I am using XLS form to make survey forms, ODK Collect v 1.4.3 to collect data and now am trying to use ODK briefcase v1.4.3 to pull the data from a custom path on my desktop. I am using ODK briefcase because am in DRC and need to aggregate the data offline. I don't pull directly from the android devices because there are many devices and it is easier to first collect them all on my computer.
The folder I select for the custom path includes folders for the form and the instances, but when I choose the folder as my ODK directory, no forms show up for me to select. Even older forms that worked for me last year do not show up using the most recent version of ODK Briefcase, but I can see the older forms if I use ODK briefcase 1.3.2. I have tried using the briefcase on both Mac and Windows with no success.
For anyone that has the problem in the future, here is how it was resolved:
I had been using a feature in XLS Form that allows you to add a version
column to the settings tab. Once I removed this from the form (and from the
hundreds of instances already collected...) ODK briefcase recognized the
form.
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On Tuesday, June 17, 2014 12:40:55 PM UTC+2, Sara Lowes wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am using XLS form to make survey forms, ODK Collect v 1.4.3 to collect
> data and now am trying to use ODK briefcase v1.4.3 to pull the data from a
> custom path on my desktop. I am using ODK briefcase because am in DRC and
> need to aggregate the data offline. I don't pull directly from the android
> devices because there are many devices and it is easier to first collect
> them all on my computer.
>
> The folder I select for the custom path includes folders for the form and
> the instances, but when I choose the folder as my ODK directory, no forms
> show up for me to select. Even older forms that worked for me last year do
> not show up using the most recent version of ODK Briefcase, but I can see
> the older forms if I use ODK briefcase 1.3.2. I have tried using the
> briefcase on both Mac and Windows with no success.
>
> Any advice would be much appreciated.
>
> Best,
> Sara Lowes
>
>
For anyone that has the problem in the future, here is how it was resolved:
I had been using a feature in XLS Form that allows you to add a version
column to the settings tab. Once I removed this from the form (and from the
hundreds of instances already collected...) ODK briefcase recognized the
form.
On Tuesday, June 17, 2014 12:40:55 PM UTC+2, Sara Lowes wrote:
Hello,
I am using XLS form to make survey forms, ODK Collect v 1.4.3 to collect
data and now am trying to use ODK briefcase v1.4.3 to pull the data from a
custom path on my desktop. I am using ODK briefcase because am in DRC and
need to aggregate the data offline. I don't pull directly from the android
devices because there are many devices and it is easier to first collect
them all on my computer.
The folder I select for the custom path includes folders for the form and
the instances, but when I choose the folder as my ODK directory, no forms
show up for me to select. Even older forms that worked for me last year do
not show up using the most recent version of ODK Briefcase, but I can see
the older forms if I use ODK briefcase 1.3.2. I have tried using the
briefcase on both Mac and Windows with no success.
ODK Briefcase and ODK Aggregate only accept numeric version strings. The
recommended form is yyyymmddnn
e.g., 2014061701 (1st revision of the form on 2014-06-17)
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On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 6:34 AM, Yaw Anokwa wrote:
For anyone that has the problem in the future, here is how it was
resolved:
I had been using a feature in XLS Form that allows you to add a version
column to the settings tab. Once I removed this from the form (and from
the
hundreds of instances already collected...) ODK briefcase recognized the
form.
On Tuesday, June 17, 2014 12:40:55 PM UTC+2, Sara Lowes wrote:
Hello,
I am using XLS form to make survey forms, ODK Collect v 1.4.3 to collect
data and now am trying to use ODK briefcase v1.4.3 to pull the data
from a
custom path on my desktop. I am using ODK briefcase because am in DRC
and
need to aggregate the data offline. I don't pull directly from the
android
devices because there are many devices and it is easier to first collect
them all on my computer.
The folder I select for the custom path includes folders for the form
and
the instances, but when I choose the folder as my ODK directory, no
forms
show up for me to select. Even older forms that worked for me last year
do
not show up using the most recent version of ODK Briefcase, but I can
see
the older forms if I use ODK briefcase 1.3.2. I have tried using the
briefcase on both Mac and Windows with no success.
Could you explain more about how did you remove the feature of the version column on the form and the instances, as it is already a finalized submission and submitted form?
@Fanilo_Andrianisaina can you please share what you're trying to do and what kind of error you're getting that leads you to this thread?
This thread makes me think you are likely trying to upload to Ona. If so, are you able to export a CSV from Briefcase? You may be able to upload that to Ona.
The finalized form can't be sent to the server (ona). Other forms can, but only some have this problem (with > 100 roosters).
We extracted the ODK directory to pull the form with Briefcase, but the form doesn't appear. Actually, among the more than 10 forms in the folder, only this one is appearing in Briefcase.
Any idea on how to make the other forms appear, and be "pullable"?
Is the form that is showing in the same Collect project as the others or not? I can't see the full path you're pointing Briefcase to, can you try to point it directly to the project folder inside of the directory that came from the device? That folder would have a name that looks like 92a289db-193f-44b5-85b4-25242545f2ca.
Given that there's some kind of issue on Ona's end preventing submissions, they may be willing to take your raw submissions and help you submit them via their API. I think it's worth asking at least.
