Instance.status

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1

Hi all,

I've noticed the following sentence in the model definition for
`Instance` (kobocat/onadata/apps/logger/models/instance.py at main · kobotoolbox/kobocat · GitHub):

    # ODK keeps track of three statuses for an instance:
    # incomplete, submitted, complete
    # we add a fourth status: submitted_via_web

Looking through the source code, it seems to me that these statuses
are never actually used for anything. If that's the case, would it be
safe to use `Instance.status` for creating something like a workflow
for data exports? Or would we risk to break compatibility in some way
by using something other than `incomplete`, `submitted`, `complete`
(and `submitted_via_web`)?
Are there maybe any plans to add something like a filter for forms
with a specific status to the `Advanced Exports` functionality?

Thanks and greetings,

Jesaja Everling

2

Hi Jesaja,

The status is not shown in the regular CSV and XLS outputs, but it’s saved in the database and accessible via the /data/ API. To see the status visit https://[servurl]/api/v1/data/[formpk]

Adding this column to data exports is possible and would make most sense in the new exports being rolled out currently.

Best,

Tino

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On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Jesaja Everling jeve...@gmail.com wrote:

Hi all,

I’ve noticed the following sentence in the model definition for

Instance (https://github.com/kobotoolbox/kobocat/blob/master/onadata/apps/logger/models/instance.py#L119):

# ODK keeps track of three statuses for an instance:

# incomplete, submitted, complete

# we add a fourth status: submitted_via_web

Looking through the source code, it seems to me that these statuses

are never actually used for anything. If that’s the case, would it be

safe to use Instance.status for creating something like a workflow

for data exports? Or would we risk to break compatibility in some way

by using something other than incomplete, submitted, complete

(and submitted_via_web)?

Are there maybe any plans to add something like a filter for forms

with a specific status to the Advanced Exports functionality?

Thanks and greetings,

Jesaja Everling

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