Improve the HTML Form Entry Module

1. Improve the HTML Form Entry Module Google Summer of Code 2011 João Portela Mentors: Darius Jazayeri Daniel Kayiwa

2. 4th year Informatics and Computer Engineering Faculty of Engineering Porto University João Portela OpenMRS ID: jportelaIRC: jportelaSkype: jppcportelaEmail: joao.portela@gmail.com

3. 4th year Informatics and Computer Engineering Faculty of Engineering Porto University João Portela OpenMRS ID: jportelaIRC: jportelaSkype: jppcportelaEmail: joao.portela@gmail.com

4. HTML Form Entry Module • Created by Darius Jazayeri • Creates forms using HTML code • http://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/HTML+Form+Entry+Module

5. HTML Form Entry Module • Advantages (over XForms): • Plain HTML is better for slower/older browsers • Can make the form look exactly like you want

6. HTML Form Entry Module • Disadvantages (over XForms): • Doesn't use schema tables • Poor WYSIWYG editing

7. HTML Form Entry Module • Improvements: • Doesn't  Use schema tables • Poor Offer WYSIWYG editing

8. Use Schema Tables • Update the schema tables when saving a form • Generate HTML code from the schema tables Form Schema Modules HTML Form Entry

9. Offer WYSIWYG editing • Continuation of the work done in the HTML Form Entry Designer module • Based on CKEditor ( http://ckeditor.com/ ) • Goal:  • map the most features offered by HTML Form Entry module • allow easy integration of new features

10. Currently developing: • Update the schema tables when saving a form • Progress: • Learn how Form Schemas are saved • Compare HTML Form Schema to the Form Schema • Start updating the schema tables (code)

11. Proposal • Use the field_answer table

12. Resources • https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/projects/Improve+the+HTML+Form+Entry+module+-+Project+Plan • https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/projects/HTML+Form+Schema+to+OpenMRS+Form+Schema+Mapping • https://svn.openmrs.org/openmrs-modules/htmlformentry/formschema