NSUserActivity: setting relatedUniqueIdentifier prevents indexing

Originator:futuretap
Number:rdar://21958439 Date Originated:23-Jul-2015 11:55 AM
Status:Closed/Behaves correctly Resolved:
Product:iOS SDK Product Version:9.0b4
Classification:Serious Bug Reproducible:Always
 
If i set a relatedUniqueIdentifier (to anything) in a CSSearchableItemAttributeSet which is assigned to the NSUserActivity, the item doesn't get indexed.

If I leave the item without a relatedUniqueIdentifier, it gets indexed.

However, I need this for the de-duplication of search results added via NSUserActivity, CoreSpotlight and the web crawler.

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6) My response

OK. Please provide an answer to this question: https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/11131 Also, if the issue is tagged as "Behaves correctly", may I suggest updating the documentation to clarify the situation? It is definitely not obvious that setting relatedUniqueIdentifier on NSUserActivity prevents indexing.

By futuretap at Aug. 19, 2015, 10:14 a.m. (reply...)

5) Apple response

No. DTS support is for GM versions. The forums are monitored and new questions will be addressed. Please don’t use bug reports to request answers.

We are leaving this report closed.

By futuretap at Aug. 19, 2015, 10:14 a.m. (reply...)

4) My response

Does this mean that DTS is available for iOS beta versions now?

I posted to the developer forums but did not receive a reply: https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/11131 Since the issue affects many developers, may I suggest providing a response publicly in the forums? This would be very helpful.

Thanks!

By futuretap at Aug. 19, 2015, 10:13 a.m. (reply...)

3) Apple response

Paid support is available to assist with your coding question. Here is the link for details:

https://developer.apple.com/support/technical/submit/

Additional information is available at:

https://developer.apple.com/support/technical/

We hope this information is helpful to you. We consider this issue closed.

Please be sure to regularly check new Apple releases for any updates that might affect this issue.

By futuretap at Aug. 11, 2015, 10:53 p.m. (reply...)

2) My response

Really? Then, how can I relate an NSUserActivity with an item added via CoreSpotlight or the web crawler? The WWDC session explicitly explained that this can be done via relatedUniqueIdentifier.

By futuretap at July 29, 2015, 10:48 p.m. (reply...)

1) Apple response

This issue behaves as intended.

We are now closing this bug report.

By futuretap at July 29, 2015, 10:48 p.m. (reply...)

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