Project SEMDA-4
Goals
The goal of the SEMDA-4 project is to adapt SEMDA-3 to the new RI-API. When possible the current SEMDA API should be preserved.
Schedule
The SEMDA-4 project has the following time schedule (state of 8.07.2026):
Date | Action |
|---|---|
July 2026 | Start of the SEMDA-4 project |
July- December 2026 | Discussions and workshops with RI |
Before Dezember 2026 * | SEMDA should receive the API Draft specification and review it |
January 2027 * | RI will publish the new API to all CMS vendors |
? - February 2027 * | RCS will design the new SEMDA-4 API |
February 2027 * | Publication of the SEMDA-4 API for SEMDA customers |
February - July 2027 * | Adaption of SEMDA-3 to the new RI-API |
February - July 2027 * | Adaption of the CMS systems to SEMDA-4 |
March 2027 * | SEMDA-4 TEST environment ready for preliminary test |
(End of) July 2027 * | Production start of SEMDA-4 with new RI-API |
(End of) July 2027 * | Shutdown of the existing (old) RI-API by Rotary International |
*assuming RI will stick to the plan communicated on 24. April 2026 and confirmed on 8.7.2026
Test environment
Currently RI has only one test environment called UAT (User Acceptance Test) . RI will make a new UAT environment with the new RI-API available. The SEMDA-4 test environment will be available in March 2027.
On 1. January 2027 the SEMDA-3 TEST environment will stop working, because the API will no longer match.
Production environment
When RI stops operations of the existing (old) API on 1. July 2027, SEMDA-3 must also stop operations, because the API will no longer match. This is a hard dependency and critical deadline of the project.