David,
To clarify some of things, "Mifos X Pilot User Program" is free host
service, no need of any local installation (fir timing just forget about
installing and just worry about using it :), if you are eligible for it
then you get some thing similar to "https://aci.openmf/community-app/app";
to access you instance of MIfosX, and MifosX comes with data import tool,
using that you can import ACI's clients, loans and transactions.
in a nutshell what you need do is,
Step 1) Does ACI has infrastructure to access online MifosX (at-least 2
hours a day or 10hrs a week ) ? If yes, then I think you can try hosted
solution through "Mifos X Pilot User Program"
Step 2) Request for pilot user access through
http://mifos.org/product/mifos-x/pilot
Step 3) If ACI is eligible, you get access link similar to
https://aci.openmf/community-app/app
Step 4) Import data using data import utility
Step 5) Start using it :)
Thanks
Nayan Ambali
On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Oliver.namu <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Ed and Keith,
> Thanks a lot for your rapid response as well as your willingness to assist
> us. I will start straight away by giving you some of the details regarding
> our organization : ACI ( Assist Community Initiatives, aci-uganda.org )
> which is based in Kampala, Uganda. It has three programs running
> concurrently: micro-finance, child sponsorship and health networks.
>
> The micro-finance program has a clientele of around 800 and as of now , it
> is still paper based with lots of manual and Excel-based calculations which
> are prone to errors that are usually very hard to trace. The consequences
> are low effectiveness and productivity, lack of accurate information,
> inability to perform timely analyses of the MFI's financial health as well
> as it's performance, lack of transparency of transactions performed.
>
> Personally I have been and I'm still interested in Mifos X which I think
> is versatile and has provisions for mobile ( tablet and mobile phone )
> applications. As regards to participation in the Mifos X program, I'm more
> than willing to participate in the "pilot project" as long as we have ready
> access to help when practical issues pertaining to implementation do
> arise.( our future intention is also to host our database online using our
> web service provider one.com who provides SQL with php administration -
> the simpler alternative would be to have a local instance of Mifos which
> could be backed up online once or twice in the course of the day. This has
> to do with the intermittent availability of internet, power shortages etc).
>
> I intend to use the MAMP package/program ( Mac, Apache, MySQL , php) which
> I hope will save me the trouble of installing each component separately. Do
> please give feedback if this may be problematic. I look forward to working
> with you.
>
> Regards
> David I
>
> />.^.\///>
>
> On 3 Nov 2013, at 5:50, Ed Cable <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> David,
>
> I do apologize for the challenges that you've faced in getting the
> software up and running for your organization. To add to Keith's comments,
> I'll admit that the documentation behind Mifos X is still a bit lacking and
> we're aiming to improve it each day.
>
> We do have an online user manual for Mifos X underway at
> https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B_gam2dS4vhhTjVOeEMxNTVjM0k&usp=sharing
> . We also want to roll out an OSQA-type site that will provide both a
> more navigable approach to a forum and a form of an FAQ. A good example of
> this is OpenMRS: https://answers.openmrs.org/
>
> We have a number of projects in the works to simplify the install process
> and improve the documentation located at:
> https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/MIFOSX/Speed+up+the+Mifos+X+Installation+Process
>
> If upon following Keith's advice and continuing to attempt the install,
> you're still facing trouble, I'd also invite you to participate in our
> Mifos X pilot user program; as part of that program, you can get access to
> a free hosted instance of Mifos X in the cloud in exchange for providing
> hands-on feedback and beta testing of the software.
>
> Please review the details of the program at
> http://mifos.org/product/mifos-x/pilot and be in touch with me about more
> details of your organization if you'd like to participate.
>
> All the best,
>
> Ed Cable
> Director of Community Programs
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 2, 2013 at 9:25 AM, Keith Woodlock
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Hi Oliver,
>>
>> Sorry to hear you are having troubles getting acquainted with Mifos
>> software.
>>
>> Any alternative for a 'cash strapped' MFI is to actually leverage the
>> developers or users list (this list) to ask for help. Both mifos 2.6.x and
>> mifos X have been installed by many many people both technical and
>> non-technical - we do get feedback of course about making it easier either
>> in terms of better how-to docs on installation or by producing some
>> 'one-click' installer.
>>
>> Heres my advice as someone whos heavily involved in mifos project:
>>
>> 1) Opt for MifosX over older mifos software
>>
>> 2) Follow instructions provided with mifosx release artifacts to install
>> it, If you get stuck email this list and ask for help straightaway, dont go
>> searching the interest for answers yourself. Explain cleary the
>> documentation you are looking at, the step you are at on this
>> documentation, what you have done and what you are seeing that is the
>> problem.
>>
>> I am confident we can get you past any issues you are having.
>>
>> regards,
>> Keith.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 2, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Oliver.namu <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> Hei there,
>>> I have been trying over the past few months to get acquainted to Mifos ,
>>> both version 2.x and the Mifos X, but unfortunately I found out that the
>>> installation process was not as easy and straightforward as it is described
>>> in the installation protocol. I for one , have tried to get it installed on
>>> both PC and Mac ( even tried using MAMP,) but still failed to get it up and
>>> running.
>>>
>>> It is my impression that this is certainly a consequence of its
>>> dependencies as a web based database. For those of us with limited
>>> technical knowledge, the alternative is to either resort to the forums ,
>>> which means spending hours and days searching for a solution on the
>>> internet, or find a local Mifos specialist, if at all they are available.
>>> Both these resources are scarce in the typical " cash strapped" setting of
>>> a village based or budding MFI. It also creates a lot of frustration which
>>> in turn puts off potential users, forcing them to look for other
>>> alternatives.
>>>
>>> I do think that an " out of the box " self installation package ( just
>>> like Microsoft office package or any other programs ) would go a long way
>>> to address these woes. Furthermore, the support forums require a lay out
>>> that would easily guide a potential user to potential solution(s). Where
>>> possible , it would have been nice to have an online manual, a kind of "
>>> FAQ ", based on the common problems or errors usually encountered during
>>> the installation and implementation of Mifos.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> David I
>>>
>>> />.^.\///>
>>>
>>> On 1 Nov 2013, at 9:00, Michael Philip <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Victor,
>>>
>>> I have installed Mifos before (last year Dec). I am in Nairobi, Kenya.
>>> In case you need any help we can hook up
>>>
>>> regards
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 14:02:43 UTC+3, Victor Kariuki wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Am getting an error whilee installing mifos:
>>>>
>>>> am now tired of debugiing please help
>>>> attached find the log file.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Rgds
>>>>
>>>> Victor Kariuki
>>>> -------------------------------------------------
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>>>> Netweb Business Inc. --
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>>>> E-mail: [email protected] --
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>>>>
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>>
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>> Dublin, Ireland.
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