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JR49587: CMVC 234662 - To make entitlement fast flow configurable.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • After installing APARs JR49158 and JR48850 a new entitlement
    flow is used. Before we show a product/category, we needed an
    additional solr query to check whether the current user was
    entitled to the content. This solr query used the specified
    catgroupid(s) as facet field, and to determine whether a
    catgroup is entitled or not by checking the returned facet field
     value. If a facet value's count was larger than 0 it meant
    there are some products entitled under this category. With APARs
     JR49158 and JR48850 installed, if a catalog filter applies to
    all products/categories, then this entitlement solr call is
    skipped.
    
    Since the entitlement call is skipped, If you have published,
    empty categories they will be displayed on the storefront
    

Local fix

  • You can unpublish empty categories
    

Problem summary

  • USERS AFFECTED:
    WebSphere Commerce Vy users with APARs JR49158 and JR48850
    installed and empty categories
    
    PROBLEM ABSTRACT:
    To make entitlement fast flow configurable.
    
    BUSINESS IMPACT:
    You may see empty categories on the storefront.
    
    RECOMMENDATION:
    

Problem conclusion

  • We created a configurable parameter that allows the user to
    decide if they want to leverage the new entitlement flow. When
    there is no catalog filter, or catalog filter apply to all,
    entitlement check could be skipped with fast flow. To disable
    fast flow, configuration file for catalog component need be
    changed as follows:
    ($WC/xml/config/com.ibm.commerce.catalog-fep/wc-component.xml),
    by default, fast flow is enabled. <_config:property
    name="FastFlowForEntitlement" value="false"/>
    
    
    -------------------------------------------------------------
    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

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR49587

  • Reported component name

    WC BUS EDITION

  • Reported component ID

    5724I3800

  • Reported release

    700

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2014-03-11

  • Closed date

    2014-05-03

  • Last modified date

    2014-05-20

  • 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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Document Information

Modified date:
11 December 2021