SIDGS Smart API Marketplace, Innovative-Integrated
Version 2.8.3.5
Release Notes
Edition: 1.0
July 2023
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Figure 1 Components of SAMi
Preface
The Release Notes describe critical information related to the SIDGS SAMi v2.8.3.5
Audience
Here are some recommendations based on possible audience profiles: Solution Developers, Software Development Engineers, Product Managers, and QA Engineers.
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Associated Documents
- SIDGS SAMi Installation and Configuration Guide
- SIDGS SAMi User Guides
- SIDGS SAMi Release Notes v2.8.3.5
Overview
Smart API Marketplace
SAMi is a marketplace with a Unified Catalog of API based Products created and managed by the Product and engineering teams
SAMi is a one-stop marketplace for app developers to discover, try, subscribe and use APIs provided by the numerous API Gateways community that focuses on enabling API based Solutions.
Below is an architecture outlay for your reference.
Software Versions
The software versions referred to in this document:
| Product Version | Supported Platforms |
| SIDGS SAMi Server 2.2
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AWS, GCP, APIGEE Edge, APIGEE Hybrid, SaaS, OPDK |
| SIDGS SAMi Server 2.8.3.5
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AWS, GCP, APIGEE Edge, APIGEE Hybrid, SaaS, OPDK, X |
Features
SAMI Marketplace & Configuration
- Unique APIs marketplace with API-Product catalogs, Order, Entitlement, and Fulfillment Management
- User Dashboards for Product Owners, Developers, and Partners
- Elastic Search for Products across multiple categories
- Marketplace styling, Notifications and Alerts
SAMI API Product Management
- Unified Product Catalog Management of multiple Product categories
- Set Recommendation of Products for user consumption
- Monetize API-Products with personalized Rate plans for products with a single product supporting multiple rate plans
- User Ratings for products
Subscription Management
- Centralized Subscription Management for all category API-products
- Active & Inactive subscription listings with individual Active durations & Subscription Approval Management
- Profile Management of individual developers, Product Managers, and Administrators
- Product Unsubscribe and App disablement options are available
Monetization
- Monetize assets
- Create Multiple rate plans for users
- User-specific product rate-plan capability
- Billing Reports with earnings per product and rate plans based
- PayPal integration for monetization
- Recurring payments for API subscriptions
Assets Management
- Manage all assets like SDKs, API specifications, Product Features & FAQs from a single pane
- Reuse Assets for Products resulting in efficient portfolio consolidation
- Create & manage Product SKUs with versioning & permissions for users
- Quick search capabilities and display customizations for individual assets’ documentation
Apps & teams
- Define Apps & create teams to collaborate on the development
- Invite developers/subscribers for APPs
- Built-in approvals workflow capability
- Unsubscribe users and apps
Publisher Hub
- Add and Update Provider Groups
- Onboarding SKUs
- Inviting Group Owners
- Inviting API Providers
API Consumer Management
- Unified catalog for all API gateways
- Guest user onboarding & unified catalog
- API Product Subscription Management
- System, Application Alerts, Notifications & Announcements broadcast
- Built-in Sandbox capabilities
- Real-time Theme-ing & UX capabilities
Upgrade Paths
- SAMi v1.0 >> SAMi Mint release
- Scratch install SAMi v2.8.3.5
Support
For correspondence contact SIDGS-SAMi support, mail to: sami-connect@sidgs.com for queries, details, upgrades, renewals, or correspondence. For additional information, visit: https://www.mysami.io
The Software support area of the Software Website includes the following:
- Downloadable documentation.
- Troubleshooting information.
- Patches and updates.
- Problem reporting.
- Training information.
- Support program information.
New Features/Enhancements
Following are the new features/enhancements added to the SIDGS SAMi v2.8.3.5
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Foundation: GCP Platform Manual Deployment Process is supported
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API Management Platform: APIGEE Edge integration is enhanced with bug fixes
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SAMi Portal/Subscriber Portal: Changes to SAMi Login pages and Captcha is enabled
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Product Management/Product Owner Portal/Products: Create and Update Categories
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SAMi Customer Support: Online and Offline SAMi Help Documentation
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Manage Assets: Inline Document View, Clone Asset and Assets Approval with Review Workflow is supported.
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Apps & Teams: Product Owner Team and approval process for invited users
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Partner Management: User Onboarding for partners is enhanced
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SAMi Analytics: Publisher/PO Dashboards and Subscriber/Developer Dashboards showcasing analytical data
SAMi Software licensing
For correspondence contact SIDGS-SAMi support, mail to: sami-connect@sidgs.com for queries, details, upgrades, renewals, or correspondence. For additional information, visit: MySAMi – Smart API Marketplace and schedule a demo.
Fixed problems
The following problems are fixed in this release since the last release.
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ID |
Description |
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SM-2 |
Monetization |
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SM-312 |
Implementation of Automatic Recurring Payment |
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SM-398 |
Add a “Cancel Subscription” button on a Rate Plan Cards in “Subscribed Rate Plan” Page |
Known problems
The following problems are found in this release.
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ID |
Description |
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SM-476 |
Update the Rate Plan and Subscription End Date for the Developer Accepted API |
Known limitations
The following limitations are found in this release.
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ID |
Description |
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1. |
Once a consumer cancels a Rate Plan Subscription, it is mandatory for the consumer to purchase the plan again. Refunding the prorated amount or having access to the Rate Plan till the end of the month is currently not available. |
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2. |
SKUs created using SAMi publisher hub are bound to a single-use proxy & product in APIGEE. |
Deprecations
There are no deprecations found in this release.