"The XML Document Has Failed Validation" Error Message After You Execute the SubmitSync Method Two Times

When you make two consecutive calls to the Interchange.SubmitSync() method, the second call fails and the following error message is returned by the call:

When this error occurs, an error similar to the following is written to the BizTalk Server application log:

This error will occur under the following conditions:

• The first call to the Interchange.SubmitSync() method references a channel that is associated with a document definition that references a valid document specification
• The second call to the Interchange.SubmitSync() method references a channel that is associated with a document definition that does not reference a valid document specification

When this occurs, the second call to the Interchange.SubmitSync() method will still reference the document specification from the first call to the Interchange.SubmitSync() method and cause the error listed above.

This behavior is changed in the Service Pack/hot fix referenced below so that calls to the SubmitSync() method will not reuse a previously referenced document specification if the channel being referenced in the SubmitSync() call is not associated with a document definition that references a valid document specification.

Service Pack Information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix Information

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing to further ensure product quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) 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 tool in Control Panel.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Before you install theHot fix, view the Readme.txt file, and then follow these steps:

1. Stop the BizTalk service.
2. For each database group:
   1. Use SQL Query Analyzer to apply BTM_PriorityUpgrade.sql to the Interchange_BTM database.
   2. Use SQL Query Analyzer to apply SQ_PriorityUpgrade.sql to the Interchange_SQ database.
   Note You must upgrade all servers that share the database. Any servers with the old files do not start after the BTM and SQ databases have been updated.
3. Run Hotfixsetup.exe.

NOTE:
It is not necessary to perform the steps listed above if you are installing the Service Pack, these steps are only applicable if you are installing the hot fix.