Copying and modifying an application

[Htet]

Hello Everyone,

When we copy an application which is currently in use,we would like to know whether the case list are also copied to the new application?

For example,we are using the application X and we would like to use this application for a different study, we will copy that application and lets say give a different name such as application Y. In that scenario, we notice that not only the application but also the case list were copied. We would like to know is there any way to include or not to include the case list when we copy the application.    

In relation to this, we also would like to know if we make some changes in the second application "Y", does it affect the original application "X"? 

Please kindly suggest for these questions and thanks for your help. 

Best wishes,

Htet

[Sri Ranganathan]

Hi Htet, 

When you copy an entire application, all aspects of the application gets copied over including case lists/details etc. Once the application is copied over, you can add/edit parts of the app. Currently there is no provision to choose what components can be included.

If you are really particular about not copying over the entire setup, you might want to consider copying over individual forms but this can be cumbersome depending on the size of the app, so wouldn't recommend it.

Making changes to the copied over app does not affect the original application in any way. 

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[Cory Zue]

Hi Htet,

Sri's information is right on.

I wasn't sure if when you said "case list" you might have meant the data? If you did, the data is tied to the user - so if you copy an application within the same project then use the same username to login to the new application all the data from the old application will be there. If you want the data to be wiped you should use a new username. If you want to use the same user account for both applications but keep the data separate then you will need to choose different case types for the new application.

thanks,

Cory

[Kyaw Htet]

Dear Sri,

Thank you for your suggestion. 

Best wishes,

Htet

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[Kyaw Htet]

Dear Cory,

It is true that I meant was the data. 

I have checked and it is correct the data are tied to the user. Thanks for your advice to use different user name if we prefer the data to be wiped out in the new app. 

I am not clear your suggestion about "to choose different case type"? Could you please suggest me how to do that? 

Thank you so much for your hep. 

Best wishes,

Htet

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[Cory Zue]

Hello,

On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 4:12 AM, Kyaw Htet <kyaw...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Cory,

It is true that I meant was the data. 

I have checked and it is correct the data are tied to the user. Thanks for your advice to use different user name if we prefer the data to be wiped out in the new app. 

I am not clear your suggestion about "to choose different case type"? Could you please suggest me how to do that? 

In the module settings page there is an option for "case type". If you change this between the two applications then the cases will not show from one to the other.

For more information you can see the tutorial.

cheers,

Cory

[Htet]

Hi Cory,

Let me continue with my previous post. 

I understand that within the same project, we can create different app and if we use the same username, data from old app can be assessed from new app. We have tried this and it works well. 

My next question is about how to import selected cases for a new app in the same project. 

Let me clarify. Among the total respondents, we would like to follow up selected cases and we don't want to have all data appeared in the new app. To achieve this, we tried to do import cases using excel (https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/Importing+Cases+Using+Excel) but it was not successful and I think I missed some steps. 

I have used different case type for new app so that all the data from old app won't be appeared. 

However, the data uploaded using excel (selective cases) also did not show up in my new app. 

Could you please suggest me for that? 

Many thanks,

Htet

[Cory Zue]

Hey Htet,

Off the top of my head I'm not sure what would be causing those issues. If you believe you are encountering a bug in the platform I would recommend reporting an issue from your project space with clear reproduction steps.

best,

Cory

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