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JR60550: The RESTUtil does not work with non-ASCII characters.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • The RESTUtil and outbound requests from ts-app have incorrect
encoded data, therefore invalid strings may be stored in the
database.

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • USERS AFFECTED:
WebSphere Commerce V9

PROBLEM ABSTRACT:
The RESTUtil does not work with non-ASCII characters.

BUSINESS IMPACT:
The customer who has non-ASCII characters in REST will have an
exception in xC server when xC tries to parse the content.

RECOMMENDATION:

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • Change the REST client-side content encoding method to make sure
 all content string are sent in UTF-8.

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    JR60550
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  • Reported component name
    WC BUS EDITION
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  • Reported component ID
    5724I3800
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  • Reported release
    900
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  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
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  • PE
    NoPE
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  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
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  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
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  • Submitted date
    2019-01-16
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  • Closed date
    2019-02-27
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  • Last modified date
    2019-02-27
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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    WC BUS EDITION
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  • Fixed component ID
    5724I3800
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Applicable component levels


    

  • R900  PSY
       UP
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              [{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSYSYL","label":"WebSphere Commerce Enterprise"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"9.0","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB31","label":"WCE Watson Marketing and Commerce"}}]
              

                          

          
 
        

      

    

      

        

          

            
Document Information


            

            


                        

            Modified date:
            

            11 December 2021
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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