OpenSRP FHIR Web Location management

The FHIR web location management package provides the ability to perform the following functions.

Creating, editing locations
Visualizing a location hierarchy based on the FHIR location resource partOf attribute.

Package Definition

Location Unit - This piece of functionality helps the users create locations and add any parent locations for each location. This package is based on the location resource in FHIR
1. NB: A location hierarchy is defined by assigning parent locations. If a parent is not selected then the location is taken as a root location in the hierarchy.

You can access this page by clicking on the location management menu on the sidebar then, clicking on the location unit menu. This will load a page with a list of existing location units.s. Below is a sample of how the page would look like

Click on the ‘Add location Unit’ button on the top right of the screen.
This will load a form that allows you to enter the location unit details. The fields are described as follows. Fields with Asterisks are a must to fill.
- Parent field- allows you to add a location unit under another location unit, for instance, a District falls under a Region.
- Geometry field-allows you to enter the geographical mapping details in Geo JSON format
- Location category- allows you to categorize the location either as a service point (refers to the location that does not fall under the location hierarchy e.g a household ) and jurisdiction (refers to a location that falls under location hierarchy e.g facility, district, and region)

You can access this page by clicking on the location management menu on the sidebar then, click on the location unit menu. This will load a page with a list of existing location units.s. Below is a sample of how the page would look like

Click on the ‘Edit’ link.
This will load a form that allows you to update the location unit group details. Fields with Asterisks are a must to fill.