Symptoms
Consider the following scenario:
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You open a BizTalk project by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 on a computer that is running Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 or Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009.
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The BizTalk project contains a BizTalk map. The source schema and the destination schema of the map come from a separate project.
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The separate project that contains the schemas is added as a project type reference in the BizTalk project that contains the BizTalk map. Or, the development build assembly of the schema project is added as a reference in the map project.
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You try to open the map in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.
In this scenario, the map takes a long time to open. Additionally, Visual Studio 2005 may become less responsive while it opens the map.
Note The issue does not occur if the schemas and the map are within the same BizTalk project. If you use BizTalk Server 2009, the Event Source and Event Category in above events are “BizTalk Server 2009”.
Cause
The issue occurs because of an error in the Microsoft.BizTalk.ArtifactBrowser.dll file.
Resolution
Cumulative update information
BizTalk Server 2009
The hotfix that resolves this issue is included in cumulative update package 2 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:
2497794 Cumulative update package 2 for BizTalk Server 2009
The hotfix that resolves this problem is included in cumulative update package 3 for BizTalk Server 2006 R2 SP1.
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:
2286501 Cumulative update package 3 for BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Service Pack 1
For more information about BizTalk Server 2006 R2 SP1 hotfixes, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
974563 List of Microsoft BizTalk Server hot fixes that are included in BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Service Pack 1
For more information about BizTalk Server hotfixes, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2003907 Information on BizTalk Server hotfixes
Workaround
To work around this issue, add a reference to the deployment build assembly of the schema project in the map project.
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 test a map, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) website:
