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Requirements Specification
We began this journey by trying to solve our biggest frustration: accurate, high availability, organized product data for the lighting industry. Determine industry data partners preferred integration schema
August
2023
Platform & API Development
We designed and deployed our first API endpoint for the lighting industry. Managed services launched.
September
2023
API Beta Testing
Limited lighting manufacturers onboarded for Beta testing of service and API.
September
2023
API Updates
Advanced Filtering, sorting and limiting to support more use cases. Prepare for headless commerce API.
October
2023
Platform Updates
Updates to catalog management app for enhanced catalog processing features such as AI copywriting, user management development for backend access by manufactures.
December
2023
Start Integration Library Docs
Client libraries and references for using the catalog API to connect selected ERP, CRM and eCommerce apps.
** We moved this task to completing our connection profiles from within our app first.
** We will make available API sync to BigCommerce, Shopify and Odoo available from our app in March-April.
December
2023
Expand API Performance
Updates to API infrastructure to support serverless data caching for high performance headless commerce and partners.
** Completed first stage of database operations and connection pooling
** Read replicas specified but delayed until nearing usage requirement.
** CDN configured and deployed for assets
** Request caching delayed until schema completion for products endpoint
December
2024
Multimedia Development
Begin development of marketing materials and training resource library.
**Initial marketing videos completed.
**Postponed user demos until finalization of product endpoint schema
January
2024
Beta Review
API Beta testing continues. Review for additional tasks and extension if required.
*Extended to April 2024
February
2024
Partner Integration
Begin integration with manufacturer data partners. Review for additional requirements.
*Completed API Key management for brands
February
2024
Manufacturer Onboarding
Onboard additional manufactures. Continue Manufacture data Portal, the back end user development.
**Manufacturer data portal access completed.
**Manufacturer Feedback management completed in Discussion threads
**Began integration of ChatGPT (est completion July)
March
2024
Manufacturer Portal Development
Complete back end update to allow manufactures to update CatalogIQ catalog directly. Additional features will include enhancement review and approval.
**Completed portal access control (Feb)
**Completed Discussion Access (Feb)
**Completed create, update, delete access for responsible user. This feature is not available currently but completed. (Feb)
April
2024
May
2024
Launch - Initial Onboarding
Participating manufactures now have access to their API portal and CatalogIq app.
July
2024
Pricing API Beta
Availability of our Pricing API to go into Production. If you wish to participate in the beta test please contact the administrator in your CatalogIQ Discuss app.
Estimated public availability September 2024
December
2024
Inventory API Beta
Availability of our Inventory and Stock Status API to go into Production. If you wish to participate in the beta test please contact the administrator in your CatalogIQ Discuss app.
Estimated public availability February 2025