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Ask a questionCollect Tomcat war file
Hi, We are using Open Foris Collect on a Tomcat installation. I'm looking for the latest war file but I can't find it? Regards /Mikael
Mobile: select camera app
This is a brilliant system; ideal for my grassland/savanna biodiversity project. I am trying to force the app to choose Open Camera instead of the default pre-installed Camera (Android). I don't seem to be able to make Open Camera the default camera on my phone. I tried disabling Camera but then Mob...
Negative numbers in Collect Mobile
I have a similar question like Rene (https://openforis.support/questions/2011/no-decimal-separator-on-samsung-tab-a). How is it possible to enter negative numbers in Collect Mobile? In the Samsung Tab A keyboard, the minus sign is missing. Do I also need to install a new keyboard?
unsupported value type of class org.openforis.idm.model.FileAttribute
For my published survey I get this error in the tablets unsupported value type of class org.openforis.idm.model.FileAttribute This occurs when I try to open filled in plots in the survey Best regards JL
Roadmap: Future of OF Collect & Collect Mobile
Hello everyone, First of all, thanks for developing OpenForis! I only recently learned about and I really enjoy it so far. I am planning to present OF to colleagues, yet, given the recent software updates, I am bit unsure about promoting OF as long-term solution for data collection & management. A...
Collect-data file format not being exported in collect desktop
I have recently collected data via open foris collect mobile. And the file is being exported as collect-data. And this in turn is not readable and it can’t be imported in collect desktop. Is there any way i can export the data in other file extension, or to convert the file into a readable form?
OF Arena AND Collect Mobile: 'read only' attributes not 'selectable'
Dear Open Foris team, I have in my surveys key identifiers that I create using some 'default value' expression. And I would like to set these as read only, so that they are never changed after being created. Now, while collecting the data in the field, I need to be able to copy that key identifier s...
issue decimal separator on Samsung A21s
Dear Openforis team I recently encountered an issue with Openforis collect mobile on my Samsung A21s android v12. I can't record decimal numbers anymore in real number attributes as I used to do in the past. Somehow, the keyboard doesn't include any "comma" anymore but only one key with a "dot" and ...
Drawing a polygon in open foris collect mobile
Is there any way to draw polygon in open foris collect mobile while collecting other attributes field data for a certain point/location?
Tree Species: UNKNOWN and UNLISTED
Dear OF Support Team, according to this question, OF Collect automatically adds predefined codes for unknown (UNK) and unlisted (UNL) the species list. In our survey, it works in the OF Collect survey preview (autocomplete), but in Collect Mobile this cannot be selected, as the autocomplete does nei...
Importing existing data from Collect to Collect Mobile
Hello all, we have the following problem. We designed, published a Collect survey and imported it into Collect Mobile. Up to here everything works as it should, no problems. I can add records, delete them, etc. I have then added some sample data using the Collect data management, which can be export...
Filter values in dropdown list
Dear all, we have a two-layered sampling design (->plot->tree) with multiple campaigns. In a follow-up inventory we want to ensure that all trees from the previous campaign have been monitored. Thus we upload preset-data from the previous campaign. Each campaign looks as follows: - plot information...
Collect loosing coordinates overnight
Dear OF-team, I have started to notice that OF Collect looses the coordinate entries overnight. It sometimes happens that we cannot complete a sampling unit within one day. In this case I would close Collect on my phone and reopen it the next day. Most often, though, all coordinates taken the previ...
how to change the survey language in collect mobile
Hi, I have one survey with two languages, but in the collect mobile all the time I have the English language. how can I switch to other defined language, which I already have it in the survey designer (collect Desktop).. thanks
error - multiple nodes found for a path
So I have a code attribute set to multiple (min count 1 and max 4), always relevant. Everything looks good in the survey designer, but when using Collect Mobile it gives me an error - Multiple nodes found for path: / plot-data/hist_code and it won't export the data. It also had an issue when I inclu...
“Specify Other” field conflicts with requirements for Key identifiers
Hello OF team, I am using three fields as key identifiers for a plot using a hierarchical code list with the option for “specify other” enabled for each level of the hierarchy. Collect Mobile shows an error (“These IDs are not unique”) when multiple plots use “other”, even if different values for “o...
Error when importing Collect Mobile data
Hi, I have created a Survey using Open Foris Collect and imported it into the Collect Mobile. After filling up the survey, I backed it up and then exported it to internal storage, after which I tried to upload it to the Foris Collect and was given an error message: "zip file is empty". I have follo...
Where are the photos from the survey stored?
Dear OF Team In my survey there is a file attribute, so that a photo of the plot can be taken. When I look at the collected data with Collect Desktop, I see the photo. When I export the data, only csv files are generated. Where is the photo stored? Do I have to download each photo individually? Many...
Impossible to upload a survey to CM on Android 13 device
Dear developper, I am not able to upload any survey to Collect Mobile (CM) (1.7.9 [214] - Collect Core version 4.0.82). I am using a device with Android version 13 (Fri May 5 10:56:39 KST 2023). After fresh installation, CM opens properly, but when I go to 'Surveys' menu and click on the arrow in th...
Collect Mobile Crashing when Setting Working Directory
Dear OF Team, every time I try to change the working directory in´the OF Collect Mobile settings, the app crashes. This happens on 3 different devices (2 with SD, 1 w/out SD card). Any idea what could be the cause? Thank you for your help! Alex
Auto-generate minimum count
Hello OF Team, I am using the min count field to ensure that a minimum number of records are created within a table attribute. I would like the minimum number of records to be automatically generated, and so I have checked the box for "Auto generate minimum items", thinking that this would automatic...
Check record completeness in collect and collectmobile
Hello, How can I rapidly check the completeness of a record, i.e. the proportion of the planned sampling points for which data has been collected? It would be nice to add a field in OF Collect (and CollectMobile) indicating that data was collected for x% of the sampling point. Is it possible? Thank ...
Family, Genus and Unlisted/Unkown not Showing up in Collect Mobile
Dear OF Team, I seem to be having a problem with the taxon attributes in Collect Mobile, as I am able to select families and genus in the Collect preview section. In Collect Mobile however, neither families can be selected, nor anything on genus level (e.g. Carex sp.). It seems I am having the same ...
Collect Mobile very slow on Android 8.1
Dear Open Foris team, I have been using Open Foris Collect Mobile for 8 months. My surveys are working nicely. But as I just changed phone and got a more recent one with Android 8.1, the same Collect survey that I was using is now become much slower. The survey is slowed down a bit randomly, and als...
Apps Collect Mobile keep crashing :(
Collect works good for us on newer and older versions of android and various devices, but on this device (Galaxy TAb Active2 SM-T395) with android 9 it crashes with messages.. Apps Collect keep crashing Resetting the device to factory settings doesn't solve it ... any ideas? Thx.
collect mobile does not accept numbers > 3 digits
Dear OF team, When entering a number with more than three into a simple integer field (no calculation, no dependencies), OpenForis mobile displays an orange triangle in the upper right corner of the screen. When returning to the field, the last digits had been deleted and a three digit number remain...
Documentation for implementing lookup tables
Hello OF Team, I am building a survey to re-sample a plot network where data already exists for thousands of trees. My use case is very similar to this user, and I believe a lookup table is also the best solution for me. I am having trouble determining the workflow for building a lookup table, inser...
adding data from lookup-table
Dear OF-team How can I add data from a previous inventory using lookup? I have a survey that is structured as follows: /reserve/plot/tree. Each plot has 1-3 marking points to identify the plot in the next inventory. Therefore, I would like to preset the coordinates from the previous inventory in the...
hide already processed trees from list
Hi OF-team, I craeated a survey with predefined plots and trees (codelists) for a regular tree inventory on an experimental site. For better workflow entering data in collect mobile: is it possible to hide already processed trees from the list of suggestions/ available options or to jump directly to...
Change Application Language in mobile
Hi, is there an option to change the application language of the collect mobile app? I only find options to change the survey language, but the settings do not allow changing the application language to avoid system warnings and tool tips in English? Greetings Paul
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