Article ID: 281151
Article Last Modified on 9/26/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q281151
SYMPTOMS
When you delete a category based on a custom category definition, the user may not be able to edit existing categories based on a custom definition. When the user tries to edit one of the remaining categories in the Commerce Server Business Desk, the following error message appears:
CAUSE
When you create a category based on a custom category definition that contains custom properties, columns are added to the XXX_CatalogProducts table. If you delete one of the categories, all of the custom columns that were created are deleted.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Commerce Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
297216 INFO: How to Obtain the Latest Commerce Server 2000 Service Pack
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Commerce Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in Commerce Server 2000 Service Pack 1.
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce Behavior
- Create a catalog property named MyDescription (Text).
- Create a category definition named MyCategory.
- Add MyDescription as a property of the MyCategory definition.
- Create two categories that are based on the MyCategory definition.
- Delete one of the categories from step 4.
- Try to edit the remaining category from step 4, and you receive the above-mentioned error.
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