IHRIS Manage Development

Development Update – iHRIS Manage - As of March 2008

iHRIS Manage Core

Developers: Luke, Carl

Status: version 3.0 has been released

Next milestone: release version 3.1 in July 2008 to include in-service training management module, custom report builder and miscellaneous improvements

High-priority Tasks

• Add customized report builder tool (Carl; see Customizing Reports)
• Complete customizations for Uganda implementation (Martin II, Samwel, Carl)

Would be nice (by December 2008)

Note: Feature requests are currently being re-evaluated and prioritized. This list will be updated with new priorities in July 2008.

• Add support for customizing roles (Carl)
• Enable customization of field names such as district (state/province) or county (sector) (Carl)
• Add import/export data functions based on offline version
• GIS integration
• Add organizational chart support (see Organizational Charts)
• See other items on wishlist (bug tracker in Launchpad)

Competency Model and In-Service Training Modules

Developer: Carl

Status: requirements have been gathered; see Blue Prints and use cases in iHRIS Manage package; development is under way and expected to be completed by the end of June

Next milestone: pilot test TBD in Tanzania; public release expected with 3.1 release of iHRIS Manage in July

To-do’s

• Code the basic in-service training module (without competencies)
• Initial bug testing
• Get technical reviews from IntraHealth experts (Ummuro, Cathy M., Pam M.)
• Update documentation (based on testing results) for release
• Write help and add to user manual for release

Would be nice

• Add the competencies (these can be done in a later iteration)
• Compare to the version written by local development team for the Kenya implementation of iHRIS Manage (in Java); see if any reuse or collaboration is possible
• Spec out a version for inclusion in Qualify; see Pam for help with requirements

Offline (Windows-based) Version

Developer: Mark

Status: development has been completed and code is being added to Launchpad; see Offline iHRIS blueprint and use cases (in iHRIS Manage under “iHRIS Common”)

Note: An iHRIS Qualify version has also been completed.

To do’s

• Link to download on the project website (public release)
• Finalize the documentation
• Update the help manual with instructions for use
• Announce release on mailing list/blog

IntraHealth iHRIS Manage Installation

Manager: David Hudnutt (manager of internal systems development)

Developers: Mark

Status: Active Directory data imports and synchronization have been completed; the rest of development is scheduled for the 2008-09 year.

To do’s for Mark

• Create access roles for employees and supervisors: supervisors can view records and reports, and employees can view records and update some data; see Employee, Supervisor and Manager Roles for iHRIS Manage
• Create access role for job applicants so that applicants can log in via IntraHealth website and complete job applications; see Employee, Supervisor and Manager Roles for iHRIS Manage
• Check with Sarah Issermoyer -- she has a list of priority fixes

High-priority Tasks

• Upgrade IntraHealth’s version to 3.1 to include customizable report builder and in-service training module

Would be nice

• Integrate improvements into iHRIS Manage core (3.1 or later release)
• Begin gathering requirements for a benefits module (with Sarah I.)

Internationalization Support

Developer: Carl (this is a lower priority)

To-do’s

• Update PO files to support translations
• Have French translator identify appropriate translations already in Launchpad
• Have remaining text translated into French