Categories selector: category hierarchy is lost in flat mode

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 7.1.X, 7.2.X, Master
• Fix Version/s: Master
• Component/s: Categories
• Labels:
  • ee-ts
• Fix Priority: 3
• Git Pull Request: https://github.com/brianchandotcom/liferay-portal/pull/80175

Reproduction steps

• In the default vocabulary 'Topic' create the following hierarchy of categories:

 - cat1
    - subcat
 - cat2
    - subcat

• Create a new content a click in the categories section click in the select button
• In the categories selector popup search for the word "subcat"

Expected behavior

• Both subcategories are shown as results and the user can differentiate each one of them by their hierarchy.

Actual behavior

• Both subcategories are shown as results but the user has no way to distinguish them as he only sees the name.