Sending form taking too long - connection times out

Hi ODK community,

Every once in a while when we try to send finalized forms with the ODK app,
it takes so long that the connection times out. This is done with both the
cellular network and the wifi (which has a pretty fast connection speed).
There doesn't seem to be anything different between the forms that send
successfully and those that don't.

Please help!

Thank you!

Dominique

Dominique,

Do the forms have large files (e.g., are you capturing images)?

Also what are you using as a backend (Aggregate on Google App Engine, Formhub)?

Yaw

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On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 6:33 AM, Dominique Rouleau dominique.rouleau@gmail.com wrote:

Hi ODK community,

Every once in a while when we try to send finalized forms with the ODK app,
it takes so long that the connection times out. This is done with both the
cellular network and the wifi (which has a pretty fast connection speed).
There doesn't seem to be anything different between the forms that send
successfully and those that don't.

Please help!

Thank you!

Dominique

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Hi Yaw,

Thanks for your quick answer.

No our survey doesn't capture any photos, just multiple choice questions.

If I understand your second question correctly, we're using Formhub. (not
sure what "Aggregate on Google App Engine" means.)

Any suggestions of how we can send our files successfully?

Thanks again!

Best,

Dominique

Dominique Rouleau, M.Sc.
Research Associate
Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima | Rwanda
p: +250 789 184218 | e: drouleau@pih.org | www.pih.org

··· On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 3:47 PM, Yaw Anokwa wrote:

Dominique,

Do the forms have large files (e.g., are you capturing images)?

Also what are you using as a backend (Aggregate on Google App Engine,
Formhub)?

Yaw

Need ODK services? http://nafundi.com provides form design, server
setup, professional support, and software development for ODK.

On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 6:33 AM, Dominique Rouleau dominique.rouleau@gmail.com wrote:

Hi ODK community,

Every once in a while when we try to send finalized forms with the ODK
app,
it takes so long that the connection times out. This is done with both
the
cellular network and the wifi (which has a pretty fast connection speed).
There doesn't seem to be anything different between the forms that send
successfully and those that don't.

Please help!

Thank you!

Dominique

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Dominique,

Formhub is often slow or down. It's not something the ODK core team
can control. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/formhub-users/slow$20OR$20down|sort:date

Your alternatives are to self-host formhub
(http://sel.columbia.edu/new-options-for-formhub-users) or use ODK
Aggregate (http://opendatakit.org/use/aggregate/). For more turn-key
solutions, you can try SurveyCTO (http://surveycto.com) or Enketo
(http://enketo.org) or SMAP (http://www.smap.com.au).

Yaw

P.S. Many years ago, I worked in Rwinkwavu with PIH setting up the
EMR. I was there for six months. Small world, huh?

··· On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 6:54 AM, Dominique Rouleau wrote: > Hi Yaw, > > Thanks for your quick answer. > > No our survey doesn't capture any photos, just multiple choice questions. > > If I understand your second question correctly, we're using Formhub. (not > sure what "Aggregate on Google App Engine" means.) > > Any suggestions of how we can send our files successfully? > > Thanks again! > > Best, > > Dominique > > Dominique Rouleau, M.Sc. > Research Associate > Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima | Rwanda > p: +250 789 184218 | e: drouleau@pih.org | www.pih.org > > > On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 3:47 PM, Yaw Anokwa wrote: >> >> Dominique, >> >> Do the forms have large files (e.g., are you capturing images)? >> >> Also what are you using as a backend (Aggregate on Google App Engine, >> Formhub)? >> >> Yaw >> -- >> Need ODK services? http://nafundi.com provides form design, server >> setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. >> >> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 6:33 AM, Dominique Rouleau wrote: >> > Hi ODK community, >> > >> > Every once in a while when we try to send finalized forms with the ODK >> > app, >> > it takes so long that the connection times out. This is done with both >> > the >> > cellular network and the wifi (which has a pretty fast connection >> > speed). >> > There doesn't seem to be anything different between the forms that send >> > successfully and those that don't. >> > >> > Please help! >> > >> > Thank you! >> > >> > Dominique >> > >> > -- >> > -- >> > Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com >> > Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com >> > Options: http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en >> > >> > --- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups >> > "ODK Community" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> > an >> > email to opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> -- >> Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com >> Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com >> Options: http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "ODK Community" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/opendatakit/eW6mYVd7pxM/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > -- > Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com > Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com > Options: http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ODK Community" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.