Known issues

This section lists known issues in Unica Deliver, version 12.1.8.

Table 1. Known Issues in 12.1.8
Issue Issue ID Description
PF changes if it is added using <uaepf> tag on snippet HMA-363976 Personalization field is case sensitive. So <uaepf>Age</uaepf>, <uaepf>age</uaepf>, and <uaepf>AGE</uaepf> are all different Personalization Fields. If you use the incorrect format of the Personalization Field, it will appear in the Save and Preview and page but fails when you publish and use the Personalization Field.
Personalization Field not appearing in the end email and Landing Page if added through <UAEPF> tag or %% Pattern. HMA-363596 If you add a Personalization Field using uppercase <UAEPF> tag or using the %% pattern, the Personalization Field will not appear in the final Email or the Landing Page.
If you stop SMSIB after sending a Push and restarting it after some time, the Response Type In-App Sent is not getting posted. HMA-363584 If you stop SMSIB after sending a Push and restarting it after some time, the Response Type In-App Sent is not getting posted.
Incorrect validation message when user tries to create an app with correct FCM key. HMA-363579 When you create an app with an incorrect FCM key, you will see an incorrect validation message. The incorrect validation message is as follows:
Error creating Push app for provider KONY as app name already exists
The app name is being saved in the database even when user creates an app with an invalid certificate. HMA-363578 When creating an app from deliver, if you try to upload a DEVELOPER certificate in PROD mode, an error appears on the deliver screen. Even though the resulting app is not created in Unica Deliver, you cannot use the same app name again to create an app in Unica Deliver. You must provide a new app name if you are attempting to recreate an app from Unica Deliver.
If you create a snippet with an image, the image gets cut at the end of the mailer. HMA-363572 If you create a snippet with an image, in case of Microsoft Outlook app, the image gets cut at the end of the mailer.

Workaround: In Microsoft Outlook, line-height works differently as it sets the line height to even values for images. This is not the case with browser-based email clients.

To fix this issue in Microsoft Outlook (for Desktop), wrap the image inside a table tag as follows:

<!--[if mso | IE]><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px;">
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td><![endif]-->
<img style="mso-line-height-rule:at-least; line-height: normal;" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSyrM7HACYGILY3XwSlD28M-56_1suNI6_MeQ&usqp=CAU" alt="Flowers in China" width="460" height="345">
<!--[if mso | IE]></td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table><![endif]-->
The Personalization Field format does not change if user adds it using %% on Email and Landing page snippet. HMA-363560 On Email Snippet and Landing Page Snippet, if you add Personalization Fields using the %% characters, it does not get changed.

Workaround: In 12.1.8, we support two ways of adding Personalization Fields:

  • In HTML snippet code as <UAEPF>PF</UAEPF>
  • In snippet text mode using #
In case of HTML snippet, you cannot create a new Personalization Field using <UAEPF> tag. HMA-363107 In case of HTML snippet, you cannot create a new Personalization Field using <UAEPF> tag.
If user pauses the flowchart run, the flowchart still runs in the background and sends the mails. HMA-362928 If you pause the flowchart run, it still keeps running in the background and continues to send emails.
If user stops the flowchart run, the mailing still gets triggered with the status as Complete. HMA-362927 If user stops the flowchart run, the mailing still gets triggered with the status as Complete.
Deliver script must be executed manually for PostgreSQL database. HMA-362890 For on-premises setup, if you have PostgreSQL, Deliver scripts do not run automatically. You must manually run the scripts. Also, a DDL error appears when you run the Poplate Table script.

Workaround: Perform the following steps:

  1. Navigate to the installation folder.
  2. Copy ace_op_systab_pgsql.sql from <CAMPAIGN_HOME>\Deliver\ddl.
  3. In your Campaign system database, run <CAMPAIGN_HOME>\Deliver\ddl\ace_op_systab_pgsql.sql.sql and ace_op_populate_systab_pgsql.sql.
  4. In your Campaign system database, run <CAMPAIGN_HOME>\Deliver\ddl\upgrade\ace_op_delete_systab_pgsql.sql and ace_upgrade_pgsql.sql.
  5. To map tables, navigate to Setting > Campaign settings > Manage table mappings.
404 error when opening a Landing Page link. HMA-362805 When you open a Landing Page link from Preview, you will see a 404 error.
The Outbound rate limit field is not editable once user run flowchart and reopen deliver process box. HMA-362804 If you run th flowchart and reopen the Deliver Process Box, you cannot edit the Outbound Rate Limit field.
Personalization Field not available in personalization fields list when adding it in Email Setting, Subject Line, and Link. HMA-362665 / HMA-362623 When adding Personalization Field in Email Setting, Subject Line, and Link. it is not available in device preview in Personalization Fields list.
App must be open to generate and post responses in database. HMA-361821 In case of simple push notification, users must keep the app open to generate and post responses in database.
Not receiving Push Delivered event from Android. HMA-361563 Unica Journey is not receiving Push Delivered event from Android.
Special characters like { and } in In-app Push will result in an error. HMA-361429 If you add special characters like { and } in In-app Push communications, you will see an error.
KSID value in Unica Campaign must be in TEXT format for the PUSH to work correctly. HMA-361364 In Unica Journey, if the Entry Source is Campaign, the KSID value in Unica Campaign must be in TEXT format for the PUSH to work correctly from Unica Campaign.
Notifications are not getting populated in the App. HMA-361342 If the App is open in an Android device and if the user sends PUSH notification, the notification is not getting populated in the App.
Even if the Auto Play is On, the video does not play automatically in In-app Push notification. HMA-361069 In iOS, even if the Auto Play is On in Unica Deliver, the video does not automatically play within the In-app Push notification.
For iOS, when user receives In-App notification containing video and other content, the video automatically opens in a new window and occupies the whole screen. HMA-360959 For iOS, when user receives In-App notification containing video and other content, the video automatically opens in a new window and occupies the whole screen. Only when you close the video, the push message with all the content is visible.
For In-app Push notification on iOS, app must be open. HMA-360675 To receive In-app Push notification on an iOS device, you must keep the app open.
Uninstalling and reinstalling the app on iOS changes the KSID value. HMA-360668 On an iOS device, if you uninstall and reinstall the app, the KSID value will change.
The video Play icon and the string deliverIP.ngrok.io appears on the locked device screen HMA-360490 If an In-app Push contains video, the video Play icon and the string deliverIP.ngrok.io appears on the locked device screen.
HTML code gets displayed in Message Editor if you apply styling in Quick Builder and configured a link to it HMA-359986 HTML code gets displayed in Message Editor if you apply styling in Quick Builder and configured link / Webpage to it.

Workaround: You can ignore this as it has no impact on the final mailer or its preview.

For the attached HTML file, extra space is getting added at the end of the template by clicking on Save and publish. HMA-359805 For some HTML templates, extra space may get added at the bottom in Quick View of Quick builder.

Workaround: You can ignore this.

Additional styling options are displayed in link name if there is an apostrophe ' in the ALT tag. HMA-359150 In Deliver report, additional styling options are displayed in link name if there is an apostrophe ' in the ALT tag
Font in generated PDF is different from the email communication created with imported HTML. HMA-358387 For Email Archive, the font in generated PDF are differrent from the email communication created with imported HTML.
If the image size has Auto attribute value, the image size does not appear similar to the final mailer. HMA-358384 For Email Archive, if the image size has Auto attribute value, the image size does not appear similar to the final mailer.
BCC email ID should be added to the generated email archive folders when email communication was created with BCC. HMA-358370 For Email Archive, BCC email ID must be added to the generated email archive folders when email communication was created with BCC.
Email content getting distorted on PDF file when sending email communication with attached HTML template. HMA-358131 For Email Archive, email content gets distorted on PDF file when sending email communication with an HTML template.
If you pause a mailing event, PDFs of email copies are not generated. HMA-358574 If you pause a mailing event, PDFs of email copies are not generated.
Distroted GIF images in PDF files HMA-358280 If your email has GIF iamges and if you archive such emails to PDFs, the images are distorted.
Emoji in subject line replaced with UTF characters HMA-358269 If your email subject line contains emojis and if you archive such emails to PDFs and Meta Files, the emojis in the subject line are replaced by UTF characters.
In iOS, if the app expires, you cannot add a renewed certificate. HMA-357903 For iOS devices, if the app expires, there are no provisions in Unica Deliver for adding a renewed certificate.
'Right' spacing set in editor does not reflect in the In-App push received by the user. HMA-356404 If you set 'Right' spacing in editor, the same does not reflect in the In-App push message received by the user.
Visual difference in previewed message and the Push message received by users. HMA-356384 There is a visual difference between the previewed message and the Push message received by users on their mobile.
Email/Landing Page: Preview appears as blank if you use an image linked with an offer. HMA-354556 In case of Email or Landing Page, preview appears as blank if you use an image linked with an offer.
HTML content gets distorted in the final mailer for the mentioned HTML code on Microsoft Outlook app. HMA-353956 HTML content gets distorted in the final mailer for the following HTML code on Microsoft Outlook app:
<v:image />', <v:textbox>, <v:rect>

Workaround: If you notice issues in the final mailer, particularly in the Microsoft Outlook app, please remove VML specific tags like: <v:image />, <v:textbox>, <v:rect>, etc.

Security vulnerability javascript injection in Message Editor. HMA-353264 Security vulnerability javascript injection in Message Editor.
Icons or emojis do not appear in emails received by users, if emails are created using imported templates. HMA-350468 When using Quick Builder, if you import HTML files containing emojis and icons (if emojis or icons are entered in hexadecimal format), the final email will not display them.
RLU: Failed to load class org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder while running RLU. HMA-349665 When running RLU utility, the following messages may be displayed:
SLF4J: Failed to load class ""org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder"".
SLF4J: Defaulting to no-operation (NOP) logger implementation.
SLF4J: See http://www.slf4j.org/codes.html#StaticLoggerBinder for further details.
MLog initialization issue: slf4j found no binding or threatened to use its (dangerously silent) NOPLogger. We consider the slf4j library not found.

Workaround: You can ignore it as this has no impact.

URL does not gets converted to a short link if Personalization Fields exist in the URL HMA-347128 If you use Message Editor to create an SMS with URLs having Personalization Fields, the URLs will not be shortened in the delivered SMS.

Workaround: If SMS' has URLs with Personalization Fields, create the SMS using Quick Builder.

Landing page preview not working when published using Message Editor HMA-345771 Preview for landing pages does not work in the following scenarios:
  • when landing pages are created and published using Message Editor
  • when landing pages are created in Quick Builder and published using Message Editor
SMS delivered from Journey does not send the latest URL configured in the SMS template of Unica Deliver. HMA-344547 SMS delivered from Journey does not send the latest URL configured in the SMS template of Unica Deliver.

Workaround:

To add a URL in the SMS template, create a copy of the original template, add the URL in it, and use the updated template in Journey Touchpoint. You will receive an updated message with the added link.

In case of Landing Pages, the attributes getting response is different for checkbox and radio button type fields when integrated with Unica Journey. HMA-344443 / HMA-342759 / HMA-342112 Attributes getting response is different for checkbox and radio button type fields when integrated with Unica Journey.

Woraround:

In Unica Journey, the user needs to configure LP fields one after the other for checkbox otherwise the user cannot implement an effective Decision split with the existing behavior.

On OneDB database, lots of SQLWarnings are observed in deliver_rct.log HMA-339726 In case of OneDB database, lots of SQLWarnings are seen in deliver_rct.log. An example is as follows:
2022-04-22 20:41:06,861 INFO   C3P0PooledConnectionPoolManager[identityToken->2we9w9aob175d01n07qw - Database selected
java.sql.SQLWarning: Database selected
        at com.informix.util.IfxWarnMsg.getSQLWarning(IfxWarnMsg.java:117) ~[onedb-jdbc-8.0.0.1-complete.jar:8.0.0.1]
        at com.informix.jdbc.IfxSqliConnect.addWarning(IfxSqliConnect.java:2237) ~[onedb-jdbc-8.0.0.1-complete.jar:8.0.0.1]
        at com.informix.jdbc.IfxSqliConnect.setWarnings(IfxSqliConnect.java:4076) ~[onedb-jdbc-8.0.0.1-complete.jar:8.0.0.1]

Workaround:

You can ignore the warnings as they have no impact.

Out-of-the-box Built-in Landing pages are not displayed for Partition2 user. HMA-338362 Out-of-the-box Built-in Landing pages are not displayed for partition2 user or users that do not belong to partition1.

Workaround:

Contact HCL support to receive assistance in activating out-of-the-box Built-in Landing pages for multiple partitions.

SMS delivered from Journey does not send the latest URL configured in the SMS template in Deliver HMA-338279 SMS delivered from Journey does not send the latest URL configured in the SMS template in Deliver.

Workaround:

To add a URL in SMS template, create a copy of the original template, add the URL in it, and use the updated template in Journey Touchpoint. This results in an updated message the added link.

Search results do not appear for ASCII name and English characters HMA-338249 In Select a Communication dialog, for the Communication to search field, the search does not display results if the search query contains a combination of non-ASCII name and English characters.
Error converting data type nvarchar to bigint appears when executing drop scripts for GDPR on SQL server database HMA-337904 On Microsoft SQL Server database, the GDPR DELETE query throws the following error:
Error converting data type nvarchar to bigint.

Workaround:

For Microsoft SQL Server, from the GDPR delete script, replace:
SELECT CustomerID INTO {Temp_Table} FROM <Campaign_Schema>.dbo.UA_ContactHistory WHERE 1 = 0;
by:
SELECT cast(CustomerID as nvarchar) CustomerID INTO {Temp_Table} FROM <Campaign_Schema>.dbo.UA_ContactHistory WHERE 1 = 0;

After the replacement, save the script and execute it.

Image preview not working for built-in landing page HMA-337748 For built-in preference landing pages, the image preview is not working for toggle block, dropdown, textarea, and button.
All the simple and In App Push communications created in Quick builder are listed and displayed in Message Editor. HMA-333372 All the simple and In App Push communications created in Quick builder are listed and displayed in Message Editor. You should avoid opening or updating this communications from Message Editor as this will lead to issues.
For In App Push communication, videos browsed from Content picker does not get added or loaded on Safari. HMA-334105 When user creates an In App push on Safari and adds videos from Content picker, the videos do not add or get loaded.

Workaround: Use chrome on Mac to create In APP Push having videos or use public videos on Safari and do not add from Content picker.
Some videos may not play in final In App Push notification in Android or iOS devices HMA-333918 Some videos may not play in an In App Push notification received on Android or iOS devices.

Workaround : Videos must be formatted according to codec required by such device so that they can play. The general requirements for videos to play on Android or Ios devices are h264 encoding. Only MP4 / H264 videos are supported for In APP Push notifications, youtube videos public links are not supported.

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CTRL + Z operation changes selected personalization field to undefined in email, SMS, and Push HMA-334051 On performing CRTL+Z, the selected personalization field changes to undefined in email, SMS, and Push. Do not do Ctrl + Z, otherwise you may face issues|.
Two delivered responses for a In APP Push sent - push.delivered and inApp.delivered HMA-333512 For every In App push delivered, two response events are received. For example – If "In APP Push" communication is sent to one user and it is delivered then we will get two delivered responses for this one recipient, that is, push.delivered and inApp.delivered in uace_mobileevent campaign system table and also two delivered responses are displayed on Push Message Summary Report for In APP Push Mailing. Also, custom responses for In APP Push are not supported for Push Message Summary Report. This is not applicable to Simple Push.|
User is not able to log in to Platform after upgrade to 12.1.3, in case Deliver is configured. HMA-330433

Execute the following query on Platform database.

select * from usm_role_role_map where role_id = (select ID from usm_role where name='Deliver_admin' and application=101 and partition_id=<>)

Specify actual partition id in above query, default for partition1, partition id =1, it varies for multiple partitions.

If above result in more than one row, contact HCL support to help in executing the following delete query. Delete one of the duplicate record of "Deliver_admin" role by running below query.

delete from usm_role_role_map where role_id = (select ID from usm_role where name='Deliver_admin' and application=101 and partition_id=<>) and parent_role_id=<partition_id>

For example , for partition id =1

delete from usm_role_role_map where role_id = (select ID from usm_role where name='Deliver_admin' and application=101 and partition_id=1) and parent_role_id=1

An error occurred while linking offer to the content in Google Chrome browser. HMA-318695 An error occurred while linking offer to the content in Google Chrome browser due to"sameSite" security feature introduced by Google for Chrome browser.
Workaround: Offer integration, that is, assigning Campaign offers to content (either in Quick Builder or in existing Message Editor) will work on Chrome and Safari browsers with the following settings depending on the application server where Campaign is deployed.
  • If Campaign is deployed in Websphere. Offer integration works only if Campaign is configured for SSL and WebSphere version is 8.5.5.18 or higher along with the following settings.
    • Create the following custom property on WAS admin console at Enterprise Applications > Campaign war > Session management > Add NewCustom property.

      Custom Property Name: CookieSameSite

      Custom Property value: None

    • Restart WebSphere.
  • If Campaign is deployed in Tomcat: Offer integration works only if Campaign is configured for SSL along with the following settings.
    • Add the following sameSiteconfiguration in context.xml file for Tomcat.

      <CookieProcessor sameSiteCookies="None"/>?

    • Restart Tomcat.

  • If Campaign is deployed in JBOSS or WebLogic: Offer integration works if Campaign is configured for SSL and only in IE11 and Safari. It will not work on Chrome.

Images donot display in email and onlyDeliver CMS issupported for Offer integration.

HMA-324983 In Quick Builder, the images from CMS other thanDeliverCMS do not display in email, if link is assigned to those images. Also, with offer integration, no CMS other than Deliver CMS is supported.
Unable to access Message Editor or Quick Builder on Safari browser. HMA-324964

Users are unable to access Message Editor or Quick Builder on Safari browser.

Workaround: To access Message editor or Quick Builder in Safari browser, apply the following settings in Safari browser.
  1. Navigate to Safari> Preferences > Privacy tab.
  2. Deselect first cross site check box.
  3. Relaunch Safari.

Extra rows as universal link gets added inucc_containerURLtable, if URL conditioning is done in email.

HMA-325523 If URL conditioning is implemented in email, then some extra rows gets populated in ucc_container URL table which may impact Detailed link by cell report and Detailed link report.
On Safari browser background screen gets distorted, when you choose image while creating Push communication in Quick Builder. HMA-325498 On Safari browser, the background screen gets distorted, when you choose image while creating Push communication in Quick Builder. This is the background screen which gets distorted hence you can ignore this.
No global search for communications in Quick Builder. HMA-323184 Communications searched in Quick Builder is not global, the search is only applied on the selected folder.
Interoperability :Email comunications created, edited or saved in legacy Message Editor are not supported in Quick Builder. You can observe some issues if the email communications created, edited, or saved in legacy Message Editor is opened in Quick Builder.
Interoperability :Droppable zone is not displayed for duplicated block and they cannot be edited in legacy Message Editor as well. HMA-323244 In Quick Builder while creating email communications, if a droppable zone is added and if the same email communication is opened in legacy Message Editor, then droppable zone for duplicate block is not displayed and they cannot be edited as well.
Interoperability :Formating issues for Image tool box in legacy Message Editor. HMA-323218, HMA-323234

If border, width, and radius is applied to an image while designing email in Quick Builder and if same email is opened in the legacy Message Editor, the border, width, and radius are not displayed.

While designing email in Quick Builder, if a value isprovided for the width of an image and if the same email is opened in legacy Message Editor, the width is always shown as 100%, although user can edit it manually.

While designing an email in Quick Builder, if a link is provided to an image and if the same email is opened in legacy Message Editor, the image is not displayed.
While designing an email in Quick Builder, if an imageis added and if the same email is opened in the legacy Message Editor, then a link with "#" as a value gets assigned to the image.
Sometimes, you may observe issues, if emails are saved and published in the legacy Message Editor which were designed in Quick Builder.