New in Analytics 

• Purchase & conversion report We have added the ability to export purchase and conversion analytics data! To export a conversion report, head over to your conversion analytics page and select the export icon - the report will be sent to you via email! 

API updates

• JSON serialized query strings We observed some customers using extensive query-time parameters, which could result in duplication in request parameters. To improve usability, we now allow serializing search parameters, documented below. See full documentation for the qs parameter here (bottom of page)
  
• Metadata return default Items added via API and catalog will no longer be automatically returned in search, browse and recommendation responses. We've made this change as we observed that customers could add large amounts of data about products via API or feed, which would result in unexpected performance degradation. We also want to avoid a scenario when sensitive data like margin is inadvertently exposed before fields are hidden. Allowing field displayability can be accomplished via, API or by reaching out to support. It will be possible in a forthcoming dashboard update as well.

Result improvements

• Store- or region-specific search suggestions We can now tailor search suggestions more specifically for customers with buy online / pick up in store (BOPIS) or regional availability represented in one index. Search suggestions will represent searches with results in the context of a user's store. Reach out to support to learn more about implementing this functionaity.
• Avoid rules reducing recall Avoid a rare scenario where several rules could reduce an items rank below zero, suppressing it's display.

Recommendations

• Filtered items preview Filtered items strategy can now be previewed in the dashboard, see your recommendations section for more. 
• Bestseller preview We now allow previewing bestseller recommendations without selecting a user profile to view unpersonalized bestseller recommendations

Documentation

• Searchandizing docs Updated search searchandizing docs to document all current capabilities.
• Documentation reorganization Reorganized API documentation around key goals: Returning Results, Managing Catalogs, Defining Rules and Logging User Events.

Dashboard improvements & fixes

• All machine learning rules applied to a query are correctly displayed in the dashboard regardless of query capitalization.  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the current dashboard tab highlighting to go missing.
• Clarified wording in interact modals.
• Updated styles of login and password reset to match application UX.
• Removed unnecessary notification upon login, confirming login.
• You can now navigate directly form a collection definition to the collection searchandizing page.