JR53581: ACM-'DISPLAY TO CUSTOMER' FLAG IS INCORRECTLY EXPORTED FOR CATALOG GROUPS

IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Collaboration Server Version 11.4.0, Fix Pack 4

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer created a new category and set the 'Display to
  Customer' flag to false and tried exporting the category from
  ACM to WCS.The category
  didnot have the 'Display to Customer' flag as 'false' in
  Websphere Commerce Management Center.
  Steps to reproduce.
  1)Create a category.Set 'Display to Customer' as false.
  2)Export Category from ACM to WCS
  3)Check in Management Center on the particular category
  exported.
  4)'Display to Customer' has to be false.But its still true.
  

Local fix

• In the mapping file
  $TOP/etc/default/acm/mappings/CatalogGroup.xsl, make the
  following replace:
  
  <xsl:element name="out:Attributes">
      <xsl:attribute name="name">
      <xsl:value-of
  select="CatalogEntryCategories:getPublished(Catalog_Entry_Catego
  ries_Spec/Code/text())" />
      </xsl:attribute>
      <xsl:value-of select="1" />
  </xsl:element>
  
  BY
  
  1) For the default language
  <xsl:if
  test="Catalog_Entry_Categories_Spec/Display/Display_to_customers
  ">
    <out:Attributes name="published">
      <xsl:value-of
  select="XMLMappingUtils:getIntegerValueForString(Catalog_Entry_C
  ategories_Spec/Display/Display_to_customers/text())"/>
    </out:Attributes>
  </xsl:if>
  
  2) For other languages (replace the bold letters by the
  respective language code)
  <xsl:if
  test="Catalog_Entry_Categories_Spec/Display/Display_to_customers
  /en_US">
    <out:Attributes name="published">
      <xsl:value-of
  select="XMLMappingUtils:getIntegerValueForString(Catalog_Entry_C
  ategories_Spec/Display/Display_to_customers/en_US/text())"/>
    </out:Attributes>
  </xsl:if>
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All InfoSphere Master Data Management Collaborative Edition  *
  * implementations are affected by this issue.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Customer created a new category and set the 'Display for     *
  * Customer' flag to false and tried exporting the category     *
  * from ACM to WCS.The category didnot have the 'Display for    *
  * Customer' flag as 'false' in Websphere Commerce Management   *
  * Center.                                                      *
  *                                                              *
  * Steps to reproduce.                                          *
  * 1)Create a category.Set 'Display for Customer' as false.     *
  * 2)Export Category from ACM to WCS                            *
  * 3)Check in Management Center on the particular category      *
  * exported.                                                    *
  * 4)'Display for Customer' has to be false.But its still true. *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Customers facing this issue should apply IBM InfoSphere      *
  * Master Data Management Collaboration Server Version 11.4.0,  *
  * Interim Fix 7 to gain resolution for this problem.           *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This issue was fixed in IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management
  Collaboration Server Version 11.4.0, Interim Fix 7 and is
  available on the IBM Support site.
  

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

  MDM SERVER FOR

• Fixed component ID

  5724V5100

Applicable component levels

• RB40 PSY

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