Upgrading to SAP Hybris Version 6.0 Features and Benefits
With the release of the Hybris 5.0 platform in 2013, there has been a great evolution in the ecommerce market. The hybris ecommerce platform has also evolved in the last three years and there is an upgraded version every year. In October 2016, hybris 6.0 version was released. According to hybris specialists, to create an omnichannel solution in ecommerce, hybris is the best known software and the ecommerce sites running on hybris should upgrade to the new version as and when it is released.
The features of hybris 6.0
The new hybris version 6.0 comes with the following highlighting features:
- SAP Hybris Customer Experience (CX): This is an upgraded version of the Content Management System of SAP hybris. It provides users a superior and completely new content management experience with the help of a SmartEdit tool. Content, Product & Order Management can be done in a better way with the SmartEdit tool.
- SAP Hybris Merchandising: SAP Hybris Merchandising is a complete new approach that specialises in product merchandising, in which a software by the name Seewhy, bought by SAP in 2014, is used to integrate with hybris 6.0 and also SAP hybris marketing. There are few main components in Sap hybris merchandising like as recording of real-time data on orders, product views, customers’ behaviours, a cloud-based service that process the product and customer data, some new set of CMS components etc.
- SAP Hybris Commerce B2B: Hybris
- SAP Hybris Commerce Data Hub: This is the centre of the integration strategy with a number of features, including Hybris-to-Hybris sync. This allows integrating data between different SAP hybris environments and hybris implementations.
- SAP Hybris as a Service (YaaS): This is a cloud platform that allows developers to develop, expand, and sell applications and packages easily enabling business users to subscribe and use these services. Nineteen microservices developed by SAP Hybris are available in YaaS.
When you are upgrading your existing platform to hybris 6.0 version, to incorporate all the new features as mentioned above, it is always better to take the professional services of hybris consulting companies or hybris partners to get the maximum services and benefits of the new version. Some also opt for hybris offshoring.
Benefits of SAP Hybris 6.0
Hybris specialists put forward the following key benefits of hybris 6.0:
- The version 6.0 comes with the SmartEdit tool which helps in increasing productivity by managing CMS content effectively. The tool can also be used by non-technical members within your company to create and edit content using the drag-and-drop functionality effortlessly. The tool also saves time while adding and deleting content and thereby the productivity of your company increases.
- There is a drag-and-drop user interface in the new version which allows the users to control the dynamic storefront with respond to trends and demands much faster. Real-time optimization helps to keep a clear check on your merchandise and update it as and when required resulting in increased conversions.
- Hybris 6.0 works at a much greater speed with YaaS connect integration which can make the online business easily adapt to new markets or experiment with new products.