Hi, I think it was there before DV_PROPORTION was introduced in the data types. It will be nice if an archetype editor can suggest DV_PROPORTION instead of DV_QUANTITY when the 'proportion' property is selected in the archetype editor.
Cheers, Rong On 14 October 2010 09:43, Ian McNicoll <Ian.McNicoll at oceaninformatics.com> wrote: > Hi Leo, > > The standard advice is always to use DV_PROPORTION. I am not sure of > the background to why proportion i also available as a DV_QUANTITY. > > Ian > > Dr Ian McNicoll > office / fax? +44(0)141 560 4657 > mobile +44 (0)775 209 7859 > skype ianmcnicoll > ian.mcnicoll at oceaninformatics.com > ian at mcmi.co.uk > > Clinical Analyst? Ocean Informatics > Honorary Senior Research Associate, CHIME, University College London > openEHR Archetype Editorial Group > Member BCS Primary Health Care SG Group www.phcsg.org / BCS Health Scotland > > > > > On 13 October 2010 21:00, Leonardo Moretti <lmoretti at noemalife.com> wrote: >> >> I'm wondering which is the correct use of DV_PROPORTION and DV_QUANTITY... >> When using DV_QUANTITY with property attribute 'proportion' and when using >> DV_PROPORTION? Why can not we use always a DV_PROPORTION for proportion!? >> >> Regards >> leo >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://old.nabble.com/DV_QUANTITY-or-DV_PROPORTION-tp29956395p29956395.html >> Sent from the openehr-technical mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> openEHR-technical mailing list >> openEHR-technical at openehr.org >> http://lists.chime.ucl.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/openehr-technical >> > > _______________________________________________ > openEHR-technical mailing list > openEHR-technical at openehr.org > http://lists.chime.ucl.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/openehr-technical >