What’s New in the User Guide

Adding content about how you can preview recommendation units before deploying to your storefront.

Adding information about private keys when connecting to SaaS services.

Updated the Sales Channels Global Settings topic to include the Read Only Mode function.

Added information about time and training for machine learning models for Product Recommendations.

Added the Allowed countries setting to the website scope section in the Scope Quick Reference.

Updates in multiple topics to address the use of the default Date of Birth customer account field/attribute.

Updated the About this Release page with links to the 2.4.2 Release Notes.

Updated the opt-in for Admin usage data collection to include value information about in-product guidance.

Updated the opt-in Admin usage configuration reference to include value information about in-product guidance.

Added the Purchase order payment methods section to include information about limitations around payments when processing purchase orders.

Added multiple updates across the Page Builder section to reflect changes to the Page Builder stage, which is now initially blank and supports adding the following content types directly to the stage for Rows, Columns, Tabs, HTML Code, Blocks, and Dynamic Blocks.

Updated the Page Builder Workspace page to with information about the new Page Builder viewport preview buttons in the stage (see Viewports), so users can preview how their content will look on different devices (desktop vs. mobile).

Added a method for importing images with remote storage. Added a new data transfer example for downloadable products.

Updates for the latest release of the dotdigital bundled extension:
- A new page for Transactional SMS (dependent on the new Dotdigitalgroup_Sms module being installed)
- New sections for Image Types and System Alerts
- A new Transactional Emails section that replaces the old Email Templates section

Added the Purchase order workflow topic.

Update to the Magento_User section in Email Template List for the New Admin User email template.

Added the Media Gallery Image Optimization to describe new functionality for image optimization.

Added Authentication Locks section to the Oauth configuration reference.

Update to the Product Stock Options section of the Catalog > Inventory configuration reference to include more detailed information about the Use deferred Stock update option.

Updated General Tax Settings to include each section of tax settings in the configuration.

Added the ability to monitor and manage the catalog sync process from the Admin.

Updated Export to reflect change in exported file processed through a message queue.

Added missing info in Stores Menu topic.

Added the Configuring Requisition Lists topic for B2B configuration, as well as additional linking for supported storefront functionality.

Updated the Gift Options configuration reference to include additional fields available in Magento Commerce.

Added authentication locks configuration info in OAuth configuration reference.

Added missing information in the Configuring a Persistent Cart topic and Persistent Shopping Cart configuration reference.

Added a new topic for the Magento Identity Manager, which is now available for linking Magento user accounts with an Adobe ID to support single sign-on.

Added a warning message to Google Analytics about how it works when Cookie Restriction Mode is enabled.

Expanded documentation about connecting to SaaS services in Magento.

Updated the Page Builder Banner and Slider topics for the change to no longer allow links from both the Message Text and the Link option for Banners and Slides.

Updates across Page Builder topics to reflect workspace changes for editing in full-screen mode only.

Updated information in the Page Builder tutorials for changes in the Page Builder workspace UI.

Updated information for product content and category content for Page Builder preview support. Updated the Advanced Content Tools configuration to include the new Enable Page Builder Content Preview setting.

Added information about the new Enable Clear Shopping Cart setting in the Shopping Cart configuration.

Added a new section in the B2B Features configuration reference for the Default B2B Shipping Methods.
Updates to Creating a Company Account for shipping methods configured for the account from the Admin.

Enhanced Security Scan runs over 17,000 tests to monitor your sites for potential risks, with real-time and historical reports and notifications.

The Customer Configuration - CAPTCHA has a new option under Forms that displays CAPTCHA in the storefront during checkout for registered customers.

The Yotpo Reviews module includes an enhancement to programmatically adjust when Magento orders are synced to Yotpo.

The Site-Wide Analysis Tool (SWAT) provides 24/7 real-time performance monitoring, reports and recommendations to ensure the security and operability of Magento Commerce Cloud installations.

Added the “Add from Cart” method to My Requisition Lists.

Updated the Media Gallery Asset Management topic to include expanded asset details, as well as new asset search and image metadata editing.

New information added to Media Gallery Asset Management for filtering assets and finding duplicates.

Updated to include Delete Assets in the Media Gallery to select multiple assets to be deleted.

Moved Commerce Admin and Connector-related content to the user guide from the OMS Docs site, including the new Export Full Catalog topic, the Enable message performance logs section of the Message log topic, and the View module info section of the System Reports topic.

Added missing options in the Checkout Options topic and information about purchase order checkout in Checkout.

Updated Contact Us to remove old information about creating a new page using HTML.

Added a new topic for updating Multiple URL Rewrites.

Updated Adding Product Video to correct and clarify steps for collecting the key from the Google cloud console.

Important notation added to In-store Delivery about requirements before proceeding with setup.

Information for Password Reset Protection Type corrected in Password Options.

Added new topics and updated information for the In-store Delivery method provided by Inventory Management.

Removed content for Banners functionality, which was removed from Magento Commerce 2.4.0.

Updates to newsletter subscription management across single-site/store, multi-store, and multi-site setups.

Added the Login as Customer topic and the Using Login as Customer topic.

Updates the Google reCAPTCHA configuration and instructions with separate settings for the Admin and Storefront.

Added the Approval Rules topic and the My Purchase Orders topic.

Removed the Amazon Sales Channel 2.x/3.x section due to incompatibility with Magento 2.4.x.

Added support for security.txt to help security researchers report potential security issues to site administrators.

Updated information for the new Include Tax to Amount configuration option for free shipping minimum. Changes in many topics from “Shipping Methods” to “Delivery Methods” to accommodate new In Store Pickup feature in Inventory Management.

Removed content for Signifyd Fraud Protection. This integration is removed from 2.4.0. You can use the Signifyd Fraud & Chargeback Protection extension that is available on Magento Marketplace.

Removed content for Magento Shipping. This integration is removed from 2.4.0.

Added that Two Factor Authentication (2FA) is now required to log in to the Admin and cannot be disabled. 2FA is implemented for WebAPI, and the “Trust this device” functionality removed.

Removed content for payment method integrations deprecated in 2.3.x, such as Authorize.Net Direct Post, Authorize.Net, CyberSource, eWAY, and Worldpay. These integrations are removed from 2.4.0.

Updates the dotdigital Data Mapping and Transactional Emails configuration.

Removed content for the Web Setup Wizard, including the Extension Manager, Module Manager, System Upgrade, and System Configuration topics. This UI functionality was removed in 2.4.0. All installation and updates, including modules and extensions, must be done by command line.

Updates Dashboard to support improved dynamic charts.

Added information about the new Media Gallery, which helps merchants organize and manage their media files in the Magento Admin.

Inventory Management now supports bundle products.

All instances of Magento 2.4.0 must use Elasticsearch 7.6 as the catalog search engine. In previous releases, MySQL was the default catalog search engine, but it is no longer supported in this capacity. Configuring Catalog Search describes the configuration fields for Elasticsearch 7.6.