When you provide a
SqlWhereClause property in the
CategoryConfiguration object in Microsoft Commerce Server 2007, the ChildCategories collection for a root category in a virtual catalog is empty. This problem occurs when the root categories are ranked in the base catalog or in the virtual catalog.
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Commerce Server 2007 service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.
Restart requirement
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix. However, you must restart Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) after you apply this hotfix. To do this, cick
Start, click
Run, type
iisreset, and then click
OK.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|
| 931495.sql | Not Applicable | 7,214 | 29-Dec-2006 | 20:21 | Not Applicable |
| Catalogcreate.sql | Not Applicable | 1,120,994 | 18-Jan-2007 | 22:48 | Not Applicable |
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
For example, you experience this problem when you execute the following code:
CategoryConfiguration cc;
cc.ChildCategories.SqlWhereClause = "1=1"
cc.LoadChildCategories = true;
vc.GetRootCategory(cc).ChildCategories; // This collection is empty instead of the collection that contains all root categories of the virtual catalog
For existing Commerce Server 2007 catalog databases, you must run the 931495.sql file against your existing catalog databases. To do this, follow these steps:
| 1. | Start Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
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| 2. | Select the instance of SQL Server where your catalog database resides, and then click Connect.
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| 3. | Click New Query. |
| 4. | Select your catalog database.
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| 5. | Copy the SQL code from the 931495.sql file to the new query window, and then click Execute.
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For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
