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Re: Metadata export of datasets - missing form sections?

 

Okay. Did you check "Export with dependencies" ?

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On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 11:55 AM, David Hagan <david.hagan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> HI Lars,
>
> The import/export I attempted was through the front-end UI (for which
> sections are not exported when a dataset is selected for metadata detailed
> export on version 2.21).
>
> When I did an API JSON export and import via the metadata endpoint for the
> form sections I required, it worked fine.
>
> Thanks
>
> David
>
> David
>
> On 17 December 2015 at 13:49, Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi David,
>>
>> could you tell us how you did the export? Was it from the meta-data
>> export UI in import-export modules, or through API?
>>
>> regards,
>>
>> Lars
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 11:03 AM, David Hagan <david.hagan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Good morning all,
>>>
>>> Let me know if I’m misunderstanding something here …
>>>
>>> Here in Sudan we are exporting two datasets from one instance to another
>>> instance that include quite complex standard forms (using sections and
>>> grey-out options). All our other datasets use custom forms, and they have
>>> come across fine.
>>>
>>> However, wth standard section forms, none of the section information
>>> comes across (and yes, I’ve poked around in the XML files to check). Is
>>> this normal behaviour? If not, is there a way of getting at these section
>>> definitions and exporting them?
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> David
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Lars Helge Øverland
>> Lead developer, DHIS 2
>> University of Oslo
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>>
>>
>


-- 
Lars Helge Øverland
Lead developer, DHIS 2
University of Oslo
Skype: larshelgeoverland
http://www.dhis2.org <https://www.dhis2.org>

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