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How to Enable CommTrack?

After setting up your CommCareHQ workspace, go to Project Settings and click 'Basics', select 'CommTrack Enabled' and update. After this step your project would become CommTrack-enabled. 

UI differences you would notice once you have CommTrack enabled

  1. Logo: CommCareHQ -> CommTrackBeta
  2. There will be a CommTrack-specific section under Project Settings
    1. Basic CommTrack Settings
      1. This is where web users configure SMS and mobile app as the medium for their CommTrack project implementation
      2. SMS: web users could: 1) configure SMS keyword for stock actions, 2) enable and configure SMS keywords for requisition actions if it is a necessary feature for the project
      3. Location Hierarchy: Location levels and Report filters are managed according to the configuration here.
    2. Advanced CommTrack Settings: This is where web users configure the inventory control system for project implementation if necessary.
  3. Top-level Navigation Bar: Setup
    1. Manage Products
    2. Manage Programs
    3. Manage Locations

Reports specific to CommTrack-Enabled Projects:

User

Edit Mobile Worker - CommTrack Settings & CommTrack User Roles

Hidden Reports:

All reports under Manage Deployments are hidden. 

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CommCare Supply from a CommCare App Designer's Perspective

If you are used to designing a CommCare application, there are many parallels from CommCare that might make you understand CommCare Supply better:

  1. Unlike CommCare where web users can build forms and configure case management, CommCare Supply app building will be done by developers until CommCare Supply becomes fully self-service. FMs would need to setup locations, products, and programs for their supply chain. This can be easily done in the relevant project space on HQ.
  2. Each location or supply point is a case in CommCare Supply just as each registrant (mother, child, farmer) is a case in CommCare.
  3. Unlike CommCare where cases are registered, updated, and closed by mobile users, locations in CommCare Supply can only be created by web users. 
  4. In addition, after locations are configured, location information is available in the form through the special locations Lookup Table. 
  5. Each location / supply point is associated with a set of products configured per domain. Product information is made available through lookup tables, not cases.

  6. CommCare Supply can auto-populate a lookup table to assist with consumption and forecasting calculations. This lookup table provides a configurable rolling average monthly consumption. This data can be referenced in CommCare forms, and is essential for translating the raw data on ‘how much do I have in stock?’ into meaningful information on ‘how many days before I run out?’ and ‘how much should I reorder?’

When CommCare Supply is enabled for a given CommCare domain, you'll notice the following differences. None of these changes should break any pre-existing apps.

  1. A tab labeled 'Setup' appears on the top navigation bar: This is where web users can set up the locations and products for the project's supply chain
  2. In the 'Reports' tab, a set of five CommCare Supply reports appears. 
  3. Additional CommCare Supply-specific settings are available when configuring web users, mobile users, and the project settings