By walterbyrd on
CiviCRM is optimized for non-profits, what about for-profits? CiviCRM has a different licence. I can't just add it like any other module, I have to completely rebuild druple to use it.
Seems like a pain. I wish there was another CRM module, even if it were less capable.
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it's unfortunate that civiCRM doesn't suit your needs.
There are some features planned for the next release (4.8) of Drupal, which might make it significantly less work to implement a CRM system as a set of Drupal modules, but until that time, it is such a monumental undertaking , that not many people actually want to take it on.
Perhaps SugarCRM would be better suited to your needs at present ?
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Whatcha talking about Adrian?
What are these 4.8 improvements that will make CRM easier?
Why do you need to rebuild drupal?
Not sure I understand your comment on needing to rebuild drupal to use CiviCRM. CiviCRM works with drupal 4.6 out of the box. You just need to drop it in as another module and follow the installation instructions at:
http://objectledge.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=3989
While we are focussed in the non-profit/political advocacy arena, we would be interested in figuring out what part of the code does not work in your situation
lobo
using civicrm for web design projects
I had a quick browse of civicrm demo as a potential planner, tracker, timesheet for my own company. I felt as if it was too much of a stretch to use civicrm just because of the 'language' and a lack of marketing, resource, task-based functions.
So is it that I am not looking deep enough? We have 2 people in our company so we don't need a huge amount. It would be nice to have an excuse to try civicrm because I also volunteer web services for non-profits.
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I've explored the demo some more - there is a fair bit of flexibility. If there is a feature-gap between civicrm and a basic CRM/project management tool, it is being able to record that "I worked for 4 hours for such-and-such client", or "Joe needs to do this on the 28th". And then have a way to view that in a calendar view.
As far as what it is built for, it looks like a sweet system. I like it very much.
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I don't understand what you
I don't understand what you mean by 'rebuilding drupal' either. I suspect some of your frustration has to do with the installation process.
Well, Kieran of Civicspace was kind to clarify something for me. If you have a drupal web site, all you need to do is to download the civicrm module from the openngo.org web site and follow the install instructions that Lobo mentioned.
In other words, you can simply forget the CiviCRM module on drupal.org
You can see Kieran's response here:
http://civicspacelabs.org/home/node/15154
As for the licence, I think CiviCRM is AGPL (Affero GPL), so it shouldn't really be an issue. Honestly, I think they have done a great job and I much prefer getting everything in one install as opposed to installing two dozen drupal modules (that is a pain!) to get one thing working. Just my opinion.