=== modified file 'src/docbkx/en/dhis2_user_man_sharing.xml' --- src/docbkx/en/dhis2_user_man_sharing.xml 2013-03-13 12:39:05 +0000 +++ src/docbkx/en/dhis2_user_man_sharing.xml 2013-03-13 13:12:35 +0000 @@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ Sharing applied The sharing functionality is useful in several scenarios. One use-case is setting up a DHIS instance for a global organisation with operations in multiple countries. Typically the - organisation has a set global indicators and reports which should apply to all countries, - while all countries will have the need for country-specific indicators and reports. In this - scenario the following approach could work: + organisation has a set of global data sets, indicators and reports which should apply to all + countries, while all countries will have the need for country-specific data sets, indicators + and reports. In this scenario the following approach could work: Set up one user group for global personell. @@ -74,20 +74,28 @@ Set up a user group for personell in each country. - Create global indicators and reports, make them viewable for everyone and editable for + Create global data sets and reports, make them viewable for everyone and editable for the global user group only. - Create country-specific indicators and reports, make them viewable and editable for - the country user group and the global user group. + Create country-specific data sets and reports, make them viewable and editable for the + country user group and the global user group only. This way, the global indicators and reports could be viewed and analysed by everyone, but - maintained by the global user group only. The country-specific indicators and reports could be - viewed and maintained by the country and global personell, without being visible or impacting - the system for other countries in the organisation. + maintained by the global user group only. The country-specific data sets, indicators and + reports could be viewed and maintained by the country and global personell, without being + visible or impacting the system for other countries in the organisation. A similar approach could work for a scenario with a donor, multiple funding agencies and implemeting partners in a country, where user groups could be set up for each of those entities. + Another use-case is a country department of health with multiple health programs. + Typically there is a need for having general reports and charts for the department while + allowing the health programs to develop specific reports and charts for internal. This can be + achieved by creating user groups for each health program. Later, when developing reports and + charts, these can be made viewable and editable to the program user group only. This way the + reports will not be visible to other programs and users. This is benecifial because the + reports are kept internal to the program and because the visible list of reports of other + users are kept shorter and more relevant.