That's great input Ryan.
To add on that, when I have been carrying out my deployments what I do is just enter the current loans and backdate the system to the day the loan was issued. Please note that this is very cumbersome as once you backdate the system you have to keep logging in and out which takes quite a bit of time. However if you are up to the task I guess its ok. I don't know if this may help but this is what I would do when entering historical loan data ( take an example if a loan of 100,000 was issued on 30/11/2009 and payments made to date (25/05/2010) 9s 55,000) 1. Check the day the loan was issued. (30/11/2009) 2. Back date the system to the day the loan was issued. (30/11/2009) 3. Issue the loan. (100,000) 4. While the system is still backdated, enter all payments that have been made up to the current date. (55,000) 5. Change system back to current date (25/05/2010) 6. Run batch Jobs (if payments have been made on a regular basis then this should be fine, if not it will show you the number of payments that have been missed) Hope that helps _____ From: Ryan Whitney [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 25 May 2010 10:56 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Mifos-users] Configuring product start date to past Asheikh, Currently, Mifos does not allow the backdating of products through the UI. Changing the system clock to the past is the only way. I would ask why its important to set the product start date in 2009? Are you planning on entering in past loan data? If so, you are going to run into the same issue. If you don't have a large number of data to enter, changing the system date is probably your best bet (although a little risky). If you are looking to import a large amount of accounts, I would recommend that you consider just moving forward with the opening balances of these accounts (ie, the remainder that's currently left). Ryan On 5/25/10 15:52, "asheikh" <[email protected]> wrote: Hi, I have new installation of mifos, and I need to products with start date of 2009. Is there any way I can allow that without changing the system clock. Add a new Loan product. - Enter Loan product information. Complete the fields below. Then click Preview. Click Cancel to return to Admin without submitting information. *Fields marked with an asterisk are required. * The Start date can be anything between current date and 1 year from the current date. _____ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _____ _______________________________________________ Mifos-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mifos-users -- Ryan Whitney Mifos Technical Program Manager [email protected] Mifos - Technology that Empowers Microfinance (www.mifos.org) Our mission is to enable the poor, especially the poorest, to create a world without poverty. <http://grameenfoundation.org/take-action/ingenuity-fund-challenge/> P please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
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