Version 16 Release Notes

Version 16 introduces major upgrades across stock management, printable assets, subscription control, and installation stability—forming the foundation for the 16.x series.

Package V16 Major Release Notes (12th December 2023)

The initial 16.0 release notes are below with each additional patch in expandable form.

These provide specifics on new features and/or enhancements, deprecations, and bug fixes to help your team stay aligned as you upgrade.


New Features

  • Stock Management Suite Launches end-to-end stock tracking, reservation, adjustment, and outlet synchronisation so merchants manage inventory entirely in Salesforce.

  • Store Settings Enhancements Expands store-level configuration options, reducing the need for custom metadata.

  • Printable Label Types Adds new warehouse and click-and-collect label templates with printer-type metadata.

  • Subscription Skip Processing Introduces Subscription__c.Skip_Processing__c and migrations to support pausing billing cycles.

  • Theme Importer Improvements Automatically closes modals and resets state after theme imports.

  • Tipping Reserved Product Adds a reserved tipping product to standardise gratuity capture across ecommerce and POS.

  • Stock Archive Limits Updates archive routines to operate safely within Salesforce governor limits.

  • SC Installer Permissions Ensures correct permission sets are applied during installation.

  • Printable Label Triggers & Help Text Adds automation and descriptive help text for new label types.

  • US Fulfilment Terminology Standardises fulfilment spelling for cross-system consistency.

Deprecated Fields

  • None

Fixed Bugs

  • Spec Stability Improves CI reliability by updating and stabilising spec suites.

  • Installer Assignment Fixes permission-assignment logic in the Installer package.

  • Archive Job Limits Corrects archive-job thresholds to prevent governor-limit issues.

  • Theme Importer UX Fixes lingering modals and state issues after theme uploads.

  • Subscription Migration Safety Ensures migrated subscription records remain valid with new fields.


Package V16 Patches

Version 16.3 - 5th February 2024

Summary

Fulfilment workflows expand with item-level tracking, new pricing metadata, and updated shipping terminology while improving stability in promotions, permissions, and templates.

Enhancements

  • Fulfilment Item Records Adds dedicated Fulfilment Item objects to track each component of a shipment individually.

  • Fulfilment Workflow Expansion Enhances multi-step fulfilment logic including status handling, pick/pack flows, and integration alignment.

  • Order Item Price Adjustments Surfaces discount, surcharge, and net-price adjustment fields directly on OrderItem.

  • Collection Point Outlet Tracking Introduces CollectionPoint.Outlet_Id for reliable click-and-collect reconciliation.

  • Printable Label Enhancements Updates triggers and metadata to support new fulfilment capabilities.

  • Shipment Terminology Standardisation Applies US spelling to Shipment.Fulfillment_Type for consistency across documentation and UI.

  • Email Template Branding Fixes Ensures email templates reference the correct logo assets.

  • Payment Provider Migration Adds the Pay on Account migration framework to replace legacy metadata.

Deprecated Fields

  • Pay on Account Legacy Fields Legacy Pay-on-Account fields are now deprecated in favour of the new migration pathway.

Fixed Bugs

  • Promotion Action Validation Blocks invalid configuration values that previously caused automation errors.

  • POS Price Adjustment Permissions Aligns permissions so POS operators can access the new price-adjustment fields.

Version 16.2 - 24th January 2024

Summary

Version 16.2 corrects POS-completed orders which will now update inventory consistently, ensuring real-time stock accuracy across channels.

Enhancements

  • POS Stock Deduction Extends stock-adjustment logic so POS orders reduce inventory the same way online orders do.

Deprecated Fields

  • None

Fixed Bugs

  • Inventory Consistency Resolves discrepancies where POS transactions failed to adjust stock, preventing overselling.
Version 16.1 - 15th January 2024

Summary

Version 16.1 introduces Custom Data expansion, availability validation, and automated tax-recalculation actions improve data quality and order-flow reliability.

Enhancements

  • Custom Data Framework Introduces foundational objects and services for storing merchant-specific data alongside core commerce fields.

  • Availability Duration Validation Adds safeguards against overlapping or misconfigured availability windows.

  • Invocable Order Tax Recalculation Provides a Flow-invocable action to recalculate taxes when product or promotion changes occur.

Deprecated Fields

  • None

Fixed Bugs

  • Availability Edge Cases Prevents invalid timeslots that previously caused scheduling errors.

  • Tax Consistency Ensures tax amounts remain correct after updates via a central recalculation action.


Website V16 Major Release Notes (3rd July 2025)

The initial V16.0.0 release notes are below with each additional website patch from latest to earliest in expandable form.

These cover all updates to the StoreConnect Website application within Version 16, including new features and/or enhancements, bug fixes, and performance improvements.

Summary

This release provides a major upgrade across POS workflows, third-party integrations, subscription handling, tax logic and checkout reliability.

New Features

  • Theme Translation Export Clarity Adds documentation for theme-translation export paths.

  • Currency Code Defaulting Automatically sets currency on OrderItem from the parent order.

  • Addressify Reliability Improves address-validation stability.

  • Inventory Visibility Controls Hides stock levels when track_inventory is disabled.

  • POS Variable Pricing & Sync Safety Adds variable pricing, IndexedDB upserts, sync blocking, and Tyro printing tools.

  • Printing Templates & Utilities Introduces new POS printing settings and payment print utilities.

  • Click & Collect Enhancements Improves click-and-collect UI, including confirmation updates with order numbers.

  • Merchant Feed Improvements Supports sale-price effective dates, redirects, instalment data, and tax refinement.

  • Integration Expansions Adds Bringg, ShipStation, Azure login fixes, Tyro support, AusPost enhancements, Google Pay (Square), and Pay on Account improvements.

  • Subscription Flow Revamp Adds new subscription journeys, non-chargeable subscriptions, and PayByAccount handling.

  • Search & Indexing Enhancements Improves reindexing, taxon lookup reliability, and Quotable interactions.

  • Payment & Checkout Reliability Hardens surcharge logic, payment contexts, Stripe 3DS, and error messaging.

  • Automation & Archiving Enables Salesforce archiving, excludes marked-for-deletion records, and adds DeviceCache scheduling.

Fixed Bugs

  • POS & Checkout Stability Fixes SSO store-path issues, Azure login regressions, and block-pricing display problems.

  • Shipping Provider Handling Corrects provider-data failures, removes shipping-tax issues, and stabilises AusPost label workflows.

  • Search & Payment Edge Cases Fixes quantity picker behaviour, stale contact data, and change-event failures.

  • Robust OAuth & SSO Ensures correct SSO callback mappings and removes duplicate routes.

  • Miscellaneous Fixes Resolves Cloudinary import issues, inventory-addition bugs, and robots.txt inconsistencies.


Website V16 Patches

Version 16.0.5 - 13th February 2024

Summary

Storefront data accuracy improves with corrected contact-name handling and consistent quantity-selection behaviour.

Enhancements

  • Multiple Name Handling Ensures additional contact names reliably sync to Salesforce.

  • Quantity Picker Update Fixes the “10+” quantity selector to preserve selected values.

Fixed Bugs

  • Checkout Name Sync Corrects missing secondary names during checkout.

  • Large Quantity Selection Ensures large-volume selections persist correctly.

Version 16.0.4 - 9th February 2024

Summary

Checkout stability and shipping visuals improve through placeholder-image support, hardened AusPost logic, and more robust Stripe 3DS handling.

Enhancements

  • Media Placeholder Logic Displays fallback images when media URLs are missing.

  • Shipping Cache Removal Clears stale shipping caches to ensure accurate rate calculations.

  • Stripe 3DS Improvements Improves 3DS behaviour by avoiding duplicated initialisation.

Fixed Bugs

  • Checkout Information 500 Fixes errors on the checkout information step.

  • AusPost Weight Precision Ensures weights follow carrier-required precision.

  • Shipping Cache Consistency Prevents outdated shipping data from resurfacing.

Version 16.0.3 - 29th January 2024

Summary

Tax-exclusive pricing and B2B registration receive targeted corrections.

Enhancements

  • Company Name Field Allows company names to be captured during account registration.

Fixed Bugs

  • Discount Tax Accounting Corrects discount calculations for tax-exclusive stores.

  • Registration Flexibility Fixes validation so company-name entries are accepted reliably.

Version 16.0.2 - 22nd January 2024

Summary

Shipping integrations receive stability upgrades including fallback stock locations, caching optimisations, and CI improvements.

Enhancements

  • Fallback Stock Location Uses the store’s first stock location when none is provided.

  • Bringg Rate Caching Caches Bringg rate results to reduce repeated external calls.

  • Stabilised Specs Disables unstable Stripe 3DS specs to reduce CI noise.

Fixed Bugs

  • Missing Stock Location Rates Ensures rate requests always have a valid stock location.

  • Bringg Latency Prevents repeated Bringg calls for identical requests.

Version 16.0.1 - 15th January 2024

Summary

Shipping precision improves with enhanced AusPost weight handling and clearer out-of-stock indicators.

Enhancements

  • AusPost Weight Rounding Rounds weights to three decimal places for accurate carrier quotes.

  • Out-of-Stock Indicators Displays clear messaging when inventory falls below thresholds.

Fixed Bugs

  • Carrier Precision Errors Corrects AusPost failures caused by excess weight precision.

  • Inventory Messaging Ensures the storefront updates out-of-stock statuses immediately.