JR49545: Guest user session validation fails in the Process Person service

7.0.0.9 for Developer Express
7.0.0.9 for Developer Professional
7.0.0.9 for Developer Enterprise
7.0.0-WS-WCServer-FP009

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When leveraging the Process Person service for guest user
  validation (ex. Rest requests), guest users might not be
  validated properly, even if they already have an existing
  session. Trace output from the com.ibm.commerce.member.* package
   may state the following:
  
   "The user is either a guest user or a registered user.  Either
  way, need to create a guest user and associated session
  (activity)"
  
   As a result, a new guest user is always created for subsequent
  requests.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
   WebSphere Commerce users on v7.0 who use the Process Person
  service for guest user validation
  
   PROBLEM ABSTRACT:
   Guest user session validation fails in the Process Person
  service
  
   BUSINESS IMPACT:
   Guest user sessions might not be validated properly
  
   RECOMMENDATION:
  

Problem conclusion

• With this fix, the ProcessPersonCreateGuestCmdImpl is updated to
   ensure the guest user is validated against the correct user
  type.
  
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   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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