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[Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>]

>
> A question to the developers...would it be possible to support a "user
> defined period type", which would require that users create their own
> start/enddates? I realize that this would create problems for the offline
> features of DHIS2, but this requirement, along with similar ones in
> countries which do not use the Gregorian calendar, point to the need for
> something more flexible than what we currently have.
>


It is definitely possible (as with most things) and could be done. But it
will require a significant development effort, since dhis is currently
based on periods being generated in memory and persisted when needed. I do
understand the need for it and we are hearing it from multiple sources now.

Lars