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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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90M unique prices for 500K user groups
Search · 3 min read

90M unique prices for 500K user groups

A proof-of-concept approach for serving 90 million personalized prices for 500,000 customer groups using a dedicated Solr core.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Visual representation of hybris data model (items.xml)
Development Tools · 1 min read

Visual representation of hybris data model (items.xml)

An alpha preview of a hybris add-on that visualizes the items.xml data model using Graphviz-generated diagrams.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
hybris/OKTA SSO integration
Integrations · 5 min read

hybris/OKTA SSO integration

A proof of concept for integrating hybris with Okta SSO using the samlsinglesignon extension and a custom storefront token processor.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Multi-country content catalogs
Architecture · 3 min read

Multi-country content catalogs

A legacy SAP Commerce WCMS approach for separating global and regional content catalogs by administrator permissions.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Search · 3 min read

Apache SOLR 6 with SAP hybris 6

A technical experiment showing how to run Apache SOLR 6 with SAP hybris 6, including configuration changes and a custom MultiMaxScoreQParser.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Hybris 6 "Could have fired" messages (PoC)
E-Commerce · 3 min read

Hybris 6 "Could have fired" messages (PoC)

A proof of concept for generating smart “could have fired” promotion messages on product pages in Hybris 6.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Consolidating Content and Product Solr Search
Search · 4 min read

Consolidating Content and Product Solr Search

How to consolidate product and content-page results in a single Hybris Solr index and search experience.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Hybris 6.0 promotion engine customization (PoC)
E-Commerce · 4 min read

Hybris 6.0 promotion engine customization (PoC)

A proof of concept showing how to customize the Hybris 6.0 rule-based promotion engine with custom conditions, RAOs, translators, and Drools integration.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
SAP Hybris Commerce Exam Mindmap
E-Commerce · 1 min read

SAP Hybris Commerce Exam Mindmap

A knowledge map for preparing for SAP Hybris Commerce certification exams.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Search · 2 min read

Solr Product Data Partial Update

How to update a single product attribute in a Solr document without reindexing the entire product data set.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Architecture · 2 min read

Using hybris PCM for handling non-product items

A practical approach to reusing the hybris product data model and PCM capabilities for managing non-product content such as news and recipes.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
E-Commerce · 3 min read

YaaS: eCommerce/hybris-as-a-service

A 2015 look at SAP hybris-as-a-service, its API-first architecture, early limitations, and potential for cloud-based e-commerce.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev