# Welcome to the CommCare Forum

**URL:** <https://forum.dimagi.com/t/welcome-to-the-commcare-forum/8>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 12, 2017, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/welcome-to-the-commcare-forum/8 "2017-12-12T06:03:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![system](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/2X/7/77bea8e8e830f6b587ee21be8ced6218e504a99b.png) [@system](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/welcome-to-the-commcare-forum/8/1 "2017-12-12T06:03:30Z")

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Welcome to the home of the [CommCare](https://commcarehq.org) community! We are glad you are here. Some things to get started:

1. Read the [community guidelines](https://forum.dimagi.com/guidelines)
2. [Claim your existing account](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/-/4798) or create a new account
3. Add a profile picture and [introduce yourself](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/-/4799) to the community 👋
4. Read all the [category descriptions](https://forum.dimagi.com/categories) to learn where posts go

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**Author:** ![Elavoga\_Christine](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Elavoga\_Christine](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Elavoga_Christine)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/welcome-to-the-commcare-forum/8/3 "2018-02-14T14:43:06Z")

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Hi, I am Christine i need some help applying logic in my project. I hope this is the right forum.

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**Author:** ![Clayton\_Sims](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.dimagi.com/clayton_sims/32/496_2.png) [@Clayton\_Sims](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Clayton_Sims)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/welcome-to-the-commcare-forum/8/4 "2018-02-14T23:50:27Z")

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Hi Christine!

You've found the right place, ask away!

-Clayton

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**Author:** ![326](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.dimagi.com/326/32/689_2.png) [@326](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/326)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/welcome-to-the-commcare-forum/8/5 "2018-10-14T06:45:22Z")

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Hi all am Samim working as data analyst

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**Author:** ![Kishan\_Sampat](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.dimagi.com/kishan_sampat/32/500_2.png) [@Kishan\_Sampat](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Kishan_Sampat)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/welcome-to-the-commcare-forum/8/6 "2019-05-02T05:20:49Z")

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**Author:** ![Bangalie](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e56c9b/32.png) [@Bangalie](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Bangalie)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/welcome-to-the-commcare-forum/8/7 "2019-05-26T06:08:54Z")

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My name is Bangalie M Trawally; working with the International Rescue Committee in Monrovia, Liberia. I am very glad to be part of the CommCare app family to gain and share more experience and skills on this platform

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**Author:** ![Mazz](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.dimagi.com/mazz/32/1004_2.png) [@Mazz](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Mazz)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/welcome-to-the-commcare-forum/8/8 "2019-05-26T12:48:28Z")

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Hey Bengalie, very nice to meet a fellow IRC person here.

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**Author:** ![IT\_S](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/8c91f0/32.png) [@IT\_S](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/IT_S)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/welcome-to-the-commcare-forum/8/9 "2019-07-18T16:54:13Z")

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HI my Name is sandra.

Im new on Commcare. I would like to create a simple attendance sheet for student link to a group. I need some help please.

The list of student it changing in a group mean we can have more or less during a period.

We add new group and new subject relate to the group almost every two weeks or moths.

to build the attendance sheet I m lost.  
Want to put on it :

```
the date
the name of the group (from another form)
the subject they teach on that day (from another form)
the list of the person present on that day (from the register list i guess)

```

thank you very much for your help

🙂

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**Author:** ![samakealiou](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@samakealiou](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/samakealiou)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/welcome-to-the-commcare-forum/8/10 "2019-07-18T18:41:42Z")

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Hi All,  
I'm Aliou M&E and GIS Specialist. happy to be part of the team !!!

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**Author:** ![fallbabacar225](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/59ef9b/32.png) [@fallbabacar225](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/fallbabacar225)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/welcome-to-the-commcare-forum/8/11 "2021-11-18T16:38:18Z")

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Hello everyone I have a question how do you sum the monthly data taken over several stages different

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**Author:** ![Salama](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Salama](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Salama)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/welcome-to-the-commcare-forum/8/12 "2023-11-23T09:06:28Z")

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Hi,  
I am Salama.  
I need help resolveing the following error:

Validation Error: Output tag has malformed value attribute: #case/case\_name  
Problem found at nodeset: /html/head/model/itext/translation[@lang=en][@default=]/text[@id=final\_note-label]/value/output  
With element

Kindly show me the way.

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**Author:** ![Juma1](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.dimagi.com/juma1/32/2608_2.png) [@Juma1](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Juma1)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/welcome-to-the-commcare-forum/8/13 "2024-07-09T19:24:01Z")

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Hi am Juma from Kenya

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**Author:** ![amahyovo](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@amahyovo](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/amahyovo)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/welcome-to-the-commcare-forum/8/14 "2025-10-06T09:55:03Z")

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🙂 Hello, I’m Amah AKITI from Togo. Data Manager at Health District of Tchaoudjo. I’m very nice to meet all members of this platform. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Stanley](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@Stanley](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Stanley)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/welcome-to-the-commcare-forum/8/15 "2026-02-20T13:17:34Z")

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Hello everyone! I’m really glad to be part of this forum. I’ve been exploring CommCare for managing health data, and it’s amazing how much it simplifies tracking and reporting. Looking forward to learning from all of you and sharing experiences too!
