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README (english)
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Starter documentation
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1) Install Dolibarr
2) Upgrade Dolibarr from an older version
3) What's new in this version
4) What Dolibarr can do
5) What Dolibarr can't do yet, todo list
I - DOLIBARR INSTALL
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Dolibarr files and its dependencies are automatically installed when you install
the dolibarr Debian package.
Once package is installed, go on menu entry called Dolibarr or use your web browser
to call page http://localhost/dolibarr
II - DOLIBARR UPGRADE
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Dolibarr files and its dependencies are automatically upgraded when you install
the dolibarr Debian package.
Once new package is installed, go on menu entry called Dolibarr or use your web browser
to call page http://localhost/dolibarr
If a database upgrade is required, you will be prompted to.
III - WHAT'S NEW
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See ChangeLog file.
IV - WHAT DOLIBARR CAN DO
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Main modules/features:
- Products and services catalog
- Customers, Prospects or Suppliers directory
- Address book
- Stock management
- Bank accounts management
- Orders management with PDF export
- Commercial proposals management with PDF export
- Contracts management
- Invoices management with PDF export
- Payments management
- Standing orders management
- Shipping management
- ECM (Electronic Content Management)
- EMailings
- Agenda with ical,vcal export for third tools integration
- Management of foundation members
- Donation management
Other modules:
- Bookmarks management
- Can reports Dolibarr events inside Webcalendar or Phenix
- Data export tools
- LDAP connectivity
- Third parties or products categories
- ClickToDial phone numbers
- RSS
Miscellanous:
- Mutli-user, with several permissions levels for each feature.
- Serveral menu managers (can be used by internal users, as a back-office,
with a particular menu, or by external users, as a front-office, with
another menu and permissions).
- Very user friendly and easy to use.
- Optional WYSIWYG forms, optional Ajax forms.
- Several skins.
- Code is highly customizable (a lot of use of modules and submodules).
- Works with Mysql 3.1 or higher, experimental support for PostgreSql.
- Works with PHP 4.3 or higher.
- An easy to understand and maintain code (PHP with no heavy frameworks).
- A trigger architecture to allow you to make Dolibarr business events run
PHP code to update your own information system.
- "NPR VAT Rate" (French particularity for managing VAT in DOM-TOM
called "Non Perçue Récupérable").
V - WHAT DOLIBARR CAN'T DO YET (TODO LIST)
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This is features that Dolibarr does not support completely yet:
- Accountancy.
- Dolibarr can manage only one currency.
- Dolibarr does not support the double Canadian Tax.
- Dolibarr does not make coffee (not yet).
- Stock management with option increase/decrease on invoice works on
warehouse number one only (no way to choose warehouse).
- Stock management with option increase/decrease on orders works on
warehouse number one only (no way to choose warehouse).