FIX: "The servicenamespace entered is not valid" error in BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010 after you install April Update for Microsoft Azure AppFabric SDK V1.0

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

You install the following software on a computer:
- Microsoft BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010
- Microsoft Azure AppFabric SDK V1.0 - April Update
- Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 Feature Pack
You use the Microsoft Azure AppFabric portal to register a Service Bus service namespace.
You use the WCF Adapter Service template to try to create a project in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. The WCF Adapter Service Development Wizard starts.
You perform the following actions in the WCF Adapter Service Development Wizard:
- You select one operation, and then you add some details of a binding in the Choose Operations step.
- You select the Extend the reach of the service on the cloud check box in the AppFabric Connect step.
- You type the name of the Service Bus service namespace in the Service Namespace box.

In this scenario, you receive an error message that resembles the following:

The servicenamespace entered is not valid. Enter a valid servicenamespace to continue.

Notes

After you receive this error message, the Next button is unavailable.
This issue also occurs in the wizard when you use a custom adapter that is created by using the following SDK:
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Line of Business (LOB) Adapter SDK

Check and install the latest cumulative update via here.

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

For more information about the AppFabric Connect feature, visit the following Microsoft website:

For more information about how to install the AppFabric Connect feature in BizTalk Server 2010, visit the following TechNet website:

For more information about April Update for Azure AppFabric SDK V1.0, visit the following Microsoft website:

For more information about BizTalk Server hotfixes, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2003907 Information about BizTalk Server hotfixes

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