This document consolidates the updates from Releases 8.21.1, 8.21.2, 8.21.5 to 8.21.8. The release notes are organized into the sections functional changes, technology maintenance & upgrades, and open-source library vulnerability fixes.

Promotion Admin Enhancements (Enterprise)

The following new features and enhancements have been added to Promotions Admin console, along with corresponding storefront changes.

BOGO Rule Enhancements

• Summed-Up Buy X Get Y Discounts: Discounts on Get Y items are applied when the combined value of eligible Buy X items (including both normal products and special products) meets the configured threshold. Previously, only 100% discounts (free gifts) were supported; a percentage discount can now be applied on Get Y items once the threshold is met. Example: “Spend $300 on eligible Buy X items (normal + bundle products combined) → Get Y item at a discount.”
• Summed-Up Cart Value for GWP (BOGO GWP): Gift With Purchase (GWP) promotions in BOGO can now be triggered based on the subtotal value of Buy X products, calculated across both normal and special products. When the qualifying cart value threshold is met, one or more gift items can be awarded.
• ‘AND’ Operator Support for Multiple SKU Conditions: Added ‘AND’ logic for multiple SKU conditions in BOGO promotions. Previously, a promotion would trigger if any single SKU condition was met; now it triggers only when all SKU conditions combined with the AND operator are satisfied. This applies to all BOGO types, including Buy X Get Y, Buy X and Y, Gift With Purchase, and bundle variations.

Direct Publishing of Promotion Groups and Promotions

Administrators can now publish promotion groups and individual promotions directly from the Promotions Admin Console (Enterprise), removing several manual configuration steps from the release workflow.

• Publish Button: A new ‘Publish’ button initiates publishing for all or a selected subset of promotion groups or promotions.
• Configure Publish Dialog: A new ‘Configure Publish’ dialog within Promotion Groups and Promotions, exposing ‘Publish Type’ (publish all, selected, or push only incremental changes) and Target Environment, Target Business ID, Target Store ID, and Target Store Promotion Collection ID — enabling publishing directly to a target environment of the same store, without manual configuration changes.

Ultra Admin – CSR Enhancements

The following new features or enhancements have been added to the CSR component of the Ultra Admin console.

General Features

• Cart and BOGO GWP Free Gift Selection: CSR Admins can now select free gift SKUs for Cart GWP and BOGO GWP promotions during order creation. A new ‘SELECT GIFT’ button and ‘Select Gift Items’ drawer have been introduced in the Order Details section to enforce the maximum allowed gift count or quantity. Selected free gifts are displayed in the cart after all paid items, with options to modify selections and clear error messages when limits are exceeded.
• Component-Level Returns for Bundles / Fixed Kit Products: Support has been added to disable component-level returns for bundle and fixed kit products within the CSR Replace/Return flow.
• Restriction on Subscription’s Future Date/Month Tabs: The Subscription tab of Customers has been updated to restrict changes on future month/date tabs. Customer subscription product information can now be updated only in the ‘Show All’ tab. On future tabs, actions such as Frequency, Quantity, Remove, Skip, and Scan Card are disabled to prevent unintended changes.
• Removed Account and Customer Attributes in Left Menus: The CSR Admin left navigation has been updated for B2C, B2B, and B2B2C stores to remove the ‘Account Attributes’ and ‘Customer Attributes’ menus, aligning the navigation structure with each store type.
• Customer Phone Number Management with Country Code: Added a Country Code dropdown before the phone number when updating a customer address or adding a billing address during payment.
• UI & Search Enhancements: Displays the ‘Order Source’ (One-Time / Subscription) field as the default filter in Advanced Order Search.
• Region-Specific Address Fields Configuration: Updated the region-specific address fields (for example, for regions such as New Caledonia [PAC]) to align with the updated schema and ensure accurate validation during customer and billing address creation and updates.
• Selective Credit Button Control in Customer Loyalty: The ‘Credit’ button is now hidden based on the reward type configuration when ‘manually added’ is set to false.
• Simplified Admin Navigation with Configurable Enterprise Access: CSR Admin now appears by default in StoreOps, with additional admin menus shown dynamically based on configuration.

View & Apply Promo Codes and Vouchers

For One-Time Orders:

• Provides an option to view all applicable promo codes along with their offer details.
• Enables users to apply eligible promo codes based on the configured restrictions.

In Subscription Management:

• Added an ‘Apply Discounts’ option to allow users to apply promo codes and vouchers in the Subscription dashboard for the upcoming order. This enhancement supports both single-subscription and multi-subscription models.
• CSRs can view and apply eligible promo codes and vouchers based on the configured promotion and voucher stacking rules.

Foundation Admin Enhancements (Enterprise) 

The following new features or enhancements have been added to the Foundation Admin console.

Order Dashboard Visibility in the StoreOps Page

• Business admins can now view the store’s Order Dashboard directly within the StoreOps page.
• Provides an option ‘Explore Dashboard’ to explore additional dashboards for deeper analysis and insights.

Ultra Admin – Merchandiser Admin Enhancements

The following new features or enhancements have been added to the Merchandiser Admin console.

Digital Asset & Content Management

• Integration with Bynder Digital Asset Management (DAM): Enabled integration with the Bynder DAM platform to streamline asset management, allowing users to access, manage, and utilize digital assets (such as images, videos, and documents) directly within the application.
• Improved Locale Identification: Enabled locale indication on Product, SKU, and Category pages, helping business users accurately update and manage multi-language content with greater clarity and control.

Navigation and Product Search Configuration

• Ability to disable features in the left navigation (for example, hide ‘Price List’) or add new menu items using configurable links.
• Ability to configure Product Search behavior, including default and additional columns, and filter, sort, and search options for each column.

Configurable Price Actions and Grid Enhancements

• Allow hiding Import, Export, and Add SKU action buttons on the Prices page.
• Allow adding new global action buttons with configurable behavior, such as ‘Resend Price Update’, with success and failure notifications.
• Enable configuration of default columns in the Prices grid, such as SKU ID, status, updated by, start/end date, quantity, and price fields.
• Allow adding custom fields (for example, Original Price) to the Add New Price drawer.

Configurable Category Actions and Grid Enhancements

• Show or hide the Import, Export, and Create Category buttons through configuration.
• Configure grid columns for categories, such as Name, Semantic ID, Visible, and Status.
• Configure fields in the Create Category drawer, such as Category ID, Category Name, Parent Category, and Description.
• Support custom bulk actions, including a Refresh Products action that triggers a reindex with success/error messaging.

Inventory Actions and Grid Configuration Enhancements

• Allow hiding Import, Export, Create Bin, and Add SKU buttons on Bin Lists and Stock by SKU pages.
• Introduced configurable custom action buttons (for example, bulk ‘Refresh Products’) with support for success/failure toast messages.
• Enabled configuration of visible grid columns for Bin and SKU lists, and the ability to hide specific fields in the Create Bin and Add SKU drawers.

Reference Product Information

• The Product page now includes a ‘Reference Products’ section, showing how a selected Product or SKU is associated with special product types such as Bundles, Collections, and SKU Kits.
• Product view displays Bundles, Fixed Bundles, and Collections that include the product.
• SKU, SKU Kit, and Fixed Kit views display Products, SKU Kits, and Fixed Kits that reference the selected SKU or Kit.
• Each reference entry shows the ID, Name, and Image, providing clear visibility into product relationships.

Role-Based Approval Workflow

• Merchandiser Personas Admin now supports role-based editing and approval workflows, enabling controlled catalog updates across Products, SKUs, and Categories.
• Users with specific Editor roles can access Merchandiser Admin to propose catalog changes, while publish actions are restricted to prevent unintended updates. All proposed changes are routed to Admin users for review and approval.

Extension-Based Attribute Configuration

• Enabled configuration-driven control for Catalog, Product, SKU, and Category attributes with new extension support.
• Input fields on Product, SKU, and Category pages can now be dynamically enabled or disabled, and their visibility managed entirely through configuration.

Audit Logs Visibility for Products, SKUs, and Categories

• Audit log visibility has been added to the Product, SKU, and Category pages, providing clear insights into record creation and modification details such as username, date, and timestamp.

Filter Catalog Support

• The Merchandising Admin has been enhanced to support ‘Filter’ as a Catalog Type. For catalogs configured as ‘Filter’, the Product and SKU pages will be available in view-only mode to prevent edits.

Enhanced Manageability of Saved Searches and Price Rules

• Improvements have been made to saved search, price rules, synonyms, and redirect URL management, enabling both Editor and Admin users to access and maintain these features.

Preview & Publish

Introduces enhanced preview and publish capabilities in Merchandiser Admin, including role-based approval insights; clearly separated Live, Draft, and Scheduled publish tabs; future-dated storefront preview; reference product visibility; version history with rollback support; and product cloning to accelerate merchandising operations.

Approval Status Visibility

• Role-based insight cards are now available in Merchandiser Admin, helping editors and approvers easily track items that require action.
• Editors (ROLE_CATALOG_EDITOR, ROLE_PRICE_EDITOR, and ROLE_MERCHANDISE_EDITOR) and approvers (admin users) can view real-time counts of ‘Pending Submission for Approval’ and ‘Pending Approver Action’ records across Products, SKUs, and Categories directly on the Search Product page.
• Each insight card includes ‘View Details’ links that navigate users to the corresponding Draft or Submitted lists, allowing quick access to filtered records needing attention.
• The same capabilities are also available from the ‘Publish’ dropdown in the Merchandiser header for Products & SKUs.

Future-Dated Storefront Preview

• Added a ‘Preview’ dropdown to the Merchandiser Admin header across Product, SKU, Category, and Unpublished pages to quickly open the storefront preview.
• Merchandisers and administrators can validate how items appear on the storefront without leaving the admin experience.

Live, Draft, and Scheduled Publish Tabs for Products, SKUs, and Categories

Centralized Draft and Publishing Workflow

• Merchandisers can now manage Product, SKU, and Category updates using dedicated Live, Draft, and Scheduled Publish tabs.
• Changes can be initiated from any tab and saved using ‘Save as Draft’.
• All draft changes are automatically consolidated in the Draft tab, providing a centralized view of pending updates across Products, SKUs, and Categories.

Improved Visibility and Indicators

• Saved searches are supported for Live items only across Product, SKU, and Category lists.
• Added an amber draft indicator on Live Categories that contain draft-only metadata changes.
• Introduced a new Draft hierarchy status chip (‘Changes made in Hierarchy’ / ‘No Changes made in Hierarchy’) to quickly confirm whether the Draft hierarchy differs from the Live version.
• Added a confirmation dialog when editing a product in the Live tab that already has a draft version, to prevent accidental overrides.
• Displayed an inline note next to Variants clarifying that price and inventory updates affect the live version only and that future price changes should be managed via ‘Schedule Price’.

Draft Review and Submission

• Within the Draft tab, Merchandise Editors, Admin users, and Business Admin users can review all proposed changes in a single, centralized view, make additional edits, and submit changes for approval directly from listing and detail pages using the new ‘Submit to Approval’ action.

Approval and Publishing Workflow

• Pending Submission for Approval: Provides a Draft Version view of items awaiting approval.
• Pending Approver Action: Provides an Unpublish Version view, enabling approvers to publish immediately or schedule changes for a later date.
• After review and approval by Admin or Business Admin users, changes can be published immediately to the Live environment, or scheduled to go live at a specific future date and time (for example, up to one month from the current date) using Scheduled Publish.

Bulk Operations

• Bulk Delete: Bulk-delete draft products and SKUs from the Draft Records view to quickly remove test or outdated items.
• Individual and Bulk Operations: Merchandisers can now manage products, SKUs, and categories at individual and bulk levels from the Draft and Submitted listing pages, selecting up to 50 records to submit for approval, publish immediately, or schedule for a future date.

Scheduled Publish Timeline

• Merchandising Admin now provides a unified scheduled publish timeline across the Product, SKU, and Category pages, and also allows viewing scheduled records via the Publish menu.
• When a draft record is scheduled for a future date, it appears on the Scheduled Publish tab in a one-month, chronological timeline view, with times displayed in the store time zone and the nearest upcoming date automatically selected.
• The Schedule Publish uses 5-minute time slots and always displays the store time zone to ensure accurately timed launches.
• Color-coded dots indicate status: blue for a single record, green for the selected record, and orange for grouped records.
• Zoom and horizontal scroll controls allow switching between date and time-slot views. The Publish menu displays up to three upcoming records, with a ‘View More’ link for the full list.

Reference Products Visibility

• Merchandisers can now view reference products directly within Product, SKU Kit, Fixed Kit, and SKU detail pages.
• The ‘Reference Products’ section provides visibility into products and SKUs associated with bundles, fixed bundles, collections, and SKU kits, clearly distinguishing mandatory and optional components.
• Each reference item displays the product ID, name, and image.

Product/SKU Version History, Compare & Rollback

• A Version History card has been added to the product and SKU details page. Its visibility is configurable at the store level.
• Allows users to view, compare a particular version with live, and roll back up to the last 10 versions of a product or SKU, with a ‘View All’ option for additional version history.
• Compare to Live: Compares the selected draft version against the current live data. Field-level differences are highlighted for quick review.
• Rollback: Rolls back a selected version to create a new draft, which can then be edited before publishing.

Price Facet-Based Discount Calculation for Special Products

• A ‘Calculate Discount’ action button is available on the product details page for Bundle, Fixed Bundle, SKU Kit, Fixed Kit, and Collection product types.
• Selecting the button opens the Calculate Discount panel, allowing admin users to enter the discount percentage and view the discounted value for each price facet.

Clone Products and SKUs

• Merchandisers can now duplicate Products and SKUs directly from detail pages across the Live, Draft, and Scheduled Publish tabs using the ‘Duplicate Item’ action.
• The ‘Duplicate Item’ drawer allows users to define a new Product or SKU ID and update the item name.
• Cloned items retain existing content such as attributes, categories, relationships, and locale data. For a cloned SKU, pricing and inventory are excluded, allowing merchandisers to configure item-specific commercial details independently.
• All cloned items are created in Draft and remain fully editable after creation.

Promotions Future Date Preview

• Marketing managers can preview the storefront as it will appear on a future date, enabling early validation of upcoming promotions before they go live.
• This capability allows teams to verify promotion data for Products or SKUs across key storefront views, including PLP, PDP, cart, and checkout, helping ensure accurate pricing, discount application, and smoother promotion launches.

Ultra Admin – Settings Admin Enhancements

The following new feature or enhancement has been added to the Settings Admin console.

Content Management

• Multi-Locale Editing for Product and Category Attributes: Enables locale-specific editing across product and category attributes, associated data models, and attribute values. ‘Translate ON’ displays a two-column layout with the default locale and the selected locale for efficient comparison and translation; ‘Translate OFF’ displays only default locale fields for simplified editing.

Quote Management for B2B

Quote Management is now available across Ultra Admin and the Frontend Accelerator (Storefront). This feature enables an end-to-end, governed quote lifecycle with built-in collaboration and visibility for Buyers, Seller Representatives, and Customer Service Representatives (CSRs).

Buyer Capabilities (Buyer Users and Buyer Admins)

• Discover and Track Quotes: View, search, filter, and open quotes from a centralized dashboard or listing.
• Review Transparent Pricing: View item-level pricing, discounts, and a quote summary that includes an ‘Other Charges’ breakdown.
• Perform Governed Actions (Buyer Admin): Approve or cancel quotes and RFQs based on configured approval rules. Edit RFQ form details in edit mode when corrections are required.
• Understand Quote Changes: View quote version history, select a version, and compare versions to see what changed.
• Collaborate in Context: Add comments directly on quotes. Use @mentions, #tags, and product references to facilitate discussions.
• Track Quote Lifecycle Status: Receive notifications when a quote is converted to an order. Expired quotes automatically become inactive.

Seller Representative Capabilities

• Respond to Buyer Quotes Efficiently: View buyer-raised quotes and receive notifications when a quote or RFQ is submitted.
• Work within Role-Based Access: Manage quote actions only for assigned buyer accounts to ensure controlled access.
• Contribute Operational Details: Add information such as shipping method and requested delivery date, where applicable.
• Manage Supporting Documents: Add and manage attachments as part of the quote exchange, where enabled.

CSR Capabilities

• Access Quotes with Governance: View quotes in read-only mode where appropriate to support customer inquiries.
• Support Approvals: Approve quotes as part of CSR-assisted workflows.
• Review Audit and Context Details: Use version history, version comparison, and the ‘show all comments’ option to understand changes and decision history.
• Explain Pricing Clearly: View quote summaries and ‘Other Charges’ details to help clarify total amounts for buyers.

Invoice Management for B2B

Introduced invoice management for B2B store types, enabling end-to-end invoice handling between sellers and buyers. This initial rollout supports quote-based orders with zero payment, with partially paid and fully paid orders to be enabled incrementally.

Seller-Side Invoice Operations

• Shipment-Based Invoicing: Create shipments directly from the order details page and generate invoice(s) for selected items and quantities. Generate invoices manually from the order using ‘Generate Invoice’, with the flexibility to choose quantities to be invoiced.
• Invoice Preview & Review: Preview invoices directly within the order context before submission. Review complete invoice and shipment details after shipment creation to ensure accuracy.
• Centralized Invoice Visibility: View all invoices for a specific buyer in a consolidated view, enabling faster tracking, follow-ups, and account management. Access detailed invoice information and download invoice PDFs as needed.
• Payment Collection & Processing: Use the buyer-level invoice section to efficiently manage and collect payments. Pay invoices on behalf of buyers, supporting both individual and bulk payment scenarios directly from seller or order-related screens.
• Overdue Invoice Management: Configure automatic suspension rules for overdue invoices, including the ability to define a grace period (in days) through seller-side settings.
• Payment Reminders & Notifications: Send payment reminders to buyers for pending, due, or overdue invoices at Account level (covering all invoices for a buyer/account) or Invoice level (targeting specific invoice(s)).

Buyer-Side Invoice & Payment Management

• Centralized Invoice Management: Access an ‘All Invoices’ dashboard that provides a single, consolidated view of all available invoices. View invoices and related shipments directly within an order’s details under the ‘Invoices & Shipments’ tab, ensuring full order-to-invoice traceability.
• Flexible Payment Options: Pay invoices across all statuses (including pending, due, and overdue) using supported online payment methods. Add single or multiple invoices to a payment cart, review a consolidated payment summary, and complete payment in one transaction. Payable amounts are dynamically calculated and displayed based on selected invoices.
• Invoice Visibility & Reporting: Use the invoice dashboard to view summary metrics, apply status and date-range filters, search invoices, and perform bulk exports for reconciliation or reporting. Access detailed invoice information and download invoice PDFs for records and approvals.
• Account Status Transparency: If an account is suspended due to overdue invoices, buyers are shown a clear on-screen notification explaining the restriction. During suspension, buyers are prevented from progressing with actions such as adding products to the cart or proceeding with quotes, ensuring policy compliance and financial control.

Technology Maintenance & Upgrades

Amazon RDS Failover Support Enhancements

Support has been extended for Amazon RDS failover functionality across multiple operational scenarios:

• Writer/Reader Instance Failover: Automatic failover handling when the primary writer or any reader instance undergoes a failover.
• Cluster Resizing: Failover-aware handling during scaling operations such as scaling up or down the engine type of a DB instance within the RDS cluster.
• Patch Version Upgrade: Improved application stability and continuity during Amazon RDS patch version upgrades.
• Blue/Green Version Upgrade: Support for failover processes occurring during Blue/Green deployment version upgrades.
• Parameter Configuration Changes with Failover: Handling of failover events automatically triggered by parameter group changes applied to the cluster.

Open-Source Library Vulnerability Fixes

The following table summarizes the open-source library vulnerability fixes delivered:

The consolidated vulnerability severity breakdown across all 8.21.x releases is as follows:

Revision History
2026-08-27 | AN – Added Release 8.21 consolidated content.