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[Lars Helge Øverland <lars@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Brian,

Unfortunately we do not support custom attributes as part of the CSV
metadata import.

This will be a useful feature so it's something we could consider. It will
require a change in the way we deal with CSV - currently we do not parse
the column headers and rely on the column order (in fact there is no
official CSV spec and so headers are not mandatory).

I have written a blueprint here. We cannot guarantee a version for delivery
at this point though.

https://blueprints.launchpad.net/dhis2/+spec/csv-custom-metadata-attributes


Custom attributes are supported for JSON and XML so you could write some
sort of script/tool that transforms it into those formats as a work-around.


best regards,

Lars




On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 4:17 PM, Brian O'Donnell <bodonnell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Im updating some village coordinates via CSV. To keep a record of this
> update, Ive created a new OU attribute for "geo source". This attribute is
> an option set of values.
>
> Where do I place this new attribute in the CSV file for upload?
> I have been following the column order outlined here:
> http://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/2.22/en/developer/html/dhis2_developer_manual_full.html#d4967e995
>
> Of course, the import ignores the top row, so when I add the name or code
> of the "source" attribute to the right of "coordinates", it does not update.
>
> Theres likely a way to do this via API, but Im trying to create an excel
> template so non-technical people can regularly check village coordinates
> against an updated list, and directly upload a CSV themselves. If its not
> possible, I'll just overwrite the existing "comment" or "description"
> fields with "geo source" values.
>
> for reference Im using version 2.21
>
> Thanks all,
> Brian
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University of Oslo
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