ESSENCE DESKTOP EDITION

Ma. Cecilia A. Montaño

Installing EDE1. Install EDE installer2. Install EPI Info installer (if not yet installed)3. Install JAVA (if you cannot open EDE)4. Copy all MAP files and paste to this location

• C:\ede\workspace\workspace\MapFiles

5. Convert MAP Files to .MAP• Open Epi Map• Click Map Manager and Add Layer• Browse for the shape file to convert to .MAP• .shp .MAP C:\ede\workspace\workspace\MapFiles• Save as MAP File ex. Negros.MAP

6. Very important (do this once you have finished installing EDE)• Open EDE• Click Window then Preferences• Click Mapping then Epi Info Configuration• Browse then look for C:\Epi_Info , OK, APPLY, OK

Starting EDE1. Open EDE2. Click the icon – Creates a New

Database3. Create a Name (no space)4. Specify type of file/Database Type5. Browse for location ex. Using

PIDSR database C:\PIDSR\Current\Typhoid

6. Detection Count Style: Row per Count Strategy

7. Click next8. Choose for a table ex. Typhoid

then click next9. Choose the variables you want to

analyze and assign for the Column Type.

10. Finish

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Assigning VariablesColumn Types1. Ignore – variables not

needed2. Enum – variables you

want to count, ex. Sex, outcome

3. Location – Region, Province, Muncity, Brgy

4. Date – Dadmit (important)

5. Info – variables you want to be displayed, ex. First Name, Last Name and AgeYears

Getting Started1. Click Configured Data

Sources2. Double click on the

database you want to analyze

3. On the Query Editor choose for the date first – Dadmit and choose for the range, specify start date and end date

4. Then run query5. A line graph will appear

on the time series tab.

Specify Range

Query Editor

Note: The Data that appears under the Tabular Details is dependent on the DataSet Manager that appears on the lower left side of the EDE screen. You may change the date range and click the button Update Detail Range.

GRAPHS1. Configuration Tab – for bar and

pie graphs2. Choose for the number of slices3. Choose for a variable4. To choose multiple variables, CTRL

click click on the variables5. The graphs are also dependent on

the DataSet Manager that appears on the lower left side of the EDE screen (Details Date Range).

6. The graph appears on the MultiDataDetails Tab.

7. You may indicate a title just right click on the graph and click properties.

8. To copy the graph, right click on the graph and save as picture; and paste on your report.

MAP1. On the Map Tab, you may create

a map from the whole region up to the barangay level as long as you have the MAP files.

2. Ex. Location to group by:MunCity3. Map Type: EpiInfo Mapping4. Browse for EpiInfo Map C:\ede\

workspace\workspace\MapFiles\Region6. MAP (this is an example)

5. Select DBF Column: TOWN6. Click the button – Launch Map7. The MAP are also dependent on

the DataSet Manager that appears on the lower left side of the EDE screen (Details Date Range).

Continuation………..MAP1. An Epi Map will appear2. Click the Map Manager – upper left

most icon3. Click the button Properties4. You may select between Dot Density

and Choropleth.5. Click on the tab Dot Density.6. Numeric Field: EDECOUNT7. Chek Overlay, Apply, OK8. At the lower rightmost portion chek

MapTips, choose EDECOUNT9. If you choose for Choropleth,

Numeric Field: EDECOUNT10. Number of Classes – Number of

range11. Click the button Reset Legend12. Specify Range13. Click Overlay14. OK

MAP Labels1. To indicate Map Labels,

Click Map Manager2. Click Properties3. Click the tab for

Standard Labels4. Text field: TOWN5. Apply6. Ok7. To indicate the number

of cases per municiplaity or barangay choose EDECOUNT on the Textfield.

To save a MAP 1. Click File choose Save as Bitmap file2. Browse for location then save3. You may now include the map on your report.