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[Ngoc Thanh Nguyen <thanh.hispvietnam@xxxxxxxxx>]

great. surprised that a medical doctor can write that code. if you turn it
to jquery it is much easier. anyway, its fine for now
On Sep 2, 2014 11:54 AM, "Pamod Amarakoon" <pamodm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Thanks a lot. In fact I'm a medical doctor and have limited knowledhe in
> Javascript. I managed to get it done with following javascript I created.
>
> height enterd in cm and weight in kg.
>
> <script type="text/javascript">
>
> function updateBMI() {
> var ht = document.getElementById("HeightID-val").value;
> var wt = document.getElementById("WeightID-val").value;
> if(ht!="" && wt!=""){
> var bmi = wt/(ht*ht/10000);
> bmi = +bmi.toFixed(2);
> }else{
> var bmi ="Enter Height and Weight";
> }
> var inputbmi= document.getElementById("BMI-ID-val");
> inputbmi.value = bmi;
> }
> updateBMI();
>
> </script>
>
> It serves the purpose it seems. Pls suggest any modifications
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 11:52 PM, Ngoc Thanh Nguyen <
> thanh.hispvietnam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> yes you can use custom data entry form and add some js script like
>> onchange event on weight and height.
>>
>> the event handler should then calculate the bmi and update the text field
>> bmi.
>>
>> do you have any technical person to do this? if not give me your account
>> i can help
>> On Sep 2, 2014 12:26 AM, "Pamod Amarakoon" <pamodm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> I'd like to add something to this.
>>>
>>> For example, if we have a data entry form (BMI) for a program stage if
>>> we have height and weight input boxes/data elements is there a way to
>>> calculate BMI?
>>> is it only possible by using javascript/webapp
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 10:21 PM, Ngoc Thanh Nguyen <
>>> thanh.hispvietnam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I believe the calculated data value (now as indicator) can only be seen
>>>> after an aggregation is run.
>>>> In addition, in some forms in some countries like VN, auto-calculated
>>>> data elements some time can be input by users.
>>>>
>>>> In VN, we use Javascript to achieve this. However, it is quite
>>>> complicated. Imagine that you have to rebuild a spreadsheet engine.
>>>>
>>>> Important lesson learnt was if a dataelement is auto-calculated, make
>>>> sure no one can change it manually. Otherwise, you end up with very low
>>>> data quality.
>>>>
>>>> Thanh
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 11:15 PM, Jason Pickering <
>>>> jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Robin,
>>>>>
>>>>> You can simply use an indicator to do this.
>>>>>
>>>>> In case you have not seen it, we have extensive documentation on the
>>>>> use of indicators here
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch13.html#indicator_maintenance
>>>>>
>>>>> It should also be possible to calculate the value from other data, not
>>>>> contained in the data entry form, IF it exists for the same orgunit and
>>>>> period.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>> Jason
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 5:48 PM, Robin Martens <martens@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>   Dear all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone know if there's a way to have auto-calculated fields in
>>>>>> data entry forms? This auto-calculated field would then be available for
>>>>>> further reporting and indicator calculation (i.e. it is a data element
>>>>>> calculated based on other data elements in the same entry form).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Actually, if it would be possible to calculate data elements based on
>>>>>> other data elements outside of a data form, that would be great too (but if
>>>>>> I remember well this is currently not possible).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for any ideas,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Robin
>>>>>>
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>>> --
>>> Pamod
>>>
>>>
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> Pamod
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