Data Elements Create - LogicalOutcomes/DHIS2-FAQ GitHub Wiki

Task:

• Create a Data Element in DHIS2

Notes:

• Click Here to see a walkthrough video from the Online Curriculum that is related to this task.

• Setting up Categories, Category Options and Category Combinations can be used to accomplish disaggregation by breaking them down further into finer components. It may be useful to create preset categories if standard indicators are broken down by groups (e.g. age < 5, and age >5 are reported separately). Doing so will create data bins within DHIS2 and speed up data analysis.

Example:

Category Combination	Category	Category Option
Gender	Gender	Female
		Male
After School Activity	After school activity	Book club
		Reading competition
		Tutoring
		Other
Facility constructed	Facility constructed	Classroom
		Comodity storage
		Kitchen
		Latrine
		Water point
Type of training	Type of training	Food preparation
		Health/nutrition
		Hygine

Instructions:

Step 1: Go to the 'Maintenance' app:

Step 2: Click 'Data Element' located near the middle of the screen.

 

1. Click '+', you will see this screen:

1. Fill out as much information as you can - Asterisk (*) indicates mandatory fields. Note that Shortnames must be 50 characters or less.

2. Click 'Save' at the bottom of the screen to save your new Data Element