To add a new program click the ADD PROGRAM (1) button as shown below.

From the popup window (Create New Program), set the Program Type(*), to HNQIS 2.0 (2) from the dropdown list.

Once you have set Program Type to HNQIS 2.0 you will be presented with the following fields to populate;

• Program Type*: This should be set to HNQIS 2.0.

• Program Data Element Prefix*: This is required to avoid conflicts with the metadata generated that is automatically generated by the PCA. Please note the text entered must be unique in the DHIS2 server. The name you choose should be self-explanatory and related to the program.

• Program Name*: Name assigned to the Program.

• Program Short Name*: Short version of the Program Name, sometimes created by replacing words with acronyms.

• Tracked Entity Type*: Please note, that when adding a HNQIS 2.0 Program, this field is automatically populated and can not be changed.

• 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.

• Use Competency Class: Select a class from the options available when you click in the text area.

  • Program Health Area*: Select an option from the dropdown list.

• CLOSE (Button): To exit without saving changes or creating a new Program.

• SUBMIT (Button): To save changes and create a new Program click SUBMIT.

• Use Competency Class: Select this option if the new Program needs to include Competency Classes for an Assessment Score.

• Program Health Area*: This field is required and is used to identify the Health Area to which the HNQIS Program is related.

Adding an Icon

We recommend you add a suitable Icon to the new Program, there is a wide range of icons to choose from, pick the most relevant one and click SELECT ICON to insert it.

You can 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 to apply the selected colour.

In Example 2 (Adding an Icon to a new Program) you can see the Mosquito Icon has been styled with a yellow background, if you need to remove either the icon or styling, simply click the red icon adjacent to the relevant buttons.

Saving a new Program

To save all changes click the SUBMIT button, you will see a green confirmation notification to confirm the new Program has been created successfully and returned to the PCA Home screen.

Your new Program will appear at the top of the List of 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.