# Client and collateral registration

After updating the code run `php yii migrate` against your existing Lendford database. This adds client/collateral tables and registration permissions; do not re-import the foundation SQL.

Loan Officers, Branch Managers and the CEO can register and edit within their branch scope. Technical administrators and other staff can read within their existing scope but do not gain business write authority. Assign a Loan Officer to an active branch to test. Clients capture identity/contact, employment, affordability and next-of-kin information. Identity numbers are unique organisation-wide. Records are retained; no delete routes exist.

Collateral intake captures owner, category, description, serial number, condition, ownership evidence, estimated value, receipt and branch storage location. Custody stays with Lendford; client and branch cannot be reassigned through edits. Intake is an administrative record, not financial approval. Loan approval, release, branch transfers, evidence uploads and recovery sales are later workflows. Audit records capture changed field names rather than copying private client values.

The header restores the existing LEL logo section without the Lendford name. The full dashboard mockup is still pending.