JR53634: Currency symbol displayed as escaped HTML code in the price range facet when shopper applies price range filter in Aurora

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This issue occurs in the Aurora starter store when a shopper is
  on a category or search results page that includes the price
  facet. When the shopper types a price range and applies the
  filter, the currency sign is shown as decoded instead of
  encoded.  For example, instead of displaying the Japanese
  currency symbol, the page displays "¥".
  

Local fix

• No local fix.
  

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  WebSphere Commerce Version 7 customers using the Aurora starter
  store from Feature Pack 7 and later
  
  PROBLEM ABSTRACT:
  Currency symbol displayed as escaped HTML code in the price
  range facet when shopper applies price range filter in Aurora
  store
  
  BUSINESS IMPACT:
  The shopper will see the decoded characters instead of the
  proper currency symbol.
  
  RECOMMENDATION:
  

Problem conclusion

• The store code has been updated to use the escapeXml attribute
  to output the currency symbol.
  

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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