Before you apply the cumulative update package, the user interface (UI) of the
Validation and ACK Generation Settings page and the
Validation and ACK Processing Settings page resembles the following:
If the
Allow leading and trailing zeros and spaces check box is selected on the
Validation and ACK Generation Settings page and on the
Validation and ACK Processing Settings page, any additional space and zero characters that are leading or trailing are not removed from an EDI message that is generated by BizTalk Server. If an
Allow leading and trailing zeros and spaces check box is cleared, an event is logged in the Application log.
For example, you process the following HIPPA message that has some spaces in BizTalk Server 2009:
<NM103_SubscriberLastName>NM103_Test </NM103_SubscriberLastName>
If the
Allow leading and trailing zeros and spaces check box is selected on the
Validation and ACK Generation Settings page and on the
Validation and ACK Processing Settings page, BizTalk Server generates the following EDI message:
NM1*IL*1*NM103_Test *****II*NM109_SubscriberPrimaryIdentifier
If the
Allow leading and trailing zeros and spaces check box is cleared on the
Validation and ACK Generation Settings page or on the
Validation and ACK Processing Settings page, an event that resembles the following is logged in the Application log:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: BizTalk Server 2009 EDI
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8116
Description:
Error: 1 (Field level error)
SegmentID: NM1
Position in TS: 15
Data Element ID: NM103_SubscriberLastName
Position in Segment: 3
Data Value:
6: Leading or trailing space found
After you apply the following cumulative update package, the
Allow leading or trailing zeros and spaces check box is replaced by the
Handling leading and trailing spaces and zeros options. The user interface (UI) resembles the following:
You can select one of the following
Handling leading and trailing spaces and zeros options:
The
Allow and
Do not allow options are features that are available before this update is applied. However, the
Trim option is a new feature.
If the
Allow option is selected, BizTalk Server does not remove any additional space and zero characters that are leading or trailing from an EDI message.
If the
Do not allow option is selected, BizTalk Server logs an instance of an event when an EDI message contains additional space and zero characters that are leading or trailing. The event that is logged has Event ID 8116 and the "Leading or trailing space found" error message.
If the
Trim option is selected, BizTalk Server removes the additional space and zero characters that are leading or trailing. If the
Trim option is selected in the previous example, BizTalk Server generates the following EDI message:
NM1*IL*1*NM103_Test*****II*NM109_SubscriberPrimaryIdentifier
Note In earlier versions of BizTalk Server, additional zero and space characters that are leading or trailing are removed.
Cumulative update information
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
