Duplicate XMLNS, how to handle properly?

Working on our customer's data, I've noticed that multiple forms share the
same XMLNS by looking at the source of the forms. A wild guess would be
that these forms have been copied from one another.

However, as the XMLNS is the key to access a specific form through the
APIs, I'd have expected it to be unique regardless of the origin.

As a result, when using the list forms API with a filter on the XMLNS, it
returns data from all the forms sharing the same key.

Given I already have a workaround (downloading both forms using the @name
attribute to filter the data), is there a safe way to correct this
situation without breaking any form / data ?

Thanks
Regards
Marco

Hi Marco,

You're right that this likely comes from copying (typically downloading and
uploading) applications or forms.

Unfortunately there is no way to change a form's XMLNS after it has been
submitted.

best,
Cory

··· On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 5:05 PM, Marco Pravato wrote:

Working on our customer's data, I've noticed that multiple forms share the
same XMLNS by looking at the source of the forms. A wild guess would be
that these forms have been copied from one another.

However, as the XMLNS is the key to access a specific form through the
APIs, I'd have expected it to be unique regardless of the origin.

As a result, when using the list forms API with a filter on the XMLNS, it
returns data from all the forms sharing the same key.

Given I already have a workaround (downloading both forms using the @name
attribute to filter the data), is there a safe way to correct this
situation without breaking any form / data ?

Thanks
Regards
Marco

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Dimagi support confirms that there is a stable unique constraint on the
combination: app_id, xmlns.

So, if you duplicate a form across applications, you will find duplicate
xmlns.
Duplicating a form within one application yields unique xmlns.

Best,
—Alex

··· On Thursday, January 5, 2017 at 6:35:08 AM UTC-5, Marco Pravato wrote: > > Working on our customer's data, I've noticed that multiple forms share the > same XMLNS by looking at the source of the forms. A wild guess would be > that these forms have been copied from one another. > > However, as the XMLNS is the key to access a specific form through the > APIs, I'd have expected it to be unique regardless of the origin. > > As a result, when using the list forms API with a filter on the XMLNS, it > returns data from all the forms sharing the same key. > > Given I already have a workaround (downloading both forms using the @name > attribute to filter the data), is there a safe way to correct this > situation without breaking any form / data ? > > Thanks > Regards > Marco > > >