Bundle Corrections.

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We have identified an issue with the use of bundling and UI Maps, whereby the resulting Bundle was wrapping the UI Map in a set of CDATA tags, but only after it had already removed all formatting from the source records, resulting in corruption of the UI Map HTML fragments.

This has now been corrected by implementing Single Fix 8228025 on FW/CC&B 2.2.0.

If you are using the Bundling subsystem in your implementation, I strongly recommend that you implement this patch.

Comments

SpoilSport said…
Hey Stuart..was nice going through ur blog...had one question...slightly out of context from the post..when and where do we use Business Component? i.e @BusinessComponent ..is it used for implementing an algorithm spot? can we use it to talk to an external/legacy/third party application?
September 20, 2009 at 4:15 AM
Stuart Ramage said…
SpoilSport,

@BusinessComponent definitions are normally included in Java Algorithm Executers, and not something that I tend to focus on to closely. In the past, when these have been required it has been due to the development of whole new Algorithm types and system plug-in points.

These could theoretically be utilised to call an external application, but only if you were extending the entire framework.

Depending on the type of integration with the external party, you may not need to do so (ie, we integrate with Online Bill viewer software, Prepaid Metering subsysytems and Address Validation software with no addition @BusinessComponent type java extensions.
September 20, 2009 at 10:07 AM
SpoilSport said…
Hey Stuart, thanks for throwing light on this, appreciate it.!!

Ure exactly at the point, i have to write a Business Component which should be able to validate the cc&b address to a third party system called Melissa (am not familiar with this third party application..do u happen to be?) and get back the validation result from it. I have to do that in the next couple of days..just proactively started luking out for some helpful info..since a lot of new terminologies were involved!!! :)
Any inputs out of ur experience on this would be of great help!!
September 20, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Stuart Ramage said…
Whilst I have not used Melissa, depending on the API that this tool exposes, you may be able to implement this as either a Client or Server side exit (it all depends on whether the third party app can run on the client side or as a separate server application).

I have been involved with implementations that have done both.

Sadly, I will not be able to give you any more detail without looking into this product in a lot more detail, but I dont believe that you will need to develop a whole new Business Component.
September 20, 2009 at 4:30 PM
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