FIX: A deadlock error may occur when you use Commerce Server Staging or BizTalk Adapter for Commerce Server Catalog to try to import catalog data in Commerce Server 2007 or in Commerce 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.

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Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have Commerce Server 2007 Service Package 2 (SP2) or Commerce Server 2009 installed.

Restart requirement

After you apply this hotfix, you do not have to restart the computer. However, you must restart the Commerce Server Catalog Import Host COM+ application after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

Post-installation steps

Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322756 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

To apply this hotfix, you must create the CatalogProductsIndex registry key and set its DWORD value to 1. After this key is set in the registry, the ctlg_CreateDropTempIndexes stored procedure is not used in the import process for the catalog data. 

To add the registry key, follow these steps:

1. Open Registry Editor. To do this, use the appropriate method for your operating system:
   • In Windows Vista, click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
   • In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey on an x86-based computer:
   
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Commerce Server 2007
   
   Note For an x64-based computer, click the following registry subkey:
   
   
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Commerce Server 2007
3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4. Type CatalogProductsIndex, and then press ENTER. 
5. Right-click CatalogProductsIndex, click Modify.
6. In the Value data box, type 1 or 0, and then click OK.
   
   Notes
   • If you type 1, the ctlg_CreateDropTempIndexes stored procedure is not used in the import process for catalog data.
   • If you type 0, the ctlg_CreateDropTempIndexes stored procedure is used in the import process for catalog data.
7. Exit Registry Editor.
   

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.

Commerce Server 2007

Commerce Server 2009