JR57152: Consecutive hyphens in generated SEO URL Keywords

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In wc-admin-component.xml, IBM configures special ASCII
  replacements like the following:
  <!-- Special ASCII replacement                 "     ?     _
   =     #     /    ' '    ~     &     '    .     ,     +     %
     -->
  <_config:property name="InvalidString" value="\x22 ,\x3F ,\x5F
  ,\x3D ,\x23 ,\x2F ,\x20 ,\x7E ,\x26 ,\x27 ,\x2E ,\x2C ,\x2B
  ,\x25" />
  <_config:property name="fixedString"   value="     ,-    ,-
  ,-    ,-    ,-    ,-    ,-    ,-    ,     ,     ,-    ,     , "
   />
  
  The InvalidString characters are replaced with the fixedString
  characters. If there are multiple InvalidString characters in a
  row in the input product/category/item description, generated
  keywords end up with multiple consecutive hyphens.
  
  For example, if space is replaced with a hyphen (-) and a comma
  (,) is also replaced with a hyphen (-), then a keyword like
  'Versatil Large, Square Sunglasses' becomes
  'Versatil-Large--Square-Sunglasses'.
  This fix converts the double hyphen (--) to a single hyphen (-),
   so that final keyword becomes
  'Versatil-Large-Square-Sunglasses'.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  WebSphere Commerce Version 7 Feature Pack 3 or later.
  
  PROBLEM ABSTRACT:
  Consecutive hyphens in generated SEO URL Keywords
  
  BUSINESS IMPACT:
  Generated SEO URLs will contain double hyphens in some
  scenarios.
  
  RECOMMENDATION:
  

Problem conclusion

• Updated SEOServiceHelper class to handle scenarios where there
  are multiple concurrent special ASCII character replacements.
  

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

• R800 PSY

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