Upgrading to 2.42+ with custom JS data entry forms

[ifoche (Ignacio Foche Pérez)]

Thanks for this contribution @plinnegan . I just wanted to link from here a similar experience that we have on our side with many clients. We wrote this entry to support the same idea you share here:

Retirement of the old Data Entry App and the Tracker Capture app in V42

Thank you to the DHIS2 core team for all the incredible work modernizing the platform. In EyeSeeTeaIwe fully appreciate the need to ensure long-term sustainability, security, and performance. That said, I would like to join others here in expressing our deep concern about the retirement of JavaScript support in custom forms without providing an equivalent alternative—such as a plugin system for the Data Entry app, similar to what has been offered in the Capture app. For many implementations, e…