Thanks everyone for such insight and i hope the development team is working on this,though issues of duplication especially with my program where we use Unique Identifiers for our Tracked Entities.
I guess improving internet connectivity is a better devil at the moment. My regards Stanley On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 6:14 AM, Prosper BT <ptb3...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Team for sharing, > > We equally challenged here in Uganda with one implementation and given the > complexity and amount of data to be entered there is no way we can you use > android tablet or phone app. May be trying chromebook. > > BTW anyone who has tried chromebook? > > Calle on supporting offline web tracker capture, still comes to the issues > of duplication of data while offline and access to the old records for > updates. > > Regards > > Prosper Behumbiize, MPH > DHIS2 Implementation| HISP Uganda > pros...@hispuganda.org <ptb3...@gmail.com> | pros...@dhis2.org | Skype: > prospertb > > On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 3:36 AM, Calle Hedberg <calle.hedb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Stanley, >> >> I understand your frustration, and others are having similar challenges. >> Although Em Le Hong is factually correct when stating that Tracker Capture >> App do work in offline mode, the current APK has significant stability and >> functionality issues and it's not easy to e.g. get new functionality >> developed on the browser side supported. >> >> A new Android SDK is being worked on that hopefully will address some of >> these issues, but it is right now not clear when it will be ready >> (according to the Roadmap for 2.27 it should be ready to piloting now, but >> it is not). >> >> I also recently asked Abyot what the main issues/challenges are for >> supporting offline Tracker capture, but I've received no response to that >> yet (he might be on paternity leave - not sure). >> >> You are suggesting the use of localised installations with "uploading of >> meta-data" (I presume you mean uploading of Tracker Enrollment & staging >> data, not "meta-data"). I'm not aware of anybody who has tried that for a >> national/wide-area Tracker Program, but I suspect it will be an uphill >> battle - in particular if your enrollments are supposed to be unique across >> the whole system (you don't provide any details about which country/area >> this is, how complicated your tracker programs are, the tentative time-span >> for each program, etc). >> >> My first option would be a major effort to improve connectivity, using a >> mix of booster antennas, wide-area wireless, and/or VSAT or similar. If you >> go the distributed installation route, I would NOT use "manual" email but >> rather develop a customised solution for automated, asynchronous >> communication between the local installation and the central server. It's >> would require a lot of development work, though, and every new DHIS2 >> version release might further maintenance of such a custom solution. >> >> So in my view, rather use those resources to improve connectivity.... >> >> My 2c worth >> >> Regards from Freetown, Sierra Leone >> Calle >> >> On 25 April 2017 at 18:19, Em Le Hong <em.hispviet...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Stanley, >>> >>> You can use DHIS2 Android apps, from google Play Store, type dhis2, you >>> will see a list of application (tracker capture, event capture, data >>> capture...). When you install DHIS2 android app on your Android devices, >>> you just need internet for first time login to download metadata into your >>> devices. Then you can use it offline to register tracked entity instance, >>> do data, create event... When your device can connect to internet, it will >>> synchronize and send all offline data to the server. >>> >>> You can read more on https://docs.dhis2.org/mast >>> er/en/android/html/dhis2_android_user_man.html >>> >>> Hope this can help. >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 1:56 PM, Stanley Kalyati <skaly...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I have a program in tracker and we have issues with internet >>>> connectivity in many areas.We resorted to using android phones but this has >>>> not improved situation as the phone too need to be online to access the >>>> Android Tracker Capture. >>>> >>>> I am now thinking of going offline and then have the data officers >>>> download the metadata and send via email and then i can upload in the main >>>> system. >>>> >>>> I have used this system before but with aggregate data and not Tracker >>>> Capture. >>>> >>>> My fear is that if i install a copy of the system on stand alone >>>> machines,chances of duplicates in the enrollment and events is likely to >>>> happen as different Data officers across the country will be sending in >>>> metadata for upload. >>>> >>>> My questions are: >>>> >>>> 1-Is there anyone here who has implemented such a program on stand >>>> alone machines? If yes kindly share your experience >>>> >>>> 2-Does this type of implementation bringforth duplicates within the >>>> program? or when uploading you select new events ONLY? >>>> >>>> 3-What are the challenges i am likely to face using this type of >>>> implementation? >>>> >>>> 4-Is there another way of collecting this data offline? >>>> >>>> Your advise and direction will be appreciated. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Stanley >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Em Le Hong* >>> DHIS2 Implementation| *HISP Vietnam * >>> em.hispviet...@gmail.com | *Skype:* em.hispviet...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> ******************************************* >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > >
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