We are pleased to announce the release of Broadleaf Release Train 2.1.3, which includes several enhancements, performance improvements, and bug fixes. For the latest release notes on all microservices, visit the 2.1.3 Release Train Overview. Continue reading for an overview of noteworthy changes.
Upgrade to Spring Boot 3.3
All of our Microservices have been upgraded to Spring Boot 3.3.2 which notably supports Java 21 and revamped observability with OpenTelemetry integration. Additional details can be found in our Release Notes
Adyen Payment Gateway Integration
We have introduced third-party integration to Adyen, and their suite of features for optimizing card authorization rates is seriously impressive!
At the center of it, Adyen leverages machine learning to familiarize themselves with the nuances of each card issuer's requirements/preferences, and then intelligently make small refinements to transaction payloads provided to each issuer. This deep, ever-evolving understanding of the issuer allows Adyen to deliver improved margins in ways that other PSPs haven't achieved.
Beyond that, Adyen clearly articulates the level of impact made by each rate-optimizing feature, using your own transaction data.
With Adyen, Broadleaf supports a variety of payment options out of box, including:
Payment methods: Credit cards
Digital wallets: PayPal, ApplePay, GooglePay
BNPLs: Klarna
Misc. features: 3DS
This integration can be used for checkout (1), express checkout (2), and saving payment methods.
Payment method choices upon checkout using Broadleaf’s Adyen API:
Digital Wallets for Checkout using Broadleaf’s Adyen API:
Add a New Payment Method with Broadleaf’s Adyen API:
For technical details and setup information, visit the Adyen Module Documentation and contact us if you’d like to integrate Adyen into your project - we’re happy to facilitate the introduction!
Content Management Enhancements
Based on feedback on our Content Services features, we have made various UX enhancements, including the ability to clone nested content items in a collection inline.
Nested Content Data can now be more efficiently cloned:
It will also include a UI improvement to prevent the loss of changes when editing nested content items.
Embedded Items now have a user confirmation for changes:
Embedded Content Items can also now be marked as Reusable:
Notice the Facet Menu on the right - that is now collapsible:
Collapsed Facet Menu:
Bulk Operations Improvements
We have made some user experience improvements to our Bulk Operation Microservice (also introduced in RT 2.1.0), including the ability to select an existing sandbox to perform a bulk operation in, which is helpful for users wanting to perform a series of bulk operations without creating a new sandbox for each one. For example, an admin user may create a new sandbox for modifying one or more products and then decide they want to perform a bulk operation within that same already-existing sandbox. When a sandbox is not selected, a new one will be created and deleted upon completing the bulk operation.
Collapsed Facet Menu:
Many of these changes have also been released as part of 2.0.4 Release Train, although we recommend staying up to date with the latest release train. For guidance on how to upgrade from an older version, visit our upgrade notes.
