## Links * - Project homepage * - Source code * - Virtual Machine for evaluation(You can use VirtualBox to run it). * - How to install and use the ERP5 VM * - Online Lectures including accounting. * - Other user documents. * - Accounting for Mathematicians ## Technical * Web application * Python2 * Zope2 * MariaDB(MySQL) ## Preliminary evaluation ### Positive - Flexible system based on a good architecture(Unified Business Model) - Highly configurable/customizable - i18n/l10n support - Rapid application development through the web(easy to do prototyping) ### Negative - Community: The mailing lists are not very active, see , - Take time to study(important to understand its design(Unified Business Model)) - Installation is not simple - Need to read source code and need some experience. ### Comments Yusei Tahara(an ERP5 developer): I'm sure ERP5 can be customized into an international NPO accounting program. ERP5 is very flexible, customizable, strong i18n/l10n support. However it takes time to understand how to use/develop. Let me know if there are any questions. ## Evaluation ### Evaluation of [[Reporting|UseCases/GeneratingReports]] UseCases - [[Trial Balance Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#trial-balance]]: Exist - [[Bank Reconciliation Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#bank-reconcilation]]: Not exist, it would be needed to implement "bank reconciliation transaction" document. - [[Chart of Accounts|UseCases/GeneratingReports#chart-of-accounts]]: Exist(go to account module) - [[Cash Disbursements Journal|UseCases/GeneratingReports#cash-disbursements]]: Exists.(go to accounting module and filter by document type) - [[Income Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#income-report]]: Use trial balance report. - [[Expense Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#expense-report]]: Use trial balance report. ### Evaluation of [[Reporting|UseCases/GeneratingReports]] UseCases for Fund Accounting Can each of these reports be generated, confined to a specific temporarily restricted asset type? ERP5's search function can easily filter result by any categories(asset type of account, etc). So all of them below are basically possible. - [[Trial Balance Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#trial-balance]]: Yes - [[Bank Reconciliation Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#bank-reconcilation]]: Yes, once this report is implemented. - [[Chart of Accounts|UseCases/GeneratingReports#chart-of-accounts]]: Yes. It may require a small customization. - [[Cash Disbursements Journal|UseCases/GeneratingReports#cash-disbursements]]: Yes, it may require small customization. - [[Income Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#income-report]]: Yes(Use trial balance report) - [[Expense Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#expense-report]]: Yes(Use trial balance report) ### Evaluation of [[Fund Accounting|UseCases/FundAccounting]] UseCases My intuition tells(although it is necessary to think the design carefully) that this can be done by implementing a security model based on project/group category with hierarchical structure. Since ERP5 accounting supports hierarchical structure to manage data, non-profit org can be parent and all fiscal sponsorship users can be children. This way, non-profit org can view everything and each fiscal sponsorship user can view only his data. - [[Fund-only View|UseCases/FundAccounting#fund-view]] Possible - [[Funds as part of whole org View|UseCases/FundAccounting#fundless-view]] Possible - [[Ignore Funds for operations|UseCases/FundAccounting#fundless-view]] Possible ### [[UseCases/Collaborating]] evaluation - [[Simultaneous Editing of Ledger|UseCases/Collaborating#simultaneous-ledger-edits]]: Yes - FIXME: Other uses cases need rewrite. ### Evaluation of [[Double-entry Accounting|UseCases/DoubleEntryAccounting]] UseCases - Does the system implement pure double-entry accounting? Yes ### Evaluation of [[TrackingDocumentation|UseCases/TrackingDocumentation]] UseCases Tracking is possible. In ERP5 any documents can link to any other documents and can add link as many as one wants. - Does the system [[link up to external documentation|UseCases/TrackingDocumentation#document-link-up]]? Yes - Does it have a [[the ability to explore transactions via documentation linkage|UseCases/TrackingDocumentation#document-link-explore]]? Yes ### Evaluation of [[Handling multiple currencies|UseCases/MultiCurrency]] UseCases - Does it support the concept of [[a single functional currency|UseCases/MultiCurrency]], while still permitting multi-currency entries? Yes ### Evaluation of [[draft transaction|UseCases/DraftTransactions]] UseCases - Does the system allow [[generally for draft transactions|UseCases/DraftTransactions#draft-general]] that can be later approved before officially being posted to the books? ### Evaluation of WorkFlow UseCases - Is a [[specific workflow dictated by the system|UseCases/WorkFlow#workflow-dictated]] ? - Is a [[the workflow configurable|UseCases/WorkFlow#workflow-configurable]] ? - [[Unaccrued Invoice|UseCases/WorkFlow#unaccrued-invioice]] ? ### Evaluation of the [[Reading and Reporting API|UseCases/ReadingAPI]] FIXME: This is assessment of what the API for manipulating the accounting data does, so I think it's tough to do it as a list of questions. ### Evaluation of the [[Storage API|UseCases/StorageAPI]] FIXME: This is assessment of what the API for storing the accounting data does, so I think it's tough to do it as a list of questions. ### Evaluation of the [[Community Health|UseCases/CommunityHealth]] - Is the [[license both determined as Free Software by FSF and OSI-approved|USeCases/CommunityHealth#license-approved]]? - Is the [[license GPL-compatible||UseCases/CommunityHealth#gpl-compatible]]? - Does the project [[require assignment of copyright or a CLA to get code upstreamed|UseCases/CommunityHealth#no-cla-for-profit]]? - How many [[active developers/companies contribute to the project||USeCases/CommunityHealth#dev-count]]? * If there aren't many, how hard would it be to take over the project if needed? - Is there good [[developer documentation|UseCases/CommunityHealth#dev-docs]]? - How easy it to [[engage as a developer with the community|UseCases/CommunityHealth#dev-welcoming]]?