Release Summary - Sep 05, 2024 (24.17)
The following key features and improvements, along with bug fixes, have been released in Algonomy CXP products in the release version 24.17 during Aug 27, 2024 - Sep 05, 2024.
Ensemble AI
Display Ensembles for Disabled Styles
A new feature now allows merchandisers to view ensembles associated with both enabled and disabled styles. Previously, when a style was disabled, outfits could not be viewed. Now, when the "View Ensembles" option is selected, the system passes the API parameter &includeDisabledStyles=true, ensuring that ensembles are displayed regardless of the style’s status.
It’s important to note that ensembles from disabled styles will not be shown to shoppers. This feature is intended for merchandisers to review and manage ensembles for disabled styles, after which they can enable the styles to make them visible to shoppers.
Enterprise Dashboard
Custom Affinity Models for Merchandisers
We have introduced a new feature allowing digital merchandisers to configure their own event scores for calculating user affinity, providing greater control over affinity-based sorting. A new "Advanced" tab has been added to the User Affinity Configuration page, where merchandisers can adjust previously hard-coded values for events such as cart actions, purchases, and views. Additionally, new parameters like OLD_PURCHASE_WEIGHT and configurable time frames for when views and purchases are considered "old" have been introduced, with defaults set to 90 days.
Most Recent Purchase History as a Personalization Seed in Configurable Strategies
Digital merchandisers can now enhance recommendation relevance by using a user’s most recent purchase history as a personalization seed. This feature focuses on aligning recommendations with a user's latest shopping behavior, making suggestions more timely and relevant.
The "Most Recent Purchase History" option is now available under the Personalization Seed - Based On User's History section and can be applied across models like Viewed Together, Bought Together, Complete the Look, NLP Similarity, and others. By concentrating on recent online and offline purchases, the feature ensures recommendations are based on the most up-to-date shopping data, excluding older purchases for more accurate personalization.
Social Proof for Email Page Types
We have introduced support for Social Proof messages on email pages. Merchandisers can now set up social proof messages for email content through Active Content. The social proof messages for email pages will work the same as those for category and cart pages, and the Social Proof Output Response API is fully supported for email_page types.
Jira: ENG-28842
Enterprise Dashboard, Recommend
Display and Management of Rules Linked to User Affinity Configurations
We have introduced an enhancement that allows optimization managers to view all rules, campaigns, and strategies associated with a specific User Affinity Configuration, ensuring better visibility and preventing accidental deletion of active configurations. A new "Usage" column has been added to the User Affinity Configuration list page, displaying the linked Configurable Strategies, Advanced Merchandising rules, Boosting rules, and Engage Campaigns.
Additionally, a "Usage" tab is now available when editing a User Affinity Configuration, providing a detailed list of associated elements, including rule and strategy IDs. Configurations linked to any rules, campaigns, or strategies cannot be deleted until they are disassociated from all related elements, ensuring configurations in use remain protected.
Other Feature Enhancements
The following feature enhancements and upgrades have been made in the release version 24.17 during Aug 27, 2024 - Sep 05, 2024..
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Enterprise Dashboard: Composite Outfit - Customizable Label for "Outfits" at a Style Level |
The label "Outfits" has been changed to "Ensembles" to make the terminology more adaptable across different industries. This change has been applied across all relevant pages under Ensemble AI. |
05-Sep-2024 |
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Find: New Parameter clusterPool Added to Find API |
A new clusterPool parameter has been introduced in the Find API to allow users to override the cluster pool defined in the site configuration. When this parameter is specified, the system will use the designated cluster to serve the request without falling back to other clusters, ensuring more precise control over query processing. |
05-Sep-2024 |
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UPS: Ability to Capture Products Removed from Cart |
We have introduced the capability to capture and process products being removed from the cart during cart view events. This enhancement allows the system to update user profiles in real time when products are removed from the cart. The UPS writer now handles both empty cart views and cart removals, ensuring that user profiles reflect the most up-to-date cart information. Additionally, empty cart views will be saved in the UPS for further processing. |
05-Sep-2024 |
Bug and Support Fixes
The following issues have been fixed in the release version 24.17 during Aug 27, 2024 - Sep 05, 2024.
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Enterprise Dashboard, Find: UI Fixes on Search and Merchandising Page |
Several UI issues on the search and merchandising page have been fixed. The total rule count now updates automatically after deletion, and pagination issues have been resolved to show the correct number of items without requiring a refresh.
Additionally, returning to the list page after a zero-result search will now properly display the items. These improvements ensure smoother interaction on the page. |
05-Sep-2024 |
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Enterprise Dashboard: Special Character Encoding in Advanced Merchandising Tooltip |
We have resolved an issue where special characters, such as apostrophes, were being incorrectly encoded in the Advanced Merchandising tooltip for "Remove Duplicates." Special characters will now display properly without encoding. |
05-Sep-2024 |
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Enterprise Dashboard: Special Character Rendering Issue Resolved |
We have fixed an issue where the special character " ' " was not rendering properly on the page. This character now displays correctly. |
05-Sep-2024 |
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Ensemble AI, Enterprise Dashboard: Outfits Not Displaying on First Load Issue Resolved |
We have fixed an issue where outfits (ensembles) were not showing up on the first load when accessing the "View Outfits" feature in the portal. The issue occurred if the "View Outfits" button was clicked before the getProducts API returned manually added products. Now, the "View Ensembles/Outfits" and "View Products" buttons will be disabled until the product data is fully loaded, ensuring that seed products and ensembles are displayed correctly on the first attempt. |
05-Sep-2024 |
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Recommend: Resolved: Placement Triggering Incorrect Strategy |
We have fixed an issue where the incorrect strategy, "CategoryTopSellers," was being triggered on the placement "item_page.wvb_layer" despite the configured strategy "Item-Page: WVB Layer" being set. The system now properly adheres to the rule "Use only these" and will not return content if the specified strategies cannot be executed. |
05-Sep-2024 |