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Delete Abandoned Carts

Automatically remove carts that have been inactive for extended periods

Overview

This task identifies and permanently deletes carts that have not been modified for over 60 days and have no active expiration date. It helps maintain system performance by removing stale cart data from both the search index and repository.

Identifier

PropertyValue
Implementation TypeDeleteAbandonedCartScheduledTask
GroupCarts
TypeDelta

When to Use

Enable this task when you need:

  • Automatic cleanup of abandoned shopping carts
  • Maintenance of search index performance
  • Reduction of storage costs from stale data
  • Compliance with data retention policies

Configuration Properties

This task has no configurable properties. Carts are deleted when:

  • Modified date is more than 60 days ago
  • No active expiration date set for the future

Behavior

What It Does

  1. Queries for carts that have not been modified in over 60 days
  2. Excludes carts that have a future expiration date set
  3. Deletes matching carts from the Elasticsearch search index
  4. Removes the cart records from the repository
  5. Reports the number of carts deleted

Prerequisites

  • Cart search service must be operational
  • Cart repository must be accessible

Side Effects

  • Permanently removes cart data (this is irreversible)
  • Reduces search index size
  • Frees up storage space

Example Configuration

{
    "ImplementationType": "DeleteAbandonedCartScheduledTask",
    "Schedule": "0 2 * * *",
    "IsDisabled": false
}

Run daily during off-peak hours (0 2 * * * - 2 AM daily). This task processes carts in batches of 500 and can handle large volumes efficiently.

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