Complete the first login, configure the institution, create offices, staff, users, roles, working days, accounting, financial products and scheduled jobs before go-live.
Recommended approach
Several Mifos configuration areas depend on earlier decisions. For example, product accounting depends on the chart of accounts, and users depend on offices, staff and roles.
Recommended order
Organisation → Offices → Staff → Roles → Users → Working Days → Payment Types → Accounting → Products → Scheduled Jobs → Functional Testing
Step-by-step
Confirm that the Mifos Web App connects successfully to Apache Fineract.
Set the institution name, currency, date formats and basic operating information.
Model head office, regions, areas and branches according to the institution's operating structure.
Create operational staff before assigning users, clients or loan responsibilities.
Apply least-privilege access based on each person's actual responsibilities.
Ensure repayment schedules and due dates follow the institution's operating calendar.
Standardise payment channels, classifications and dropdown values.
Prepare the chart of accounts and map financial products correctly.
Configure products according to approved business and accounting policies.
Confirm batch processing, accruals, penalties and Close of Business jobs are configured safely.
Functional validation
Configuration is not complete until the full business workflow has been tested from customer creation through accounting and reporting.
Financial validation
| Transaction | Validation |
|---|---|
| Loan disbursement | Confirm expected asset and liability or funding entries. |
| Repayment | Confirm principal, interest, fees and penalties post correctly. |
| Reversal | Confirm reversed entries offset the original transaction correctly. |
| Accrual | Confirm accrued income and receivable entries are correct. |
| Write-off | Confirm write-off and recovery accounting follows policy. |
| Savings | Confirm deposits, withdrawals, interest and charges post correctly. |
Implementation guidance
Create named users and assign only the permissions required for each role.
Prepare the chart of accounts and financial mappings before finalising product accounting.
Incorrect working-day settings can create unexpected repayment dates and overdue calculations.
Review each job's business impact and test it before enabling it in production.
Test reversals, rescheduling, prepayments, arrears, write-offs and corrections.
Complete configuration, product validation and transaction testing before migrating customer data.
Production readiness
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