Recycle web store cache with Hitachi Solutions Ecommerce

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Recycle web store cache with Hitachi Solutions Ecommerce


Contents

1. Feature Overview

2. How caching works in the Manager Panel

3. Manage cache durations via the Manager Panel

4. Recycle a web store manually

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Feature overview

• Keep web store data updated - Caching the various records on your web store is essential to keep it

updated at all times. Caching updates prices, SKU quantities, images, categories, discounts, etc. in the

temporary memory and reflects changes on the web store.

• Manage cache durations to avoid database overloads - The web store application uses longer caching

durations to avoid loading the database unless absolutely needed. This ensures that the application can

scale adequately as more visitors hit your website. Smaller cache durations could impact web store

performance.

• Manually recycle cache on demand - The Manager Panel allows for the cache to be recycled with the click

of a button as and when required without the assistance of an IT/support team.


How caching works in the Manager Panel

SKU images displayed on

web store

Store Manager adds new SKU images via the Manager Panel

New images stored in physical

memory/ database

Caching kicks in/ Store Manager

manually recycles cache

Cache memory/ temporary memory drained off existing

data

Updated data from physical memory/

database brought to temporary memory


The cache durations for all the record types are configurable and the Store Manager may set the cache durations as per his business needs. For example, the cache duration for price updates for SKUs could be set for 2 hours, while that for images could be set for 48 hours so that the database is not loaded with images unnecessarily, impacting the overall performance of the web store. Cache durations can be modified at any time via the Manager Panel.

Manage cache durations via the Manager Panel


Recycle a web store manually

There might arise business scenarios such as during the holiday season or revamping the entire product catalog, when the Store Manager may want the changes reflected on the web store immediately. Instead of waiting for the scheduled caching cycle to run or request the IT team for an IIS reset, he can recycle the web store’s cache with the click of a button via the Manager Panel. This would first drain all the existing cache and run a warm up process restoring all cache back into memory and displaying the changes on the web store.


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Recycle web store cache with Hitachi Solutions Ecommerce