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111 lines
3.5 KiB
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README (english)
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Starter documentation
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1) Install Dolibarr
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2) Upgrade Dolibarr from an older version
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3) What's new in this version
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4) What Dolibarr can do
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5) What Dolibarr can't do yet, todo list
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I - DOLIBARR INSTALL
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To install Dolibarr:
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- Copy directory 'dolibarr' and all its files inside your web server root,
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or set up your web server to use dolibarr/htdocs as root for a new web
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server virtual host (second choice need to be web server administrator).
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- Create an empty mysql database (postgresql support is experimental).
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- Set write permissions on directory 'dolibarr/htdocs/conf' for your web
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server user (write permissions will be removed once install is finished).
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- From your browser, call the dolibarr install page. Url depends on choice
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made on first step:
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http://localhost/dolibarr/htdocs/install/index.php
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or
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http://yourdolibarrvirtualhost/install/index.php
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- Follow instructions provided by installer...
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II - DOLIBARR UPGRADE
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To upgrade Dolibarr from an old version to this one:
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- Overwrite all old files inside old 'dolibarr' directory by files
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provided into new version package.
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- From your browser, call the Dolibarr install page:
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http://localhost/dolibarr/htdocs/install/index.php
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or
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http://yourdolibarrhost/install/index.php
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and choose the "update" option.
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Note: Migrate process can ben runned safely several times.
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III - WHAT'S NEW
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See Changelog File.
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IV - WHAT DOLIBARR CAN DO
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Main modules/features:
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- Products and services catalog
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- Customers, Prospects or Suppliers directory
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- Address book
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- Stock management
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- Bank accounts management
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- Orders management with PDF export
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- Commercial proposals management with PDF export
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- Contracts management
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- Invoices management with PDF export
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- Payments management
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- Standing orders management
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- Shipping management
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- ECM (Electronic Content Management)
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- EMailings
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- Agenda with ical,vcal export for third tools integration
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- Management of fundation members
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- Donation management
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Other modules:
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- Bookmarks management
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- Can reports Dolibarr events inside Webcalendar or Phenix
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- Data export tools
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- LDAP connectivity
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- Third parties or products categories
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- ClickToDial phone numbers
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- RSS
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Miscellanous:
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- Mutli-user, with several permissions levels for each feature.
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- Serveral menu managers (can be used by internal users, as a back-office,
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with a particular menu, or by external users, as a front-office, with
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another menu and permissions).
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- Very user friendly and easy to use.
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- Optional WYSIWYG forms, optional Ajax forms.
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- Several skins.
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- Code is highly customizable (a lot of use of modules and submodules).
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- Works with Mysql 3.1 or higher, experimental support for PostgreSql.
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- Works with PHP 4.1 or higher.
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- An easy to understand and maintain code (PHP with no heavy frameworks).
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- A trigger architecture to allow you to make Dolibarr business events run
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PHP code to update your own information system.
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- "NPR VAT Rate" (French particularity for managing VAT in DOM-TOM
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called "Non Per<65>ue R<>cup<75>rable").
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V - WHAT DOLIBARR CAN'T DO YET (TODO LIST)
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This is feature Dolibarr does not support completely yet:
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- Accountancy.
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- Dolibarr can manage only one currency.
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- Dolibarr does not support the double Canadian Tax.
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- Dolibarr does not make coffee (not yet).
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- The module to manage stock is not stable yet.
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