There should be an option to enforce it like you say, but with the current implementation the form doesn't even indicate (eg with an asterisk) which data should always be entered, even when 0. It only shows up in validation. On Jul 17, 2014 4:07 PM, "Nayeem Al Mifthah" <n.mift...@gmail.com> wrote:
> As per my understanding. Compulsory data element is used for enforcing to > fill up of the element for fulfilling the dataset. Without fill the > compulsory data element(s) no one can complete the dataset. > > For numeric value there is a caution to use Compulsory data element about > zero '0' value saving. > For other data types it is OK for use. > > *Nayeem Al Mifthah* > HMIS C > onsultant > Management Information System > Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Bangladesh > Supported by: UNICEF > -Bangladesh > > Email: *n.mift...@gmail.com <n.mift...@gmail.com>* > * | nay...@mis.dghs.gov.bd <nay...@mis.dghs.gov.bd>* > Cell:*+8801914030574* > > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Adebusoye Anifalaje <bus...@hisp.org> > wrote: > >> It’s not enforced in the sense that you have validation violation if the >> data value is not completed. It is used as an alternative calculation for >> reporting rates. >> >> This is my understanding. There might be other views. >> >> Cheers >> >> Busoye >> >> On 17 Jul 2014, at 09:54, Knut Staring <knu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello all, is the compulsory data elements enforced somehow? I'm not >> clear on how to use them.... >> >> Thanks, >> Knut >> >> -- >> Knut Staring >> Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo >> +4791880522 >> http://dhis2.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users >> Post to : dhis2-users@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users >> Post to : dhis2-users@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >
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