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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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Introducing ‘fsdumpviewer’: The Tool for File System ‘ls-lR’ Snapshot Comparison and Synchronization
Development Tools · 12 min read

Introducing ‘fsdumpviewer’: The Tool for File System ‘ls-lR’ Snapshot Comparison and Synchronization

A Python/Qt utility for visualizing and comparing filesystem snapshots, then exporting selected differences as scripts or archives.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Leveraging InMemoryCart Solution as Price Calculation Mechanism to Ensure the EU Omnibus Directive Compliance
E-Commerce · 5 min read

Leveraging InMemoryCart Solution as Price Calculation Mechanism to Ensure the EU Omnibus Directive Compliance

How an SAP Commerce implementation used InMemoryCart to calculate promotional prices faster while supporting EU Omnibus Directive requirements.

Joanna Krol
Joanna Krol
Part III. SAP Commerce Developers Toolset (v.2023.2.7 Intellij IDEA plugin)
Development Tools · 23 min read

Part III. SAP Commerce Developers Toolset (v.2023.2.7 Intellij IDEA plugin)

A detailed overview of SAP Commerce Developers Toolset IntelliJ IDEA plugin features introduced between versions 2023.1.1 and 2023.2.7.

Mykhailo Lytvyn
Mykhailo Lytvyn
Part II. SAP Commerce Developers Toolset (v.2023.1.0 Intellij IDEA plugin)
Development Tools · 8 min read

Part II. SAP Commerce Developers Toolset (v.2023.1.0 Intellij IDEA plugin)

A detailed overview of SAP Commerce Developers Toolset 2023.1.0 for IntelliJ IDEA, covering CCv2, Type System, ImpEx, FlexibleSearch, Backoffice, and more.

Mykhailo Lytvyn
Mykhailo Lytvyn
Troubleshooting JGroups in SAP Commerce Kubernetes Cluster (On-premise)
DevOps · 16 min read

Troubleshooting JGroups in SAP Commerce Kubernetes Cluster (On-premise)

Troubleshooting guidance for JGroups clustering issues in an on-premise SAP Commerce Kubernetes deployment.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
End-to-End Test Automation: Why It Was Worth Writing Our Custom Framework
Testing · 15 min read

End-to-End Test Automation: Why It Was Worth Writing Our Custom Framework

A practical look at why a custom E2E CLI framework was built for API testing, JSON templating, recipe merging, scenarios, storage, and smart comparison.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Part I. SAP Commerce Developers Toolset (v.2022.3.1 IntelliJ IDEA plugin)
Development Tools · 16 min read

Part I. SAP Commerce Developers Toolset (v.2022.3.1 IntelliJ IDEA plugin)

A detailed overview of SAP Commerce Developers Toolset v2022.3.1 updates for IntelliJ IDEA, including type system, ImpEx, FlexibleSearch, and Backoffice support.

Mykhailo Lytvyn
Mykhailo Lytvyn
SAP Commerce Data Models in Memory. Part I. What Does the IDE Debugger Give You?
Architecture · 11 min read

SAP Commerce Data Models in Memory. Part I. What Does the IDE Debugger Give You?

A practical look at how SAP Commerce models are represented in memory and why debugger views show only part of a model’s attributes.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
A Look Into the 2211 SAP Commerce Cloud Release
Release Notes · 13 min read

A Look Into the 2211 SAP Commerce Cloud Release

An overview of SAP Commerce Cloud 2211 updates, including Composable Storefront, Backoffice, SmartEdit, B2B Commerce, yForms, platform, and integration changes.

Gavaskar Bhojan
Gavaskar Bhojan
Spartacus 5
Frontend · 15 min read

Spartacus 5

Rob Bull reviews Spartacus 5, SAP’s Composable Storefront release policy, dependency changes, authenticated library access, and naming shift.

Rob Bull
Rob Bull
Environment Data Migration – Part 2
Data Migration · 8 min read

Environment Data Migration – Part 2

A practical overview of what SAP Commerce data to migrate between environments and the key concerns around volume, security, obfuscation, and Impex.

Rob Bull
Rob Bull
Environment Data Migration. Part I
Data Migration · 9 min read

Environment Data Migration. Part I

A review of why production-representative data matters in SAP Commerce environments and the historical tools used to support migration.

Rob Bull
Rob Bull