An asterisk is a good option for indication. In Bangladesh we give asterisks on custom forms. Default form should have the indication.
*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 5:23 PM, Knut Staring <knu...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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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