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[Knut Staring <knutst@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Nayeem,
It was more a question for the developers, as we try not to clutter the BP
list too much ;-)

Knut


On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 10:55 AM, Nayeem Al Mifthah <n.mifthah@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Yeah... why not?
>
> *Nayeem Al Mifthah*
> HMIS C
> onsultant
> Management Information System
> Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Bangladesh
> Supported by: UNICEF
> -Bangladesh
>
> Email: *n.mifthah@xxxxxxxxx <n.mifthah@xxxxxxxxx>*
> *   | nayeem@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <nayeem@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>*
> Cell:*+8801914030574*
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 2:52 PM, Knut Staring <knutst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Yes, I have been missing this for a long time. Should I make a blueprint
>> for it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Knut
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Nayeem Al Mifthah <n.mifthah@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> An asterisk is a good option for indication. In Bangladesh we give
>>> asterisks on custom forms. Default form should have the indication.
>>>
>>> *Nayeem Al Mifthah*
>>> HMIS C
>>> onsultant
>>> Management Information System
>>> Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Bangladesh
>>> Supported by: UNICEF
>>> -Bangladesh
>>>
>>> Email: *n.mifthah@xxxxxxxxx <n.mifthah@xxxxxxxxx>*
>>> *   | nayeem@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <nayeem@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>*
>>> Cell:*+8801914030574*
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 5:23 PM, Knut Staring <knutst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> There should be an option to enforce it like you say, but with the
>>>> current implementation the form doesn't even indicate (eg with an asterisk)
>>>> which data should always be entered, even when 0.
>>>> It only shows up in validation.
>>>> On Jul 17, 2014 4:07 PM, "Nayeem Al Mifthah" <n.mifthah@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> As per my understanding. Compulsory data element is used for enforcing
>>>>> to fill up of the element for fulfilling the dataset. Without fill the
>>>>> compulsory data element(s) no one can complete the dataset.
>>>>>
>>>>> For numeric value there is a caution to use Compulsory data element
>>>>> about zero '0' value saving.
>>>>> For other data types it is OK for use.
>>>>>
>>>>> *Nayeem Al Mifthah*
>>>>> HMIS C
>>>>> onsultant
>>>>> Management Information System
>>>>> Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Bangladesh
>>>>> Supported by: UNICEF
>>>>> -Bangladesh
>>>>>
>>>>> Email: *n.mifthah@xxxxxxxxx <n.mifthah@xxxxxxxxx>*
>>>>> *   | nayeem@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <nayeem@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>*
>>>>> Cell:*+8801914030574*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Adebusoye Anifalaje <busoye@xxxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> It’s not enforced in the sense that you have validation violation if
>>>>>> the data value is not completed. It is used as an alternative calculation
>>>>>> for reporting rates.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is my understanding. There might be other views.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Busoye
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 17 Jul 2014, at 09:54, Knut Staring <knutst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello all, is the compulsory data elements enforced somehow? I'm not
>>>>>> clear on how to use them....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Knut
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Knut Staring
>>>>>> Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo
>>>>>> +4791880522
>>>>>> http://dhis2.org
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>>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Knut Staring
>> Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo
>> +4791880522
>> http://dhis2.org
>>
>
>


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Knut Staring
Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo
+4791880522
http://dhis2.org