Hi,
Finally we have decided to migrate to MIFOS for our in-house microfinane
system. Now we are doing details gaps analysis to calculate need of
customization. I will be keep updating with the progress, meanwhile is it
possible to have variable EMIs and variable loan amounts in loans?



Polly-2 wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> There is feature on 'managing surveys' in Mifos V 1.2 that would support
> that. You define a survey by defining fields for data that you want to
> capture about a client/center/group/loan account/savings account.
> 
> Polly Najori
> 
> On 08/07/2009, Solanky <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Thanks Ryan for your quick response. I was also thinking the same that
>> upgrade will be an issue.
>> Regarding gaps, our main concern is that we have around 5 page borrower
>> registration form which have a lot of input fields but we are unable to
>> find
>> a way to enter these fields in MIFOS. If there is a workaround/solution
>> for
>> this than we can go ahead. After that we would be requiring some
>> customized
>> reports but I think we can do it easily by querying MySql database and
>> showing frontend of reports at some place other than MIFOS.
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Deependra
>>
>>
>> Ryan Whitney wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello Deependra,
>> >
>> > Glad to hear you're interested in Mifos and welcome to the community.
>> >
>> > The short answer to your question, unfortunately, is no, you probably
>> > would
>> > not be able to upgrade to a new version of MIFOS smoothly.  It would
>> > require
>> > doing a code merge which could end up being very painful and taking a
>> long
>> > time (if not be near impossible).
>> >
>> > That said, I would suggest doing the following
>> >
>> > First, share the gaps you found with the community.  We have a lot of
>> > MFI's
>> > here with a lot of varied products, processes and experiences and what
>> > sometimes may appear to be a gap may not be.  That way we can help you
>> > identify possible solutions to your gaps that may not require
>> customizing
>> > Mifos, making for an easier adaption.
>> >
>> > If after doing a review of your gaps you will still require customizing
>> > Mifos, I would recommend getting involved with the Mifos developer list
>> > and
>> > look at what it takes to become a possible contributor.  That way you
>> can
>> > benefit from the whole community while you undertake the customization
>> or
>> > possibly find some partners to work with.  In addition, this would
>> ensure
>> > that upgrading Mifos in the future would happen smoothly.
>> >
>> > You can find more information about joining the developer community
>> here:
>> > http://www.mifos.org/developers
>> >
>> > Cheers!
>> > Ryan
>> >
>> >
>> > On 7/7/09 14:41, "Solanky" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >> We are looking to implement MIFOS in our organisation. At present we
>> >> already
>> >> have a system built by ourselves. After a very short gap analysis we
>> have
>> >> thought of doing some customisation before adapting MIFOS. Now one
>> >> question
>> >> arise that after doing customisation, will it be possible to upgrade
>> to
>> >> next
>> >> version of MIFOS smoothly? I hope someone here should have answer for
>> >> this.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks.
>> >>
>> >> Deependra Solanky
>> >> Drishtee
>> >
>> > --
>> > Ryan Whitney
>> > Mifos Technical Program Manager
>> > [email protected]
>> > Mifos - Technology that Empowers Microfinance (www.mifos.org)
>> >
>> >
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