Parent/Child Relationships-Closing child cases when a parent case is closed

[Chaiwa Berian]

Esteemed CommCare users,

I need your help here.. i have successfully built a form that registers a parent case(caregiver) and, based on whether caregiver has a child, child case(s). Child cases get opened into another module which is what i want, but the challenge i have is when i close the parent case! 

Is there a way i can configure the form or edit XML of the form to embed the logic for closing all child cases belonging to a parent case when parent is closed? I don't want to use filters to hide the child cases based on some value, but to actually close them! Surely this should be possible...anybody to help??

Thanks,

Chaiwa.

[Sheel Shah]

Hi Chaiwa,

Unfortunately this isn't possible currently on CommCareHQ (but definitely something we want to make possible long term).  We have Uservoice ticket tracking the issue (http://dimagi.uservoice.com/forums/194738-app-builder/suggestions/5431942-provide-option-to-close-sub-cases-when-closing-a-c).  

For now, an alternate option would be to use CommCareHQ's close case functionality (when you select a case you can close it, or you can close cases using the Excel bulk importer) to get around this issue.    Let me know if that will work for you.

Thanks,

Sheel

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[Chaiwa Berian]

Thanks Sheel for the prompt response. 

Since this is not possible yet, is there a way i can close child cases simply by passing the case id of the parent to a CommCare function that handles case closing, even if it is advanced feature? Is such a function accessible by us(commcare-users), in any way? Because what i don't want is to leave it up to the users to close the child cases when the parent case is closed! i would like to programmatically/configuratively close child cases when their respective parent case is closed as is the app requirement.

Thanks,

Chaiwa.

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[Sheel Shah]

Hey Chaiwa,

You can use the CommCareHQ APIs to close a case problematically but that would require building an external system that would interact with ours.  There isn't a function on the phone directly.   I'll send you a direct email to discuss some more technical options. 

Sheel

[Chaiwa Berian]

Hi Sheel,

I am still waiting for your guidance on the technical options you earlier mentioned.

Thanks,

Chaiwa.

[Sheel Shah]

Hi Chaiwa,

Sorry, I was unclear about your last email. I'll respond today. 

Sheel

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