Hi, do we have a blueprint for this some how? We can try to do it for 2.15.
Lars On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 6:14 PM, Sharada Acharya <sa3...@columbia.edu> wrote: > Hi Jason, > > I went through the your bug description, that is exactly what I want! > Providing the ability to create regular-expressions or creation of a > dynamic > data-type seems to be the best way to verify the format of incoming data. > I was wondering if this request has been considered for DHIS future > release. > Any idea about which version would it be considered for? > > - > Sharada Acharya > Health Informatics Intern at ICAP > Columbia Univeristy > New York, NY > > > On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 7:40 PM, jason.p.pickering < > 1247...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > > > Hi Knut and Sharada > > > > This is still the case in 2.13 and good to see someone else is seeing a > > need for this! > > > > Although what Sharada is requesting for is a bit different I think than > the > > blueprint you mentioned, but nonetheless related. I think the case here > is > > that a dynamic data type, which is user definable in a sense, needs to > be > > created. Right now, these are hardcoded as integer, negative integer, > > positive integer, etc. And all of these different types basically use a > > regular expression to validate their type, since in the database, > > everything is stored as text. Seems to be a useful feature, but having a > > server side mechanism to do the validation is the first step in my mind. > > > > Regards, > > Jason > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 10:50 PM, Knut Staring <knu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > https://blueprints.launchpad.net/dhis2/+spec/regex-validation > > > > > > ** Changed in: dhis2 > > > Status: New => Invalid > > > > > > -- > > > You received this bug notification because you are a member of DHIS 2 > > > developers, which is subscribed to DHIS. > > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1247890 > > > > > > Title: > > > New field type required to ensure the format of the data > > > > > > Status in DHIS 2: > > > Invalid > > > > > > Bug description: > > > There doesn’t seem to be a way to check the structure of each field > > > beyond field type (number, text, date). For example, ensuring ANC > > > number is formatted as ###/##/## or is a particular length. > Validation > > > rule does not allow users to create an expression which checks if the > > > input is well-formed or has a particular format-type. > > > > > > DHIS Live Version: 2.11 > > > > > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/dhis2/+bug/1247890/+subscriptions > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs > > > Post to : dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net > > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs > > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > > -- > > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > > report. > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1247890 > > > > Title: > > New field type required to ensure the format of the data > > > > Status in DHIS 2: > > Invalid > > > > Bug description: > > There doesn’t seem to be a way to check the structure of each field > > beyond field type (number, text, date). For example, ensuring ANC > > number is formatted as ###/##/## or is a particular length. Validation > > rule does not allow users to create an expression which checks if the > > input is well-formed or has a particular format-type. > > > > DHIS Live Version: 2.11 > > > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/dhis2/+bug/1247890/+subscriptions > > > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a member of DHIS 2 > developers, which is subscribed to DHIS. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1247890 > > Title: > New field type required to ensure the format of the data > > Status in DHIS 2: > Invalid > > Bug description: > There doesn’t seem to be a way to check the structure of each field > beyond field type (number, text, date). For example, ensuring ANC > number is formatted as ###/##/## or is a particular length. Validation > rule does not allow users to create an expression which checks if the > input is well-formed or has a particular format-type. > > DHIS Live Version: 2.11 > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/dhis2/+bug/1247890/+subscriptions > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs > Post to : dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DHIS 2 developers, which is subscribed to DHIS. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1247890 Title: New field type required to ensure the format of the data Status in DHIS 2: Invalid Bug description: There doesn’t seem to be a way to check the structure of each field beyond field type (number, text, date). For example, ensuring ANC number is formatted as ###/##/## or is a particular length. Validation rule does not allow users to create an expression which checks if the input is well-formed or has a particular format-type. DHIS Live Version: 2.11 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dhis2/+bug/1247890/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs Post to : dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
