05 August 2024 (8.18.5)
The following new features or enhancements have been added to the Infosys Equinox Commerce platform.
Loyalty Voucher Enhancements
- Ability to credit back the voucher spent on a partially returned order or cancelled order.
- Ability to forfeit an earned voucher under certain conditions related to the fully or partially return of an order.
- If it is full return, forfeits the voucher.
- If it is partial return and if the item value is greater than 20$, then on returning one item which
- Forfeits the voucher – breaks the loyaltyeligibleordervalue condition.
- No forfeit in this case – does not break the loyaltyeligibleordervalue condition.
If a user decides to return one or more ‘Voucher Ineligible’ products, the voucher is retained, and no action is taken on the voucher.
App Marketplace Enhancements
App Marketplace Service
- Enhanced the getMerchantStoresListAPI in the Portal Orchestration and App Marketplace services by introducing businessId as a new node in the API response.
Payment Service
- Introduced enablePayment node to the Payment Options controller in the Payment service.
Shipping Service
- Shipping Label Controller in the Shipping Service has been updated as follows:
- Added new parameter isReturn.
- Included orderId in the request body, which will now persist in the database.
- Changed the type of shippingLabelImageUrl to string.
- Introduced new node extShippingLabelId in the request and response of shipping labels.
- Enhanced GETAllShippingLabel API to support fetching of shipping labels using orderId as a filter.
Order Service
The event names for the fat events of Return_Submitted and Return_Accepted have been modified.
- Return_Submitted: “omsservices/orders/returnsubmitted”
- Return_Accepted: “omsservices/orders/returnaccepted”
App Marketplace Console
- The app configuration template for shipping and tax apps has been simplified, and validations have been added.
Ultra-Admin CSR Enhancements
- Payment App (Card) / Shipment App integration for CSR
Apps
Starter App
- Integrated a starter app for bulk transfer of inventory data from source system to Infosys Equinox Inventory service.
AI-First: Special Product Suggestions App
- A new feature has been introduced that enhances the shopping experience for storefront users by providing special product suggestions. Here are the specifics:
- This feature enables users to view special product suggestions, which include both bundle products and SKU kits, based on the items in the cart.
- These product suggestions are dynamically presented, ensuring that they are relevant and tailored to the user’s shopping experience.
Dashboard Reports
Catalog-Merchandise Dashboard
- The dashboard offers a comprehensive suite of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for loyalty programs, events, and loyalty points, providing valuable insights with the flexible filter and sort options.
- Widgets included: Loyalty opt-in trends, Trends for loyalty points earned, redeemed, and expired, Top 20 members by redeemed loyalty points.
- Option to view and download: Customer Transaction Events for each Reward Type, Customer Opt-in details for each Reward Type, and loyalty transactions.
Loyalty Dashboard
- The dashboard offers a comprehensive set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Products, SKUs, and Categories, delivering valuable insights with the flexible filter and sort options.
- Widgets included: Top-performing and underperforming categories, as well as products by both order quantity and ratings.
- Option to view and download: Details of the Products, SKUs along with their attributes.
Technology Maintenance & Upgrades
The following technology maintenance and upgrades have been performed as part of this release:
Library Version Upgrade
The following library versions have been upgraded:
| Library Name | Upgraded From | Upgraded To |
| Spring Boot | 3.3.0 | 3.3.1 |
| DevTools in Spring Boot | 3.3.0 | 3.3.1 |
| Spring Boot Maven Plugin | 3.3.0 | 3.3.1 |
| Spring Boot Starter Batch | 3.3.0 | 3.3.1 |
| Spring Boot Starter Thymeleaf | 3.3.0 | 3.3.1 |
| Micrometer Tracing Bridge Brave | 1.3.0 | 1.3.1 |
| Micrometer Tracing | 1.3.0 | 1.3.1 |
| Swagger Annotations | 1.6.11 | 1.6.14 |
| Swagger Core | 1.6.11 | 1.6.14 |
| Apache Camel | 4.4.2 | 4.4.3 |
Optimization of Infosys Equinox Framework
In this release, the Equinox Framework and admin console property tags have been optimized by consolidating and eliminating duplicate property tags and designating a common property. This enhancement streamlines the maintenance of library versions and expedites vulnerability fixes.
| Removed these duplicate properties | Pointed to these common properties |
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Open Source Library Vulnerability Fixes
The unique security vulnerabilities that have been patched in the Infosys Equinox Commerce platform via the Snyk tool are 3 vulnerabilities.
Revision History
2024-08-05 | JP – Added Release 8.18.5 content.
