HCL Commerce 9.1.4.0
HCL Commerce
9.1.4.0 was released on December 11, 2020.
Security updates
HCL Commerce
9.1.4.0 contains the following security-related fixes.
| Affected software | CVE(s) | Vulnerability |
|---|---|---|
| WebSphere Application Server | CVE-2020-4782, CVE-2020-4576 | Multiple vulnerabilities in WebSphere Application Server affects HCL Commerce |
| JUnit4 | CVE-2020-15250 | Vulnerability in JUnit4 affects HCL Commerce |
Important changes
HCL Commerce
9.1.4.0 contains the following important changes to site
features and functionality.
Important:
Required changes
There are no updates to 9.1.4.0 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.
- Foundation
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- Cache Manager gives you control of Redis caches
- A new container has been added, the Cache Manager. With the Manager you can monitor and control your Remote HCL Cache in Redis.
- Search
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- Dimension Matchmaker improves Natural Language Processing
- Using the new Dimension Matchmaker, your customers can search for products according to specific measurements of height, width, or length.
- Enhanced Hero product image
- Hero image functionality now supports category browsing, keyword search, can promote representative SKUs in store pages, and displays indexed price ranges for products in category pages.
- Enhanced Ingest API
- Management and customization of NiFi connectors and processors has been improved.
- Request level log tracing for the Query service
- Each query sent to Elasticsearch is now logged at the request level, meaning after preprocessing and at the point where the query interacts with the Elasticsearch engine. Although by default logs are generated at the ERROR level, you can switch to any log level for any particular request.
- Linked product support
- You can use catalog entry assignments to add catalog entries to multiple sales categories at a time. By using catalog entry assignments, you can create sales categories quickly and efficiently.
- Linked category support
- You can link a category from the master catalog to a sales catalog or from one sales catalog to another. Linking helps to keep your categories consistent.
- NiFi customization
- You can now create your own custom processor to perform different operations or to transform flowfile content according to specific business requirements.
- Query service customization
- The Query service has been improved. You can now create your own expression providers, pre-processors, post-processors, and custom handlers to satisfy your business requirements.
Supported companion software
HCL Commerce
9.1.4.0 has been tested with the following companion
software.