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DHIS2 User guide
Table of Contents
About this guide
Chapter 1. Getting started - help to navigate the user guide
Chapter 2. What is DHIS2?
- 2.1. DHIS2 Background
- 2.2. Key features and purpose of DHIS2
- 2.3. Use of DHIS2 in HIS: data collection, processing, interpretation, and analysis.
- 2.4. Technical background
- 2.5. Difference between Aggregated and Patient data in a HIS
- 2.6. Free and Open Source Software (FOSS): benefits and challenges
Chapter 3. Managing dashboards
- 3.1. About dashboards
- 3.2. Dashboard and control bar
  - 3.2.1. Searching in the list of dashboards
  - 3.2.2. Customizing the height of the control bar
- 3.3. Creating a dashboard
- 3.4. Editing an existing dashboard
  - 3.4.1. Translating dashboard title and description
  - 3.4.2. Deleting a dashboard
- 3.5. Viewing a dashboard
Chapter 4. Messaging
- 4.1. About messages and feedback messages
- 4.2. Create a message
- 4.3. Read a message
- 4.4. Create a feedback message
- 4.5. Manage feedback messages
- 4.6. Configure feedback message function
Chapter 5. Using the Data Entry app
- 5.1. About the Data Entry app
- 5.2. Enter data in a data entry form
- 5.3. Mark a data value for follow-up
- 5.4. Edit data values in a completed data entry form
- 5.5. Display a data value's history
- 5.6. Display a data value's audit trail
- 5.7. Create minimum maximum value range manually
- 5.8. Enter data offline
- 5.9. Enable multi-organisation unit data entry
- 5.10. See also
Chapter 6. Using the Event Capture app
- 6.1. About the Event Capture app
- 6.2. Register an event
- 6.3. Edit an event
- 6.4. Edit events in grid
- 6.5. Share events in edit mode
- 6.6. View an event audit history
- 6.7. Delete an event
- 6.8. Modify an event list's layout
- 6.9. Print an event list
- 6.10. Download an event list
Chapter 7. Using the Tracker Capture app
- 7.1. About the Tracker Capture app
- 7.2. About tracked entity instance (TEI) dashboards
- 7.3. Workflow
- 7.4. Create a TEI and enroll it in a program
- 7.5. Open an existing TEI dashboard
  - 7.5.1. Lists
  - 7.5.2. Search
- 7.6. Enroll an existing TEI in a program
- 7.7. Enter event data for a TEI
- 7.8. Manage a TEI's enrollments
- 7.9. Send a message to a TEI
- 7.10. Mark a TEI for follow-up
- 7.11. Edit a TEI's profile
- 7.12. Add a relationship to a TEI
- 7.13. Share a TEI dashboard
- 7.14. Deactivate a TEI
- 7.15. Activate a TEI
- 7.16. Delete a TEI
- 7.17. Configure the TEI dashboard
- 7.18. Create reports
Chapter 8. Analyze data in pivot tables
- 8.1. About the Pivot Table app
- 8.2. Create a pivot table
  - 8.2.1. Select dimension items
  - 8.2.2. Modify pivot table layout
- 8.3. Change the display of your pivot table
- 8.4. Manage favorites
- 8.5. Download data from a pivot table
- 8.6. Embed a pivot table in an external web page
- 8.7. Visualize pivot table data as a chart or a map
Chapter 9. Using the Data Visualizer app
- 9.1. About the Data Visualizer app
- 9.2. Create a chart
- 9.3. Select a chart type
- 9.4. Select dimension items
- 9.5. Select series, category and filter
- 9.6. Change the display of your chart
- 9.7. Manage favorites
- 9.8. Download a chart as an image or a PDF
- 9.9. Download chart data source
- 9.10. Embed charts in any web page
- 9.11. Open a chart as a pivot table or as a map
Chapter 10. Using the GIS app
- 10.1. About the GIS app
- 10.2. Create a new thematic map
- 10.3. Manage event layers
- 10.4. Manage facility layers
- 10.5. Manage facilities in a layer
- 10.6. Manage thematic layers 1- 4
- 10.7. Manage boundary layers
- 10.8. Manage Earth Engine layer
  - 10.8.1. Create or modify an Earth Engine layer
- 10.9. Add external map layers
- 10.10. Manage map favorites
- 10.11. Save a map as an image
- 10.12. Embed a map in an external web page
- 10.13. Search for a location
- 10.14. Measure distances and areas in a map
- 10.15. Get the latitude and longitude at any location
- 10.16. View a map as a pivot table or chart
  - 10.16.1. Open a map as a chart
  - 10.16.2. Open a map as a pivot table
- 10.17. See also
Chapter 11. Using the Maps app
- 11.1. About the Maps app
- 11.2. Create a new map
- 11.3. Manage event layers
- 11.4. Manage facility layers
- 11.5. Manage thematic layers
- 11.6. Manage boundary layers
- 11.7. Manage Earth Engine layer
  - 11.7.1. Create an Earth Engine layer
- 11.8. Add external map layers
- 11.9. Manage map favorites
- 11.10. Save a map as an image
- 11.11. Search for a location
- 11.12. Measure distances and areas in a map
- 11.13. Get the latitude and longitude at any location
- 11.14. See also
Chapter 12. Using the Event Reports app
- 12.1. About the Event Reports app
- 12.2. Create an event report
- 12.3. Select dimension items
- 12.4. Select series, category and filter
- 12.5. Change the display of your table
- 12.6. Download chart data source
- 12.7. Manage favorites
- 12.8. Visualize an event report as a chart
Chapter 13. Using the Event Visualizer app
- 13.1. About the Event Visualizer app
- 13.2. Create a chart
- 13.3. Select a chart type
- 13.4. Select dimension items
- 13.5. Select series, category and filter
- 13.6. Change the display of your chart
- 13.7. Download a chart as an image or a PDF
- 13.8. Download chart data source
- 13.9. Manage favorites
- 13.10. Visualize a chart as a pivot table
Chapter 14. Control data quality
- 14.1. About data quality checks
- 14.2. Validation rule analysis
- 14.3. Standard deviation outlier analysis
- 14.4. Minimum maximum outlier analysis
- 14.5. Follow-up analysis
  - 14.5.1. About follow-up analysis
  - 14.5.2. Create list of data values marked for follow-up
Chapter 15. Data approval
- 15.1. Approving and accepting
- 15.2. Authorities for approving data
- 15.3. Configuring data approval
- 15.4. Data visibility
- 15.5. Approving data
- 15.6. Approving by category option group set
  - 15.6.1. Approving by one category option group set
  - 15.6.2. Approving by multiple category option group sets
Chapter 16. Using reporting functionality
- 16.1. Reporting functionality in DHIS2
- 16.2. Using standard reports
- 16.3. Using dataset reports
- 16.4. Using resources
- 16.5. Using reporting rate summary
- 16.6. Using organisation unit distribution reports
- 16.7. Generate analytics tables
Chapter 17. Set user account preferences
Chapter 18. Manage users, user roles and user groups
- 18.1. About user management
- 18.2. Workflow
- 18.3. Manage users
- 18.4. Manage user roles
- 18.5. Manage user groups
- 18.6. Enable support for OpenID
- 18.7. Decentralize user management
- 18.8. Example: user management in a health system
Chapter 19. Visualize usage statistics
- 19.1. About the Usage Analytics app
- 19.2. Create a usage analytics graph
Chapter 20. Configure metadata
- 20.1. About the Maintenance app
- 20.2. Manage categories
- 20.3. Manage data elements
- 20.4. Manage data sets and data entry forms
- 20.5. Manage indicators
- 20.6. Manage organisation units
- 20.7. [Work in progress] Manage validation rules
- 20.8. Manage attributes
- 20.9. Manage constants
- 20.10. Manage option sets
- 20.11. Manage legends
- 20.12. Manage predictors
- 20.13. Manage push reports
- 20.14. Manage external map layers
- 20.15. Edit multiple object groups at once
  - 20.15.1. Edit multiple objects in an object group
  - 20.15.2. Edit an object in multiple object groups
Chapter 21. Configure programs in the Maintenance app
- 21.1. About programs
- 21.2. Configure event programs in the Maintenance app
- 21.3. Configure tracker programs in the Maintenance app
- 21.4. Configure program indicators
- 21.5. Configure program rules
- 21.6. Configure relationship types
  - 21.6.1. About relationship types
  - 21.6.2. Create or edit a relationship type
- 21.7. Configure tracked entities
- 21.8. Configure search
- 21.9. Clone metadata objects
- 21.10. Delete metadata objects
- 21.11. Change sharing settings for metadata objects
- 21.12. Display details of metadata objects
- 21.13. Translate metadata objects
Chapter 22. Configure programs in the Programs/Attributes app (legacy app)
- 22.1. About programs
- 22.2. Manage programs
- 22.3. Manage program stages
- 22.4. Manage program notifications
- 22.5. Manage custom registration forms
Chapter 23. About sharing of objects
- 23.1. Sharing of objects
- 23.2. Metadata sharing and access control
- 23.3. Metadata sharing applied
- 23.4. Data sharing and access control
  - 23.4.1. Data sharing for event based programs
  - 23.4.2. Data sharing for data sets
Chapter 24. Data Administration
- 24.1. Data integrity
- 24.2. Maintenance
- 24.3. Resource tables
- 24.4. Locale Management
- 24.5. SQL View
  - 24.5.1. Creating a new SQL view
  - 24.5.2. SQL View management
- 24.6. Duplicate data elimination
- 24.7. Data statistics
- 24.8. Lock exceptions
- 24.9. Min-Max Value Generation
- 24.10. Cache Statistics
- 24.11. Scheduling
- 24.12. Data synchronization
- 24.13. Metadata Synchronization Scheduling
Chapter 25. Datastore Manager
- 25.1. Using the Datastore Manager
- 25.2. Add a new namespace and key to the Datastore Manager
- 25.3. Add a key to an existing namespace in the Datastore Manager
- 25.4. Delete a namespace or key from the Datastore Manager
- 25.5. Search for namespaces or keys
- 25.6. Search your JSON library
- 25.7. Edit namespaces or keys in the Datastore Manager
Chapter 26. Configure the GIS app
- 26.1. Context
- 26.2. Importing coordinates
Chapter 27. Configure report functionality
- 27.1. Data sources for reporting
- 27.2. How to create report tables
- 27.3. Report table outcome
- 27.4. Standard reports
Chapter 28. Import and export data and metadata
- 28.1. Meta-data import
- 28.2. Import data
- 28.3. Export data and meta-data
Chapter 29. Configure metadata synchronizing
- 29.1. About data and metadata synchronization
- 29.2. Workflow
- 29.3. Configure metadata versioning on central instance
- 29.4. Connect local instance to central instance
- 29.5. Configure automatic metadata synchronization on local instance
- 29.6. Create a new metadata version manually on central or local instance
- 29.7. Reference information: metadata synchronization configuration parameters
Chapter 30. Mobile
- 30.1. DHIS2 Mobile Introduction
- 30.2. Mobile browser based data entry
  - 30.2.1. Getting started with mobile browser data entry
- 30.3. J2ME GPRS/3G Client
- 30.4. SMS Command
  - 30.4.1. Set up SMS command
  - 30.4.2. SMS Command Type
- 30.5. SMS Service
  - 30.5.1. Setting up SMS service
    - 30.5.1.1. Configure SMS Gateway
    - 30.5.1.2. Configure GenericHttp Gateway
  - 30.5.2. Gateway Configurations
Chapter 31. DHIS2 Tutorials
- 31.1. Create Scorecards using the Pivot Table app
- 31.2. Working with TextPattern
Chapter 32. About demo server, live package and database design
- 32.1. Using the DHIS2 demo server
- 32.2. Using the DHIS2 live package
  - 32.2.1. Starting the DHIS2 Live package
    - 32.2.1.1. Prerequisites for DHIS2 Live
    - 32.2.1.2. Starting up with a blank database
  - 32.2.2. Downloading and installing the server version
- 32.3. Logging on to DHIS2
- 32.4. Logging out of DHIS2
- 32.5. Quick intro to designing a DHIS2 database
Chapter 33. About data dimensions in DHIS2
- 33.1. Data dimensions: Core building blocks in DHIS2
- 33.2. Data elements: The What dimension
  - 33.2.1. Data element categories
  - 33.2.2. Data element group sets
- 33.3. The organisation unit dimension
  - 33.3.1. Organisation unit group sets and groups
    - 33.3.1.1. Inherit the values of an organisation unit group set
    - 33.3.1.2. Alternative organisation unit hierarchies - advanced use of group sets and groups
  - 33.3.2. Best practice on the use of group sets and groups
- 33.4. The period dimension in DHIS2
- 33.5. Data collection vs. data analysis
  - 33.5.1. Data collection and storage
  - 33.5.2. Input does not equal Output
- 33.6. Extended examples of data elements and forms
- 33.7. How this works in pivot tables
- 33.8. Case study: From paper forms to multidimensional datasets - lessons learned
  - 33.8.1. From tables to category combinations - designing multi-dimensional data sets
  - 33.8.2. Step-by-step approach to designing datasets
Chapter 34. DHIS2 Frequently Asked Questions
Chapter 35. Release and upgrade notes
Appendix A. User authorities
Appendix B. System settings
- B.1. General settings
- B.2. Analytics settings
- B.3. Server settings
- B.4. Appearance settings
- B.5. Email settings
- B.6. Messaging settings
- B.7. Access settings
- B.8. Calendar settings
- B.9. Data import settings
- B.10. Synchronization settings
- B.11. OAuth2 clients
DHIS2 Glossary
Bibliography
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