JR43641: CMVC 223899 - GRACEFULLY HANDLE APOSTROPHES IN SEARCH TERMS(supercedes IV16059)

WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.7 Fix Pack

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After applying iFix IV16059 to add runtime support for pre and
  post expression processing, search terms containing apostrophes
  are not escaped properly. This causes the search query sent to
  Solr to fail with a parsing exception.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  All WebSphere Commerce users using Solr and applied IV16050 to
  enable multiple facet support.
  
  PROBLEM ABSTRACT:
  Apostrophes in search terms are not escaped properly after
  applying iFix IV16059.
  
  BUSINESS IMPACT:
  Product searches from a storefront fails.
  
  RECOMMENDATION:
  

Problem conclusion

• Single quote is now properly escaped in the search expression
  and will not cause the XPath parser to fail.
  
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  The latest available maintenance information can be obtained
  from the Recommended Fixes for WebSphere Commerce technote:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=3046&uid=swg21261296
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WC BUS EDITION

• Fixed component ID

  5724I3800

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

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