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titleThis feature requires a CommCare Software Plan

This feature (Data Dictionary) will only be available to CommCare users with Advanced Plan or higher. For more details, see the CommCare Software Plan page.

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This integration allows you to use the data dictionary to configure the way case properties are displayed on the case data page. It is possible to rearrange case properties, organize them into collapsible groups, assign labels, and display descriptions. 
This feature will be activated by default for all domains that have the DD_CASE_DATA feature flag enabled.

The screenshot below displays an example of the case data page, after the feature flag above has been enabled, and the data dictionary was used to configure the way the case properties are presented. We can see different data sets represented in different tables, with the black "i" icon, that provides additional information about the case property when hovered over.

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3) Import the file: Select the file and select the "upload data dictionary" option. After the import is completed, CommCare will display a message about the import. 

  • If an invalid case property name or case type name is included in the import spreadsheet, appropriate error messages will be displayed until all issues are resolved. You can refer to the screenshot below for an example.

4) Check the updated definitions: On the left menu, click the Data Dictionary option to view the updated definitions.

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There are certain criterias to the name of case-types and case properties,

  • In Data Dictionary, CommCare doesn't allow special characters in the names of case-types and their case-properties.  It can only start with a letter, and only contain letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores. 
  • In case of invalid names of case-types and case-properties, CommCare will show an error as shown : 

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