can
> remove the dataelement.
>
>
>
>> Sent from my BB Curve 9320
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Sender: dhis2-users-bounces+alvin.marcelo=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:04:16
>> To: <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>; <tran.hispvietnam@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: <dhis2-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <op.registrering@xxxxxx>
>> Subject: [Dhis2-users] Deleting data elements with data attached to them
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Brajesh

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