Arranging data entry in data capture app

Dear Devs,

I am trying to rearrange the order of data elements and category options as they appear in the tabularised form of the data capture app - aggregate form.

I expected them to load based on alphabetical order of the data element name, and as such gave them numbering at the beginning of the name ‘005, 010, etc…’ However the order the data elements in the app adopt in the aggregate form seems not to respect this. How do I arrange the order of the data elements in the form, please?

With thanks,

Blake

Hi Blake,

Just use a section form and order them as you like. This of course will require that you can use a section form.

Otherwise, you would need to implement a custom form and order then there.

Regards,

Jason

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On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 1:24 PM, Blake Hansen bhansen@baosystems.com wrote:

Dear Devs,

I am trying to rearrange the order of data elements and category options as they appear in the tabularised form of the data capture app - aggregate form.

I expected them to load based on alphabetical order of the data element name, and as such gave them numbering at the beginning of the name ‘005, 010, etc…’ However the order the data elements in the app adopt in the aggregate form seems not to respect this. How do I arrange the order of the data elements in the form, please?

With thanks,

Blake


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Thank you Jason,

I have used a custom form for the data entry screen in the online version/web version, however the ordering in that form is not respected by the android data capture app either.

I will try a section form to see, but if there are any other thoughts I am interested to know.

Many thanks,

Blake

Blake Hansen
Projects Implementation Manager, BAO Systems

+1 202-536-1541 | bhansen@baosystems.com | http://www.baosystems.com |

Skype: blake.a.hansen | 2900 K Street, Suite 406, Washington D.C. 20007

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On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 1:24 PM, Blake Hansen bhansen@baosystems.com wrote:

Dear Devs,

I am trying to rearrange the order of data elements and category options as they appear in the tabularised form of the data capture app - aggregate form.

I expected them to load based on alphabetical order of the data element name, and as such gave them numbering at the beginning of the name ‘005, 010, etc…’ However the order the data elements in the app adopt in the aggregate form seems not to respect this. How do I arrange the order of the data elements in the form, please?

With thanks,

Blake


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Jason P. Pickering
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Hi Blake

Yes, custom forms will absolutely not work with Android for sure, as you are just using custom HTML there to provide the ordering. There is nothing in the database to determine the order.

However, section forms should theoretically work, but the Android devs would need to confirm this.

Regards,

Jason

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On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 2:30 PM, Blake Hansen bhansen@baosystems.com wrote:

Thank you Jason,

I have used a custom form for the data entry screen in the online version/web version, however the ordering in that form is not respected by the android data capture app either.

I will try a section form to see, but if there are any other thoughts I am interested to know.

Many thanks,

Blake

Blake Hansen
Projects Implementation Manager, BAO Systems

+1 202-536-1541 | bhansen@baosystems.com | http://www.baosystems.com |

Skype: blake.a.hansen | 2900 K Street, Suite 406, Washington D.C. 20007

On 6 Feb 2017, at 14:51, Jason Pickering jason.p.pickering@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Blake,

Just use a section form and order them as you like. This of course will require that you can use a section form.

Otherwise, you would need to implement a custom form and order then there.

Regards,

Jason

On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 1:24 PM, Blake Hansen bhansen@baosystems.com wrote:

Dear Devs,

I am trying to rearrange the order of data elements and category options as they appear in the tabularised form of the data capture app - aggregate form.

I expected them to load based on alphabetical order of the data element name, and as such gave them numbering at the beginning of the name ‘005, 010, etc…’ However the order the data elements in the app adopt in the aggregate form seems not to respect this. How do I arrange the order of the data elements in the form, please?

With thanks,

Blake


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Jason P. Pickering
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Hi Blake,

Section forms are supported and order of data elements within them is respected on android data capture.

However, as Jason already has mentioned, custom forms are not supported in android data capture and probably won’t be in the future.

Best regards,

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On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 2:30 PM, Blake Hansen bhansen@baosystems.com wrote:

Thank you Jason,

I have used a custom form for the data entry screen in the online version/web version, however the ordering in that form is not respected by the android data capture app either.

I will try a section form to see, but if there are any other thoughts I am interested to know.

Many thanks,

Blake

Blake Hansen

Projects Implementation Manager, BAO Systems

+1 202-536-1541 | bhansen@baosystems.com | http://www.baosystems.com |

Skype: blake.a.hansen | 2900 K Street, Suite 406, Washington D.C. 20007

On 6 Feb 2017, at 14:51, Jason Pickering jason.p.pickering@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Blake,

Just use a section form and order them as you like. This of course will require that you can use a section form.

Otherwise, you would need to implement a custom form and order then there.

Regards,

Jason

On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 1:24 PM, Blake Hansen bhansen@baosystems.com wrote:

Dear Devs,

I am trying to rearrange the order of data elements and category options as they appear in the tabularised form of the data capture app - aggregate form.

I expected them to load based on alphabetical order of the data element name, and as such gave them numbering at the beginning of the name ‘005, 010, etc…’ However the order the data elements in the app adopt in the aggregate form seems not to respect this. How do I arrange the order of the data elements in the form, please?

With thanks,

Blake


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