Bug ID 595227: SWG Custom Category: unable to have a URL in multiple custom categories

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP APM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2, 12.1.0, 12.1.1

Fixed In:
13.0.0, 12.1.2

Opened: May 23, 2016

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

When configuring a url in multiple categories you receive a validation error message: May 19 16:13:44 bigip12 err mcpd[8992]: 010717f3:3: Custom category (/Common/category_allow_group2) has invalid URL (http://172.16.20.1/*). Reason: You cannot have the same URL in two or more custom categories. URL used in category (/Common/category_allow_group1).

Impact

Unable to have the same URL in multiple custom categories, and therefore cannot configure the system to have a URL allowed for one group but not for another.

Conditions

Configuring the same URL in multiple custom categories.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

Validation preventing the configuration of same URL for multiple custom categories has been fixed.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips