Terence, It definitely works to generate event UIDs using one of the methods above - just be aware that the import is very slow for larger record sets.
I just imported around 2.4 mill events from 2001-2012 (with around 12 values each), and ended up having to import year by year - it still took 3 full days to import (i.e. around 40 hours). So the smart thing would be to (a) ensure you have a lot of ram allocated to the instance (~16GB is probably optimal), but also to limit the import file to not more than 2 mill rows. Regards Calle On 12 October 2017 at 10:47, Terence Scott <terence.sc...@rabiesalliance.org > wrote: > Hi Morten > > Thank you for the help! I will try these and see whether I can get it to > work! > > Kind regards, > Terence > > Terence Scott > > Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) > Pan-African Rabies Control Network (PARACON) Steering Committee > terence.sc...@rabiesalliance.org > https://paracon.rabiesalliance.org > Skype: tpscott1987 > > > > > On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 1:32 PM, Morten Olav Hansen <mor...@dhis2.org> > wrote: > >> Hi there >> >> Sending in event IDs is not required, but its definitely recommended if >> you want do repeated imports (good to have a unique id connected to your >> event so that you don't end up with duplicates) >> >> We offer a few options to generate UIDs: >> >> 1) Using the web-api /api/system/id (you can add limit=X to adjust how >> many you need) >> 2) Install the dhis2 cli (npm -g install dhis2-cli) and then just do >> "dhis2 uid", or "dhis2 uid -h" to get more help >> 3) if you are nodejs directly you can also use the dhis2-uid lib for >> generating uids (npm --save install dhis2-uid) >> >> https://www.npmjs.com/package/dhis2-cli >> https://www.npmjs.com/package/dhis2-uid >> >> -- >> Morten Olav Hansen >> Senior Engineer, DHIS 2 >> University of Oslo >> http://www.dhis2.org >> >> On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 1:21 PM, Terence Scott < >> terence.sc...@rabiesalliance.org> wrote: >> >>> Dear All >>> >>> We have collected animal vaccination data (including GPS coordinates, >>> time, date, species etc.) in a custom developed program and have a CSV >>> output for this program. We are looking to try to import the data from the >>> custom-built programme into our DHIS2 instance via Event import. I have >>> gotten the import to work on Event export files that I have edited with new >>> animal data (e.g. by changing the species) and this works, as it simply >>> updates the old event (based on the event ID). However, we would like to >>> import these data as new events as opposed to simply replacing existing >>> events currently on the system. >>> >>> Therefore, I would like to please find out as to whether it is possible >>> to do one of the following: >>> >>> 1) Do an event import without an Event ID (i.e. register a new event on >>> the DHIS2 instance via Event import) >>> - I have looked through the documentation but am unable to find out >>> whether this is possible >>> - In the Developer Docs, it seems to mention that import using XML >>> does not require an Event ID, but I have not managed to >>> determine whether I am misinterpreting this or whether I >>> simply do not know how to do it. >>> >>> 2) Generate our own Event IDs in our custom-built programme that will be >>> recognised by the DHIS2 instance. >>> - Is there some way by which the Event IDs could be automatically >>> generated outside of the DHIS2 instance (in our programme) so that >>> new events can be imported into the instance? >>> >>> Please let me know if you need any further clarification. I would really >>> appreciate any help that you could provide! >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> Terence >>> >>> >>> Terence Scott >>> >>> Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) >>> Pan-African Rabies Control Network (PARACON) Steering Committee >>> terence.sc...@rabiesalliance.org >>> https://paracon.rabiesalliance.org >>> Skype: tpscott1987 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users >>> Post to : dhis2-us...@lists.launchpad.net >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- ******************************************* Calle Hedberg 46D Alma Road, 7700 Rosebank, SOUTH AFRICA Tel/fax (home): +27-21-685-6472 Cell: +27-82-853-5352 Iridium SatPhone: +8816-315-19119 Email: calle.hedb...@gmail.com Skype: calle_hedberg *******************************************
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