JR42507: CMVC 220826 - ENABLE A CUSTOMIZATION TO ACCESS ACTIVITY OBJECT WHEN CHECKING IF AN ACTIVITY IS ACTIVE ON AN E-MARKETING SPOT

7.0.0.9 for Developer Express
7.0.0.9for Developer Professional
7.0.0.9 for Developer Enterprise
7.0.0-WS-WCServer-FP009
WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.7 Fix Pack
WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 Fix Pack

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A customizable method
  (MarketingServicesTaskCmd.adjustServerTime) is called to check
  if an activity is currently applicable on an e-Marketing Spot
  based on the activity start and end times. However, this method
  is only passed the store ID, and is not passed an individual
  activity. A customization may want to have some activities
  checked against the current time, and other activities checked
  against a different date such as the order delivery date.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  WebSphere Commerce v7 customers who want to use the
  MarketingServicesTaskCmd.adjustServerTime method.
  
  PROBLEM ABSTRACT:
  Customization ability is needed to determine if a web activity
  is available on an e-Marketing Spot based on a date other than
  the current date.
  
  
  BUSINESS IMPACT:
  Customers cannot implement the desired customization.
  
  RECOMMENDATION:
  

Problem conclusion

• A new method is added to MarketingServicesTaskCmd that can be
  implemented.
  
   /**
    * This method is called by the marketing services to get the
  time used to check
    * if an activity is currently applicable on an e-Marketing
  Spot based on the activity
    * start and end times. Return a different time if you do not
  want the check to be against
    * the current time, for example, if you want the check to be
  against the order
    * delivery date.
    * @param activity The marketing activity.
    * @param time The current server or preview time.
    * @return The time to use when comparing to the activity start
  and end time. If the time
    * does not need to be adjusted, then return the time passed to
  this method. The default
    * implementation of this method returns the time passed into
  this method.
    */
   public Timestamp getTime(Activity activity, Timestamp time);
  
  This method will be called :
    - when checking start and end dates for an activity
    - when checking start and end dates for an experiment
    - to get the time to check against the criteria in a Time
  Target
    - when checking start and end dates for a promotion in the
  Recommend Promotion action
  
  All other scenarios where a date/time is required will use the
  time returned by the adjustServerTime method
  (by default, the current time).
  
  A customization can extend MarketingServicesTaskCmdImpl and
  implement getTime. It can check (for example custom fields on
  the activity) to determine if the method should return the time
  passed into the method (the current time or preview time) or it
  should return a different time (for example, the order delivery
  date).
  
  
  -------------------------------------------------------------
  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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