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APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
A business user is unable to save a promotion which contains long public promotion codes or a large number of public promotion codes. These codes are saved to the PX_PROMOTION.CODE column with a delimiter separating each code. This column has a limit of 128 characters and is unable to hold the data when this limit is exceeded.
Local fix
Customer can increase the size of the column as a temporary fix
Problem summary
USERS AFFECTED: WebSphere commerce users on v7.0 who use Management Center to create promotions PROBLEM ABSTRACT: A business user is unable to save a promotion with a large number of public promotion codes because the combined length of promotion codes exceeds the 128 character limit of the PX_PROMOTION.CODE column. BUSINESS IMPACT: Unable to create a promotion with a large number of public promotion codes. RECOMMENDATION:
Problem conclusion
A flag called "PopulateCodeColumnOfPxPromotionTable" is provided in the promotion component configuration file (wc-admin-component.xml). This flag has a default value of "true" which keeps the default behavior of populating the PX_PROMOTION.CODE column with the public promotion codes in a promotion. Setting this flag to "false" will no longer write the public promotion codes to the PX_PROMOTION.CODE column, and any queries that rely on the data in this column will use the data from the PX_PROMOCD table instead which allows one code to be specified per database row. ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 number
JR44847
Reported component name
WC BUS EDITION
Reported component ID
5724I3800
Reported release
700
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
YesSpecatt / New Function
Submitted date
2012-11-21
Closed date
2013-01-09
Last modified date
2013-01-09
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:
09 January 2013