Merchant Release Notes

June 15, 2026

BodegaAi Merchant System Release Notes

New Features

Merchant Release Notes Page: A dedicated page for Merchant Release Notes has been added, along with navigation links for easy access.

AI Insights Integration: Introduced an AI Insights page in the portal featuring Top Sellers, Hot New Items, and Below/Above Average reports.

Category Management Enhancements: Added a category dropdown to the "Items Without Subcategory" table, along with flags for Alcohol and Tobacco in the Edit Category modal.

Voice Service Enhancements: Added real-time transcription capabilities and improved error handling for SpeechRecognition.

Catalog Management Features: Enhanced catalog import with AI-assisted category mapping and support for bottle deposits.

Improvements

Transaction Processing: Refactored transaction counting logic and improved the handling of voided Valor transactions, ensuring accurate database records.

Async Operations: Converted multiple methods to async for better performance and scalability, including the Sales By Category report and catalog import processes.

UI/UX Enhancements: Improved the layout and styling of reports, including the addition of loading spinners and better alignment of summary cards.

Background Task Execution: Implemented a concurrency guard for background tasks to enhance reliability during transaction processing.

Bug Fixes

Transaction Reconciliation: Fixed issues with duplicate key crashes and ensured proper handling of canceled transactions.

Date Range Selection: Resolved problems with the date range reverting to default on the "Go" button in reports.

CSV Export Improvements: Enhanced CSV export functionality and fixed issues related to JSON parsing errors.

Payment Method Breakdown: Fixed display issues in reports where sections would show as blank or total to 0.

Refactoring

Codebase Cleanup: Conducted extensive refactoring of various components, including the MerchantReleaseNotes visibility retrieval and AI/voice services, to improve maintainability and performance.

Database Access: Improved database access patterns, ensuring more efficient queries and reducing connection pressure.

Technical Enhancements

Postgres Integration: Refactored AI and voice services to utilize the PostgresEngine project, enhancing data handling capabilities.

Health Monitoring: Added NodeJS load balancer health checks and local asset management for improved system reliability.

Known Issues

Some users may experience delays in loading reports due to ongoing optimizations. We are actively working to enhance performance.

Future Plans

Continued enhancements to the AI Insights and Category Management features, with a focus on user feedback and system performance.

For more detailed information on specific changes, please refer to the individual commit messages or contact our support team. Thank you for your continued support and feedback!