What's new in WebSphere Commerce Version 9.0.1.x
The following sections list the new functionality and changes in functionality from only the latest update packages. Following the release of WebSphere Commerce 9.0.0.8, the 9.0.0.x versions have entered their maintenance phase. New features will be delivered in the Version 9.0.1+ releases, and only APARs and fixes will be released for for the designated Long Term Support Release (LTSR) branch of 9.0.0.x, starting with version 9.0.0.9. The 9.0.0.x LTSR branch will be supported with new fix releases only through December 30, 2019. See MaintenanceImportant: WebSphere Commerce Developer Version 9.0 supports upgrades from any version to version 9.0.1 directly, with the exception of version 9.0.0.8 and 9.0.0.9. If we are on either of these versions, we can upgrade to 9.0.1.1.
New features in Version 9.0.1.1
- Production certified WebSphere Commerce application containers in IBM Cloud Private (ICP)
- WebSphere Commerce Version 9.0.1.1 images are optimized and verified as IBM Certified Cloud Pak, which certifies the images for deployment, lifecycle management, and production uses. The certification denotes that the entire package is:
- Tested to enterprise quality-of-service (QoS) standards for IBM Cloud Private.
- Designed for enterprise production and simple deployment by product experts.
- Supported for consistent upgrades across all IBM Cloud Paks.
- pLinux platform support
- WebSphere Commerce Version 9.0.1.1 supports the use of the Linux on IBM Power Systems.
- Solr search engine now permits atomic updates
- We can significantly improve index build time for Solr indexes using atomic updates, which re-index only specific database fields that have changed, rather than re-indexing the entire table.
New features in Version 9.0.1.0
- Apache Struts 2 upgrade enables new Java web application capabilities
- Starting with Version 9.0.1.0, WebSphere Commerce uses the Struts 2 framework for building Java enterprise web applications. The Struts 2 implementation includes all the latest capabilities of the Apache project, such as built-in double-click control for web forms, and a streamlined file upload tool.
Note that in WebSphere Commerce Version 9.0.1.0, store preview is not supported for Struts 2 migrated Local stores.
- Installation, deployment, and operation made easy with IBM Cloud Private
- We can now use IBM Cloud Private (ICP) to install, deploy, and operate the WebSphere Commerce version 9.0 runtime environments on Kubernetes, reducing a lot of the manual work involved with configuring a containerize orchestration.
- Migration embraces open source; and new tooling
- Part of migrating to WebSphere Commerce Version 9 is updating EJBs and AccessBeans code to JPA. Version 9.0.1.0 introduces a new tool to help migrate your Version 8.0 code to JPA using an Eclipse plugin: the WC JPA Modeler. This new plug-in is made available for the IBM open source channel, where we can also find the existing Code Migration Tool.
- What's new for WebSphere Commerce Version 9.0.0.x
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Related reference
- Recommended fixes and settings for WebSphere Commerce Version 9
- WebSphere Commerce Developer fix packs and eAssemblies
- eAssemblies
- Fixes included in WebSphere Commerce Developer Update Packages
- Fixes included in WebSphere Commerce runtime Update Packages