JR55143: Cannot generate SKUs for products with unsaved attributes

JR57861 - Mandatory cumulative Interim Fix 5 for WebSphere Commerce Version 7 Feature Pack 8

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In Management Center, if you try to generate SKUs for a new
  product before you save any product changes, an error is
  displayed in the Management Center console and SKUs are not
  generated.
  
  After you save the product, SKU generation will not work for any
   products and there are no errors to indicate that SKUs were not
   generated.
  
  The issue is caused by an unhandled Null Pointer Exception.
  

Local fix

• Restart Management Center.
  

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  WebSphere Commerce Version 7 users who generate SKUs within
  Management Center.
  
  PROBLEM ABSTRACT:
  Cannot generate SKUs for products with unsaved attributes
  
  BUSINESS IMPACT:
  Business users are no longer able to generate SKUs in Management
   Center until the user logs out and the browser is restarted.
  
  RECOMMENDATION:
  

Problem conclusion

• Additional null pointer checks were added to the code to prevent
   the exception.
  

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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