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On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM James Dailey <jamespdai...@gmail.com>
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> Those are significant issues!  Maybe this should be broken into a few
> tickets and described there first in detail.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 5:24 AM Ádám Sághy <adamsa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Bharath,
>>
>> *Yes, please proceed as the PR and the related stories aren’t providing
>> much clarity at this point.*
>>
>> Hi Lizbeth,
>>
>> I have a general understanding of this story and the associated PR, but I
>> have to say I’m not a fan of the current naming—“Savings Accounts
>> Improvements.” It’s very vague and doesn’t accurately describe what this
>> work is about.
>>
>> Regarding the PR itself, I have some major concerns:
>>
>> *Blockers:*
>>
>>    -
>>
>>    The PR is extremely large—80 files changed and 2,403 lines added.
>>    -
>>
>>    The code is very difficult to follow: there is almost no
>>    documentation or comments, and many methods are several hundred lines 
>> long,
>>    each handling 10–20 different tasks.
>>    -
>>
>>    I have serious reservations about both the technical and business
>>    logic.
>>    -
>>
>>    There are no tests included. *Without proper testing, there is no way
>>    it can be merged!*
>>
>> Without a significant refactor and reworking of the logic, I don’t see
>> how this can be properly reviewed or approved.
>>
>> Could you please break up the logic into much smaller, more manageable
>> pieces that are easier to understand, with clear, self-explanatory code?
>>
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Adam
>>
>> On 2025. Jul 15., at 7:47, Bharath Gowda <bgo...@mifos.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Adam, Arnold,
>>
>> I was also a part of these enhancements for the savings module.
>> Will be happy to clarify any functional questions or concerns on the
>> functionality/enhancements made as part of it.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bharath
>> Lead Implementation Analyst | Mifos Initiative
>> PMC Member | Apache Fineract
>> Mobile: +91.7019635592
>> http://mifos.org  <http://facebook.com/mifos>
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>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM Ádám Sághy <adamsa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Sorry for being slow, I am still digesting the raised pull request and
>>> the description you have shared.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Adam
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2025. Jul 14., at 19:40, LIZBETH ANGELICA MARTINEZ CEJA <
>>> liz.marti...@fintecheando.mx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Fineract Community,
>>> Is there any comment about the previous email?
>>>
>>> El vie, 11 jul 2025 a las 14:03, LIZBETH ANGELICA MARTINEZ CEJA (<
>>> liz.marti...@fintecheando.mx>) escribió:
>>>
>>>> Hi Fineract Community,
>>>>
>>>> We would like to share a recent contribution to the platform related to
>>>> improvements in savings account behavior:
>>>>
>>>> PR: https://github.com/apache/fineract/pull/4837
>>>> JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2312
>>>>
>>>> This pull request introduces an approach to accruals handling for
>>>> savings accounts. In cases where a deposit or withdrawal occurs after
>>>> accruals have been generated, the system will now remove all accruals from
>>>> the transaction date onward without regenerating them. This change aims to
>>>> improve both data consistency and system performance while avoiding
>>>> duplication or misalignment in accounting records.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Savings Account Improvements
>>>> PR: https://github.com/apache/fineract/pull/4837
>>>>
>>>> Savings products can now be configured with accrual accounting. Any
>>>> savings account can record accrual transactions.
>>>> To reproduce, follow the steps below for interest-related issues.
>>>>
>>>>    -
>>>>
>>>>    Create the Savings product according to the configuration
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    - Create a retroactive and active savings account
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    - Run the job: admin->systems->Manage jobs →Add Accrual
>>>>    Transactions For Savings
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    - RunPost interest for Savings job, if the above works do not work.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    - (Ideally, the accumulation transaction for the savings should be
>>>>    added, which should be published
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    - Check the accounting entry for the created savings account
>>>>    accrual transaction
>>>>
>>>> Currently, overdraft savings account transactions are not supported
>>>> using accrual-based accounting entries.
>>>> We need to support accrual accounting entries for overdrafts. Interest
>>>> transactions and overdraft accrual transactions must be recorded using
>>>> accrual accounting.
>>>> Acceptance criteria:
>>>> The accounting entry for the overdraft interest transaction is modified
>>>> to support accrual accounting.
>>>> It is an existing transaction: changes were made to the accounting
>>>> entries to support accrual accounting.
>>>> Overdraft transaction that is posted to the savings account through the
>>>> work “Post interest for savings.
>>>> A new overdraft accrual transaction type was integrated to debit the
>>>> interest import.
>>>> A new transaction type will be introduced and new accounting entries
>>>> have been added.
>>>> Overdraft accrual transactions are recorded only for accounts that are
>>>> in overdraft status.
>>>> The accumulation transaction is published by the same job “Add Accrual
>>>> Transactions For Savings" with the frequency established for the job.
>>>> To play
>>>>
>>>>    1.
>>>>
>>>>    Create a savings product like the one attached.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    1. Create a retroactive savings account and activate it and some
>>>>    deposit or withdrawal amount.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    1. Run the job “Add Accrual Transactions For Savings”.
>>>>
>>>> The first day of each month the work must be carried out "Post
>>>> interest for savings”
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Currently the system only calculated the accruals once a day and if a
>>>> deposit or withdrawal was made it did not calculate the new accrual. With
>>>> the implementation, when calculating the accrual, if several withdrawals
>>>> and/or deposits are made in one day, it must calculate the accrual several
>>>> times.
>>>> Accrual is recorded on the same date when a deposit is made at the end
>>>> of the day.
>>>> The accrual is recorded on the same date when a withdrawal is made at
>>>> the end of the day.
>>>> The system should repeat the day's accrual if the balance changes that
>>>> day due to a deposit or withdrawal.
>>>> For example
>>>> To play
>>>>
>>>>    1.
>>>>
>>>>    Set billing date: June 5, 2025
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    1. Create/approve/activate the overdraft account as of June 2, 2025
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    1. Deposit 10,000 starting June 2nd
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    1. Make accruals
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    1. Deposit 10,000 starting June 3rd
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    1. Make accruals
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    1. Withdraw 40,000 starting June 4th
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We’ve also included detailed documentation to support the proposed
>>>> changes, including the use case and technical details.
>>>>
>>>> We invite the community to review the proposal and share any feedback,
>>>> questions, or concerns.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> Lizbeth Martínez
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>

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