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Dear Openforis Team I have some questions about importing existing records: 1.) An existing dataset (excel file) contains information about plots(ID, coordinates...). How can I import this file and add additional columns (e.g. "Date")? 2.) A dataset (excel file) contains trees on different plots. I...
field to specify mandatory
When using a code list item with Include 'Specify' field, is it possible to set the Specify field mandatory ? If no, how to check the value in an expression ?
hide not calculated attributes
Hi OF team, I have a question: Is it possible for the future to hide those of "not calculated attributes" and make it invisible in the mobile while working in the field. e.g. for the control work we would need that the Field Teams can't see the date and time in the mobile so that they will not be av...
Error message when importing a code list
Hi everybody When I try to uload a code list to open foris collect an error message appears: Use getByteData ()instead. What does that mean? I tried to import the table as csv (Comma separated), xlsx and xls Document. Thanks for your help
Collect does not start: permission problem
I have just installed Collect on Ubuntu 16.04 (all latest updates installed) following the instructions provided, but it does not start due to some permissions issue. These are the folders created by the installer: $-> ls -l total 12340 4 drwxr-xr-x 2 user root 4096 mar 8 15:18 autoupdate/ 4 -rw-r...
How to set 3 levels of hierarchy in the Schema ?
As in post https://openforis.support/questions/497/collect-survey-designer-parent-code I would like to link 3 levels of plots (parcelle,carré,quadrat ; then trees) with 3 neested 'Code Attribute'. Those levels are well defined in the sampling_desgin (level_1 -> level_3). level1_code level2_code leve...
How to start OF Collect Update?
Hi, I'm using OF Collect Version 3.24.10. How can I update the program to get the newest version? I couldn't find the Update OF Collect startup menu item. Thanks and regards Sabrina
Collect earth or Collect earth Online
Hello, Since both Collect Earth desktop and collect earth online are available, i am kind of confused about which one i should use. it will be really helpful if some one can provide one short document (or note in bullet form) to describe the difference between them. thanks, Jinkai
Pre-define coordinate reference system for coordinate attribute
Hi OF Team, Is it possible to set the coordinate reference system for a coordinate attribute based on the Sampling Point Data (SPD)? We have 2 UTM zones (i.e. 2 SRSs) defined for the form and thought it could be useful to indicate the correct SRS for the user when it comes to a coordinate attribute ...
ERRORS at “entry step”
Dear FAO team, When I upload the exported file from the mobile into collect (data management), all “not required” variables at “entry step” is shown as error if it is not filled in. Thus from “entry step” I cannot move to “cleansing step” directly by using the “submit” button. In case I move all clu...
manually choosing clusters for export as csv
Dear OF, We were wondering why we cannot use the check box in the data management in OF Collect to choose the clusters we would like to export. Since it is not possible to select multiple clusters via cluster ID or clusters of different dates. Is there a way that it would not export the whole data ...
Error when starting Collect in Windows 8.1 64 bits
Hi, when i start Collect Openforis, which takes quite some time, i´ve got this following error: HTTP ERROR 503 Problem accessing /collect/. Reason: Service Unavailable Powered by Jetty:// 9.4.14.v20181114 by now it has been quite discouraging... any help?
Could not export android form from collect version 3.24.7
Hello open foris team, I just updated collect desktop to 3.24.7 . It can export collect desktop form but not for android mobile form. it was okay for last version. It shows the following error as shown in image attached herewith.
HTTP ERROR 404 Problem accessing /collect/index. Reason: Not Found Powered by Jetty:// 9.4.2.v20170220
Hi Open foris team, My collect was working well. I just updated the latest version and opened open foris collect. It runs easily and can be seen login page. After inputting user name and password it shows the following error. HTTP ERROR 404 Problem accessing /collect/index. Reason: Not Found Powered...
Is Sampling Point Data accessible in Calc?
Dear OF Team, Is the information in SPD accessible in Calc even if the data is not explicitly displayed in the survey form? We're planning to put administrative units information in SPD and want to be able to access it in Calc. Thanks! Andras
Extract year from date attribute
Dear OF Team, If it is possible, how do I do that? Would substring(string,start,len) work? Thanks! Andras
can't access Collect control panel and login page
Hi After double clicking on the Launch Open Foris Collect icon in the desktop the Collect Control Panel does not appear and I try to access the address: http://localhost:8380/collect manually but I get this message: This site can’t be reached localhost Refused to connect. Any ideas Many thanks in ...
Get Sample Point Data based on one key attribute
Dear OF Team, I have noticed that it is not possible to retrieve information from SPD based on just one key attribute resulting in a set of values. The reason I am asking for this is to be able to retrieve whether a cluster is permanent or not. For that I would like to be able to use idm:samplingPoi...
Nested entities are not supported
Dear Sirs I get this error. Why this error can be caused by? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qQ_kn-vWaWYCuyUOm010v81iW7iCT6Hu/view?usp=sharing Thank you, Regards...
label tooltips not working
Hello, when I add tooltips to my survey within the code list, they work fine except that the "this field is required"-tooltip is hiding my own tooltips. However, I can also add tooltips for my labels in the schema. But in Collect Earth they wont show up. Is this an error?
Suggestion: make switch on/off for tooltips in Survey Design
Is it possible to make a facility to switch tooltips on/off in all cases where tooltip box is shown in Collect Survey Designer? Now it is not always working, e.g. the headers of multiple entities (see similar question). Tooltips in headers can be particularly handy in Collect mobile! Joseph
How can I calculate the difference between two values
Dear Sirs, I could not solve the problem in the picture I shared on the link. Thanks already for your help... Regards, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FqoZz8sdt0okrGGS-pBxd1abZJ6r2gE7/view?usp=sharing
Code list - Labels not visible in last CollectMobile version(s)
Dear forum folks, I observed that in last Collect Mobile version(s) (2018-10-11) the code list -labels are not visible anymore (in my Android 4.4.2), only the codes. In Collect (Preview), labels and codes are shown; codes can also be switched on & off; but there is no such facility for labels. How t...
Collect: disappeared surveys
Hi OF team I tried to add entity from 'add node from another survey' after that was error and all survey disappeared. When I tried to create a new survey, that new one also disappeared.However, I found that these surveys are not deleted. Please tell me, how to get back me surveys :) Thanks in advan...
Access special fields in especies list
Hi OF Team I am interested to access fields of taxon attribute that are not visible in the user interface and that i had added to especies list. For example, i want to count de number of exotic species detected in a plot. I add this field in the especies list, but how i can use it? It is possible? R...
Collect not updating because port is occupied
Dear Open Foris Team, I am encountering a problem when I close Collect and I try to update it, because the port remains occupied by Collect even after turning off the software. Thanks Marcelo
Genera doesn't appear in Collect Mobile
Dear OF Team, Do I need to include all genera in my species list in order to get it work in Collect Mobile? At the moment I have a species list without genera defined in it. After import to Collect the genera information is created automatically and genera appears in the species attribute in Collect...
obtain the value of an attribute from a multiple entity to use it in another multiple entity
Hello OF team, I have a multiple entity table with an taxon and dbh attributes. The dbh is calculated as the height value of the tallest tree in the forest, multiplicated by 3 (dbhh = ht*3). I want to use this dbh value for as a check rule value in the dbh mesure of trees in a plot. How can i refer ...
multiple code list items with "Include Specify field" option
Dear OF Team, I have noticed that not all code list items with the Specify field are displayed that way in Collect Mobile. In Collect it is working. Could you fix this or advise if I'm missing something? Thanks a lot! Andras
Survey Designer: Multiple Selection in the Attached Files on Survey Tab
It would be great if we could allow the users to select multiple items in the attached files box in the survey tab. Currently it is not possible.
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