FIX: 2-way WCF-BasicHttp receive port does not respond to a WCF client when the "failed message routing" feature is enabled in BizTalk Server 2010 or in BizTalk Server 2013

Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

• You configure a 2-way WCF-BasicHttp receive port that receives Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messages from a WCF client in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 or in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2013.

• The 2-way receive port receives an invalid EDI message during the EDI disassemble stage, and an error occurs.

• An error message is logged in the event log, and a negative 999 acknowledgement is published to the Message Box database.

• An orchestration obtains the 999 acknowledgement and then publishes the acknowledgement to the Message Box database.

• You enable the "failed message routing" feature.

In this scenario, you experience the following issues:

• The Batchcomplete method fails, and you receive the following error message:
  
  

  Log Name: Application
  Source: BizTalk Server
  Event ID: 5673
  Task Category: BizTalk Server
  Level: Error
  Keywords: Classic
  Description:
  The Messaging Engine received an error from transport adapter " WCF-BasicHttp" when notifying the adapter with the BatchComplete event. Reason "Value cannot be null. Parameter name: error".

• The 2-way receive port on the response computer obtains the 999 acknowledgement. However, the 2-way receive port cannot send the acknowledgement back to the WCF client.

• A suspended receive instance is not displayed on the Group hub page in the BizTalk Server Administration Console.

Note If you do not enable the "failed message routing" feature, a suspended receive instance is displayed on the Group hub page in the BizTalk Server Administration Console. Additionally, the 2-way receive port on a response computer obtains the 999 acknowledgement and then sends the acknowledgement back to the WCF client.

Resolution

Status

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

More Information

For more information about how to enable routing for failed messages, go to the following MSDN website:

General information about how to enable routing for failed messagesFor information about the service packs and cumulative update list for BizTalk Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2555976 Service pack and cumulative update list for BizTalk Server For more information about BizTalk hotfixes and cumulative update support, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2003907 Information about BizTalk hotfixes and Cumulative Update support