We have thought about that. The argument back then was, the atomicity in tracker is not data value rather the event / visit.
Not sure how it makes sense to comment and latter interpret the age, gender, address,... (and of course other services provided) of an individual. The assumption is to have a general observation about the event (at the visit level) and also long term observation (at the enrollment level). Also, it is not possible to edit comment. If a need to amend arises, one has to write another comment - this is more like a log book. -- Abyot A. Gizaw. Senior Engineer, DHIS2 University of Oslo http://www.dhis2.org On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 10:03 AM, Calle Hedberg <calle.hedb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Abyot, > > Sure, I know that - I'm just interested in why the comment field wasn't > included per data value as it is for aggregated data. Was it a deliberate > choice? Or simply that nobody thought about it at the time? I'm thinking of > writing a JIRA issue for it, but would like to know if there are/were > specific considerations against a data value comment field (and if yes, > what they were). > > Regards > calle > > On 10 February 2017 at 10:25, Abyot Asalefew Gizaw <ab...@dhis2.org> > wrote: > >> Hi Calle, >> >> Though not per data value, we do have support for comment per event and >> also per enrollment. >> >> -- >> Abyot A. Gizaw. >> Senior Engineer, DHIS2 >> University of Oslo >> http://www.dhis2.org >> >> On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Calle Hedberg <calle.hedb...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> One design feature for DHIS aggregated data that has been there since >>> 1997 is the COMMENT field - which is used to support a "rich picture" by >>> enabling users to add explanatory comments or additional info linked >>> directly to a specific data value. >>> >>> Why are there no comment fields within Events and Tracker? It's of >>> course possible to add additional attributes or data elements to store the >>> "richer picture" but it would be preferable to have the COMMENT option as >>> an alternative. >>> >>> Regards >>> Calle >>> >>> ******************************************* >>> >>> Calle Hedberg >>> >>> 46D Alma Road, 7700 Rosebank, SOUTH AFRICA >>> >>> Tel/fax (home): +27-21-685-6472 <+27%2021%20685%206472> >>> >>> Cell: +27-82-853-5352 <+27%2082%20853%205352> >>> >>> Iridium SatPhone: +8816-315-19119 <+881%206%20315%2019119> >>> >>> Email: calle.hedb...@gmail.com >>> >>> Skype: calle_hedberg >>> >>> ******************************************* >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> >> > > > -- > > ******************************************* > > Calle Hedberg > > 46D Alma Road, 7700 Rosebank, SOUTH AFRICA > > Tel/fax (home): +27-21-685-6472 <+27%2021%20685%206472> > > Cell: +27-82-853-5352 <+27%2082%20853%205352> > > Iridium SatPhone: +8816-315-19119 <+881%206%20315%2019119> > > Email: calle.hedb...@gmail.com > > Skype: calle_hedberg > > ******************************************* > >
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