15 July 2024 (8.18.4)

The following new features or enhancements have been added to the Infosys Equinox Commerce platform.

Loyalty Voucher Enhancements

  • Ability for the admin user to view the history of Loyalty Vouchers for all users and to perform appeasements as needed.

Promotion Enhancement

  • Ability to look up shipping methods through the installed shipping apps in the Promotions Admin.

Platform Extensions

  • An extension has been implemented in the Inventory service that allows for near real-time inventory validation with a third-party fulfillment provider during the user’s checkout journey.

Dashboard Reports

  • Ability for the admin user to apply various filter criteria in the “Controls” option and view the ‘Metrics’, ‘Visualized Representation’, and ‘Data Grid’ appropriately with the promotion data in the Promotion dashboard.
    • KPIs
      • Active promotion group
      • Active promotions
      • Inactive promotions
      • Active promo codes
      • Promo code availed
      • Unutilized promotions
      • Upcoming promotions
      • Total order with promotions
      • Total order without promotions
    • Gauge chart
      • Order with promotions VS total orders
    • Pie chart
      • Top performing promotions
      • Low performing promotions
    • Grid
      • Promotion revenue
      • Promotion distribution
    • Graph
      • Top performing promo codes
      • Low performing promo codes
    • Line graph
      • Month wise Promocode Creation and Revenue Insights
      • Month wise Promotion Creation and Revenue Insights

Check Inventory

A new collection property CheckInventoryClassName has been introduced to define the implementation class for the “Check Inventory” API call within the Inventory services. Currently, this property is configured with the default implementation class. If any extension implementation class needs to be invoked, you can include that class in the inventory services and configure this property value accordingly.

Domain-Specific Restrictions for User Creation

This allowedProviderListForInvite property enables you to limit user creation to specific email domains. By default, it holds no value. However, if required, you can update it with a comma-separated string of domain values.

Apps

Stripe Payment App

  • The Stripe payment app will support the Amazon Pay & Cash App wallet options enabled via Stripe’s payment provider.

Ship Engine App

  • A new feature has been added to the Ship Engine App to track the orders placed using the shipping options configured within the app.

AI First Experiences

AI Business Assistant App

  • Admin users can now post questions directly within the chat interface.
  • Upon submission, the Equinox Copilot will generate a comprehensive answer, complete with citations for any referenced material.
  • This feature ensures that responses are not only accurate but also verifiable, supporting the integrity and reliability of the information provided.

Product Discovery App

  • Storefront customers are now empowered to engage directly with our chatbot for any inquiries.
  • This feature allows customers to ask questions within the chat interface and get accurate responses.
  • Additionally, the system is designed to provide relevant product suggestions based on the query, enhancing the customer experience by seamlessly integrating information and product recommendations.

Technology & Upgrades

Spring Boot Upgrade

The Spring Boot has been upgraded from version 3.3.0 to version 3.3.1.

Reason for the upgrade: For bug fixes and Framework dependency

Mongo Driver Upgrade

Upon the recommendation of the Mongo consultant, the Mongo driver has been updated from version 4.11.0 to version 5.1.0.

Backend Component Upgrade

The following backend components have been upgraded to the required version:

Component Name Minimum Version
MySQL 8.4.0
MongoDB 6.0.15
RabbitMQ 3.13.2
Apache ZooKeeper 3.9.2
Apache SOLR 9.6.0

Open Source Security Vulnerabilities

  • The unique security vulnerabilities that have been patched in the Infosys Equinox Commerce platform via the Snyk tool are 5 vulnerabilities.
  • The total closed Snyk fixes are: 40
    • Critical – 0 (No critical issues)
    • High – 8 (Fixed)
    • Medium – 32 (Fixed)
    • Low – 0 (Fix not available)

 

 

Revision History

2024-07-10 | JP – Added Release 8.18.4 content.