Flooring Industry Software companies use API's to add relevance to your favorite specialty apps.

In the flooring industry, emphasis has been placed on the advantages of industry specific software and the unique benefits of the core system data.  At the same time, no one system can possibly address, nor would it be productive to try to become an expert in every conceivable need. The software market today is growing fast with focused “web aps”. API’s enable a connection that passes relevant data between your industry specific flooring software and the specialty application. The flooring systems data can send i.e. a customer address update to a map program that will create and display new directions to the installation contractor. The API use of current data to create end points in these applications will add significantly to your flooring business productivity. Without the API, managing special function applications as separate, stand-alone programs can double and triple your data synchronization management work load. 

 The best solution is using your flooring industry specific software and the API to coordinate with application developers to extend your core business data and generate additional functionality automatically. The result is the best of both worlds; i.e. feed real time inventory levels to web sites, provide proposal information, account balances and job details to salesmen or process credit card payment data through your business system from anywhere.

 Because APIs can access an applications components i.e. installation date, calendar, installer, job details, installation schedule, credit card processing, job drawing, customer notes and more, the delivery of actionable data, services and information is more relevant and flexible and can be personalized to create custom experiences, i.e. per salesman, per job, per customer, per installer and more.

 Additionally as new core system data is generated through routine daily processing, the API connection allows the most current information generated in your operation to be available to relevant applications, i.e. lead management, installations scheduling and more. 

 Since the most current content can be published automatically, it can be available to every connected “app”. This allows data to be shared and distributed more easily. APIs allow content to be embedded from any site or application more easily. This guarantees more fluid information delivery and an integrated user experience. through APIs any user or company can customize the content and services that they use the most. needs change over time and APIs help to anticipate changes. When working with this technology, data migration is supported better, and the information is reviewed more closely. In short, APIs make service provision more flexible.

Here are a few RollMaster examples of extending core data: Flooring Industry Software use API's to add relevance to Specialty Apps.