Objective
MFIs have a variety of tools, systems, and networks in which they would like to get data in and out of Mifos. The aim of the External Apps team is to build tools to help this data flow across an MFIs systems - this may be a mobile client, an offline spreadsheet, or perhaps historical data from their old system. By maintaining a clear and documented set of API and building external tools, plugins, modules that communicate nicely with Mifos, this team helps to truly make Mifos a platform.
Current Priorities
Various projects being worked on currently fall under the External Apps Team
- REST APIs: SolDevelo and Udai are gradually exposing more of the Mifos application via REST APIs and service calls.
- Mobile Android Client: SolDevelo is leading efforts to help extend MFI outreach further afield via Mifos Android Client providing a smartphone interface for accessing Mifos.
- SMS Application: In many regions, the smartphone is not yet an appropriate and affordable tool for accessing data yet the mobile phone is. Work is underway being led by Michael Vorburger to build an SMS application. FrontlineSMS is being used as the foundation for this app.
- Offline Data Collection: Udai and Conflux Technologies are completing work on an offline data collection tool and client.
- Data Migration Toolkit: Community members are working with SunGard to advance the Data Migration Toolkit to provide one configurable, replicable, user-friendly, tool for migrating historical data into Mifos. Improved performance, support for Mifos 2.2, and migration of savings accounts are currently being prioritized.
- Additional projects requested and in progress include import tools, continued m-pesa integration, and additional mobile projects.
Status Updates
Links to progress and notes ongoing projects/tasks will be shared here.
Meeting Schedule
The date and frequency of the reporting meetings will be posted here.
Get Involved
Want to join the team and assist with building these plugins, modules, and tools? Email the team lead. Have an issue you want the team to work on? Send an email to the reporting team lead or log it as feature request with the label, "external-apps".
Meet the Team
The reporting team is made up of the following community members: