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Re: Data integrity question

 

I see, the explanation is bit confusing. I have used same data element in
several groups from 2.3 to 2.27 and never faced any problem in analytics.

*Nayeem Al Mifthah*
*Consultant for HSS, Health MIS, M&E*
Email: n.mifthah@xxxxxxxxx
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On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 7:58 PM, Edward Robinson <
erobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Apologies, I mean since *2.20* and possibly before…
>
> Regards
>
> Ed
>
>
>
> *From:* Edward Robinson
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 24 October 2017 3:55 PM
> *To:* 'Nayeem Al Mifthah' <n.mifthah@xxxxxxxxx>
> *Cc:* DHIS 2 Users list <dhis2-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Subject:* RE: [Dhis2-users] Data integrity question
>
>
>
> Thanks for the feedback Nayeem, are you saying that the manual is
> incorrect (it’s been like that since 2.16 and possibly before)?  Or are you
> saying it’s possible despite it creating issues (as mentioned in the
> manual)?
>
> Regards
>
> Ed
>
>
>
> *From:* Nayeem Al Mifthah [mailto:n.mifthah@xxxxxxxxx]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 24 October 2017 3:46 PM
> *To:* Edward Robinson <erobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Cc:* DHIS 2 Users list <dhis2-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Subject:* Re: [Dhis2-users] Data integrity question
>
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> A data element can be assigned to multiple data element groups.
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> On 24 Oct 2017 4:24 pm, "Edward Robinson" <erobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> From the manual: https://docs.dhis2.org/2.26/en/user/html/dataAdmin_
> dataIntegrity.html
>
> *19.1.2. Data elements without groups*
>
> Some Data Elements have been allocated to several Data Element Groups.
> This is currently not allowed, because it will result in duplication of
> linked data records in the analytics record sets that provide aggregated
> data. Go to Maintenance -> Data Element Groups to review each Data Element
> identified and remove the incorrect Group allocations.
>
> Is that a typo?
>
> Is “Data elements without groups” not for data elements that have not been
> assigned to a group instead of data elements that have been assigned to
> more than one group?
>
> Looking at the data set on my side, the elements that appear in that list
> don’t appear to be assigned to any groups.
>
>
>
> Could someone clarify?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed
>
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