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SAP Commerce Cloud's quarterly drop concentrates on auth flexibility, B2B APIs, and Charon deprecation.

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Current state
The March release is the dominant signal: a wide quarterly drop covering platform, B2B, SmartEdit, Subscription Billing, and Open Payment Framework. The platform-core changes lean heavily into authentication (configurable JWT signing algorithm, custom token-grant response extensions, redirect URI host placeholder for multi-storefront login). B2B getting a name-search API parameter, SmartEdit shipping a simplified navigation interface alongside the classic, and the announced deprecation of Charon for security reasons round out the visible motion.
Where it's heading
SAP is methodically modernizing the security and identity primitives of Commerce Cloud Public Cloud — every release window now includes meaningful auth-flexibility additions. B2B tooling continues to mature with an API-first emphasis. The pattern reads like a deliberate enterprise-grade hardening cycle ahead of the next major version, rather than category-redefining moves.
Prediction
Expect more deprecation announcements like Charon as SAP shrinks the security-compliance footprint, and continued B2B API surface expansion. SmartEdit's simplified-vs-classic navigation toggle suggests classic will be deprecated in a future release once adoption metrics on the new path stabilize.

Recent moves

  1. 3mo ago

    Charon component deprecation announced

    Charon component is being deprecated and will be removed for security and compliance reasons. Real change for any team relying on the component — gives operators a planning window before forced migration.

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  2. 3mo ago

    SAP Subscription BillingEnhancements to Subscription OCC APIProvides support for OCC endpoints that retrieve a list of subscription bills…

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  3. 3mo ago

    Open Payment FrameworkNew Actions for Order ProcessThe opfservices extension now includes new actions that enable capture per consignment…

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  4. 3mo ago

    Assisted ServicesNew ASM Web Services API Endpoint for My Recent Customer SessionsEnsure that all recent sessions are logged and displaye…

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  5. 3mo ago

    Customer ManagementEnhancements to B2B Cost Center GET APIB2B Admins can now search cost centers by code or name using the B2B Cost Cente…

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  6. 3mo ago

    Custom login page supports redirect URI host placeholder

    OAuth client login page URIs can now use a placeholder for the redirect URI host, so a single configuration can serve multiple storefronts. Quiet but useful for multi-brand merchants who'd been duplicating client configs.

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