Yes, I have been missing this for a long time. Should I make a blueprint for it?
Thanks, Knut On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Nayeem Al Mifthah <n.mift...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >>>> >>>> >>> > -- Knut Staring Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo +4791880522 http://dhis2.org
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