Hi again,
> I believe we actually have a community member that's on Vanuatu right now!
> Small world :)
It is likely me when I created another account with a different e-
mail. Or, maybe the accountant I work with on this very project :)
First, thank you for the very quick reply.
Second, I would like to clarify a few things about your answers (in-
line below.)
Finally, I would like to ask a few more questions (at the end of this
message.)
> Short answer: Mifos does not support this.
>
> Long answer:
>
> Mifos can indicate different accounts (ie, banks) for the payments to go
> into by PRODUCT. Mifos cannot, however, indicate different accounts for
> payments by BRANCH. Obviously, for most institutions, this latter option is
> the preferred one. While Mifos doesn't currently support this, we have
> noted it and are looking at for a possible accounting enhancements in the
> future.
So I can't have different bank accounts and map transactions to those
accounts according to branches. Ok. But, can I do the following?
Add various fee accounts like shown in this part of my
mifosChartOfAccounts.custom.xml and mifosBeanConfig.custom.xml.
<GLAccount code="31300" name="Income from micro credit & lending
activities">
<GLAccount code="31301" name="Fees" />
<GLAccount code="31302" name="Processing Fees" />
<GLAccount code="31303" name="Training Fees" />
<GLAccount code="31304" name="Other Fees" />
</GLAccount>
and
<bean id = "financialRules"
class="org.mifos.accounts.financial.util.helpers.FinancialRules"
abstract="false" factory-method="getInstance">
<property name="actionToDebitAccount">
<map>
<entry key="FEEPOSTING" value="11201"/>
</map>
</property>
<property name="actionToCreditAccount">
<map>
<entry key="FEEPOSTING" value="31301"/>
<entry key="FEEPOSTING" value="31302"/>
<entry key="FEEPOSTING" value="31303"/>
<entry key="MISCFEEPOSTING" value="31304"/>
</map>
</property>
And then create the Fee types (Fees, Processing fees, training
fees...) in the user interface. If not, then I am, I think, at a
complete loss at how one can customise the chart of accounts and
action mappings, and, would be very grateful if I could see an example
much more detailed then the one provided in the source code (more
accounts with associated mappings).
> That said, the way I addressed this in a deployment was to do the following:
> * Create a custom field for a branch that records the GL Code for the Bank
> * When integrating with your accounting system (either through a manual
> report or automated), for all cash deposits, you replace the Default Cash GL
> code for this with the GL code in the branch custom field.
Yes, I think we will do that.
> This requirement is coming up more and more often, but currently we don't
> support it. The LSIM feature (short name for the feature you are talking
> about), at the moment, is a bit of a workaround and needs some refactoring,
> so that's why its still limiting the client based on the meeting schedule.
To get around the above problem we will have to create different
products with different meeting schedules. Although not ideal, we can
live with that. So we will have something like
SBDF monthly
SBDF forth nightly
CDF monthly
CDF forthly
And create two accounts for one client if they want more than one loan
with different meeting schedules.
What I want to know, and this is critical to us, is can we then easily
generate report (financial statements) for all SBDF and all SDF?
Maybe by creating two different source funds (SBDF and SDF) and
reporting for each? Or, reporting for by combined products (SBDF
monthly with SBDF forth-nightly, and, CDF monthly with CDF forth-
nightly)
Now some new questions.
1) When creating a Loan Product you can check yes or no for "Include
in Loan cycle counter:". I have read docs about it but still don't
understand what this is and how it could affect us.
2) Regarding the check list, I see you have "Disbursal LO". But I
can't get the check list to appear prior to disbursing a loan. Can I
do that?
Your help is much appreciated.
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