MDVA-39181: Related product rules show products from category undefined in rule

The MDVA-39181 patch solves the issue where related product rules show products from a category not defined in the rule. This patch is available when the Quality Patches Tool (QPT) 1.1.10 is installed. The patch ID is MDVA-39181. Please note that the issue is scheduled to be fixed in Adobe Commerce 2.4.5.

Affected products and versions

The patch is created for Adobe Commerce version:

• Adobe Commerce (all deployment methods) 2.4.2

Compatible with Adobe Commerce versions:

• Adobe Commerce (all deployment methods) 2.4.1 - 2.4.3-p1

Issue

Related product rules show products from categories not defined in the rule.

Prerequisites:

Install sample data.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Create an attribute brand and add it to the Tops Attribute Set.

2. Choose Josie, Augusta, and Ingrid jackets to add to the Brand Kitty from Women > Tops > Jackets category.

3. Choose Beaumont, Hyperion, and Kenobi jackets to add to the Brand Kitty from Men > Tops > Jacket category.

4. Create a related product with:

   Apply To: Related Products
   Customer Segments: All
   

   • Products to Match:

   If ALL of these conditions are TRUE
     Category is {}
     Brand is {}
   

   • Products to Display:

   If ALL of these conditions are TRUE
      Product Category is the same as Matched Product Category
      Product brand is Matched Product Brand
   

5. Open SKU WJ04 from the front end and check related products.

6. Update the category ID from Women > Tops > Jackets in case it is different from this.

Expected results:

Only products from the same brand and same child category are shown in related products.

Actual results:

Related products are shown of the same brand but from a random parent category.

Apply the patch

To apply individual patches, use the following links depending on your deployment method:

• Adobe Commerce or Magento Open Source on-premises: Software Update Guide > Apply Patches in our developer documentation.
• Adobe Commerce on cloud infrastructure: Upgrades and Patches > Apply Patches in our developer documentation.

Related reading

To learn more about Quality Patches Tool, refer to:

• Quality Patches Tool released: a new tool to self-serve quality patches in our support knowledge base.
• Check if patch is available for your Adobe Commerce issue using Quality Patches Tool in our support knowledge base.

For info about other patches available in QPT, refer to Patches available in QPT in our developer documentation.