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Re: [Dhis2-devs] Digit group separator in pivot table - what should the default value be?

 

In Vietnam it's also comma, so a system wide solution would be good (not
for output only, but only for input would be good.. if possible)

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Morten Olav Hansen
Senior Engineer, DHIS 2
University of Oslo
http://www.dhis2.org

On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 12:56 PM, ramaso hasina <hasina.ramaso@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Supporting Jim's suggestion. For Madagascar, the default separator is
> 'space'.
>
> Best regards,
>
> -----
> *Hasinarivelo RAMASOMANANA*
> *mHealth Specialist*
> Population Services International
> Antananarivo - Madagascar
>
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>
> 2016-05-04 8:44 GMT+03:00 Hannan Khan <hannank@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
>> Supporting Jim and Ola on implementation wide settings to configure a
>> default system-wide separator with provision to override for each pivot
>> table. For Bangladesh the default separator is 'Comma'.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Hannan
>> HISP Bangladesh
>>
>> On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 1:32 AM, Ola Hodne Titlestad <olati@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Supporting Jim's suggestion on a system/implementation setting to
>>> configure a default system-wide separator in addition to the possibility of
>>> overriding this for each pivot table or other type of report with display
>>> options. I guess the result of the vote could still be what the default
>>> value for this system setting should be....
>>>
>>> Ola
>>> ------
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------
>>> Ola Hodne Titlestad (Mr)
>>> HISP
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>>> University of Oslo
>>>
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>>>
>>> On 3 May 2016 at 21:12, Jim Grace <jim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> To me the most important way to address this is to allow an
>>>> implementation-wide default. The space character is in many ways the
>>>> "correct" separator according to international norms, and is even making
>>>> inroads into countries such as the US that traditionally use the comma. I
>>>> think the space is probably the best "factory" default for DHIS 2, so that
>>>> large numbers are readable on demonstration systems, and so we follow
>>>> international and emerging standards.
>>>>
>>>> However, an implementation should be able to override this with an
>>>> implementation-wide default of comma, where a preponderance of users for
>>>> that implementation are more used to this, and/or where exporting to Excel
>>>> is a concern.
>>>>
>>>> Expecting users to override the default every time they create a pivot
>>>> table is not very user-friendly.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Prosper BT <ptb3000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I vote for having none as default (1432) then one can choose what
>>>>> they want in options
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 7:36 PM, Lars Helge Øverland <lars@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi there,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> we are getting many (conflicting) requests for what the default value
>>>>>> should be for the "digit group separator" in the pivot table app.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So lets decide with a poll.. Cast your vote here before Friday 6th!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://doodle.com/poll/vtyzgts226aqihev
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The digit group separator controls how large numbers are being split
>>>>>> up, e.g.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1 432
>>>>>> 1,432
>>>>>> 1432
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The digit group separator can be controlled from Options.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [image: Inline image 1]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lars
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Lars Helge Øverland
>>>>>> Lead developer, DHIS 2
>>>>>> University of Oslo
>>>>>> Skype: larshelgeoverland
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>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>
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