JR43510: CMVC 223802 - ADD AN ADDITIONAL CHECK TO ACTIVATE A PROMOTION AND SO TO HONOR THE SITE-WIDE FLAGIN

7.0.0-WS-WCServer-FP009
WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.7 Fix Pack
WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.8 Fix Pack
WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 Fix Pack

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A business user might ignore the Management Center user
  interface warnings about missing product or category in a
  promotion. If no product or category is targeted in a promotion,
   then it is considered site-wide and applies to all the products
   in the store.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  WebSphere Commerce users on v7.0 who have enabled the site-wide
  flag in the Management Center Promotions tool user interface.
  
  PROBLEM ABSTRACT:
  A business user might ignore the Management Center user
  interface warnings about missing product or category in a
  promotion and inadvertently make the promotion site-wide.
  
  
  BUSINESS IMPACT:
  If the Management Center user interface warnings are ignored,
  then a site-wide promotion may unintentionally be applied to all
  the products in the store.
  
  RECOMMENDATION:
  

Problem conclusion

• Server-side validation has been added to prevent activation of
  the promotion. This validation logic is enabled by default and
  may be turned off by changing the value of the flag named
  "PromotionSiteWideValidation" to false. This flag is located in
  the promotion component configuration file
  (wc-admin-component.xml).
  
  If a promotion is specified as site-wide in Management Center,
  then the promotion is set to target all the products in the
  store. In this case, no catalog entry or category can be
  specifically included to be targeted in the promotion. Catalog
  entries or categories may be excluded from the promotion.
  
  If a promotion is not specified as site-wide in Management
  Center, then the promotion is set to target a particular catalog
  entry or category. In this case, at least one catalog entry or
  category must be specifically included to be targeted in the
  promotion.
  
  Note: Depending upon the feature pack that you have installed,
  you will need to perform additional customization in Management
  Center Promotions.
  
  In the object definition of all the promotion types where the
  site-wide flag is added, add the following code to ensure that a
  default value of the flag is always saved with a promotion. The
  promotion types where the site-wide flag is specified includes
  all the catalog entry and category promotions.
  
  If you have Feature Pack 2 to Feature Pack 5 installed, then
  make the change to the object definition def files.
  For example, in the
  ProductLevelPercentDiscountPurchaseConditionObjectDefinition.def
  file, add the siteWide element to the existing template as
  follows:
  
                                  <Xml name="template">
     <CatalogEntryAttributeRuleCaseSensitive>false</CatalogEntryAt
  tributeRuleCaseSensitive>
     <MinimumPurchaseType>Quantity</MinimumPurchaseType>
                           <siteWide>false</siteWide>
            </Xml>
  
  Re-start your browser to load the modified def files.
  
  If you have v7 or Feature Pack 1 installed, then make the change
  to the object definition lzx files.
  For example, in the
  ProductLevelPercentDiscountPurchaseConditionObjectDefinition.lzx
  file, create a new dataset and add the siteWide element as
  follows:
  
     <dataset name="template">
                              <siteWide>false</siteWide>
     </dataset>
  
  Rebuild the LOBTools OpenLaszlo Project.
  -------------------------------------------------------------
  The latest available maintenance information can be obtained
  from the Recommended Fixes for WebSphere Commerce technote:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=3046&uid=swg21261296
  

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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