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- In memory integration/acceptance testing
- Development without MySQL
- Possibility of Mifos demo package using HSQL DB
- Possibility of using Mifos with other databases (least configuration refactoring)
Do some Googling, Search Mifos JIRA|../../../../../../../../../../../\Search Mifos JIRA, mailing list for more information. Identify some small problems related to this project and submit patch (if possible), Come up with a good plan and start a discussion on developer mailing list.
XBRL Reporting Integration
Mentor: TBD
Add Collateral Management abilities to Mifos (functional spec to be attached)XBRL is gradually being adopted as the reporting and data standard for microfinance. This project would involve building out the reports to generate in the necessary XBRL-compliant format as well as an external client needed to map the data in Mifos to the proper XBRL taxonomy. MIX Market is leading adoption of XBRL as a data standard. By having one common reporting format, MFIs can save substantial time in generating end of period reporting to funders, regulators, associations, etc.
Objectives
- Generate necessary XBRL format reports corresponding to MIX taxonomy
- Create external client needed to map data to this taxonomy.
Helpful Skills: HTML, XML, SQL, Pentaho
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Previous Work on XBRL format reports: [http://mifosforge.jira.com/browse/MIFOSBI-15|../../../../../../../../../../../browse/MIFOSBI-15\] | [http://mifosforge.jira.com/browse/MIFOSBI-43|../../../../../../../../../../../browse/MIFOSBI-43\
Business Analytics (OLAP)
Mentor: ~kgambrah
Extend the Mifos Business Intelligence data warehouse to create OLAP cubes. This will allow managers to perform ad hoc slicing and dicing of their data to answer important questions about their operations.
Objectives
- Create a Mondrian schema
- Improve ETL scripts along the way
Helpful Skills Database Management Systems, MDX, SQL
See:
- Saiku Analytics Demo - demo.analytical-labs.com
- Wikipedia OLAP Article - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olap
- Introduction to OLAP - http://www.db-class.org/course/video/preview_list
- Gentle Introduction to MDX - http://www.iccube.com/support/documentation/mdx_tutorial/gentle_introduction.html
Client Scoring Modules
Document Management functionalities ]
Client Scoring Modules
Document Management Capabilities
Context-Sensitive Help in Mifos Application
Mentor: TBD
Currently the Mifos application lacks any built-in help functionalities (tooltips, hyperlinks) etc. This project would involved adding in context-sensitive help that links to various sections of our user manual on FLOSS Manuals.
Custom Fantastic Mifos Project
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