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JR44847: CMVC 224807 - OVERCOME COLUMN SIZE LIMITATION OF PX_PROMOTION.CODE BY NOT WRITING PUBLIC PROMOTION CODES TO IT

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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

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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