SMX for Apps Integration Process

Owned by Paul Collado Orta
18, Sept 2023
2 min read

 

Sign up Stage

If you wish to become a SMX partner and integrate to the SMX for Apps API, you must first apply via the following form: Become a SiteMinder partner - Integration Application. Our business team will get in contact with you once your application has been reviewed. 

Development to the SMX for Apps API can only commence once your application has been approved and any applicable agreements are signed.

Welcome to SMX for Apps

This page outlines the steps to getting your connection onto the SiteMinder Exchange platform, provided by SiteMinder.

The duration of the development to getting your product live with us is 60 business days.

Phase 1 - Welcome Pack

Partner Integrations team will send you the SMX for Apps Welcome Pack. Once received, please confirm the point of contact for this development project and the functionalities that you are building to.

If you are interested in being certified for reservation, you will be asked to provide your staging/test details.

Phase 2 - Development

Partner Integrations team will provide the access to our test environment and send you the development details. They will follow-up on your progress weekly and will also be auditing the logs to ensure that you are on the right track. The team will be on hand to help with any technical questions you have surrounding the SMX for Apps API.

Pre-Certification

Once you confirm that you have completed development, you will be required to fill out our “SMX for Apps pre-certification” form. This will confirm the final list of supported functionalities and will be used in the Certification phase.

Phase 3 - Certification

Depending of the functionalities you are certifying for, Partner Integrations team will provide you with a Certification Document with instructions for the Certification Phase containing specific test cases to be completed.

Phase 4 - Production

Once your PMS has been certified, depending of the functionalities certified the team will provide and/or ask you with the production configuration details.

You application will be deployed in our production environment.

Phase 5 - Live

Partner Integrations team will announce internally this new connection as Live with SiteMinder Exchange and hand over all internal activation documentation to our Support team.

Properties will then be able to complete an online activation form selecting your application as the Subscriber.