Value types supported¶
The following is a comprehensive list of all value types available in DHIS 2, and notes on whether or not these have been implemented in the Android Capture app.
Any issues around using a particular feature with Android are highlighted with an exclamation mark !.
| Legend | Description |
|---|---|
 | Value type implemented |
 | Value type not implemented, but will be safely ignored (if not compulsory) |
 | Work in progress. Feature not completely implemented yet or with unexpected behaviour already reported |
| Value type | Description of value type | Program with registration | Program with registration | Program without registration | Data Set | Notes on implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| الخصائص | عناصر البيانات | عناصر البيانات | عناصر البيانات | |||
| Time | Time only | | | | | |
| Date & Time | Date plus time | | | | | |
| Date | Date only | | | | | |
| العمر | Enables entry of either an age in years/months/days or a date-of-birth (both are stored as date-of-birth) | | | | | |
| رقم الهاتف | A valid phone number | | | | | |
| An email address in a valid format | | | | | ||
| Yes/no | Boolean yes/no (or no response) | | | | | |
| Yes only | Yes or no response | | | | | |
| Number | Any valid number, including decimals | | | | | |
| Integer | Any integer (whole numbers, no decimals) | | | | | |
| Positive Integer | Only positive integers (no zero or negative values) | | | | | |
| Positive or Zero Integer | Only zero or positive integers (no negative values) | | | | | |
| Negative Integer | Only negative integers (no zero or positive values) | | | | | |
| Percentage | Any decimal value between 0 and 100 | | | | | |
| Unit interval | Any decimal value between 0 and 1 | | | | | |
| نص | Text (length of text up to 50,000 characters) | | | | | |
| Multi_Text (From 3.0) | Option set for multiple choice | | | | | |
| Long text | Text (no constraints on length) | | | | | |
| Letter | A single letter | | | | | |
| File | Enables upload of files in various formats (requires appropriate storage to be configured) | | | | | |
| الوحدة التنظيمية | Enables selection of a DHIS2 organisation unit as the chosen value | | | | | |
| Tracker Associate | Enables selection of an existing Tracker 'tracked entity instance' (e.g. a person) as the value | | | | | |
| Username | Enables selection of a valid DHIS2 username as the value | | | | | |
| Coordinate | Enables manual entry of geographical coordinates (doesn't enable automatic capture of coordinates) | | | | | |
| URL | Enables manual entry of a URL. | | | | | |
| Image | Enables upload of images. | | | | |