What's new and changed in SmartTarget 2014
This section describes what is new and what has changed in SDL Web Experience Optimization 8 with regard to the previous version of SmartTarget (SmartTarget 2011 SP3).
- New user interface features
A dedicated interface has been developed in SDL Web Experience Optimization 8 for end users to create and manage Promotions. - New SmartTarget extensions
The following new software components in SDL Web Experience Optimization 8 are used for communication between Fredhopper and SmartTarget (SDL Tridion): - Changes to security
The Manage Promotions right has been added. Users only have access to the Promotion Lists for which they have Manage Promotions rights. You set the Manage Promotions right for Users and User Groups on a Target Type. - Changes to Fredhopper
The following changes summarize the changes to Fredhopper in SmartTarget 2014: - Changes to smarttarget_conf.xml introduced in SmartTarget 2014
Thesmarttarget_conf.xmlfile has changed in SDL Web Experience Optimization 8. You can upgrade yoursmarttarget_conf.xmlusing theconfiguration_upgrade.jarfile. - Changes to Template Building Blocks
New default Template Building Blocks are delivered with SDL Web Experience Optimization 8. The following table summarizes the changes to SmartTarget templating. - Changes to API, TCDL and code generation
The following table summarizes the changes to SmartTarget API, TCDL and code generation in SDL Web Experience Optimization 8: