JR45719: CMVC 227123 - ADD LANGUAGE VARIABLES FOR CLICK ACTION URL IN MARKETING CONTENT

7.0.0-WS-WCServer-FP009
WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.8 Fix Pack
WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 Fix Pack

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In the Management Center Marketing tool, when creating a
  Content, the Marketing Manager wants to set up a different
  custom click action URL depending on the customer's language.
  However, the Content tool allows only one click action URL
  

Local fix

• Create a Content per language, and use web activity branching to
   control the display of the content.
  

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  WebSphere Commerce users on v7.0 who use marketing content on
  multi-language stores with custom click action URLs.
  
  PROBLEM ABSTRACT:
  Setting up a custom Marketing Content click action URL can be
  difficult when there are different URLs for different languages.
  
  BUSINESS IMPACT:
  It is difficult to set up a content to have a different click
  action URL for all languages supported by the store.
  
  RECOMMENDATION:
  

Problem conclusion

• The following tokens are now able to be used in the marketing
  content click action URL:
  
  1) #language#
  The token #language# will be replaced by the customer's current
  language (for example, en for English, fr for French). This
  corresponds to the LANGUAGE.LANGUAGE database column for the
  current language. It is typically the first two characters of
  the locale.
  
  2) #langId#
  The token #langId# will be replaced by the customer's current
  language ID (for example, -1 for English, -2 for French). This
  corresponds to the LANGUAGE.LANGUAGE_ID database column for the
  current language.
  
  Example 1: the custom click action URL is set as:
  #language#/aurora/return-policy
  
  A customer whose current language is English will have
  en/aurora/return-policy as the Content redirect URL.
  A customer whose current language is French will have
  fr/aurora/return-policy as the Content redirect URL.
  
  Example 2: the custom click action URL is set as:
  SearchDisplay?searchTerm=dress&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&lan
  gId=#langId#
  
  A customer whose current language is English will have
  SearchDisplay?searchTerm=dress&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&lan
  gId=-1 as the Content redirect URL.
  A customer whose current language is French will have
  SearchDisplay?searchTerm=dress&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&lan
  gId=-2 as the Content redirect URL.
  
  
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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

     UP