OpenMRS Technology Radar

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1	Published sheets should be locked (Data → Protected sheets & ranges → Show all protected ranges, lock latest sheet with same message as others) When preparing a new sheet, duplicate the last published sheet and copy values from its "ring" column into the new sheets "prev" column.
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3	NOTE: Rings are displayed in the order they are discovered in the data, so for the rings to appear in the correct order, after rings have been assigned, move entries to to first four rows to ensure the first four values in the ring column are (in order): adopt, trial, assess, and hold.
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5	name	Name of entry (how it will appear on radar)
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7	quadrant
8	Languages & Frameworks	The languages, libraries, technologies, frameworks, and tools used to develop software.
9	Modules & Distributions	Specific solutions (modules, apps, and distributions) available to the OpenMRS Community.
10	Platforms & Integrations	Other platforms and approaches to integrating OpenMRS with them.
11	Standards & Conventions	Standardized approaches, best practices, and conventions for OpenMRS-related development and solutions.
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13	prev	Previous recommendation (from last release of radar)
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15	isNew	Whether the recommendation is new or has changed rings since the last radar.
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18	Adopt	Technology with widespread adoption, support, or strategic value to the OpenMRS Community.
19	Trial	The community has not committed to the technology, but is considering adoption.
20	Assess	Technology of interest to the OpenMRS Community.
21	Hold	Organizations and developers are moving away from or not investing in the technology.
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23	description	Brief description of item (with link), justification of recommendation, and useful tips/resources. ● Use basic HTML format (e.g., <a> and <b> elements) ● Highlight the first use of the item's name using <strong></strong> ● Preview your work: use "Preview Description" menu to invoke HTML Preview sidebar for active cell. ● When linking to the OpenMRS wiki, use tiny link (permanent link)
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25	Strength of Recommendation	Deprecated once we adopted ThoughtWork's "Build Your Own Radar" repo. A general estimate of the strength of the recommendation. For example, an item that is strongly recommended for Trial would be more likely to move to adoption than a technology with a weak recommendation.
26		A stronger recommendation moves the blip closer to the center of the radar except when the recommendation is "Hold", where a 100% recommendation is the farthest out.
27		For "Adopt" (the innermost ring) we need to keep the strength artificially low, so the blips don't bunch up at the very center
28		Avoid actually using 0% or 100%, since this will place the blip exactly on the boundary between recommendation levels. (Hold+100% is the one allowed exception.)
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