Before the first anser, a question #6 :
Is it possible to use Mifos with Postgres instead of mysql ?
Thanks !
Olivier
2015-09-03 9:40 GMT+00:00 Olivier Dalang <[email protected]>:
> Hi,
>
> I am currently testing Mifos to see whether we could use it for a
> microcredit project in Senegal. I managed to install it locally on a
> virtual machine, and it works very well.
>
> First of all : thanks for the awsome work !! It works very well, and was
> surprisingly easy to install.
>
> I already tested the system a bit, and have a few questions to help my
> understand how Mifos works and to help me evaluate how well Mifos would fit
> our needs.
>
> The questions are below, please feel free to answer only to some of them.
>
> Best regards and thanks in advance,
>
> Olivier Dalang
>
> t: +41 78 758 49 75
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>
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>
>
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>
> ## 1. Transaction reciepts
>
> On the transaction tab of the loan details page, there is a "view reciept"
> button next to each transaction, but I never saw a "upload reciept"...
> field when disbursing a loan or making repayments.
> How does this work ? Is there a suggested strategy to keep evidence about
> transactions ?
>
> (By the way, when I click on "view reciept", I get an error
> "{"developerMessage":"The request caused a data integrity issue to be fired
> by the...}", see questions 4. below)
>
>
> ## 2. Translation
>
> I'll be using Mifos in French. It's great to have an existing translation,
> but it is incomplete and contains some mistakes. I'm willing to contribute
> to translation, and I saw it's easy using translatewiki.net.
> Is it possible to use the new contributed translation directly in my
> in-production system ? (or can I download translatewiki.net's translation
> as locale-fr.json easily ?)
> Alternatively, is it possible to edit locale-fr.json directly, and still
> upstream my modifications ? (through pull request)
>
>
> ## 3. Fees for the group
>
> In our setup, we have a fee/interest (5% flat) that is payed from the
> client to the group (a percentage of the amount). That fee stays in the
> group's savings, which is in most of the cases not managed by us (but
> rather in the group's already existing saving accounts).
> Still, it would be nice if this fee could be included in the repayment
> schedule.
> Is there a way to do this ?
>
> I tried to create a fee (per installment, 5% flat). It works, but its
> payment is not separated from the principal payment, while it should go to
> a separate account.
>
>
> ## 4. Javascript errors
>
> I noticed some javascript errors and UI malfunctions (for instance date
> widgets not working, some UI elements like "Interest method" in "Create
> Loan Product" not appearing, "create payment type" missing the submit
> button, date appearing as NaN undefined 0NaN in certain navigators, submit
> button ...).
>
> Even if it is the same version, those error appear on my local
> installation, but not on the online demo. Any idea why ?
>
> It also seems some errors are navigator-dependant, is there a recommended
> navigator to use Mifos ?
> It also seems some date formats and/or languages trigger errors...
> Should I report all those errors directly on github's issue tracker ?
>
>
> ## 5. Roles
>
> Are there some typical roles permissions examples ? We'll be needing roles
> like "manager" (who can approve loans and clients...), "agent" (who can
> prepare new clients and loans, who can register payments etc.). I'm a bit
> overwhelmed by all the checkboxes at this point.
> Also, am I right understanding Mifos user's capability is limited to his
> Office ?
>
>
>
>
>
>
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