=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-apps/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-event-capture/scripts/controllers.js'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-apps/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-event-capture/scripts/controllers.js	2016-01-19 09:31:27 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-apps/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-event-capture/scripts/controllers.js	2016-01-20 22:27:09 +0000
@@ -1120,6 +1120,19 @@
         return dhis2.validation.isNumber(val) ? val : '';
     };
     
+    //check if field is hidden
+    $scope.isHidden = function(id) {
+        //In case the field contains a value, we cant hide it. 
+        //If we hid a field with a value, it would falsely seem the user was aware that the value was entered in the UI.
+        if($scope.currentEvent[id]) {
+           return false; 
+        }
+        else {
+            return $scope.hiddenFields[id];
+        }
+    }; 
+    
+    
     $scope.saveDatavalue = function(){        
         $scope.executeRules();
     };