The Initializer module is an API-only module that processes the content of the configuration folder when it is found inside OpenMRS' application data directory:

.
├── modules/
├── openmrs.war
├── openmrs-runtime.properties
├── ...
└── configuration/

The configuration folder is subdivided into domain subfolders:

configuration/
  ├── addresshierarchy/
  ├── appointmentspecialities/
  ├── appointmentservicedefinitions/
  ├── appointmentservicetypes/
  ├── attributetypes/
  ├── autogenerationoptions/
  ├── bahmniforms/
  ├── conceptclasses/
  ├── conceptsources/
  ├── concepts/
  ├── datafiltermappings/
  ├── drugs/
  ├── encountertypes/
  ├── globalproperties/
  ├── htmlforms/
  ├── idgen/
  ├── jsonkeyvalues/
  ├── locations/
  ├── locationtagmaps/
  ├── locationtags/
  ├── messageproperties/
  ├── metadatasetmembers/ 
  ├── metadatasets/ 
  ├── metadatasharing/ 
  ├── metadatatermmappings/ 
  ├── patientidentifiertypes/ 
  ├── personattributetypes/ 
  ├── privileges/ 
  ├── programs/ 
  ├── programworkflows/
  ├── programworkflowstates/
  ├── providerroles/ 
  ├── relationshiptypes/
  └── roles/
   

Each domain-specific subfolder contains OpenMRS metadata configuration files that pertains to the domain.

• This module loads an OpenMRS configuration consisting of OpenMRS metadata.
• CSV files are the preferred format, however a number of metadata domains rely on other file formats. See the list below for details.
• Initializer processes all configuration files upon starting up.
• Initializer produces a checksum file for each processed configuration file. A file will never be processed again until its checksum has changed.
  • See more info here about checksums.
• Each line of those CSV files represents an OpenMRS metadata entity to be created, edited or retired.
• Each line of those CSV files follows the WYSIWYG principle.

We suggest to go through the following before looking at the specifics for each supported domain:

• Conventions for CSV files

This is the list of currently supported domains in their loading order:

1. Localization Message Properties (.properties files)
2. Generic JSON key-values (JSON files)
3. Metadata Sharing Packages (ZIP files)
4. Visit Types (CSV files)
5. Patient Identifier Types (CSV files)
6. Relationship Types (CSV files)
7. Location Tags (CSV files)
8. Privileges (CSV files)
9. Encounter Types (CSV files)
10. Encounter Roles (CSV files)
11. Roles (CSV files)
12. Global Properties (XML files)
13. Attribute Types (CSV files)
14. Provider Roles (CSV files)
15. Locations (CSV files)
16. Location Tag Maps (CSV files)
17. Bahmni Forms (JSON Files)
18. Concept Classes (CSV files)
19. Concept Sources (CSV files)
20. Concepts (CSV files)
21. Programs (CSV files)
22. Program Worklows (CSV files)
23. Program Worklow States (CSV files)
24. Person Attribute Types (CSV files)
25. Identifier Sources (CSV files)
26. Autogeneration Options (CSV files)
27. Drugs (CSV files)
28. Order Frequencies (CSV files)
29. Order Types (CSV files)
30. Bahmni Appointment Specialities (CSV files)
31. Bahmni Appointment Service Definitions (CSV files)
32. Bahmni Appointment Service Types (CSV files)
33. Data Filter Entity-Basis Mappings (CSV files)
34. Metadata Sets (CSV files)
35. Metadata Set Members (CSV files)
36. Metadata Term Mappings (CSV files)
37. HTML Forms (XML files)

Build the master branch and install the built OMOD to your OpenMRS instance:

git clone https://github.com/mekomsolutions/openmrs-module-initializer/tree/master
cd openmrs-module-initializer
mvn clean package

• OpenMRS Core 2.1.1 (required)
• HTML Form Entry 4.6.0 (compatible)
• ID Gen 4.3 (compatible)
• Metadata Sharing 1.2.2 (compatible)
• Metadata Mapping 1.3.4 (compatible)
• Bahmni Appointments 1.2-beta (compatible)
• Data Filter 1.0.0 (compatible)
• Bahmni I.e Apps 1.0.0 (compatible)
• Bahmni Core 0.93 (compatible)

See the Initializer Validator README page.

See the documentation on Initializer's runtime properties.

• On OpenMRS Talk
  • Sign up, start a conversation and ping us with the mention @MekomSolutions in your post.
• On Slack:
  • Join the Initializer channel and ping us with a @Mekom mention.

https://github.com/mekomsolutions/openmrs-module-initializer/issues

• 'attributetypes' domain to support Bahmni program attribute types.
• 'program' domain to support Name and Description headers.
• CSV parsers to actually fill new objects marked to be retired or voided before creating them as retired/voided entities.
• Added a runtime property to define the loading startup mode for the activator OpenMRS config loading process.
• Existing attributes and location tags which are not specified in CSV headers are no longer removed.
• Bulk creation and editing of concept sources provided as CSV files in configuration/conceptsources.
• Bulk creation and editing of encounter roles using CSV files in configuration/encounterroles.
• (For devs.) Domain directory names and loading orders are implied from the base Domain enum.
• Bulk creation and editing of relationship types provided through CSV files in configuration/relationshiptypes.
• Bulk creation and editing of provider roles using CSV files in configuration/providerroles.
• Bulk creation and editing of location tag maps using CSV files in configuration/locationtagmaps.

• (Bug fix) Locations with invalid parent references to throw an IllegalArgumentException.
• (For devs.) Introduced CsvFailingLines for a better management of the outcome of CsvParser#process.
• Introduced safe and unsafe API modes to suit either app runtime loading or early failure loading for CI.
• (For devs.) Introduced BaseFileLoader and BaseInputStreamLoader as part of a better streamlined loading framework.
• Initialize Validator a standalone fatjar to make dry runs of OpenMRS configs.
• Nested structures of configuration files are supported.
• Added a runtime property to define an inclusion or exclusion list of domains.
• Added a runtime property to specify wildcard patterns filters for each domain.
• Added a runtime property to toggle off the generation of the checksums.
• Improved logging output with ASCII Tables for Java.
• Bulk creation and edition of ID Gen's autogeneration options provided through CSV files in configuration/autogenerationoptions.
• Support associating location tags to locations using boolean Tag| headers.
• Bulk creation and edition of location tags provided through CSV files in configuration/locationtags.
• Bulk creation and edition of Bahmni forms provided as JSON schema definitions in configuration/bahmniforms.
• Bulk creation and edition of htmlforms provided as XML schema definitions in configuration/htmlforms.
• Bulk creation and edition of Bahmni appointment service types provided through CSV files in configuration/appointmentservicetypes.
• Renaming domain: appointmentsservicesdefinitions → appointmentservicedefinitions.
• Renaming domain: appointmentsspecialities → appointmentspecialities.

• (For devs.) Support for conditional loading of domains based on the runtime availability of OpenMRS modules.
• Bulk creation and edition of programs provided through CSV files in configuration/programs.
• Bulk creation and edition of program workflows provided through CSV files in configuration/programworkflows.
• Bulk creation and edition of program workflow states provided through CSV files in configuration/programworkflowstates.
• Bulk creation and edition of privileges provided through CSV files in configuration/privileges.
• Bulk creation and edition of roles provided through CSV files in configuration/roles.
• Bulk creation and edition of metadata terms mappings provided through CSV files in configuration/metadatatermmappings.
• Bulk creation and edition of encounter types provided through CSV files in configuration/encountertypes.
• Bulk creation and edition of Bahmni appointments specialities provided through CSV files in configuration/appointmentsspecialities.
• Bulk creation and edition of Bahmni appointments services definitions provided through CSV files in configuration/appointmentsservicesdefinitions.
• Bulk access management of Data Filter entity to basis mappings provided through CSV files in configuration/datafiltermappings.
• Bulk creation and edition of attribute types provided through CSV files in configuration/attributetypes.
• Support location attributes.
• Bulk creation and edition of patient identifier types provided through CSV files in configuration/patientidentifiertypes.
• Bulk creation and edition of metadata terms mappings provided through CSV files in configuration/metadatasets.
• Bulk creation and edition of metadata terms mappings provided through CSV files in configuration/metadatasetmembers.
• Bulk creation and edition of bahmni forms provided JSON files in configuration/bahmniforms
• Support concept attributes.

• Bulk creation and edition of drugs provided through CSV files in configuration/locations.

• Loads i18n messages files from configuration/addresshierarchy and configuration/messageproperties.
• Bulk creation and edition of concepts provided through CSV files in configuration/concepts.
  This covers: basic concepts, concepts with nested members or answers and concepts with multiple mappings.
• Bulk creation and edition of drugs provided through CSV files in configuration/drugs.
• Overrides global properties provided through XML configuration files in configuration/globalproperties.
• Modifies (retire) or create ID Gen's identifier sources through CSV files in configuration/idgen.
• Exposes runtime key-values configuration parameters through JSON files in configuration/jsonkeyvalues.
• Bulk creation and edition of person attribute types provided through CSV files in configuration/personattributetypes.
• Imports MDS packages provided as .zip files in configuration/metadatasharing.
• Bulk creation and edition of order frequencies provided through CSV files in configuration/orderfrequencies.