IHRIS Manage Development

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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 teh 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

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