Hi all, I have a general question to do with the creation and management of
an Excel database, generated from the data that is exported from CommCare.
I have a Registration form that gathers basic information about
individuals, and a follow-up form which records any activities that they
subsequently do. I have many cases (reaching about 10,000) and quite a
large number of different activities that the cases can do (about 50).
The activity information from the follow-up form constitutes the basis of
my program's M&E system so I want to record all this information in an
Excel database. It seems to me that I can choose to use either Case Export
or Form Export as the basis for this database. For Case Export to work, I
would need to make sure that all relevant information from the Registration
and Follow-up forms are added to the case properties. I have the feeling
that Form Export would be the conventional method. However, in many ways,
Case Export would be more straightforward, as the step of matching various
activities to specific individuals (as I would need to do if I was using
Form Export) has already been done for me if I use Case Export. However, I
have been told that this is a 'back to front' way of using case data.
I would be interested to know if people recommend I use Case or Form Export
as the basis for my activity monitoring (I will use Form Export for
analysis of longer surveys). My technical skills are also limited, so I am
looking for a solution which is reliable but not overly complex (for
example, perhaps the Data Export tool would be useful, but I doubt I would
have the technical skills).
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On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 5:29 PM, John Skelton wrote:
Hi all, I have a general question to do with the creation and management
of an Excel database, generated from the data that is exported from
CommCare.
I have a Registration form that gathers basic information about
individuals, and a follow-up form which records any activities that they
subsequently do. I have many cases (reaching about 10,000) and quite a
large number of different activities that the cases can do (about 50).
The activity information from the follow-up form constitutes the basis of
my program's M&E system so I want to record all this information in an
Excel database. It seems to me that I can choose to use either Case Export
or Form Export as the basis for this database. For Case Export to work, I
would need to make sure that all relevant information from the Registration
and Follow-up forms are added to the case properties. I have the feeling
that Form Export would be the conventional method. However, in many ways,
Case Export would be more straightforward, as the step of matching various
activities to specific individuals (as I would need to do if I was using
Form Export) has already been done for me if I use Case Export. However, I
have been told that this is a 'back to front' way of using case data.
I would be interested to know if people recommend I use Case or Form
Export as the basis for my activity monitoring (I will use Form Export for
analysis of longer surveys). My technical skills are also limited, so I am
looking for a solution which is reliable but not overly complex (for
example, perhaps the Data Export tool would be useful, but I doubt I would
have the technical skills).
Thanks for the info. Nate. One additional issue I have is that one of my
case properties 'id' is not appearing when as a selectable case property
when I try to make a custom case export. However, when I export the entire
form, it appears. Do you have any ideas why this could be? As I just posted
on another thread, I have moved my registration form to another module: I
am not sure if this could affect it?
Many thanks!
John
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On Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 9:58:02 PM UTC-1, nhaduch wrote:
>
> hi John,
>
> Our Case Export utility sounds like it would work well for you, provided
> that you include all the necessary information in the case. Additionally,
> you may want to create an excel dashboard
>
> based on this data to have an easy to update, continuous display of data.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nate
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 5:29 PM, John Skelton <jske...@lr.mercycorps.org > wrote:
>
>> Hi all, I have a general question to do with the creation and management
>> of an Excel database, generated from the data that is exported from
>> CommCare.
>>
>> I have a Registration form that gathers basic information about
>> individuals, and a follow-up form which records any activities that they
>> subsequently do. I have many cases (reaching about 10,000) and quite a
>> large number of different activities that the cases can do (about 50).
>>
>> The activity information from the follow-up form constitutes the basis of
>> my program's M&E system so I want to record all this information in an
>> Excel database. It seems to me that I can choose to use either Case Export
>> or Form Export as the basis for this database. For Case Export to work, I
>> would need to make sure that all relevant information from the Registration
>> and Follow-up forms are added to the case properties. I have the feeling
>> that Form Export would be the conventional method. However, in many ways,
>> Case Export would be more straightforward, as the step of matching various
>> activities to specific individuals (as I would need to do if I was using
>> Form Export) has already been done for me if I use Case Export. However, I
>> have been told that this is a 'back to front' way of using case data.
>>
>> I would be interested to know if people recommend I use Case or Form
>> Export as the basis for my activity monitoring (I will use Form Export for
>> analysis of longer surveys). My technical skills are also limited, so I am
>> looking for a solution which is reliable but not overly complex (for
>> example, perhaps the Data Export tool would be useful, but I doubt I would
>> have the technical skills).
>>
>> Many thanks for any insights.
>>
>> John
>>
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>
>
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> Nate Haduch
>
> Technical Support Analyst
> Dimagi, Inc | 585 Massachusetts Ave | Suite 3 | Cambridge, MA 02139
> web: http://www.dimagi.com/
>
>
You don't see the case_id field in the main part of the export? It should
say (info) case_id with a display name of info.case_id. If you don't see
this as an option when you're making a case export, please use Report An
Issue from your custom export page and we can look into it further.
Thanks,
Nate
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On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 8:11 AM, John Skelton wrote:
Thanks for the info. Nate. One additional issue I have is that one of my
case properties 'id' is not appearing when as a selectable case property
when I try to make a custom case export. However, when I export the entire
form, it appears. Do you have any ideas why this could be? As I just posted
on another thread, I have moved my registration form to another module: I
am not sure if this could affect it?
Many thanks!
John
On Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 9:58:02 PM UTC-1, nhaduch wrote:
Hi all, I have a general question to do with the creation and management
of an Excel database, generated from the data that is exported from
CommCare.
I have a Registration form that gathers basic information about
individuals, and a follow-up form which records any activities that they
subsequently do. I have many cases (reaching about 10,000) and quite a
large number of different activities that the cases can do (about 50).
The activity information from the follow-up form constitutes the basis
of my program's M&E system so I want to record all this information in an
Excel database. It seems to me that I can choose to use either Case Export
or Form Export as the basis for this database. For Case Export to work, I
would need to make sure that all relevant information from the Registration
and Follow-up forms are added to the case properties. I have the feeling
that Form Export would be the conventional method. However, in many ways,
Case Export would be more straightforward, as the step of matching various
activities to specific individuals (as I would need to do if I was using
Form Export) has already been done for me if I use Case Export. However, I
have been told that this is a 'back to front' way of using case data.
I would be interested to know if people recommend I use Case or Form
Export as the basis for my activity monitoring (I will use Form Export for
analysis of longer surveys). My technical skills are also limited, so I am
looking for a solution which is reliable but not overly complex (for
example, perhaps the Data Export tool would be useful, but I doubt I would
have the technical skills).
Many thanks for any insights.
John
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I see the case_id field, but I have an additional property that I created
called 'id' which is not appearing. I'm in contact offline with Andrea so
will follow up with her.
Thanks!
John
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On Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 1:32:06 PM UTC-1, nhaduch wrote:
>
> Hi John,
>
> You don't see the case_id field in the main part of the export? It should
> say (info) case_id with a display name of info.case_id. If you don't see
> this as an option when you're making a case export, please use Report An
> Issue from your custom export page and we can look into it further.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nate
>
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 8:11 AM, John Skelton <jske...@lr.mercycorps.org > wrote:
>
>>
>> Thanks for the info. Nate. One additional issue I have is that one of my
>> case properties 'id' is not appearing when as a selectable case property
>> when I try to make a custom case export. However, when I export the entire
>> form, it appears. Do you have any ideas why this could be? As I just posted
>> on another thread, I have moved my registration form to another module: I
>> am not sure if this could affect it?
>>
>> Many thanks!
>>
>> John
>> On Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 9:58:02 PM UTC-1, nhaduch wrote:
>>>
>>> hi John,
>>>
>>> Our Case Export utility sounds like it would work well for you, provided
>>> that you include all the necessary information in the case. Additionally,
>>> you may want to create an excel dashboard
>>>
>>> based on this data to have an easy to update, continuous display of data.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Nate
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 5:29 PM, John Skelton >>
>>>> Hi all, I have a general question to do with the creation and
>>>> management of an Excel database, generated from the data that is exported
>>>> from CommCare.
>>>>
>>>> I have a Registration form that gathers basic information about
>>>> individuals, and a follow-up form which records any activities that they
>>>> subsequently do. I have many cases (reaching about 10,000) and quite a
>>>> large number of different activities that the cases can do (about 50).
>>>>
>>>> The activity information from the follow-up form constitutes the basis
>>>> of my program's M&E system so I want to record all this information in an
>>>> Excel database. It seems to me that I can choose to use either Case Export
>>>> or Form Export as the basis for this database. For Case Export to work, I
>>>> would need to make sure that all relevant information from the Registration
>>>> and Follow-up forms are added to the case properties. I have the feeling
>>>> that Form Export would be the conventional method. However, in many ways,
>>>> Case Export would be more straightforward, as the step of matching various
>>>> activities to specific individuals (as I would need to do if I was using
>>>> Form Export) has already been done for me if I use Case Export. However, I
>>>> have been told that this is a 'back to front' way of using case data.
>>>>
>>>> I would be interested to know if people recommend I use Case or Form
>>>> Export as the basis for my activity monitoring (I will use Form Export for
>>>> analysis of longer surveys). My technical skills are also limited, so I am
>>>> looking for a solution which is reliable but not overly complex (for
>>>> example, perhaps the Data Export tool would be useful, but I doubt I would
>>>> have the technical skills).
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks for any insights.
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Nate Haduch
>>>
>>> Technical Support Analyst
>>> Dimagi, Inc | 585 Massachusetts Ave | Suite 3 | Cambridge, MA 02139
>>> web: http://www.dimagi.com/
>>>
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>
>
>
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> Nate Haduch
>
> Technical Support Analyst
> Dimagi, Inc | 585 Massachusetts Ave | Suite 3 | Cambridge, MA 02139
> web: http://www.dimagi.com/
>
>