FIX: "Too many data elements" error when you receive an EDI X12 997 message in BizTalk Server 2010

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Symptoms

Assume that you receive an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) X12 997 functional acknowledgement message in a Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 environment. The message is in the HIPAA 5010 standard and contains an ST03 element. In this situation, you receive an error message that resembles the following:

Error: 1 (Field level error)
SegmentID: ST
Position in TS: 1
Data Element ID: ST02
Position in Segment: 2
Data Value:
3: Too many data elements

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Cause

This issue occurs because the ST03 element definition is missing from the 5010 version of the EDI X12 997 schema.

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Resolution

Cumulative update information

For BizTalk Server 2010

The hotfix that resolves this issue is included in cumulative update package for BizTalk Server 2010.

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:

2855367 Cumulative update package 6 for BizTalk Server 2010

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