Add-Ons
CommCare Add-Ons are advanced settings give you access to to advanced app building features that are not available by default.
You can manage add-ons from both your Application Settings and Project Settings.
Table of Contents:
- 1 Steps to Enable Add-Ons
- 2 Summary of Add-Ons by Category
- 2.1 Case Management Add-Ons
- 2.1.1 Case Conditions
- 2.1.2 New Case Lists Created Empty
- 2.1.3 Child Cases
- 2.2 Mobile Experience
- 2.2.1 Case List Menu Item
- 2.2.2 Icons in Case List
- 2.2.3 Menu Mode
- 2.2.4 Register from case list
- 2.2.5 Sub Menus
- 2.3 Calculations
- 2.4 App Building Efficiency Tools
- 2.4.1 Case Detail Overwrite
- 2.1 Case Management Add-Ons
Steps to Enable Add-Ons
The below steps can be followed to enable Add-ons.
To enable Add-ons for a specific application, navigate to that Application’s settings icon
Then navigate to Add-ons
Then click on the minimize or maximize a specific add-on category to enable an add-on under that category
If you wish to enable all Add-ons at once for an application, you can click on the ‘Enable All Add-Ons’ button
If you want to enable add-ons at the project level (meaning all add-ons will be applied to every application in that project space), go to Project Settings.
Once in the project settings, check the ‘Enable All Application Add-Ons’ check box
When Add-Ons are enabled at project level, users will see the below message when they navigate to the Add-On tab for a specific App
Summary of Add-Ons by Category
This section provides a brief summary of the available add-ons, grouped into categories. Each category highlights a set of related features.
Case Management Add-Ons
Case Conditions
Open or close a case only if a specific question has a particular answer. Available in https://dimagi.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/commcarepublic/pages/2300674903, under Case Management.
New Case Lists Created Empty
When adding a new case list, don't include a registration and followup form.
Child Cases
Open other types of cases, linking them to the case that created them. Available in https://dimagi.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/commcarepublic/pages/2300674903 .
Mobile Experience
Case List Menu Item
Allows the mobile user to view the case list and case details without actually opening a form. Available in menu settings.
Icons in Case List
Display a case property as an icon in the case list. For example, to show that a case is late, display a red square instead of "late: yes".
Menu Mode
Control whether a form's enclosing menu is displayed on the mobile device or not.
Register from case list
Minimize duplicates by making registration forms available directly from the case list on the mobile device. Availabe in menu settings.
Sub Menus
Nest menus inside of other menus.
Calculations
Display Conditions
Write logic to show or hide forms and menus on the mobile device. Available in https://dimagi.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/commcarepublic/pages/2300674903 and menu settings. https://dimagi.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/commcarepublic/pages/2143954971
Conditional ID Mapping in Case List
Specify a custom xpath expression to calculate a lookup key in the case list, case detail screen or case tile enum columns.
Calculations in the Case List and Details
Specify a custom xpath expression to calculate a value in the case list or case detail screen.
Custom Single and Multiple Answer Questions
Allows display of custom lists, such as case sharing groups or locations as choices in Single Answer or Multiple Answer lookup Table questions. Configuring these questions requires specifying advanced logic. Available in form builder, as an additional option on the Lookup Table Data for lookup table questions.
https://dimagi.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/commcarepublic/pages/2143946908
App Building Efficiency Tools
Case Detail Overwrite
Ability to overwrite one case list or detail's settings with another's. Available in menu settings, in the actions tab.