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Re: [Dhis2-devs] Auto-calculated data in entry forms
Hi
it is already inside dhis2 (for every dhis2 page). no need for external
import
Thanh
On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Pamod Amarakoon <pamodm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thanx. Is jquery available inside data entry form on the fly or has to
> link it separately to outside library.
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Ngoc Thanh Nguyen <
> thanh.hispvietnam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Pamod
>>>
>>>
>
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> --
> Pamod
>
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Follow ups
References
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road map
From: Lars Helge Øverland, 2014-08-08
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Re: road map
From: Robin Martens, 2014-09-01
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Auto-calculated data in entry forms
From: Robin Martens, 2014-09-01
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Re: [Dhis2-devs] Auto-calculated data in entry forms
From: Jason Pickering, 2014-09-01
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Re: [Dhis2-devs] Auto-calculated data in entry forms
From: Ngoc Thanh Nguyen, 2014-09-01
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Re: [Dhis2-devs] Auto-calculated data in entry forms
From: Pamod Amarakoon, 2014-09-01
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Re: [Dhis2-devs] Auto-calculated data in entry forms
From: Ngoc Thanh Nguyen, 2014-09-01
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Re: [Dhis2-devs] Auto-calculated data in entry forms
From: Pamod Amarakoon, 2014-09-02
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Re: [Dhis2-devs] Auto-calculated data in entry forms
From: Ngoc Thanh Nguyen, 2014-09-02
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Re: [Dhis2-devs] Auto-calculated data in entry forms
From: Pamod Amarakoon, 2014-09-02