Changes with the next KoboCollect update!

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Dear All,

This is to inform you that our next release of KoboCollect will have the following major changes:

  • Custom naming of instances won’t be possible anymore.

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    However, automatic naming will still be possible based on variables. You could to this as outlined in the image shared below:

    In the survey tab of your XLSForm:

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    In the settings tab of your XLSForm:

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    Data entry screen as seen in KoboCollect Android App:

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    Data entry screen as seen in KoboCollect Android App: the submission is automatically named based on the variable entered earlier

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Reference XLSForm:

instance_name.xls (23 KB)

You should also be able to learn more about instance_name from these posts discussed previously in the forum.

  • Main screen will have icons and simplified language to help with navigation

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For more details and the reasons behind the change, see this post.

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