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[Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I think that will be fine, the integration / exchange of data is based on
the stable identifiers (uid) and that is not possible to change in the user
interface.

Lars


On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Samuel Cheburet <samuelcheburet@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Also Lars on TB case finding and MDR Case finding and cohorts names is
> been used in  system integration hence major change will lead to re start
> or fail on work already done.
>
> Regards
>
> On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> let me emphasize one point that I have mentioned so many times now
>> regarding naming of data elements and indicators.
>>
>> Please do NOT start indicator names with "% of" or "Total". Do not start
>> data element names with "Total of ". We have many hundreds of these names
>> now.
>>
>> It becomes impossible to sort and find them this way when working with
>> the system. "Number of" is implicit in an aggregate system. The indicator
>> type, for instance %, can be found from the indicator type.
>>
>> The most significant part of the name should come first. So instead of
>> calling an indicator
>>
>> "% of Total Female tested for HIV (PTB-)"
>>
>> which is impossible to find in a sorted list, you call it
>>
>> "HIV (PTB-) Tested Female"
>>
>> Instead of calling a data element
>>
>> "Number of TB Patients with BMI <18.5"
>>
>> you just call it
>>
>> "TB Patients with BMI <18.5"
>>
>>
>> Also, there was a group working on giving data elements meaningful names
>> in the workshop last week. We still have hundreds of pointless names like:
>>
>> 1. New (N)
>> 1. Type of resistance
>> 2210302 Accommodation
>>
>> The idea is that we put the name specific to the form in the "form name"
>> attribute of the data element. This name will then appear on section forms.
>> Then we give a meaningful name to the data element so that we can
>> understand what it means and so that it can be used in reports. I will try
>> to fix some of it using scripts. Can we work on improving this?
>>
>>
>> regards,
>>
>> Lars
>>
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