URI question - Elements framework

[makco1]

I'm uploading Categories (.csv files) into a new DEV site with CATEGORY_CODE , CATEGORY_NAME , CATEGORY_PAGE_TITLE , CATEGORY_PARENT_CODE
Could someone explain why some categories are adding a -xxx sequence number to the end of my URI links and not others?
Page Titles so far are all unique.
/engine-cooler-kits-transmission-coolers-192.html
/engine-cooler-kits-transmission-coolers.html
When I manually regenerate URI in each Edit Cat. it seems go back to the normal link without the added sequence.

/<mvt:if expr="NOT ISNULL l.settings:category:slugified_page_title">
<mvt:eval expr="tolower( l.settings:category:slugified_page_title )" />
<mvt:else><mvt:eval expr="tolower( l.settings:category:slugified_name )" />
</mvt:if>.html

I will have over 8,000 parent and Sub categories when finished.
Any opinions on if I would I be better off using the Category code for the URI Link instead of the Page Titles?

Thank you for your time
Mark

[Matt Zimmermann]

Hi Mark,

When the URI generator sees a duplicate, in this case a category name, it adds to the end of the name to generate a unique URI.

[makco1]

I'm not sure I really understand.
All Categories have an unique CATEGORY_CODE
Each CATEGORY_NAME is also unique to that CATEGORY_CODE.
But the CATEGORY_PAGE_TITLE is exactly the same as CATEGORY_NAME .

ALL of the 68 Test Categories had the same CATEGORY_PAGE_TITLE as the CATEGORY_NAME
But only about 1/2 of the 68 I uploaded as a test had a Suffix added.

Is there a simple work around that you can suggest?

[Brennan]

What does your import file look like?

You an also go into the admin and delete all URIs and re-generate them so you don't need to import them (assuming they are the slugified page name/title, etc)

[makco1]

Brennan, I did delete all URIs and re-generated and ALL of the URIs come out looking correct! Thank you.

I was using a basic standard category upload .csv for new & updating when I was getting the sequence number added to the end of the URIs.

CATEGORY_CODE	CATEGORY_NAME	CATEGORY_PAGE_TITLE	CATEGORY_PARENT_CODE
ATP-Automatic-Transmission-Parts	Automatic Transmission Parts	Automatic Transmission Parts
TOC-Transmission-Oil-Coolers	Transmission Oil Coolers	Transmission Oil Coolers
MTP-Manual-Transmission-Parts	Manual Transmission Parts	Manual Transmission Parts
TCP-Transfer-Case-Catalog	Transfer Case Parts	Transfer Case Parts
Antique-Transmission-parts	Antique Automatic transmission parts	Antique Automatic transmission parts	ATP-Automatic-Transmission-Parts
AT-Kit-Questions	Automatic transmission Kit Questions	Automatic transmission Kit Questions	ATP-Automatic-Transmission-Parts
MTP-Luk-Standard-Clutch-Set	Manual transmission parts LUK Standard Clutches	Manual transmission parts LUK Standard Clutches	MTP-Manual-Transmission-Parts
MTP-Manual-Transmissons-Unit-Code	Manual transmission parts Transmission Type	Manual transmission parts Transmission Type	MTP-Manual-Transmission-Parts
MTP-MT-Fluids-Chart	Manual transmission parts Fluid Application Chart	Manual transmission parts Fluid Application Chart	MTP-Manual-Transmission-Parts
MTP-MT-Kit-info	Manual transmission parts Bearing kit Information	Manual transmission parts Bearing kit Information	MTP-Manual-Transmission-Parts
MTP-MT-Parts-Make-Model-ID	Manual transmission parts Make & Model Lookup	Manual transmission parts Make & Model Lookup	MTP-Manual-Transmission-Parts