Document/File upload while creating a new FOI request

[Lend Kelmendi]

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are well, 

Im building a FOI platform using Alavateli as the base of the platform, the platform is going to be used in multiple countries and yeah one of those countries requires a document/pdf when you do the FOI Request, is it possible to do this in Alavateli ?

I'm using Alavateli version 0.40.1.1

[j...@mysociety.org]

Hi Lend,

You can't send attachments through the Alaveteli platform so you wouldn't be able to attach a PDF of the request to go alongside the request sent through Alaveteli. If you get PDFs back it is possible to upload them as an annotation on the platform. (I'm sure one of the developers will be able to go into more detail)

Out of interest where are you setting up platforms? 

Thanks

Jen

[Lend Kelmendi]

Hi Jen,

Thanks for your reply,

This is mostly on the Balkan Countries, and that feature is a make or break it for us, but if there is someone from Alaveteli dev team who is up for some cooperation regarding this feature ?  If so that would be great

[Gareth Rees]

Hi Lend,

At the moment we'd need dedicated funding to contribute significant development time.

Could you be a bit more specific about what you'd like to see happen in Alaveteli? At the moment I'm not sure exactly what this workflow would look like to be able to guess at what kind of development would be necessary.

Best,

Gareth

[Lend Kelmendi]

Hi Gareth,

Thank you for your reply,

We are looking for a development cooperation to customize one of our platforms, this is going to be a one time only job, just to add that functionality. 

We can discuss the details afterwards.

Is this possible or not  ?

Best regards,

Lend

[Gareth Rees]

Hi Lend,

My previous response is as clear as I can be without having a bit more understanding of what the functionality would look like.

* Right now I’m not sure where the PDF is coming from – is it something the citizen fills out in another program and then attaches to Alaveteli, or is Alaveteli generating it?

* On what page would the user add it? Is it the same for each request, or different? If it’s the same, probably best to attach it on the user’s account page. If it’s different then while making the request. Can the uploader be added to an existing page, or does it need an extra step in the process so that there’s space for enough explanatory help text?

* What happens to the PDF after being sent? Is it just discarded, or would Alaveteli need to store it? Should it get published with the request?

* Does it contain sensitive personal information? What happens if the authority includes it in their response which gets automatically published? Would you need to get alerted or have it automatically redacted?

If we think it would take a day of development, then we could probably squeeze it in. If it feels more like 10 days, then we’d need dedicated funding.

Best,

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Gareth Rees

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