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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To install Dolibarr:
- Copy directory 'dolibarr' and all its files inside your web server root,
or set up your web server to use dolibarr/htdocs as root for a new web
server virtual host (second choice need to be web server administrator).
- Create an empty mysql database (postgresql support is experimental).
- Set write permissions on directory 'dolibarr/htdocs/conf' for your web
server user (write permissions will be removed once install is finished).
- From your browser, call the dolibarr install page. Url depends on choice
made on first step:
http://localhost/dolibarr/htdocs/install/install.php
or
http://yourvirtualhost/install/install.php
- Follow instructions provided by installer...
II - DOLIBARR UPGRADE
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To upgrade Dolibarr from an old version to this one:
- Copy all files into old directories (old files will be replaced).
- Run the migrate script available inside /mysql/migration/ to upgrade
your database.
Note: Script is built to be runned safely several times.
Just ignore errors if it's not the first run.
III - WHAT'S NEW
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- Added an installer.
- Support user and groups permissions.
- Translation in english and support for several languages.
- Experimental support for Postgresql.
- New enhanced look and several new themes.
- Small search boxes for each Dolibarr elements (invoices, contracts,
orders, proposals...)
- Can attach documents on actions
- Enhanced use of modules and their parameters:
* Module companies: Added more properties supported on companies (parent
company, rib, discounts, company type, capital, vat intra ...).
* Module bank: Support cash accounts
* Module LDAP: Can disable contact syncronizing
* Module products: Support attachments of pictures, add prices and logs
* Module external_rss: Support https links
* Module webcalendar: Better integration with webcalendar
- Added new modules:
* Module syslog: To add Dolibarr logs inside a file or syslog
* Module emailing: To send emailings
* Module members: To manage members of a fundation
* Module suppliers: Provide orders to suppliers
* Module contracts: Manage contracts and their contacts
* Module stock: To manage warehouses and stocks
* Module standing orders: To manage french standing orders
* Module bookmark: To manage your own bookmarks and add them on man page
* Module syslog: To add debug informations in syslog or log files
- Dolibarr triggers allow to add personalized PHP code inside
workflow, with no risk to break Dolibarr.
- Bug fixes and a lot of duplicate code removed.
- A lot of other changes to enhance interface.
- Support for PHP5
IV - WHAT DOLIBARR CAN DO
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Main modules:
- Products and services catalog
- Stock management
- Bank accounts management
- Customers, Suppliers or Prospects directory
- Contacts directory
- Commercial actions management
- Orders management
- Commercial proposals management with PDF export
- Contracts management
- Invoices management with PDF export
- Payments management
- Standing orders management
- Shipping management
Other modules:
- Management for fundation members
- Bookmarks management
- EMailing
- Can reports Dolibarr events inside Webcalendar
- Reporting
- Data export tools
- LDAP connectivity
- Donations management
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
- Several skins
- Code is highly customizable (a lot of use of modules)
- Works with Mysql databases 3.1 or higher, experimental support
for PostgreSql
- Works with PHP 4.1 or higher
V - WHAT DOLIBARR CAN'T DO YET (TODO LIST)
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This is feature Dolibarr does not support completely yet:
- "NPR VAT Rate" (French particularity for managing VAT in DOM-TOM
called "Non Per<65>ue R<>cup<75>rable")
- Accountancy
- Dolibarr can manage only one currency.
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