PM77815: COPYLIBRARY API METHOD INCORRECTLY COPIES THE VERSION HISTORY PR OPERTY OF EACH ITEM

Fixes integrated in WebSphere Portal 8.0.0.0 Cumulative Fixes

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The WCM public API method WebContentLibraryService.copyLibrary
  incorrectly preserves the version history property of each
  copied item. If the copied items are then modified and saved, a
  new version will incorrectly be created on the source item
  instead of the newly created item (as the internal version
  history property still references the version history object
  from the original item in the repository).
  
  Note: Because the copyLibrary method uses the library export
  functionality to extract the source data, only the current
  version of each item is expected to be exported (and all version
  history will be ignored).
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The WCM public API method WebContentLibraryService.copyLibrary
  incorrectly preserves the version history property of each
  copied item. If the copied items are then modified and saved, a
  new version will incorrectly be created on the source item
  instead of the newly created item (as the internal version
  history property still references the version history object
  from the original item in the repository).
  
  Note: Because the copyLibrary method uses the library export
  functionality to extract the source data, only the current
  version of each item is expected to be exported (and all version
  history will be ignored).
  

Problem conclusion

• The code was updated to ensure the internal version history
  property is not ignored and not being copied for each processed
  item during the library export.
  

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

  LOTUS WEB CONT

• Fixed component ID

  5724I2900

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

     UP