For all users

Today new versions of Entry Client and Manager have been placed on thehttp://epidata.dk/testing.php page for general download and testing.

Apart from some minor points and errors reported to the Flyspray bug database the current release is what we see as the first release candidate for general usage following key developments mentioned below.

level 1: Basic functionality at field level level 2: Extended functionality with value labels, basic checks etc

We are at level 1 now and production release will include level 2.

Main news since last release are: a. bug fixes and enhancements b. availability of two file formats: epx: the basic xml structure containing all information for a given project epz:The same file, but zipped, which often reduces the overall size to about 10-30% of the epx file c. export of data to stata d. short introduction to the EntryClient

Currently the users should find and test the following: Manager a. all aspects of creating new projects with one database table/file per project a1. importing (loading) old rec files and stata files a2. Pasting from qes files or editor files onto a dataform a3. Saving these data as a project file with options for entry b. exporting data to Stata (regardless of whether you have Stata)

EntryClient b. data entry of project files created with manager b1. Securing that data are saved and shown as read b2. Editing and browsing in data b3. Backup of files after entry b4. Timed recovery function if systems break down during entry

What are the next steps ? c1. Adaptation of EpiData Analysis to be able to read the xml structured files (epz and epx) c2. Following users tests in the coming weeks further error removal will be done in EntryClient and Manager Please report if possible to the flyspray database system. (But also if you cannot get the flyspray system to work let us know on this list)

Kind regards

Torsten Christiansen, Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association