Nigeria A360 Mobile Data Collection with DHIS2: a User Guide

Version 1, April 2019 


General Considerations for Use of DHIS2 Android App 

  • Android App: PSI dhis2 
  • Upon installation, launch app through this icon on smartphone: 
  • Log in using the following credentials URL: https://sandbox.psi-mis.org [NOTE: this server is used during the pilot phase only], assigned user name and password (these are case-sensitive!)  
  • Upon successful connection, the app will first synchronize the configuration (= data collection forms and other settings), then the data (= any data entered for the LGAs/clinics assigned to the user).  

This process may take some time – up to one minute or more, depending on speed of connection: please be patient!

  •   Once synchronized, the following screen is shown:   

           Note that upon the first connection, a series of tips will be shown to the user, under the form of text shown 

on top of the screen (with semi-transparent black background). Tap to make these tips disappear.

The Home screen shows available data entry forms (= “programs” in DHIS2 lingo), each with a different colour and icon. The number of available “events” (= records) will be listed below the program name.


The Home screen shows available data entry forms (= “programs” in DHIS2 lingo), each with a different colour and icon. The number of available “events” (= records) will be listed below the program name.

  • If synchronization is unsuccessful, a message will display (“Your configuration sync has failed. There could be errors in your server. Click here for more information”): please check your connection and try again. 
  • By clicking on the icon with three slider lines (top right of screen), it is possible to filter events within a program based on period (day, week, month, year) and on “Org Unit” (geographic areas or locations such as clinic: these are the places for which data is entered).  
  • These filters allow you to check the number of events already entered under these units and/or for a chosen period, by clicking on the buttons Period and Org Unit. Loading multiple organisation units may take some time and the app may momentarily freeze, displaying this message; be patient and wait until all are loaded. 

Note that you need to tap the + icon in front each unit to see its “children” appear. 

  • Synchronizing data and configuration:  

     

    Tap the three horizontal lines next to Home in order to display the full menu of the app; you will see the account name listed on top, then a number of menu options including “Settings”  


In Settings menu, the default synchronization frequency is daily, but it is possible to manually force synchronization when data needs to be submitted (“Sync data now”) or when there are updates to the data collection forms (“Sync configuration now”).  
 

  • Entering data  

 

To select a program for which to enter data, tap the icon or title of the program,  

 

To enter a new record, proceed to tap the + button (bottom right), as shown in screenshots in section 2 of this guide.  


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