Bulk Load App Compatibility Issue with DHIS2 2.41.4

[Somato256 (Muhammad Nuru Hakeem)]

Hello everyone,

I wanted to check if anyone else has experienced this:

It appears that the Bulk Load App is not currently compatible with DHIS2 version 2.41.4, even though it works perfectly with version 2.41.3.
I tested this behavior on the DHIS2 Play instance to confirm.

Has anyone else encountered this issue?
Is this a known compatibility problem, and if so, is there any update on when it might be resolved?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

Best regards,
Hakeem

[MiquelAdell (Miquel Adell Borràs)]

Hi @Somato256,

I am Miquel, project Manager at EyeSeeTea, developers of Bulk Load.

Sorry to inform you that this is a known issue with the core DHIS2.

We did report this here and the DHIS2 Team is working on that.
We really hope there will be a fix soon as this is impacting Bulk Load but also other apps in the community but we can not give you a timeline as this is caused upstream.

The only solution we have right now is staying in DHIS2 v41.3 until there is a fix. I hope this can work for you.

EDIT: minor corrections

[Somato256 (Muhammad Nuru Hakeem)]

Thank you very much, this is helpful

[George_McGuire]

Thanks to both of you, just to confirm that I recently noted the same issue.
I take the opportunity to extend a BIG THANKS to EyeSeeTea for this marvellous app. As I do not master JSON files and other gadgets, the Bulk Load app is my lifeline and I am looking forward to continue using it.

[MiquelAdell (Miquel Adell Borràs)]

Hi all,

the DHIS2 team has released a hotfix for 39,40,41 that fixes this issue.
We have tested with bulk load in a play instance successfully.

You can see all three releases in anouncements but for example this is the post for 41:

DHIS2 patch release 2.41.4.2 is now available - [HOTFIX]

Dear all, DHIS2 version 41.4.2 is out as a HOTFIX to address the following functional issue which breaks some custom apps: DHIS2-19708: Wrong manifest returned by /api/apps/APP_KEY/manifest.webapp Components: [API] App Management This is the latest stable release for version 41, and supersedes release 41.4.1. The release note for this patch can be found here: Patch 41.4.2 Release Note. Thanks! DHIS2 Release Team Release Information Links Release Note Patch 41.4.2 Release Note U…

Thanks to the team for the fix and to all of you for your patience I hope you can use bulk load without issue now

[lillian1n2 (Lillian N.)]

So when you mean incompatible what do you mean?

I have been having this error after changing instances of my deployment. Is that what was happening for you too?

[MiquelAdell (Miquel Adell Borràs)]

Hi @lillian1n2, what version of DHIS2 is this happening in?

[lillian1n2 (Lillian N.)]

Hi, this I noticed in v.20.40.0.1 and one of my instances on 2.40.5

Is this the same error that was being produced during the discussion on its incompatibility?

[Gassim (AL-Gassim Sharaf Addin)]

Hi @lillian1n2

If you are using version 40 then you need to update to at least version 40.8.2 for the Bulk Load app to work. @MiquelAdell , I hope I’m correct?

DHIS2 patch release 2.40.8.2 is now available - [HOTFIX]

Dear all, DHIS2 version 40.8.2 is out as a HOTFIX to address the following functional issue which breaks some custom apps: DHIS2-19708: Wrong manifest returned by /api/apps/APP_KEY/manifest.webapp Components: _[API] App Management This is the latest stable release for version 40, and supersedes release 40.8.1. The release note for this patch can be found here: Patch 40.8.2 Release Note. Thanks! DHIS2 Release Team Release Information Links Release Note Patch 40.8.2 Release Note …

Thanks!

[MiquelAdell (Miquel Adell Borràs)]

version 40.4.2 of DHIS2 would do. And yes, I’m quite sure the error is related.

[lillian1n2 (Lillian N.)]

I haven’t experienced any success yet.

Sorry, I meant that it was on one of my instances running 2.40.0.1 which I later upgraded to 2.41.5 and it’s still there.

Though what is interesting is that I have two other instances running 2.41.5 and Bulk Load works fine on there.

[MiquelAdell (Miquel Adell Borràs)]

Hi @lillian1n2 ,

If you upgraded your instance, then the issue is somewhere else, you are right.

I think this may be some interaction between metadata and permissions.

Could you try to isolate the error by exporting a “subset” of that? For example, changing the period. If it is a data set exporting form a copy with the same data elements and reducing it.

Maybe that can point to the source of the error.