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Engineering E-Commerce,
Search & AI

Deep-dive articles on e-commerce architecture, search technology, AI, and the engineering behind complex systems.

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hybris Cockpit Framework Expert Customization Explained. Part I.
SAP Commerce Platform · 7 min read

hybris Cockpit Framework Expert Customization Explained. Part I.

An expert walkthrough of the legacy hybris Cockpit Framework architecture, perspectives, navigation, browser, editor areas, and customization points.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Best strategies for sorting items in product lists
Search · 8 min read

Best strategies for sorting items in product lists

A practical review of product-list sorting strategies in SAP Commerce, from manual merchandising and ratings to price, margin, and category-specific sorting.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Three things that every hybris project should consider
Architecture · 8 min read

Three things that every hybris project should consider

Three optional but valuable components every hybris project should consider: feature toggles, data analytics, and testing productivity tools.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Hybris 1.0. A Retro Look Into 15-year-old Version
SAP Commerce Platform · 3 min read

Hybris 1.0. A Retro Look Into 15-year-old Version

A hands-on retrospective of hybris 1.0 from 2001, including its WebMC admin UI, initialization, storefront, search, and early platform concepts.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Hybris HAC secrets
SAP Commerce Platform · 2 min read

Hybris HAC secrets

A quick tour of hidden and undocumented HAC features, including interceptor pages, Growl notifications, footer details, and Easter eggs.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
What you don’t know about FlexibleSearch
SAP Commerce Platform · 3 min read

What you don’t know about FlexibleSearch

A closer look at lesser-known FlexibleSearch features, including field and type modifiers, predefined named values, and ORDER BY marker behavior.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Mastering hybris Impex: Recipes and Secrets
SAP Commerce Platform · 6 min read

Mastering hybris Impex: Recipes and Secrets

A practical collection of lesser-known ImpEx techniques, including conditional imports, BeanShell scripting, external data sources, maps, and collections.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Frontend · 7 min read

hybris 6.2 frontend updates

A practical overview of storefront template, JavaScript, CSS, CMS component, cart, checkout, and account changes introduced in hybris 6.2.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Release Notes · 13 min read

hybris 6.2 data model and bean updates

A technical reference for new and updated item types, attributes, relations, and Spring beans introduced or changed in hybris 6.2.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Product Design for Variants
Architecture · 10 min read

Product Design for Variants

A comparison of five product variant modeling patterns in hybris, including default variants, product families, category-based variants, and multidimensional products.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Geofencing in Hybris: Custom Shipping/Sourcing Zones
Architecture · 5 min read

Geofencing in Hybris: Custom Shipping/Sourcing Zones

A practical architecture for using geofencing to define custom shipping and sourcing zones in SAP Commerce.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Using Drools Fusion for Complex Event Processing in hybris
Architecture · 6 min read

Using Drools Fusion for Complex Event Processing in hybris

A proof of concept for integrating Drools Fusion with hybris to enable asynchronous, scalable real-time personalization and customer segmentation.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev