# \#ocl-for-openmrs

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## [OCL Quarterly Showcase!](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ocl-quarterly-showcase/45935)

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**Author:** [@jamlung](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/jamlung)\
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**Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ocl-quarterly-showcase/45935 "2025-04-29T13:30:35Z")

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Join us for the OCL Quarterly Showcase on Wednesday 30 April at 8am ET/12pm UTC/3pm EAT! This meeting will be a broader community meeting where we will share the successes of the past quarter, along with a brief discussi…

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## [📢 Calling for Community Input: Help Us Improve the Concepts & Metadata Management Guide!](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/calling-for-community-input-help-us-improve-the-concepts-metadata-management-guide/44786)

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**Author:** [@veronica](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/veronica)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2025, 5:24am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/calling-for-community-input-help-us-improve-the-concepts-metadata-management-guide/44786 "2025-03-17T05:24:27Z")

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Hey OpenMRS Community! :wave: We know that concepts and metadata management can have a steep learning curve, and we want to make it easier for everyone. That’s why we’ve put together a step-by-step guide—designed to hel…

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## [📢 CIEL/OMRS Fellowship Opportunity - 2025](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ciel-omrs-fellowship-opportunity-2025/44353)

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**Author:** [@erica](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/erica)\
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**Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 10:09am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ciel-omrs-fellowship-opportunity-2025/44353 "2024-12-20T10:09:47Z")

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Open Concept Lab (OCL) and the Columbia International eHealth Lab (CIEL) via OpenMRS is interested in working with a Fellow to improve access to the CIEL terminology via OCL. The Fellow will work with brilliant minds to…

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## [Input Requested: OCL Community Survey - 2024](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/input-requested-ocl-community-survey-2024/43780)

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**Author:** [@kaalcumm](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/kaalcumm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/input-requested-ocl-community-survey-2024/43780 "2024-10-21T21:05:12Z")

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Help us understand the OCL Community of Users and design our 2025 roadmap with this 5-10 minute survey! Be sure to include your contact information if you’d like us to follow-up and to share more about joining communi…

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## [2024-09-06 - Terminology Service Call - NHDD Framework Updates](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2024-09-06-terminology-service-call-nhdd-framework-updates/43539)

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**Author:** [@jamlung](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/jamlung)\
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**Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2024-09-06-terminology-service-call-nhdd-framework-updates/43539 "2024-09-05T17:25:30Z")

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Hi everyone, I wanted to remind you all about tomorrow’s OpenHIE Terminology Services (TS) Subcommunity call, which will specifically focus on the National Health Data Dictionary (NHDD) framework that has been getting s…

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## [Import of concepts from CIEL dictionary fails with Duplicate name error](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/import-of-concepts-from-ciel-dictionary-fails-with-duplicate-name-error/43197)

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**Author:** [@mohant](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mohant)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/import-of-concepts-from-ciel-dictionary-fails-with-duplicate-name-error/43197 "2024-07-23T03:42:18Z")

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We are trying to setup the metadata for Bahmni using the latest CIEL dictionary with version v2024-06-27. When we try to initialize the CIEL zip with initializer module, there are about 60 concepts for which import error…

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## [Partners In Health + OpenConceptLab](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/partners-in-health-openconceptlab/42047)

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**Author:** [@ball](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ball)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/partners-in-health-openconceptlab/42047 "2024-04-09T14:03:23Z")

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Partners In Health (PIH) is now managing our OpenMRS concept dictionary with OpenConceptLab (OCL) for implementations at 4 country sites (Haiti, Liberia, Mexico, Sierra Leone). This is a milestone in supporting many cou…

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## [My OpenMRS Fellowship Journey: Suruchi](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/my-openmrs-fellowship-journey-suruchi/31091)

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**Author:** [@suruchi](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/suruchi)\
**Replies:** 87\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/my-openmrs-fellowship-journey-suruchi/31091 "2023-07-17T13:59:39Z")

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First fellowship! First call! I am Suruchi Dhungana from Nepal. After working on open-source projects for a long time, I decided to contribute to OpenMRS as a fellow. As this is my first work as a fellow, I am both nerv…

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## [OCL's First-Ever Quarterly Showcase!](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ocls-first-ever-quarterly-showcase/39397)

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**Author:** [@jamlung](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/jamlung)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ocls-first-ever-quarterly-showcase/39397 "2023-04-14T13:39:56Z")

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OCL’s First-Ever Quarterly Showcase Wednesday 19 April Join us for OCL’s first-ever Quarterly Showcase on Wednesday, April 19 at 8am ET/12pm UTC/3pm EAT! There is a lot of amazing work happening in and around the Open Co…

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## [Deprecating Dictionary Manager from the end of this February 2023](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/deprecating-dictionary-manager-from-the-end-of-this-february-2023/38668)

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**Author:** [@suruchi](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/suruchi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2023, 7:34am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/deprecating-dictionary-manager-from-the-end-of-this-february-2023/38668 "2023-02-24T07:34:48Z")

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Hello Community, Managing medical terminologies has been a challenge for our users for many years - but together we have made huge gains in the last 3 years! We are now seeing that both technical and non-developer folks…

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## [OCL Community Roadmap - An Open Discussion](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ocl-community-roadmap-an-open-discussion/38101)

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**Author:** [@kaalcumm](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/kaalcumm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ocl-community-roadmap-an-open-discussion/38101 "2022-12-07T15:57:55Z")

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OCL Community Roadmap - An Open Discussion The OCL Community is creating our 2023 Roadmap and we would love your input! The roadmap sets goals for OCL’s software, services and community for the year, so this is your bes…

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## [A note on exporting and importing OCL packages](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/a-note-on-exporting-and-importing-ocl-packages/37816)

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**Author:** [@ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ruhanga)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/a-note-on-exporting-and-importing-ocl-packages/37816 "2022-11-02T16:34:10Z")

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Following conversation from the above post, what appeared like an OCL .zip export containing coded questions and their answers not being loaded by the openconceptlab api correctly i.e. the questions not getting filled w…

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## [Mystery: Are collections in /ocl config folder properly uploading to dev3?](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/mystery-are-collections-in-ocl-config-folder-properly-uploading-to-dev3/37401)

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**Author:** [@grace](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/grace)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/mystery-are-collections-in-ocl-config-folder-properly-uploading-to-dev3/37401 "2022-09-08T14:36:13Z")

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@suruchi as the Product Manager for OpenMRS-OCL things has graciously agreed to take the lead on investigating what is happening with the /ocl config folder. :mag: Here’s the backstory: Background: For managing large a…

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## [GSoC 2022: Microfrontend the OCL Module - Project Updates](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/gsoc-2022-microfrontend-the-ocl-module-project-updates/36768)

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**Author:** [@piumal1999](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/piumal1999)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/gsoc-2022-microfrontend-the-ocl-module-project-updates/36768 "2022-08-26T18:45:54Z")

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Hi everyone, I have been selected for GSoC 2022 under the project “Microfrontend the OCL Module and Reduce Backend Dependencies”. Therefore, I’ll be using this thread for the discussions and updates on the project. Proj…

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## [O3: New Documentation: Configure Lab Filters](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/o3-new-documentation-configure-lab-filters/36313)

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**Author:** [@grace](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/grace)\
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**Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 8:27am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/o3-new-documentation-configure-lab-filters/36313 "2022-03-31T08:27:38Z")

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FYI community, if you haven’t already seen, there is a new Lab Filter feature in O3 (thank you @zacbutko / @MekomSolutions !) :test\_tube: The Lab Filter feature enables you to set up custom filter views - eg based on st…

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## [OpenHIE TS Implementer Series: Terminology Management with the OpenMRS HIV Reference Application (Aug. 5, 2022)](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openhie-ts-implementer-series-terminology-management-with-the-openmrs-hiv-reference-application-aug-5-2022/37206)

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**Author:** [@jamlung](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/jamlung)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openhie-ts-implementer-series-terminology-management-with-the-openmrs-hiv-reference-application-aug-5-2022/37206 "2022-08-03T17:04:15Z")

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OpenHIE TS Implementer Series: Terminology Management with the OpenMRS HIV Reference Application Join us at the upcoming OpenHIE Terminology Services call on Friday 5 August from 9 to 10 am (EDT) / 1-2 pm (UTC) for the n…

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## [Importing Concepts into Openmrs from OCL Term Browser](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/importing-concepts-into-openmrs-from-ocl-term-browser/37085)

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**Author:** [@opensolutions](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/opensolutions)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/importing-concepts-into-openmrs-from-ocl-term-browser/37085 "2022-08-01T13:04:55Z")

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I’m currently having some difficulties importing mappings from the OCL term browser into Openmrs. The concepts which i have mapped with the mapped type CONCEPT-SET don’t import with the related concepts. I have notic…

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## [Error importing concepts](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/error-importing-concepts/37172)

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**Author:** [@opensolutions](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/opensolutions)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/error-importing-concepts/37172 "2022-07-29T14:08:31Z")

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While importing from the open concept lab module in openmrs i’m getting these errors. The concepts I created manually synced across without a problem however, those that i imported from ciel are the ones’ creating this i…

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## [2022-07-11: Dictionary Manager Squad Call](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2022-07-11-dictionary-manager-squad-call/37068)

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**Author:** [@suruchi](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/suruchi)\
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**Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 9:18am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2022-07-11-dictionary-manager-squad-call/37068 "2022-07-11T09:18:49Z")

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Excited for today’s squad call !! Checkout the Agenda : Discussion on OCL Term Browser and Dictionary Manager workflow, please go through the video if you have not. Presentation : Research on different OCL user When …

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## [Unable to import concepts using OCL Subscription Module](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/unable-to-import-concepts-using-ocl-subscription-module/36981)

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**Author:** [@piumal1999](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/piumal1999)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/unable-to-import-concepts-using-ocl-subscription-module/36981 "2022-06-28T13:11:15Z")

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Hi all, I’m currenlty developing a microfrontend for the existing ocl subscription module. I tested the import functionality of the existing module and it throws some errors most of the time. So I’m initiating this threa…

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## [Bahmni Clinical/Patient visit page "Null Error"](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/bahmni-clinical-patient-visit-page-null-error/35949)

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**Author:** [@opensolutions](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/opensolutions)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/bahmni-clinical-patient-visit-page-null-error/35949 "2022-06-01T12:58:14Z")

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I am experiencing this error after creating two custom forms. The information of one form shows under the observations tab while the other does not. After removing the second form which is not displayed in the observat…

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## [Connecting on Terminology Management - June 3](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/connecting-on-terminology-management-june-3/36700)

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**Author:** [@jamlung](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/jamlung)\
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**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/connecting-on-terminology-management-june-3/36700 "2022-05-25T18:36:55Z")

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Connecting on Terminology Management: Sharing Experiences & Exploring New Ways to Get Involved OCL and OpenMRS Dictionary Manager teams are hosting a session during the OpenHIE Terminology Services call on Friday 3 Jun…

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## [Error importing concepts into openmrs from OCL](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/error-importing-concepts-into-openmrs-from-ocl/36415)

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**Author:** [@opensolutions](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/opensolutions)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/error-importing-concepts-into-openmrs-from-ocl/36415 "2022-04-27T16:49:52Z")

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Here is the error i am getting when trying to import concepts to OpenMRS from Open Concept Lab HTTP/1.1 204 No Content caused by: java.io.IOException: HTTP/1.1 204 No Content at org.openmrs.module.openconceptlab.clien…

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## [OCL/Iniz: New Documentation: How to add your Dictionaries to your config, AND support offline sites](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ocl-iniz-new-documentation-how-to-add-your-dictionaries-to-your-config-and-support-offline-sites/36314)

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**Author:** [@grace](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/grace)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ocl-iniz-new-documentation-how-to-add-your-dictionaries-to-your-config-and-support-offline-sites/36314 "2022-04-19T18:12:58Z")

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Thanks to @ibacher, @suruchi, @ruhanga and @mseaton, Initializer now supports an /ocl config folder. I’m finding this very useful, because (1) it means I don’t have to keep re-subscribing to collections if our demo serve…

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## [GSoC 2022: Microfrontend the OCL Module - Requirement Gathering](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/gsoc-2022-microfrontend-the-ocl-module-requirement-gathering/36245)

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**Author:** [@piumal1999](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/piumal1999)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2022, 8:29am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/gsoc-2022-microfrontend-the-ocl-module-requirement-gathering/36245 "2022-04-17T08:29:33Z")

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Hi everyone, I am interested in the Microfrontend the OCL Module and reduce backend dependencies project on this year’s Google Summer of Code project list. I went through the project description and some other related th…

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## [Upcoming OCL Office Hours - March 24](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/upcoming-ocl-office-hours-march-24/36165)

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**Author:** [@paynejd](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/paynejd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/upcoming-ocl-office-hours-march-24/36165 "2022-03-19T14:06:14Z")

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Join Open Concept Lab (OCL) on March 24 from 10-11 a.m. (EDT) / 2-3 p.m. (UTC) for the first Office Hours event of 2022. At this event, all OCL users, community members, and those interested in these tools are invited t…

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## [OCL Module: Should we convert to JSP or MF-ize?](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ocl-module-should-we-convert-to-jsp-or-mf-ize/36040)

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**Author:** [@grace](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/grace)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ocl-module-should-we-convert-to-jsp-or-mf-ize/36040 "2022-03-09T16:52:28Z")

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Community, I need your advice with how we should handle the OCL Module. Situation: We want to be able to remove the OWA Module from our 3.x RefApp distro, and currently it’s just the OCL Module preventing this. The OCL …

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## [2022-02-16: Dictionary Manager Squad Call](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2022-02-16-dictionary-manager-squad-call/35889)

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**Author:** [@suruchi](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/suruchi)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 5:43am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2022-02-16-dictionary-manager-squad-call/35889 "2022-02-16T05:43:02Z")

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Agenda : Review- User Testing:OCL OCL Bulk Import feature - Discussion OCL Copy Content feature - Discussion When : Wednesday 7:30pm IST | 5 pm EAT | 3pm CET | 2pm UTC | 9am EST | 6am PST Where : Join from computer o…

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## [2022-02-09: Dictionary Manager Squad Call](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2022-02-09-dictionary-manager-squad-call/35832)

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**Author:** [@suruchi](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/suruchi)\
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**Last updated:** [February 9, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2022-02-09-dictionary-manager-squad-call/35832 "2022-02-09T04:22:58Z")

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Agenda : OCL Bulk Import feature - Discussion Finalization on technical requirement on Customization (OCL Mappings) OCL Copy Content feature - Discussion When : Wednesday 7:30pm IST | 5 pm EAT | 3pm CET | 2pm UTC | 9a…

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## [2022-02-02: Dictionary Manager Squad Call](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2022-02-02-dictionary-manager-squad-call/35786)

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**Author:** [@suruchi](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/suruchi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 6:28am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/2022-02-02-dictionary-manager-squad-call/35786 "2022-02-02T06:28:50Z")

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Excited for today’s squad call !! Checkout the Agenda : Presentation from OCL team: Expansions and Dynamic references Concept modifications for concept attributes – adding/removing names/descriptions; changing name t…

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