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ProductAttributeDelete URL

This URL deletes an attribute for a catalog entry (product).

Restriction: This URL must only be used for deleting defining attributes. Descriptive attributes are not supported.

URL structure

http:// host_name/path/

The fully qualified name of the WebSphere Commerce Server and the configuration path.

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Parameter values

attributeId

Required: The reference number of the attribute. You must specify either attributeId or catentryId.

catentryId

Required: The reference number of the catalog entry. You must specify either catentryId or attributeId.

force

If the force option is set to 1, then the associated items or catalog entries are deleted. If the force option is set to 0, the associated items or catalog entries are set to MarkForDelete.

URL

The URL to be called when the command completes successfully.

Example 1

The following example deletes attribute 9009 and marks for delete all associated items:

http://host_name/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductAttributeDelete?
attributeId=9009&force=0&URL=LogonForm

Example 2

The following example deletes all attributes associated with catalog entry 9014, and marks for delete all items associated with the deleted attributes:

http://host_name/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductAttributeDelete?
catentryId=9014&force=0&URL=LogonForm

Behavior

• If the attribute ID is supplied, then the command

  • deletes an existing product attribute

  • calls the CatEntryDelete command for all items associated with the deleted attribute.

• If the catalog entry ID for the product is supplied, then the command

  • deletes all product attributes related to the catalog entry

  • calls the CatEntryDelete command for all items associated with the deleted attribute.

Exception conditions

None.

Related concepts

Catalog subsystem

Related reference

ProductAttributeAdd URL

ProductAttributeUpdate URL

AttributeValueAdd URL

AttributeValueDelete URL

AttributeValueUpdate URL

Catalog subsystem URLs

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