ID 528036 - A trailing dot (.) character in the pagePrefix parameter, when used together with promoted parameters that are not already nested, causes NetworkMaterialCreate/Edit nodes to error and freeze the Material Interface Parameters tab.

Problem summary
A trailing dot (.) character in the pagePrefix parameter when used together with promoted parameters that are not already nested, causes NetworkMaterialCreate/Edit nodes to error and freeze the Material Interface Parameters tab.
 
Customer reported version
Katana 6.0v1
 
Customer reported platform
CentOS 7
 
Steps to reproduce
 
1)  Create an NetworkMaterialCreate node and inside create a dlStandard node and a dlFloatToColor node.
 
2)  Connect the dlFloatToColor outColor to the Base > Color input on the dlStandard node.

2)  Promote the Mode parameter on the dlFloatToColor node by clicking the wrench > Add to Material Interface.

3)  In the publicInterface settings of the node, set pagePrefix to "testing."
 
4)  Exit the NetworkMaterialCreate interface and set the Edit flag to the NetworkMaterialCreate node.
 
5)  View the Parameters tab of the Material Interface.
 
Expected behaviour
In the NetworkMaterialCreate/Edit's Parameters tab a new nested group is created and all exposed or promoted parameters are present.
 
Actual behaviour
In the NetworkMaterialCreate/Edit's Parameters tab a new nested group is not created and all exposed or promoted parameters are not present. The Parameters tab is also frozen to it's current state.
 
Workaround
Unknown.
 
Reproduced by support
This bug has been reproduced in:
Katana 6.0v1 - Windows 10, CentOS 7
Katana 5.0v4 - Windows 10, CentOS 7
Katana 5.0v2 - Windows 10, CentOS 7
Katana 4.5v4 - Windows 10, CentOS 7
Katana 4.5v2 - Windows 10, CentOS 7
 
Unable to reproduce bug in:
Katana 5.0v1 - Windows 10, CentOS 7
Katana 4.5v1 - Windows 10, CentOs 7
 
Earliest version tested
Katana 5.0v1/4.5v1 - This issue doesn't appear in this version and has regressed.