JR53380: Additional error checking needed when importing segments into WebSphere Commerce.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When importing Digital Analytics segments into WebSphere
  Commerce, there is insufficient logging and error messages to
  help diagnose incorrectly encrypted password data and invalid
  user ids.
  
  The authentication password must be ASCII-encoded.  Inadequate
  error messages are provided to help diagnose the situation where
   a different encoding is used.
  

Local fix

• Ensure password is ASCII-encoded (not HEX-encoded) using the
  WebSphere Commerce utility wcs_encrypt.
  

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  V7 customers who export customer segments from Digital
  Analytics.
  
  PROBLEM ABSTRACT:
  Additional error checking needed when importing segments into
  WebSphere Commerce.
  
  BUSINESS IMPACT:
  Business user is unable to export a segment to WebSphere
  Commerce from Digital Analytics if the password is encrypted
  incorrectly.  Additionally, the import operation could fail in
  no-longer-valid userids are provided as members of the segment.
  
  RECOMMENDATION:
  

Problem conclusion

• Additional tracing and error handling was introduced to more
  accurately describe the problem for the exporter of the data
  from Digital Analytics.
  

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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