About this guideΒΆ
The DHIS 2 documentation is a collective effort and has been developed by the development team and users. While the guide strives to be complete, there may be certain functionalities which have been omitted or which have yet to be documented. This section explains some of the conventions which are used throughout the document.
DHIS 2 is a browser-based application. In many cases, screenshots have been included for enhanced clarity. Shortcuts to various functionalities are displayed such as Data element > Data element group. The ">" symbol indicates that you should click Data element and then click Data element group in the user interface.
Different styles of text have been used to highlight important parts of the text or particular types of text, such as source code. Each of the conventions used in the document are explained below.
Note
A note contains additional information which should be considered or a reference to more information which may be helpful.
Tip
A tip can be a useful piece of advice, such as how to perform a particular task more efficiently.
Important
Important information should not be ignored, and usually indicates something which is required by the application.
Caution
Information contained in these sections should be carefully considered, and if not heeded, could result in unexpected results in analysis, performance, or functionality.
Warning
Information contained in these sections, if not heeded, could result in permanent data loss or affect the overall usability of the system.
Complete
Information contained in these sections, will indicate that these are issues that have been fully implemented.
Incomplete
Information contained in these sections, will indicate that these are issues that are not implemented and will be ignored.
Not_applicable
Information contained in these sections, will indicate that these are issues not applicable.
Work_in_progress
Information contained in these sections, will indicate that these are issues or freatures not completely implemented or with unexpected behaviour already reported.
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They will be displayed with a shaded background and a different font.
Commands will be displayed in bold text, and represent a command which would need to be executed on the operating system or database.
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