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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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Release Notes · 9 min read

SAP Commerce Cloud 1808 (Hybris Commerce 6.8) Is Released. What’s New?

A concise overview of the key changes in SAP Commerce Cloud 1808, including Integration APIs, SmartEdit versioning, Backoffice, and SAP integrations.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Hybris 6.6/6.7 Generic Audit Bug Explained
SAP Commerce Platform · 4 min read

Hybris 6.6/6.7 Generic Audit Bug Explained

A detailed explanation of a Generic Audit enablement bug in SAP hybris 6.6/6.7 and how inherited audit settings affect subtypes.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Essential Hybris Services
SAP Commerce Platform · 9 min read

Essential Hybris Services

A quick reference to the most frequently used SAP Hybris services, their key operations, dependencies, and extension points.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Useful Groovy Scripts. Part 6.
Development Tools · 5 min read

Useful Groovy Scripts. Part 6.

A collection of Groovy scripts for SAP Hybris HAC, including SQL execution, file access, cache invalidation, FlexibleSearch, and long-running scripts.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
SAP hybris Data Folder Structure. Media folders.
SAP Commerce Platform · 6 min read

SAP hybris Data Folder Structure. Media folders.

A detailed look at the SAP hybris data folder structure, media storage hierarchy, local cache, hashing depth, and abandoned media cases.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
E-Commerce · 3 min read

Hybris as a Brand Is Dead Today. Welcome C/4HANA

SAP retired the Hybris brand in favor of SAP Customer Experience and SAP C/4HANA, bringing Commerce, Marketing, Sales, Service, and Customer Data Cloud under one suite.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Development Tools · 8 min read

Hybris Impex Preprocessor: Impex PLUS

An enhanced ImpEx macro preprocessor that makes SAP Commerce data scripts more reusable and maintainable for multi-market setups.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
E-Commerce · 42 min read

Oracle Commerce vs SAP Hybris Commerce, Both On-Premise and Cloud

A detailed comparison of Oracle Commerce and SAP Hybris Commerce across on-premise and cloud editions, including architecture, customization, search, and tooling.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
SAP Commerce Platform · 7 min read

Learning by Examples: SAP Hybris OOTB Extensions and what is inside. Part 1.

A practical tour through SAP Hybris 6.7 out-of-the-box extensions and the implementation patterns they demonstrate.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Understanding SAP Hybris Commerce Persistence Layer: Database Tables and Their Structure
SAP Commerce Platform · 17 min read

Understanding SAP Hybris Commerce Persistence Layer: Database Tables and Their Structure

A detailed guide to SAP Hybris Commerce persistence internals, including item type tables, localized values, audit tables, props tables, and system tables.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Is SmartEdit Ready to Replace CMS Cockpit?
SAP Commerce Platform · 17 min read

Is SmartEdit Ready to Replace CMS Cockpit?

A detailed comparison of SAP Commerce SmartEdit and the legacy WCMS Cockpit, covering CMS capabilities, gaps, and implementation concerns.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Five things about SAP hybris you probably didn’t know
SAP Commerce Platform · 3 min read

Five things about SAP hybris you probably didn’t know

Five lesser-known SAP hybris quirks, from XSS filtering and password salts to test data, HAC Easter eggs, and storefront detection.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev