# BusinesSite Tech Application (TA) Track — Dependencies & Sequence
**Source:** *BusinesSite Roadmap to complete UX – 22 July 2026*
**Strategy alignment (SuperGrok / product discussion):** implement **TA8 before TA6 and TA7**, with hard dependency on **TA5**.
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## Dependency reality (not optional)
| TA | Name | Depends on | What it reuses | What it adds |
|----|------|------------|----------------|--------------|
| **TA5** | General voice-first hub | Platform phases 1–5 spine | Chat, voice, reg, support, eShop mall, payments, mobile hubs | **FROZEN / DISABLED** — do not ship new TA5 hubs (was tech preview 1.6.x) |
| **RC1** | First production release candidate | TA5 core | Production-ready hub package | **Live 1.7.x** — **TA8 process track**; do not disturb with tourism churn |
| **TA8** | Full BusinesSite Chat OS | **RC1** (required) | Hardens RC1 chat/voice/support/pay rails | **In progress** — commercial POS, inventory, C/S digitization; Colourcraft Auto pilot |
| **RC2** | Second release candidate | TA5/RC1 core + tourism features | Parallel RC package for new verticals | **Shipping 1.9.x** — tourism + path for TA11/TA12; **does not touch RC1/TA8** |
| **TA13** | Tourism vertical (Afro Roots) | Mother app + RC2 track | Portal, packages, providers, chat chips | **Live Phases 1–5** + hub **1.13.x** — `afrootours.com`. Guest web chat = **DEMO only** |
| **TA11** | i-Spaza.online integration | Mother app + RC2/TA13 patterns | Spaza / informal retail vertical | **Planned** — domain `i-Spaza.online` |
| **TA12** | eHemp.online integration | Mother app + RC2/TA13 patterns | Hemp / agri-compliance vertical | **Planned** — domain `eHemp.online` |
| **TA14 / TA15** | Merge hub | RC2 + TA11 + TA12 + TA13 (+ TA8 spine) | Unified product line after verticals prove out | **Planned** — choose TA14 or TA15 as merge release |
| **TA6** | Sensi – Farming | Mother app + preferably **TA8** commercial OS | Reuses core chat+voice | Farm-specific POS/inventory/customers; domain AI for farming |
| **TA7** | NATIVEnvoy – Creative | Mother app + preferably **TA8** commercial OS | Reuses core chat+voice | Creative catalogue, DRM, collaborators, creative domain AI |
| **TA9** | PreBooking / Pre-Order | TA8 spine preferred | Demand queues, prepay deposits | Scaffold live; full prepaid after TA8 spine |
### Why TA8 before TA6 / TA7
1. **TA6 and TA7 already list “Reuses TA5”** for core chat + voice — they are *vertical skins*, not a second Chat OS.
2. **TA8 is the commercial Chat OS** (“Speak. Transact. Grow.”) that every vertical needs: mother-tongue POS, full stock, customer/supplier digitization, team onboarding, payment rails, admin voice → Odoo → reply.
3. Building TA6/TA7 *first* would force farming/creative teams to re-implement commercial POS/admin cost reduction that TA8 is meant to own once.
4. **Colourcraft Auto** (Richard Chang) is the **TA8 foundation pilot**: co-hosted on BusinesSite infrastructure, Odoo 15→19, real staff + customers + suppliers — proves administration cost reduction before farming (Sensi) and creative (NATIVEnvoy) verticals.
### Execution sequence (product)
```text
TA5 (FROZEN) ──► RC1 (1.7.x) ──► TA8 In Progress (Colourcraft Auto)
│ │
│ ├── hardens Chat OS for all SMEs
│ ├──► TA9 PreBooking (scaffold)
│ ├──► TA6 Sensi / TA7 NATIVEnvoy (after TA8 spine)
│
└── (do not disturb RC1 with tourism)
Mother app also ──► RC2 (1.9.x) ── parallel RC for new verticals
│
├──► TA13 Tourism (Afro Roots) hub 1.13.x [LIVE]
├──► TA11 i-Spaza.online [PLANNED]
├──► TA12 eHemp.online [PLANNED]
│
└──► TA14 or TA15 MERGE (RC2 + TA11 + TA12 + TA13 ± TA8 spine)
```
**Rule:** Tourism and new industry work ships on **TA13 + RC2** only. **Never** build TA5. **Never** break **RC1/TA8** for Colourcraft.
Phases 1–7 on the public roadmap remain the **platform delivery track**.
Mobile product lines: **RC1 · TA8 · RC2 · TA13** (TA5 frozen).
### Mobile package map
| Line | Version | Package | Slugs | Status |
|------|---------|---------|-------|--------|
| TA5 | 1.6.x | `…businessite_app` | `businessiteta5{32,64}bit` | **Frozen / inactive** |
| RC1 | 1.7.x | `…businessite_rc1` | `businessiterc1{32,64}bit` | Live — TA8 process |
| TA8 | 1.8.x | `…businessite_ta8` | `businessiteta8{32,64}bit` | Live — commercial |
| RC2 | 1.9.x | `…businessite_rc2` | `businessiterc2{32,64}bit` | Shipping |
| TA13 | 1.13.x | `…businessite_ta13` | `businessiteta13{32,64}bit` | Shipping tourism |
### TA13 Tourism — Afro Roots (live ≥19.0.1.3.51–1.3.57 · hub **1.13.x** / RC2 **1.9.x**)
| Area | Status | Surface |
|------|--------|---------|
| Public portal + SSL | **Live** | `afrootours.com` → `/tourism/afro-roots/` |
| SADC destinations / routes / journal | **Live** | Vic Falls, Okavango, Cape, Lesotho… |
| Packages + PayFast book | **Live** | stay / shuttle / tour combos |
| Provider register | **Live** | mobile `join tourism as …` · web `/providers/join` |
| Plan My Journey + speak on app | **Live** | chat + plan page banner → Powered Apps (**TA13 / RC2**, not TA5) |
| Demo web chat gate | **Live** | guest `/businessite/chat` = DEMO only; register web or mobile for full features |
| Guide / UAT | **Live** | `guide tourism` · `data/uat_tourism_ta13.xml` |
Detail: [../TOURISM_TA13_AFRO_ROOTS.md](../TOURISM_TA13_AFRO_ROOTS.md)
### TA11 — i-Spaza.online (planned)
| Item | Detail |
|------|--------|
| Domain | **i-Spaza.online** |
| Role | Informal retail / spaza vertical on mother app (inventory, suppliers, voice POS path) |
| Depends on | RC2 hub patterns + preferably TA8 commercial rails |
| Ship track | RC2 / dedicated TA11 package until **merge TA14/TA15** |
### TA12 — eHemp.online (planned)
| Item | Detail |
|------|--------|
| Domain | **eHemp.online** |
| Role | Hemp / agri-compliance vertical (permits, batch track, B2B) |
| Depends on | RC2 hub patterns + preferably TA8 commercial rails |
| Ship track | RC2 / dedicated TA12 package until **merge TA14/TA15** |
### Merge (TA14 or TA15)
When TA13 + TA11 + TA12 (and RC2 hardening) are proven, collapse into a single product line **TA14 or TA15** alongside or after TA8 spine — exact number chosen at merge design time.
### TA9 PreBooking / Pre-Order Discounts (scaffold live ≥19.0.1.3.1)
| Area | Status | Chat / admin |
|------|--------|----------------|
| Industry / role **demand queues** | **Scaffold live** | `request product …` · `request preorder …` · `my industry requests` |
| Merchant **pre-order offers** | **Scaffold live** | `preorder offer NAME list R… preorder R… prepay 50%` |
| **Costing → profit path** | **Live** | `cost product …` · break-even · member/preorder margins |
| Feature **wishes / requirements** | **Live** | `wish …` · `requirement list: …` · admin Growth menu |
| Full prepaid PayFast deposit | Planned SuperGrok design | TA9 build after TA8 spine |
| Pre-order discount auto on shelf | Planned | Wire `businessite.preorder.offer` into shelf price resolver |
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## Capability matrix (22 July 2026)
| Area | TA5 (Done) | TA6 (Sensi – Farming) | TA7 (NATIVEnvoy – Creative) | TA8 (Full BusinesSite Chat OS) |
|------|------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
| **Primary domain** | General voice-first hub | Agriculture / farms | Artists, music, creative commerce | All businesses (spaza → SME) |
| **Core chat + voice** | Full | Reuses TA5 | Reuses TA5 | Reuses + **hardens** TA5 |
| **Mother-tongue POS / transactions** | Basic structured intents | Farm-specific (produce, livestock, inputs, harvest) | Creative-specific (publish, collab, DRM sales) | **Full commercial POS**: names, prices, totals, cash/card/credit, change — spoken in mother tongue |
| **Inventory / stock** | Basic product listing | Farm inventory & inputs | Creative catalogue + DRM assets | Full inventory management via chat |
| **Customers & suppliers** | Limited | Farm customers & suppliers | Fans, collaborators, buyers | **Full digitization** of customers + suppliers |
| **Team onboarding** | Core team only | Farm workers / co-ops | Creators & collaborators | **Full team onboarding & roles via chat** (staff digitization) |
| **Payments** | PayFast / public links | Farm-specific settlement | DRM sales + payouts | Complete in-chat payment rails |
| **AI + human support** | Support desk + language routing | Domain AI training for farming | Domain AI for creative workflows | Unified AI + human support in mother tongue |
| **Odoo processing layer** | Chat + support tickets | Farm modules on Odoo | Creative / DRM modules | Full business processing (admins play voice → process on Odoo → reply) |
| **End goal** | Tech preview foundation | Vertical for farms | Vertical for creators | Complete Chat OS — “Speak. Transact. Grow.” for every business |
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## TA8 foundation pilot — Colourcraft Auto
| Item | Detail |
|------|--------|
| Business | **Colourcraft Auto** (automotive paint / body) |
| Human owner | **Richard Chang** — claim: `join business Colourcraft Auto as owner` |
| Hosting | Co-hosted on BusinesSite server infrastructure |
| ERP path | Existing **Odoo 15** → migrate / integrate **Odoo 19** on BusinesSite |
| TA8 proof points | Customer + supplier digitization; staff roles via chat; admin cost reduction; voice/chat → Odoo processing |
| Code / ops | `businessite.business.join.request`, seed `colourcraft_auto`, owner claim docs + ERP questionnaire + billing + integration project |
### Scaffold checklist (TA8)
- [x] Co-hosted business profile seed (`colourcraft_auto`)
- [x] Owner claim with registration docs + certified ID + same-date police affidavit
- [x] Admin approve → ERP questionnaire → 3% or deploy+SLA → project + SLA handover
- [ ] Mother-tongue commercial POS intents (cash/card/credit/change)
- [ ] Full customer/supplier digital profiles on business instance
- [ ] Staff digitization (roles on Colourcraft Auto Odoo 19)
- [ ] Voice ticket → Odoo task → spoken reply loop
- [ ] Cost-reduction dashboards (admin overhead vs baseline)
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## Links
- Public roadmap: `/businessite/roadmap#ta-track`
- Official launch status: [BUSINESSITE_OFFICIAL_LAUNCH_ROADMAP.md](BUSINESSITE_OFFICIAL_LAUNCH_ROADMAP.md)
- Tourism TA13: [../TOURISM_TA13_AFRO_ROOTS.md](../TOURISM_TA13_AFRO_ROOTS.md)
- Homepage teaser: TA5 → TA13 live · TA8 next
- Phase 4 (human business layer): [phase-4-businesses.md](phase-4-businesses.md)
- Official launch doc: [BUSINESSITE_OFFICIAL_LAUNCH_ROADMAP.md](BUSINESSITE_OFFICIAL_LAUNCH_ROADMAP.md)
*Living document — update when TA sequence or Colourcraft milestones change.*