Hello @jaime.bosque, @marta
I read the new documentation that includes a short description about the QR Code on DHIS2. I found that it should be a data element but how can I render it as QR in order to be able to scan a QR Code.
Thank you
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This is not possible. The only way the App generates QR codes is for sharing among devices which can be found while clicking “Share” on a TEI.
What would you like to do with what you are asking? In the end the QR code is only a graphical representation and this can be done by other external tools. Could you describe your use case?
Thanks.
Thank you for your reply @jaime.bosque
I need to configure the QR Code in order to be able to scan a QR for each member I register. How could it be done ?
So scanning by opening the camera and then save the value of the qr
Ok, @dina.mazloum . I think I misunderstood you.
If I get what you want to do is having somewhere a QR/Barcode (i.e. a passport, product box, etc) and you want the Android App to be able to read this QR code and put that value into a data element. Is that correct?
Ok! Then, what you need to do is create a text Attribute and/or Data Element and render it as QR or barcode as desired. The process is described in the official doc:
Home - DHIS2 Documentation
So basically, this is how it would look in the administration panel:
Please note this is only available in Android and not in the desktop version
Thank you so much for you support
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Hi @jaime.bosque,
How Server URL can be set via a QR code for easier Login in android phones or tablets?
Thanks
Hello @hernandezmachava . For this you just need to go to any QR generator site and enter the URL to generate a QR that you can later on print or share with your colleagues.
For example:
The app, can use text or QR to login by clicking on the icon next to the URL address at the entry screen.
You can click on “SAVE” button to download it and past it in a document that you can edit and printer later on.
@hernandezmachava and @jaime.bosque While using the QR code functionality for Android, I’m seeing a ]Q1 appearing as a prefix to every code I scan. I can confirm that this is happening across android versions (2.4 and 2.6), across DEs and TEAs, and across multiple devices. I can create a ticket obviously, but wondering if this is something that others have seen before? We’re on 2.35 DHIS2 version.
Update: Nevermind! I see it here: [ANDROAPP-4745] - Jira
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Hi @jaime.bosque and @Matthew_Boddie
Unfortunately, I encountered the same problem with the Android application by reading the QR code where ]d2 appeared as a prefix to every code I scanned.
I used the Android app version 2.8.2
@jamal_aljadan interesting–I can’t replicate this (also on 2.8.2) in our server setup. Can you send a video/replicate it on Play?
Hello @Matthew_Boddie
Thank you for your replying.
The issue was discovered when I used the GS1 DataMatrix Code.
Android app showed [d2 as a prefix for every code I scanned but when I used the QR code the app showed the correct value without any addition.
@jamal_aljadan Did you get around this? I am now hearing reports of ]d2 appearing as a prefix for QR code scanning in versions 2.8.2 and 2.9
Hello @Matthew_Boddie
I just changed Mobile render type from Gs1 datamatrix to Qr code from the Attribute section in the Program Tracker.
I encountered an issue with the Android app while scanning GS1 DataMatrix codes. The app consistently added a “[d2” prefix to every code I scanned. This behavior was not observed when using the QR code, which displayed the correct values without any additions.
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Thanks alot @jamal_aljadan . I can confirm that this is still very much an issue for GS1 DataMatrix codes (and that its not a problem for QR Codes). Your comment saved me a tone of time @jamal_aljadan !!
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