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 December 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
Existing customers and interested parties will be informed periodically about the schedule. If you want to subscribe to the newsletters, please send email to: info@semda.ch.
New SEMDA customers cannot be on-boarded before SEMDA-4 will integrate the new RI-API. Presumably in July 2027.
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.