FIX: The EDI description context property for the routing failure report has an unhelpful error description in BizTalk Server 2006 R2

When you use the Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 native Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) functionality, the description context property for the routing failure report may contain an error description that resembles the following error description:Notes

• The errors in the event log that come from the EDI pipeline do not contain a message ID.
• The message that BizTalk generates for the corresponding EDI error message contains the message ID. However, the message contains no useful EDI error message.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

You must have BizTalk Server 2006 R2 installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.After you apply this hotfix, an EDI-specific error description is available in the Error Description tab of suspended messages in the Admin console. In the BizTalk event log, the entries have the specific error description together with the message ID and the instance ID.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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