The annual JTL-Partner Convention took place a few weeks ago. And as usual, it brought with it a lot of news from internal development: We have already reported on the JTL-BI and the ticket system in recent weeks – but there was even more news. We would like to share some of this information with you, our customers.
What is the JTL-Partner Convention?
If you are wondering what kind of event this was and how you can take part, here is some brief information. As the name suggests, it is an event specifically for our partners, both from the service and technology sectors. At this year’s one-day event, we gathered at the Kameha Grand Hotel in Bonn, where, similar to JTL Connect, we offer a day full of presentations and networking. Unlike at our big main trade fair, however, there are only contributions from JTL itself, in which we talk about the current state of development and upcoming steps for our products.
Participation is limited to partners in order to offer them a central point of contact at the event where they can provide feedback, receive first-hand news and exchange information on current industry requirements with each other and with us.
Product news is also an exciting field, especially for customers. That’s why we offer a brief insight into what we presented at JTL-PC 2019 below.
JTL-POS
We presented our Android-based point of sale system for the first time at JTL Connect 2018. The closed pilot phase of JTL POS started this month. The POS system is planned in three different modes – a stand-alone version for mobile devices, a version with cloud integration for item and inventory maintenance and a JTL-Wawi integrated version. The stand-alone version of JTL-Partner Convention was already in use at the Partner Convention. Partners were able to test the new solution in live use at our JTL-POS stand, which we had brought along especially for this purpose, and were able to purchase small trade fair goodies.
JTL-Fulfillment Network 2.0
We are fast approaching the start of the beta phase for the newly launched JTL-FFN. The new system is not only much more robust and performant, but also lays the foundations for further steps with the network. We are already integrating well-known companies with our APIs in the current internal alpha phase. We will be providing more information on this in a separate article soon.
Generic marketplace connection in JTL-Wawi
We are taking decisive action to expand the marketplace connections to JTL-Wawi. We plan to use an interface to enable the integration of additional sales channels with minimal effort. In a later step, we will also offer our partners and customers the opportunity to create their own extensions using the interface. This is our response to the long-held desire to integrate further marketplaces directly via JTL.
JTL-Repricer 2.0 (Update: expires on 30.09.2022)
We are revamping the JTL repricer – so extensively, in fact, that it has not a single line of code in common with its predecessor. Good a dozen customers are already using it productively. We have added further repricing strategies and significantly improved performance. We are also creating an optional direct link to the moving purchase price so that the setup of an item with regard to repricing limits is only necessary once: min price = EK + X%, max price = EK + X%. At the same time, we are developing a new price structure for the module that meets current and future customer requirements.
JTL-Shop 5
An open beta for JTL-Shop 5 is also in the starting blocks. An important new feature: We would like to offer customers the option of purchasing partner plugins directly from us in the store. From there, you can automatically install them in the store back end. In this case, we will take over the entire license management in this model.
New versions of JTL-Wawi
We provided in-depth insights into new features of future JTL-Wawi releases – including versions 1.4, 1.5 and even 1.6. These included, for example, the integrated ticket system or the new sales order 2.0, both of which our partners were able to try out for themselves on site. We took the partners’ feedback on board and are currently incorporating it.
JTL-BI
We also announced a completely new product at the event – JTL-BI. We have already presented a small excerpt with a live demo in front of an audience – of course we would like to offer this to our customers as well. Visitors to this year’s JTL Connect will have the opportunity to delve deeper into the world of business intelligence. You can find more information about the new solution in our first article.
Of course, we are only touching on many exciting topics with these short teasers. But don’t worry, more details will follow in the coming weeks and months. For example, we reported extensively on the ticket system just last week – you can expect something similar for the other products and modules.
