URL rewrites are not generated for categories with "Include in Menu=No" when creating a store view

[stupachenko]

Preconditions (*)

1. Magento 2.4-develop

Steps to reproduce (*)

1. Navigate to Admin Panel > Catalog > Categories, select root category and add new subcategory:

Enable Category = Yes
Include in Menu = No
Category Name = Hidden Category
URL Key = hidden-category

2. Open created category on the frontend using direct URL /hidden-category.html
3. Navigate to Admin Panel > Stores > All Stores and create new store view:

Name: German
Code: german
Status: Enabled

4. Return to frontend, switch to German store view.
5. Open hidden category using direct URL /hidden-category.html

Expected result (*)

1. Hidden category should be accessible on German store view.

Actual result (*)

1. Hidden category is inaccessible on German store view, because URL rewrites are not generated for categories with "Include in Menu=No" when creating a store view.

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• Severity: S2

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[swathishs]

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[swathishs]

The issue is been reproduced on the 2.4-develop branch

Attachments:
1.New subcategory:

2.Frontend with default view:

3. New store view:
   

4. German store view:
   

5. 404 Error:
   

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