HCL Commerce 9.1.3.0
Security updates
| Affected software | CVE(s) | Vulnerability |
|---|---|---|
| IBM® Java SDK included with WebSphere Application Server | CVE-2020-2601, CVE-2020-14621, CVE-2020-14581, CVE-2020-14579, CVE-2020-14578, CVE-2020-14577, CVE-2020-2590 | Security vulnerabilities in IBM® Java SDK included with WebSphere Application Server affect HCL Commerce |
| WebSphere Application Server | CVE-2020-4589, CVE-2020-4643, CVE-2020-4578 | Multiple vulnerabilities in WebSphere Application Server affects HCL Commerce |
Important changes
There are no updates to 9.1.3.0 that require your immediate attention.
Feature enhancements
The following features have been introduced in this release. Review the following list to ensure that your site is prepared once this update is applied.
- Management Center Tools
- Version 9.1.3.0 has simplified Management Center. It helps user with:
- Simplified Hamburger menu utilization.
- Shipping Charges are also a part of Management Center Tools.
- Updated User Management for B2C shoppers.
- Provided link for Aha portal to submit new ideas.
- Marketing functionality restored
- Version 9.1.3.0 has removed a limitation that occurs with marketing functionality in a
clustered environment. This fix requires the implementation of HCL Cache with Redis.
The limitation affected Version 9.0, and earlier versions of Version 9.1.
For more information on the limitation, see Marketing tool - Limitations in the HCL Commerce Version 9.0 documentation.
- Search
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- Hero product image
- You can use the Elasticsearch join field to enable result grouping functionality similar to that of the Solr search engine. This functionanlity lets you display hero product images in the storefront.
- Dashboard monitoring for Ingest service
- The Version 9.1. Metrics Monitoring framework allows you to construct dashboards. The Ingest data loading service is now one of the dashboard types.
- Expanded support for search term associations
- Configuring Search Term Associations, synonyms and Stop Word is easier than ever.
- Dataload with Elasticsearch-based search
- Dataload now uses Redis to trigger Ingest pipeline flows and index updates.
- Store
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- Multiple language support added for custom stores using React JavaScript library
- The React Stores now support multiple languages.
Before you can launch a store in a language other than the default
en_USlanguage, you must add the required languages to the SAS and the eSite stores from the Management Center. You must also run a full index on ElasticSearch. - Access Management Center Administrative tools from React Stores
- You can now access the Organization Management, Buyer Management, and Buyer and Order Approval menus of the Management Center from Administrative Tools menu in the React B2B Reference Store application. You must have the required permissions to access Management Center and to administer buyers or approve orders.
- Enhancements for the React B2B and B2C Reference Store applications
- Support for contract level payment, shipments, and order limits is also added
for the React B2B Reference Store application.
Learn more about the enhanced Emerald (B2C) Reference Store application site flows and Sapphire (B2B) Reference Store application site flows.