Whoa. Awesome. Thanks for the amazing work you guys do. Can't wait to put it through the ringer! Nicola
On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Lars Helge Øverland <larshe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > DHIS version 2.16 is out and we have some great new features: > > > *- Tracker capture app:* We have a completely new app for tracking > persons and other entities. This app lets you register and search persons. > It features a dashboard which gives you the complete overview of the > person. It is customizable and designed around widgets, making it easy to > place the information you need where you need it. It currently features > widgets for enrollment, profile, data capture through stages, summary > report, relationships, notes and current selections. This app will > eventually replace the individual records module. Check it out by selecting > org units at the lowest level in the hierarchy and the TB program on the > demo. > > Demo Search > <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-tracker-capture/index.html#/> | Demo > Dashboard > <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-tracker-capture/index.html#/dashboard?tei=J8KD01PshMC&program=ur1Edk5Oe2n> > | Docs <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch29.html> > > > *- Event visualizer app:* A new app for creating charts based on events. > Works similarly to event reports. It lets you create aggregated event data > visualizations based on flexible queries on attributes and data elements. > It lets you analyze events based on time periods, organisation units and > group sets, and place any dimension as chart series, category and filters. > It supports a range of options for controlling the range and domain axis, > target and base lines, labels and chart title. You can save your charts as > favorites and share them with others. Charts can be downloaded as PNG > images and PDF documents. Check out the favorites on the demo. > > Demo > <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-event-visualizer/app/index.html?id=WIxuUpm5m4U> > | Docs <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch28.html> > > > *- Event charts in dashboard:* The charts created in event visualizer can > easily be included in the dashboard, as a separate dashboard or together > with "aggregate" analysis. Simply search from the dashboard search field > and look under "event charts", then click add next to each chart. Click on > "Inpatient Morbidity Mortality" dashboard on demo. > > Demo > <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-dashboard-integration/index.action> > > > *- Org unit group sets in event analysis:* The event reports and > visualizer apps now enables analysis of organisation unit group set based > dimensions. This means that you can easily create analysis of events across > e.g. facility types and ownership without going through aggregation queries. > > Demo > <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-event-visualizer/app/index.html?id=aH8nJjd4whM> > > > *- Multiple calendars for data capture:* The system now supports a range > of calendars for data capture, including Ethiopian, Gregorian, Islamic, ISO > 8601, Julian, Nepali, Thai. You can set which calendar to use under > Settings > Calendar. > > Demo > <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-settings/systemCalendarSettings.action> > > > *- Data synchronization:* You can synchronize data collected in a local > instance of DHIS 2 with another, remote instance of DHIS 2. This is useful > e.g. in a scenario where you have multiple DHIS 2 instances deployed partly > offline in the field and want them to automatically submit data to a > central, online instance of DHIS 2. To enable sync first go Settings > > Synchronization and enter the URL, username and password of the remote > server. Second, go to Data administration > Data synchronization and set > strategy to enabled. The system will attempt a synchronization request > every minute. > > Demo > <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-settings/systemSynchronizationSettings.action> > | > Docs <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch22s17.html> > > > *- Data value audit trail:* Audit trail, i.e. the history of > modifications happened to a data value, is now supported. This is useful in > order to keep track of changes and manage changes in cases where multiple > people are working on the same data. Check it out in data entry by editing > a field a few times, clicking in the input cell to open the history dialog > and click on Audit trail. > > Demo <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-dataentry/index.action> | > Screenshot <http://folk.uio.no/larshelg/images/audit-trail.png> > > > *- Totals in validation rules:* You can now insert data element category > option totals directly in validation rules. This should make the validation > rule expression less verbose and more manageable. Click on "edit left side" > on the demo. > > Demo > <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-validationrule/showAddValidationRuleForm.action> > > > *- Top menu search:* The top menu now has a search field which you can > use to more quickly find the apps you are searching for. Hover the apps > link on the demo. > > Demo > <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-dashboard-integration/index.action> > > > *- Test email settings:* Under Settings > Email there is now a link for > testing your email settings by having the system send a test email to the > email associated with your account. This will make it more easy to verify > your settings and discover issues with the SMTP setup. > > Demo > <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-settings/systemEmailSettings.action> > > > *- Data visualizer layout:* The layout dialog in visualizer now has the > same design as pivot table and event reports app, with three screens for > series, category and filter. This is done to harmonize all analysis apps > and make it simper to set multiple filters. Click "layout" on the demo. > > Demo <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-visualizer/app/index.html> > > > *- Color-coded boundaries:* The boundary layer in GIS now features > color-coded boundaries. This means that when combining multiple org unit > levels in the same boundary map, each layer will have its own color, making > it simple to distinguish them. > > Demo > <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-mapping/app/index.html?id=bjaqzAFrDOS> > > > *- Labels in map favorites:* The label setting is now included in > favorites in GIS. The label setting has been moved into the various map > layer dialogs, look for the "options" tab. The label font size can also be > controlled by using the font selector next to the label option. > > Demo > <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-mapping/app/index.html?id=RBWOHYjZwxf> | > Screenshot <http://folk.uio.no/larshelg/images/gis-labels.png> > > > *- Better pivot table dimension selection:* The layout dialog in pivot > table app now only shows the dimensions for which you have selected any > options instead of just all dimensions. This should make it simpler to see > which dimensions have selections when creating pivots. > > Demo <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-pivot/app/index.html> > > > *- Hierarchy download as separate dimensions:* The download function in > pivot table app now supports downloading the organisation unit hierarchy > levels as separate dimensions. This is useful when you want to create local > excel pivot tables and have the org unit levels as separate dimensions. > Make sure you check "show hierarchy" under Options, then go to Download and > look for "plain data source /w hierarchy". > > Demo <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-pivot/app/index.html> > > > *- Column and row totals:* The pivot table app now has separate options > for column totals and row totals, meaning you can specify only column > totals, only row totals or both for a pivot. Click on options in top menu > on the demo. > > Demo > <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-pivot/app/index.html?id=zJZXVk3TPhT> > > > *- Min and max aggregation operators:* There are two new aggregation > operators for max and min value. These can be defined per data element and > will be used automatically in pivots. Aggregation operators can also be > defined in pivot table under options in order to override for the current > pivot table by going to options > aggregation type. Min and max operators > are useful to identify extreme values. > > Demo > <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-pivot/app/index.html?id=oLHFIoASOhr> | > Docs > <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch04.html#dataElement> > > > *- Analytics maintenance mode:* Analytics can now be put in maintenance > mode. This implies that all requests will simply return 503 service > unavailable, and is useful in the cases where you need to perform > maintenance on a live server, such as rebuilding analytics indexes. It can > be enabled under Settings > General. > > Demo > <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-settings/systemGeneralSettings.action> > | Docs > <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch23.html#systemGeneralSettings> > > > *- Percentage data element number type:* Data elements now have a new > number type called "percentage", which implies that you can only enter > discrete numbers between 0 and 100 in data entry. > > Demo > <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-datadictionary/showAddDataElementForm.action> > | Docs > <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch04.html#dataElement> > > > *- Data approval:* Approval can now be done for a longer period type than > the reporting period type for the data set. This makes it simpler to > approve multiple form submissions at the time. > > Docs <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch06.html> > > > *- Myanmar font support:* There is now a new style called "Myanmar" which > features the Padauk font designed for the Myanmar character set. Style can > be defined for the system under Settings > Appearance, and per user under > Profile > Settings. > > Demo > <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-maintenance-settings/systemAppearanceSettings.action> > > > *Various technical stuff:* The custom data entry form editor is upgraded > and is easier to use. Data entry has much more capacity for storing data > entry forms offline. Data value table has a "lastupdated" column. Attribute > option combos are supported in data value import > <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch32s09.html#d5e8096>. > The category option object is associated with organisation units and > start/end dates. > > > The *Web API* as received a range of improvements (this part is mainly > for developers / technical people): > > > *- Tracker meta-data support:* The tracker-related entities, such as > /program and /programStages, are now supported in the Web API with CRUD > operations. This means that you can develop clients that can read and > create tracker meta-data. > > Docs <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch32s05.html> > > > *- JSON data value sets:* The data value set generator now supports JSON > response format, making it simple to create templates used for data import. > > Docs > <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch32s09.html#d5e8206> > > > *- User account invites:* The user account invitation feature has now > been exposed in the API. This makes it possible to create scripts that can > automate sending out invitations to a large number of users e.g. off an > excel sheet - useful when bootstrapping systems. > > Docs <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch32s36.html> > > > *- Custom script and style:* You can now upload custom Javascript and CSS > files through the API. These will be rendered through the application and > allows you to customize the look and feel of the custom data entry forms, > HTML reports and the system in general. The advantage is that you avoid > changing the system source code or custom deployments, as the customization > will be stored in the database. > > Docs <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch32s38.html> > > > *- Event charts:* The event charts (from event visualizer) can be > rendered in PNG image format from the /eventCharts resource. > > Demo <https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/api/eventCharts/qd2jBEvoRPx/data.png> | > Docs <https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/user/html/ch32s17.html> > > > > --- > > You can *download* Live package, WAR file, sample data and source code > here: > > http://www.dhis2.org/downloads > > > You will find *documentation* and javadocs here: > > http://www.dhis2.org/documentation > > > The *demo* application can be found here: > > http://apps.dhis2.org/demo > > > Full list of features can be found at the *Launchpad* page: > > https://launchpad.net/dhis2/+milestone/2.16 > > > > Enjoy the new features. Feedback is much appreciated. > > > best regards, > > the DHIS 2 development team > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Nicola Hobby MIS Program Manager Office: +1 (202) 469-6685 Skype: nicolahobby *Connect with PSI* Website <http://www.psi.org/> | Blog <http://blog.psiimpact.com/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/PSIimpact> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/PSIHealthyLives> | YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/user/healthybehaviors> <http://www.psi.org/> <http://blog.psiimpact.com/> <https://twitter.com/PSIimpact> <https://www.facebook.com/PSIHealthyLives> <http://www.youtube.com/user/healthybehaviors> Donate to PSI www.psi.org. 94.5 cents of every dollar raised directly supports PSI programs.
_______________________________________________ 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
