Dolibarr ERP CRM is an open source,

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package for companies of any size, foundations or freelancers. It includes different features for enterprise resource planning ( ERP) and customer relationship management ( CRM) but also other features for different activities.

Features

There are several feature modules that can be enabled or disabled, as needed. This software is free under

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3.0. It is a web-based application, and can therefore be used wherever an internet service is available. Dolibarr aims to offer free open source ERP and CRM features for people with no technical knowledge, by providing a simple solution. Dolibarr includes all the important features of an ERP CRM suite. It is modular and is thus characterized by its ease of installation and use, despite the large number of features. Main Dolibarr features include:

Main modules

Sales Management Sales management is a business discipline which is focused on the practical application of sales techniques and the management of a firm's sales operations. It is an important business function as net sales through the sale of products and ...

* Purchase Management * Commercial proposals management *

Customer Relationship Management Customer relationship management (CRM) is a process in which a business or other organization administers its interactions with customers, typically using data analysis to study big data, large amounts of information. CRM systems data collectio ...

* Products and services catalog *

Stock Management Field inventory management commonly known as inventory management is the function of understanding the stock mix of a company and the different demands on that stock. The demands are influenced by both external and internal factors and are bala ...

Event Management Event management is the application of project management to the creation and development of small and/or large-scale personal or corporate events such as festivals, conferences, ceremonies, weddings, formal parties, concerts, or conventions. ...

Bank account management A bank is a financial institution that accepts Deposit account, deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital m ...

Address book An address book or a name and address book is a book, or a database used for storing entries called contacts. Each contact entry usually consists of a few standard fields (for example: first name, last name, company name, address, telephone n ...

* Calendar *

Foundation Foundation may refer to: * Foundation (nonprofit), a type of charitable organization ** Foundation (United States law), a type of charitable organization in the U.S. ** Private foundation, a charitable organization that, while serving a good cause ...

-members management * Payments management * Donations management * Contracts management * Standing orders management * Shipping management * Point of sale *

Electronic document management A document management system (DMS) is usually a computerized system used to store, share, track and manage files or documents. Some systems include history tracking where a log of the various versions created and modified by different users is r ...

Project Management Project management is the process of leading the work of a team to achieve all project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in project documentation, created at the beginning of the development process. T ...

Manufacturing resource planning Manufacturing resource planning (MRP II) is defined as a method for the effective planning of all resources of a manufacturing company. Ideally, it addresses operational planning in units, financial planning, and has a simulation capability to a ...

* Human resource management * Surveys * PDF and OpenDocument generation * Reporting * Wizard to help to export/import data *

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connectivity

Miscellaneous

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, with several permissions levels for each feature. * Multi-language * Multi-currency *

User-friendly Usability can be described as the capacity of a system to provide a condition for its users to perform the tasks safely, effectively, and efficiently while enjoying the experience. In software engineering, usability is the degree to which a soft ...

* Assorted

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s * Code is highly customizable (

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). * Works with MySQL 5.1 or higher, PostgreSQL 9.1.0 or higher * Works with PHP 5.6 or higher, (Max 7.4.*)

Missing features

These features are not available in the most recent version of Dolibarr: * Manages (by default) only one company/foundation (mono-company). This means you need to install the software twice if you want to manage two different companies, or install an external addons. * No Webmail (not to be confused with a mailing-list).

Architecture

Dolibarr is written in

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. It uses

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or PostgreSQL databases. It works with a wide choice of hosting services or servers. Dolibarr works with all PHP configurations and does not require any additional PHP modules. Dolibarr can also be installed from an auto-installer file that is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. This is aimed at enabling users with no technical knowledge to install Dolibarr and its prerequisites (such as Apache, MySQL and PHP). This version is called DoliWamp for Windows users, DoliDeb for Debian or Ubuntu users, DoliRpm for Fedora, Redhat, Mandriva or OpenSuse users.

History

Dolibarr was started by Rodolphe Quiedeville in April 2002. At this time, Jean-Louis Bergamo began writing the foundation management module. Version 1.0 was released in September 2003. In July 2008, Laurent Destailleur - the main contributor and author of

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- took over from Rodolphe Quideville as the main developer. A foundation and several user groups have been created in several countries. The first was set up in France, the country where Dolibarr is most well-known. Dolibarr's popularity in France increased after it was freely distributed by a number of government agencies to people starting up new businesses. The software is now also used in many other countries and translated into more than 50 languages.

Awards

; 2003 : 1st in the category "Management Company" at the

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contest. ; 2014, 2015, 2016 : Several times project of the week (March 2014, September 2015, September 2016 ...) ; 2020 : Trophy Naos d'Or : Project of the month December 2020

ERP Research Regarding Dolibarr

Dolibarr ERP also pique by some researcher for ERP studies like future of ERP, Multi Branch ERP Solution, integration with several e-commerce, ERP Evolution, reporting analysis

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