Select the product you need help with

FIX: Error message when you try to deploy BAM update when partitioning is enabled for an existing activity: "All queries combined using a UNION, INTERSECT or EXCEPT operator must have an equal number of expressions in their target lists"

Article ID: 969558 - View products that this article applies to.

Hotfix Download Available

Expand all | Collapse all

SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario in Microsoft BizTalk Server:

You have a Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) activity that is deployed and is collecting data.
The partitioning feature is enabled for the activity.
You define an additional milestone for the activity.
At a command prompt, you run the following command to update the activity:

bm.exe update-all –definitionfile:<BAM denifition.xml>

In this scenario, the update fails and you receive the following error message in the Command Prompt window:

Updating Activity… ERROR: The BAM deployment failed.
Encountered error while executing command on SQL Server “<SQL Server Name>”
All queries combined using a UNION, INTERSECT or EXCEPT operator must have an equal number of expressions in their target lists.

Back to the top | Give Feedback

CAUSE

This issue occurs because of a problem in the logic that handles BAM updates when partitioning is enabled.

Back to the top | Give Feedback

RESOLUTION

Cumulative updated information

For BizTalk Server 2009, the hotfix that resolves this issue is included in Cumulative Update 1 for BizTalk Server 2009.

For more information about how to obtain the cumulative update package, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2429050

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2429050/ )

Cumulative update package 1 for BizTalk Server 2009

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.

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, submit a request to 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:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

(http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

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 Microsoft 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.

Collapse this tableExpand this table