LI83171: APIC PORTAL CUSTOM THEME AND CONFIG LOST AFTER UPGRADE.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• REPRODUCE
  
  Install APIC 10.0.5.5
  Create standard portal site
  apic client-creds:set
  ${SCRIPT_PATH}/credentials-$targetServerEnv.json
  apic login --server $targetServerName --realm $targetRealm
  --username $username --password $password
  
  myImportTheme=$(apic --mode portaladmin
  custom-theme:create-import  --catalog $targetCatalog --org
  $targetPorg --server $targetServerName
  ${SCRIPT_PATH}/${resultExportTheme})
  
  importCustomTheme=$(echo $myImportTheme |  awk
  '{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++)if($i&#126;/Importing/)print $(i+3)}')
  
  apic --mode portaladmin themes:enable --catalog $targetCatalog
  --org $targetPorg --server $targetServerName --themes
  $importCustomTheme
  
  apic --mode portaladmin themes:set-default --catalog
  $targetCatalog --org $targetPorg --server $targetServerName
  $importCustomTheme
  
  myImportSiteConfig=$(apic --mode portaladmin
  site-config:create-import  --catalog $targetCatalog --org
  $targetPorg --server $targetServerName
  ${SCRIPT_PATH}/${resultExportSiteConfig})
  
  myImportSite=$(apic --mode portaladmin site:create-import
  --catalog $targetCatalog --org $targetPorg --server
  $targetServerName ${SCRIPT_PATH}/${resultExportSite})
  
  
  
  
  From the queue history, we can see that the site was deleted and
  recreated soon after the upgrade, and the newly created site
  would have no customisation of course
  History for table lock_history
  
  +---------+----------------------------------------------------
  -----------------------+------+----------+---------------------
  ------------------------------+-----+-------+----------+-------
  ----+---------------------+---------------------+--------------
  -------+
  | task    | queue
                       | cfs  | action   | host
                            | rc  | retry | duration | qduration |
  queued              | locked              | finished
  |
  +---------+----------------------------------------------------
  -----------------------+------+----------+---------------------
  ------------------------------+-----+-------+----------+-------
  ----+---------------------+---------------------+--------------
  -------+
  | 1446477 | PortalID |    0 | upgrade  |
  apic-ptl-0xxxx-www-0.apic-ptl-xxxxx-www-all | 0   | 0     |
  00:06:49 | 00:06:54
  
  | 1489354 | PortalID |    0 | delete   |
  apic-ptl-0xxxx-www-0.apic-ptl-0xxx-www-all | 0   | 0     |
  00:00:15 | 00:00:21
  
  | 1489395 | PortalID |    0 | add      |
  apic-ptl-xxxx-www-0.apic-ptl-0xxxxx-www-all | 0   | 0     |
  00:02:14 | 00:02:17  |
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The custom blocks and content that is shipped with the Portal by
  default are subject to translation updates. This means if you
  have customized them with your own content, you will see that
  removed on upgrade due to the Portal adding the new updated
  content back to its block over the top of what was added.
  

Problem conclusion

• Although custom content should be to blocks and content owned by
  the customer, the default content is now no longer dynamically
  translated or updated so any changes will persist. When new
  languages are added the new language is still added as a one off
  with default content which can then be customized. Fixed in
  10.0.5.8 and 10.0.8.0
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  API CONNECT ENT

• Fixed component ID

  5725Z2201

Applicable component levels