All verbatim transactions on the Royal FloraHolland market place will become entirely digital by the closing of 2020 . It will require agriculturist and buyers on the Royal FloraHolland mart to do business organization in a different way . thing will also alter for growers who employ their own software package parcel . In decree to work 100 % digitally using your own software system software package , it is important that the computer software has a link to Floriday . Raymond van Sassen and Roel Voerman are working hard on this .
What is your role at Floriday?Raymond : We are responsible for connecting the agriculturalist software packet and apps to Floriday . The squad is working on the API linkup that make it possible for agriculturist using their own software program to yoke to Floriday . We are in physical contact with all the software suppliers involved , providing backup in various ways such as : info about Floriday and the link to Floriday , documentation , support for developer and help go live . It ’s a ambitious task , but lot ’s of fun !
Which pick can agriculturalist make to get down working 100 % digitally?Raymond : For 100 % Digital , agriculturalist will utilize a bit of modules : catalogue , direct sale from draw or catalogue , sales orders and unmediated delivery . As a grower , you’re able to prefer per mental faculty to function with your own package or Floriday . Of of course , if you use your own , the software has to support the modules . Suppose you want to deal directly from your catalogue , but your supplier does not support it , then you’re able to use Floriday . If your software package does sustain the verbatim sales module , you may select where to do it . On our website you could ascertain which modules will be keep going by software package suppliers .
What is the status of the connection to Floriday?Roel : Recently , we reached a new milestone and celebrate this from our home office ;) The API link has been mature since 3 April . It was an important moment towards achieving this yr ’s goal of 100 % Digital . Now that we have the API link , we can retreat the EAB , VMP and Florecom notes and growers can go about their day-to-day trade more efficiently .
A mature API contact - what incisively does this mean?Raymond : A ' mature ' link means , specifically , that the software suppliers have a working link available to roll out their software to all their customers .
What is the status of the link between Floriday and the computer software packages?Roel : We publisha status overview on the Floriday site . It is continuously updated . Here , you will detect up - to - date information and see which modules your computer software supplier will endure . Our team will proceed to support software supplier throughout the year , so that growers will be quick to shape 100 % digitally by the end of the year .
If , as a grower , you sell on the clock only , your software package will not need to be linked to Floriday by then . However , the link will eventually need to be made at some late leg during 2021 .
And what should growers do if they want to utilise certain modules from software suppliers , which are not yet linked before the end of the year?Roel : If these mental faculty are not tie by the destruction of 2020 , growers can temporarily rely on Floriday .
What else is amount this year?Raymond : There ’s still quite a circle plan for this yr . New functionality and modules will be added for 100 % Digital , such as : clause compositions , own packaging and contracts .
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