# Development

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## [2023-04-18: QA Support Team Call](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2023-04-18-qa-support-team-call/39412)

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**Author:** [@piumal1999](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/piumal1999)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2023-04-18-qa-support-team-call/39412 "2023-04-18T12:53:31Z")

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A gentle reminder there is a QA Support team call 2023-04-18T13:00:00Z (UTC) and every Tuesday at 6:30 pm IST | 4 pm Nairobi | 3 pm Cape Town | 1 pm UTC | 8 am Boston | 5 am Seattle. Today’s agenda is as follows: E2E…

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## [Switching from Xml mappings to Annotations](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/switching-from-xml-mappings-to-annotations/39277)

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**Author:** [@mherman22](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mherman22)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 9:17am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/switching-from-xml-mappings-to-annotations/39277 "2023-04-17T09:17:35Z")

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Hey Folks, allow me bring back this discussion about jpa annotations. I have been working on switching role domain from using hibernate xml mappings to jpa and i am a bit stuck on what to do next. The role table has attr…

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## [How to disable or skip the initial setup](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/how-to-disable-or-skip-the-initial-setup/39264)

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**Author:** [@pgregorio](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/pgregorio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/how-to-disable-or-skip-the-initial-setup/39264 "2023-04-13T16:00:42Z")

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Hi guys, is it possible to disable or skip the initial setup that’s shown here on a fresh install of the RefApp? Ignore the error messages here - the database should already be set up at this point, I just need these…

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## ["dependency not found" error for the org.openmrs:openmrs-api:4.0.0 dependency,](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/dependency-not-found-error-for-the-org-openmrs4-0-0-dependency/39355)

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**Author:** [@dbakita](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/dbakita)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/dependency-not-found-error-for-the-org-openmrs4-0-0-dependency/39355 "2023-04-13T15:42:35Z")

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Hi members, please help me on this one. i am writing an application that allows users to search for patients using the openMRS api. as part of my software devt practice to learn how patient data is retrieved and displ…

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## [Rebuild search index from MySQL or Maven](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/rebuild-search-index-from-mysql-or-maven/4446)

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**Author:** [@mksrom](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mksrom)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/rebuild-search-index-from-mysql-or-maven/4446 "2023-04-13T11:46:33Z")

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Hi guys ! Does anyone know if it is possible to rebuild the OpenMRS database search index with either: a MySQL command or a Maven command ? Something similar as to what happens when I go in the Administration/Search …

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## [Developer stages dev1 quiz](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/developer-stages-dev1-quiz/25074)

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**Author:** [@sharif](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/sharif)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 12:53pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/developer-stages-dev1-quiz/25074 "2019-10-15T12:53:33Z")

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Hello, I have tried to work on some div1 quiz work that ofcourse advance from div/null to div/1 stage . i have worked on many quiz and am very sure that i passed the test ,but am not getting why the system is failing, h…

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## [Difficulty implementing OpenMRS Reference Application from scratch (OpenMRS Core)](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/difficulty-implementing-openmrs-reference-application-from-scratch-openmrs-core/39356)

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**Author:** [@bonarae](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/bonarae)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/difficulty-implementing-openmrs-reference-application-from-scratch-openmrs-core/39356 "2023-04-11T15:00:08Z")

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I have had tried installing OpenMRS Reference Application with OpenMRS Core 2.5.x and 2.6.0 from scratch several times in the past few months and have not been successful each time. Here are the consistent specification…

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## [2023-04-11: QA Support Team Call](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2023-04-11-qa-support-team-call/39372)

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**Author:** [@jayasanka](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/jayasanka)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2023-04-11-qa-support-team-call/39372 "2023-04-11T12:46:15Z")

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A gentle reminder there is a QA Support team call 2023-04-11T13:00:00Z (UTC) and every Tuesday at 6:30 pm IST | 4 pm Nairobi | 3 pm Cape Town | 1 pm UTC| 8 am Boston | 5 am Seattle. Today’s agenda is as follows: E2E c…

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## [O3: Patient Notes ESM](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/o3-patient-notes-esm/39323)

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**Author:** [@mogoodrich](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mogoodrich)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/o3-patient-notes-esm/39323 "2023-04-06T12:17:35Z")

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Hello all… I’m just reviewing the Patient Notes ESM and had a few questions abouit it: Does the “Upload an image” functionality currently work? When click on it in my test environment (and in dev3) nothing happens… j…

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## [2023-04-04: QA Support Team Call](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2023-04-04-qa-support-team-call/39312)

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**Author:** [@piumal1999](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/piumal1999)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2023-04-04-qa-support-team-call/39312 "2023-04-04T12:56:44Z")

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A gentle reminder there is a QA Support team call 2023-04-04T13:00:00Z (UTC) Today’s agenda is as follows: Updates on 2.x E2E tests Updates on 3.x E2E tests Updates on Unit and Integration Tests Updates and Questions …

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## [Blank name for reference terms in Iniz Module](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/blank-name-for-reference-terms-in-iniz-module/39134)

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**Author:** [@sivareddy](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/sivareddy)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 10:48am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/blank-name-for-reference-terms-in-iniz-module/39134 "2023-04-04T10:48:08Z")

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we are noticing that when we use initializer to import concepts, we can mention reference terms in the “SAME as mapping” column, and in that case, initializer will create the ref term with the coding. In the process, if …

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## [Getting TTP Status 500 - No serializer found for class org.springframework.validation.DefaultMessageCodesResolver and no properties discovered to create BeanSerializer](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/getting-ttp-status-500-no-serializer-found-for-class-org-springframework-validation-defaultmessagecodesresolver-and-no-properties-discovered-to-create-beanserializer/39291)

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**Author:** [@satyadoorva](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/satyadoorva)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/getting-ttp-status-500-no-serializer-found-for-class-org-springframework-validation-defaultmessagecodesresolver-and-no-properties-discovered-to-create-beanserializer/39291 "2023-04-04T08:48:52Z")

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Hi, I am trying to add a visit by calling a post request to visit endpoint. The packet is: { "uuid":"7c2ecf5c-a835-4ce1-9d3c-9b1bd9b72090", "startDatetime":"2023-03-30T16:51:48.772+0530", "stopDatetime":null, "visi…

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## [demo server login](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/demo-server-login/39292)

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**Author:** [@bilal504](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/bilal504)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 7:19am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/demo-server-login/39292 "2023-04-04T07:19:06Z")

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I want to login in the demo server Login. Do I have to submit ticket to gain access or are there common login credentials for developers?

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## [Condition List - Clinical Status](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/condition-list-clinical-status/39061)

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**Author:** [@mseaton](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mseaton)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/condition-list-clinical-status/39061 "2023-04-03T04:30:48Z")

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There are several threads with great discussions around Condition List in the Talk archives. I wanted to use this thread focus on the clinical status field. In 2017, there was an initial design thread around adding Con…

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## [Gsoc2023 android](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/gsoc2023-android/39160)

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**Author:** [@sudhanshu](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/sudhanshu)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/gsoc2023-android/39160 "2023-04-02T07:36:54Z")

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Will anyone from android get selected in Gsoc?. I wanted to know if someone has just 3-4 contributions. Would that be considered

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## [Ideas for GSOC 2023](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ideas-for-gsoc-2023/38143)

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**Author:** [@grace](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/grace)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 6:37am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ideas-for-gsoc-2023/38143 "2023-04-02T06:37:07Z")

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This is early, and we’ll still need a formal place for Project Brainstorming like was kicked off in 2022. But people have been asking me what ideas I have for 2023, so I want to share a few. I want to hear from our techn…

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## [GSoC 2023: Improving the OpenMRS Developer Experience: Updating the SDK](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/gsoc-2023-improving-the-openmrs-developer-experience-updating-the-sdk/39086)

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**Author:** [@wikumc](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/wikumc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/gsoc-2023-improving-the-openmrs-developer-experience-updating-the-sdk/39086 "2023-03-31T19:53:39Z")

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I am interested in contributing to this project. One of the objectives is to create a Spin-off version of the SDK to support OpenMRS 1.x releases based on Java 7. Are we going to create two code bases for OpenMRS 1.x and…

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## [Proactively monitoring application logs for issues](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/proactively-monitoring-application-logs-for-issues/39257)

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**Author:** [@mseaton](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mseaton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/proactively-monitoring-application-logs-for-issues/39257 "2023-03-31T11:51:41Z")

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In many OpenMRS deployments, the primary mechanism by which developers and implementers learn about problems / bugs with the application, or discover unexpected usage patterns, is through communication and feedback with …

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## [Missing MySQL Image for Docker on Apple M1](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/missing-mysql-image-for-docker-on-apple-m1/34465)

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**Author:** [@kmurumba](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/kmurumba)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 7:17am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/missing-mysql-image-for-docker-on-apple-m1/34465 "2023-03-31T07:17:23Z")

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Tried firing SDK up on my Apple M1 this morning but was not suucessful. I experienced the following error: Failed to execute goal org.openmrs.maven.plugins:openmrs-sdk-maven-plugin:4.1.1:setup (default-cli) on project s…

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## [SpringJUnit4ClassRunner requires JUnit 4.12 or higher.](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/springjunit4classrunner-requires-junit-4-12-or-higher/39211)

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**Author:** [@mherman22](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mherman22)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/springjunit4classrunner-requires-junit-4-12-or-higher/39211 "2023-03-30T05:15:12Z")

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Hey, I keep landing into java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessor - Pastebin.com everytime i try to run tests on my first module i am working on. Investigation led me to GitHub - o…

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## [Unit tests are failing in my local for O3](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/unit-tests-are-failing-in-my-local-for-o3/39212)

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**Author:** [@ayushmishra](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ayushmishra)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/unit-tests-are-failing-in-my-local-for-o3/39212 "2023-03-29T18:57:50Z")

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Hello Everyone, few unit tests for openmrs-esm-patient-chart are failing in my local. Here is the logs for failing test. However these tests are passing in the CI when creating a PR on github. I want to know if it is fai…

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## [Errors while building OpenMRS-CORE](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/errors-while-building-openmrs-core/38982)

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**Author:** [@suubi7](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/suubi7)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/errors-while-building-openmrs-core/38982 "2023-03-28T21:26:34Z")

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Hallo guys I am working on this issue Log in - OpenMRS Issues. I cloned the Openmrs-core on my machine and without making any changes I tried to build the package by running mvn-clean-install. But I got these two errors…

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## [Ref App 2.0 Order Entry App "Sign and Save" button](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ref-app-2-0-order-entry-app-sign-and-save-button/39191)

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**Author:** [@mogoodrich](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mogoodrich)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ref-app-2-0-order-entry-app-sign-and-save-button/39191 "2023-03-28T21:07:59Z")

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There has been a request from our users at PIH to rename the “Sign and Save” button used in the Rep App 2.0 Order Entry App to simply “Save”, because “Sign and Save” is confusing and potentially has legal ramifications: …

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## [Proposal for Limited Scope RefApp 2.13 & request for Release Manager](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/proposal-for-limited-scope-refapp-2-13-request-for-release-manager/37824)

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**Author:** [@grace](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/grace)\
**Replies:** 227\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/proposal-for-limited-scope-refapp-2-13-request-for-release-manager/37824 "2023-03-28T20:19:22Z")

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Dear Community, Today in the Platform Team call @burke & @dkayiwa raised a good point; we should do a RefApp release in 2022. Reason to do this at all: Ensure Modules that need releases are indeed released, and it’s cl…

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## [Null pointer exception while doing "mvn clean package"](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/null-pointer-exception-while-doing-mvn-clean-package/39153)

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**Author:** [@dhanraj23](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/dhanraj23)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 8:36am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/null-pointer-exception-while-doing-mvn-clean-package/39153 "2023-03-26T08:36:20Z")

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org.openmrs.util.OpenmrsUtilTest.txt (8.6 KB) I’m getting a null pointer exception while performing mvn clean package and install. No modifications were made to the code after cloning. The log for the particular error ha…

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## [Triggering Mini-Forms in O3 Forms](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/triggering-mini-forms-in-o3-forms/39133)

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**Author:** [@grace](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/grace)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/triggering-mini-forms-in-o3-forms/39133 "2023-03-25T14:15:22Z")

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Aka: Conditional Form Workflow for Sequenced Component Forms This Thurs & Fri, @dennis and I are privileged to be working with the @PalladiumKenya O3 engineering team in Nairobi. This is one of the issues we’ve been dis…

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## [E2E testing Failing in my local](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/e2e-testing-failing-in-my-local/39120)

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**Author:** [@ayushmishra](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ayushmishra)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/e2e-testing-failing-in-my-local/39120 "2023-03-23T07:36:50Z")

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E2E test for editing and Registering patient are failing in my local. The reason of failing tests is update/registration button not getting enabled. I tried multiple times but the tests are still failing. Below are the …

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## [ActorId Not being picked on an Instantiated Call(Resolved)](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/actorid-not-being-picked-on-an-instantiated-call-resolved/39111)

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**Author:** [@sharif](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/sharif)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/actorid-not-being-picked-on-an-instantiated-call-resolved/39111 "2023-03-22T12:35:59Z")

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Helo @druchniewicz @pwargulak, @dkayiwa Hope this finds you well. We have an issue where by an actor id is associated with a patient, And its vital for us for reporting purposes where by it creates a relationship betw…

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## [2023-03-21: QA Support Team Call](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2023-03-21-qa-support-team-call/39100)

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**Author:** [@piumal1999](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/piumal1999)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2023-03-21-qa-support-team-call/39100 "2023-03-21T12:31:47Z")

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A gentle reminder there is a QA Support team call 2023-03-21T13:00:00Z (UTC) Today’s agenda is as follows: Updates on 2.x E2E tests Updates on 3.x E2E tests Updates on Unit and Integration Tests All community members…

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## [Bug using equals method to compare Dates](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/bug-using-equals-method-to-compare-dates/39009)

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**Author:** [@mogoodrich](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mogoodrich)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/bug-using-equals-method-to-compare-dates/39009 "2023-03-20T22:45:41Z")

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Hello all, I just ran into a rather nasty bug/gotcha with comparing Dates using the equals comparison that frankly shocked me. As an example, you can reproduce with the following test, running against the standard test…

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