Apology, I’m off my machine. Let me share tomorrow the gaps in the documentation. For the MFI, It’s just vanilla loans and savings products.
Louis On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 18:49 Ed Cable <[email protected]> wrote: > The MFI you're looking to work with - what are the products and services > they support? Please share what gaps there were in the documentation so we > can address those or if you create a wiki account I can give you the > permissions to edit yourself. > > Ed > > On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 9:47 AM Louis Niyongabo <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi Ed, > > > > Yes, the Demo Server is working as well. I had hard time though, a couple > > of steps were missing in the procedure. > > > > I would like to have your input on which one to go with. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Louis > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 18:37 Ed Cable <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hello Louis, > > > > > > Thanks for reaching out to the community. I'm glad that you were able > to > > > get both Fineract and Fineract CN installed. Many have faced issues > with > > > Fineract CN installation - do you have demo server running as well? > > > > > > See my replies inline: > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 4:51 AM Louis Niyongabo <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Dev team, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have installed fineract & community-app on my dev machine, and they > > > work > > > > fine. Later, through search, I realized there's also fineract-CN with > > its > > > > 30+ services & fims-web-app. I also installed them on the same dev > > > machine, > > > > and they work fine as well. These 2 are very different; the former > > > (mifos) > > > > has 'mifostenant-default' and 'mifosplatform-tenants' databases > running > > > on > > > > MySQL while the latter (fineract) has 2 sets of databases 'seshat' > and > > > > 'playground' running on Cassandra and MySQL. The schema of > > > > mifostenant-default has nothing to do with the schema of playground. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I would like to invest time working on either of the 2, hoping to > > > implement > > > > 1 in a MFI within 3-5 months: > > > > > > > > 1) What is the relation between the 2? > > > > > > > > > > Fineract is the Generation 2 architecture developed by the Mifos > > Initiative > > > and donated to Apache which provides an open-API based core banking > > > platform for financial inclusion. It's mature and stable with a robust > > > feature set for microfinance, SACCOs, and more. It has multi-tenancy to > > > enable economies of scale through a shared application instance and > > > separate tenant databases for each financial insitution. Fineract just > > > contains the back-end platform and APIs. If you need a reference UI you > > can > > > download the Mifos X distribution which contains an AngularJS web app, > > > reporting through Pentaho and there also client and staff-facing mobile > > > apps. > > > > > > Fineract CN is the Generation 3 architecture which aims to provide a > > > cloud-native microservices based architecture to help provide the > > community > > > future-proof application framework for digital financial services. As > > > partners on Fineract reached scalability bottlenecks or developed > purely > > > digital-first applications and services, they needed a modular and > > scalable > > > architecture that wasn't possible through the monolithic application > that > > > is Fineract. > > > > > > See the links below for more on the new architecture and the rationale > > for > > > it. > > > > > > > > > > 2) Is mifos the legacy being redesigned into fineract or the 2 > > will > > > be > > > > kept as completely separate projects? > > > > > > > > > > They will be completely separate projects but a migration path will be > > made > > > available as parity is achieved between Gen 2 and Gen 3 (Fineract and > > > Fineract CN) > > > > > > > > > > > 3) Which one do you recommend me to work on now? > > > > > > > > It really depends on the feature set you need and your timing to go > to > > > market with your solution. If you need to support more traditional > > > microfinance or group-based operations, Fineract/Mifos X is probably > your > > > better bet. If you are supporting SACCOs or basic individual loans and > > > deposit accounts, the current feature set in Fineract CN might be > enough > > > for you. The framework is still changing though as the first official > > > release hasn't been made yet. If you're looking to build a wallet, > > payment, > > > or more transaction-focused system, Fineract CN might also be a better > > > starting point for you. > > > > > > *Apache Fineract CN (Gen 3)* > > > > > > - Apache Fineract CN Architectural Whitepaper > > > < > > > > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByeK44WJrHIvdTUxQVNVVmZROV90UnFHd0drMFhmcTV1TGxF/view?usp=sharing > > > > > > > - Fineract CN Codebase - https://goo.gl/Snjr2b > > > - Fineract CN Wiki ( > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/ > > > Fineract+CN > > > <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/Fineract+CN>) > > > - Overview of the project structure: https > > > ://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/Project+structure > > > < > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/Project+structure > > > > > > > - Detailed slide deck overview on each microservice > > > <https://goo.gl/tm3c5Z> > > > - Creating a Custom Microservice Webinar > > > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6esth3q6H1Y> | Slide Deck > > > <https://goo.gl/pCds7y> > > > - Digital Financial Services Platform Whitepape > > > < > > > > > > http://kuelap.io/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Kuelap-DFSP-white-paper-v1.pdf > > > >r > > > from Kuelap > > > > > > *Apache Fineract 1.0 (Gen 2)* > > > > > > - Architectural White Paper: https://goo.gl/du7XhL > > > - API Docs: https://demo.openmf.org/api-docs/apiLive.htm > > > - Web Hooks framework: > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINER > > > ACT/Hooks < > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/Hooks > > > > > > - Platform - Apache Fineract: Source Code > > > <https://github.com/apache/incubator-fineract> | Issue Tracker > > > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT/> | Mailing List > > > < > > > > > > http://markmail.org/search/?q=list%3Aorg.apache.fineract.dev+order%3Adate-backward > > > > > > > - Web App - Mifos X: Source Code > > > <https://github.com/openMF/community-app> | Issue Tracker > > > <https://github.com/openMF/community-app/issues> | Mailing List > > > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/admin/mifos-developer>| Gitter > > > Chatroom <https://gitter.im/openMF/mifos> > > > - Mobile App - Android Field Officer App: Source Code > > > <https://github.com/openMF/android-client/> | Issue Tracker > > > <https://github.com/openMF/android-client/issues> | Gitter Chatroom > > > <https://gitter.im/openMF/android-client> > > > - Mifos Mobile - Android Mobile Banking App: Source Code > > > <https://github.com/openMF/self-service-app> | Issue Tracker > > > <https://github.com/openMF/self-service-app/issues> | Gitter > Chatroom > > > <https://gitter.im/openMF/self-service-app> > > > - Online Banking App - Web: Source Code > > > <https://github.com/openMF/web-self-service-app/> | Issue Tracker > > > <https://github.com/openMF/web-self-service-app/issues>| Gitter > > > Chatroom > > > - MifosPay - Mobile Wallet Framework: Source Code > > > <https://github.com/openMF/mobile-wallet> | Issue Tracker > > > <https://github.com/openMF/mobile-wallet/issues> | Gitter Chatroom > > > - Mifos Payment Gateway: Source Code > > > <https://github.com/openMF/mifos-payment-gateway> | Issue Tracker | > > > Gitter Chatroom > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Louis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Ed Cable* > > > President/CEO, Mifos Initiative > > > [email protected] | Skype: edcable | Mobile: +1.484.477.8649 > > > > > > *Collectively Creating a World of 3 Billion Maries | *http://mifos.org > > > <http://facebook.com/mifos> <http://www.twitter.com/mifos> > > > > > > > > -- > *Ed Cable* > President/CEO, Mifos Initiative > [email protected] | Skype: edcable | Mobile: +1.484.477.8649 > > *Collectively Creating a World of 3 Billion Maries | *http://mifos.org > <http://facebook.com/mifos> <http://www.twitter.com/mifos> >
