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Adding a new

program

Program

To add a new programProgram, click the ADD PROGRAM Add Program button (1) button as shown belowin Image 1.

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The Create New Program ), set window is displayed. Set the Program Type (*) , to Tracker Program (2)from the dropdown list .

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All fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory
Once the Tracker Program has been selected, you will be presented with the following fields to populate;
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Please note, all fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.
steps:
1 - Basic settings
Program Type (*): Tracker Programs, Event Program or HNQIS 2.0 Programs.
Program Data Element Prefix (*): This is required to avoid conflicts with the metadata generated that is automatically generated by the PCA. Please note that the text entered must be unique in the DHIS2 serverinstance. The name you choose should be self-explanatory and related to the programProgram.
Program Name (*): Name assigned to the Program.
Program Short Name (*): Short version of the Program Name, sometimes created by replacing words with acronyms.
Program Code: Code to identify the Program, should be unique in the DHIS2 instance.
Tracked Entity Type (*: Once have you selected ): Displayed only for Tracker and HNQIS2 Programs. After selecting a Tracked Entity Type, the program Program Tracked Entity Attributes are associated to the TET will be automatically selected.
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Please note that this Keep in mind that the Tracked Entity Type field is disabled when creating HNQIS HNQIS2 Programs as there is a specific TET for those Programs and is not required despite the presence of the mandatory(*).The Tracked Entity Type that will be assigned to the Program.
Icons
it is automatically selected.
Program Appearance:
We recommend that you add a suitable Icon to the new Program, there is a wide range of icons to choose from, pick the most
relevant
appropiate one and click the SELECT ICON button to
insert
set it.
You can also change the colour of the
Icon from the pop-up window, as you select a colour you will see a live preview of how it looks, click off the colour palette
Program by clicking the SELECT COLOR button. This will display a colour picker. Here you can modify the parameters or provide a hexadecimal code to select a colour, click outside of the colour picker to apply the selected colour.
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Please note if you do not set an Icon, PCA will display the default DHIS2 icon.
In Example 2 (Adding an Icon to a new Program) you can see the Mosquito Icon has been styled with a yellow background, if
If you need to remove either the icon or
styling
the colour, simply click the red icon
adjacent to the relevant buttons
next to the respective button.
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If you do not set an Icon, the PCA will display a default icon.
Please note, : Icon settings are the same for both Tracker, Event and HNQIS 2.0 programs.
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Please note that this field is disabled when creating HNQIS Programs and is not required despite the presence of the mandatory(*).The Tracked Entity Type that will be assigned to the Program.
ICON - See below for full details
ADD ICON (Button): Use to add an Icon that will appear on the home screen List of programs.
SELECT COLOR (Button): Use to style the Icon with a colour.
CLOSE (Button): To exit without saving changes or creating a new Program.
SUBMIT (Button): To save changes and create a new Program click SUBMIT.
Tracker Program Settings
Category combination: You can select an option from the dropdown.
Tracked Entity Attributes: The attributes will be automatically selected based on the chosen Tracked Entity Type. Additionally, you have the flexibility to include additional Tracked Entity Attributes (TEAs)
Tracked Entity Attributes Form
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The previously Tracked Entity Attributes must be displayed in this section.
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2 - Tracker Program Settings
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The second step when creating a Program is the Tracker Program Settings. This step contains the following fields are displayed:
Category Combination: The options available in the server are listed in a drop down field.
Tracked Entity Attributes: The selected TEAs will appear on the right side and the available TEAs on the left side. You can either use the controls displayed on the screen or double-click any TEA to move it to the other side. Remember that you will not be able to remove TEAs associated to the selected Tracked Entity Type.
Filter for Tracked Entity Attributes: This field allows you to search for the available Tracked Entity Attributes. To ease the TEA selection, you can filter the available TEAs by using the search bar located above the available TEAs located on the left side.
3 - Tracked Entity Attributes Form
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The previously selected Tracked Entity Attributes are listed in this step. Here you can rearrange the TEAs however you like. You are essentially configuring the entry form that will be displayed when enrolling a Tracked Entity Instance into the program.
For each TEA, four settings are displayed:
Display in list: The value of the selected TEA will be displayed in the Tracked Entity Instances list.
Mandatory: The TEA must be filled to complete eventproceed with the registration.
Date in future: The TEA will allow selecting a future date. This is only available for Date Value Types.
Searchable: The TEA allows to will be used as a search filter in the Tracked Entity Instances list.
Use Form Sections
Toggle the "Use forms section" switch
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The PCA offers the ability to create Form Sections to group and organise the Tracked Entity Attributes (TEAs) during data entry. To create a new Section, first activate the Use Form Sections switch.
Once you've created the Sections, you can add TEAs by dragging and dropping the desired TEAs from the Available Attributes list into the desired Section (make sure that the section is expanded to add TEAs).
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Please Note: This feature is only available for Users with authority to Create Public Programs.
Adding a new
section
Section
To add a new section, click on the “ADD NEW SECTION” Add New Section button.
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A new pop-up will appear displaying the a field to enter a the Form Section Name.
Click on the “Save” Save button.
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After saving the Section Name, the section will appear in the Create New Program screen.
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Editing a
section
Section
To edit a section name, click on the “Pencil” ✏️ icon.
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Change the name section.
Click on the “Save” button
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A new window will appear displaying the current Section Name. If needed, you can change the Section Name here.
So submit your changes click on the Save button.
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Removing a section
To delete a section, just click Click on the "Trash" icon.
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🗑️ icon to remove a Section. The Form will be automatically updated to reflect the changes.
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Changing the order
sectionsTo rearrange the order of the sections, click on the dots
of Sections
The PCA allows rearranging the Sections. To do this follow these steps:
1. Click and hold the dots located to the left of the section and drag the section to the desired position.
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any Section.
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Drag the Section and drop it in the position where you want to place it. And that is it! The Sections are now rearranged.
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Assigning a TEA to a Section
To include add a Tracked Entity Attribute (TEA) within to a Section, simply click the downward arrow icon expand the target Section and then drag the desired TEA into under the selected sectionSection heading.
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Removing a TEA from a Section
To remove a Tea TEA from a sectionSection, click on the “X” ❌ icon.
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The TEA should be displayed in the available attributes section Available Attributes side panel.
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Saving
a New
your Program
To save all changes, click on the SUBMIT button, you will see Submit button. The form will be closed and a green confirmation notification to confirm will be displayed indicating that the new Program has been created successfully and returned to the PCA Home screen(see Image 17).
Your new Program will appear at the top of in the List of programs Programs on the Home screen, please check that the icon and name of the Program are correct, if not you can edit them, click here for full details of how to edit Programs.
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Screen. The PCA automatically filterts the list to display your Program after submitting the form.
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