Exporting a large catalog to XML takes significantly longer than importing the same catalog

In Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Feature Pack 1, when you export a large catalog to XML, it may take significantly longer than when you import the same XML catalog. For example, it may take 16 minutes to create a 35 MB XML file, but when you import the same catalog it takes only 2 minutes to complete.

In Commerce Server 2002 Feature Pack 1, performance was optimized only in the ImportXML method code.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now 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. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

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 tool in Control Panel.

Commerce Server 2002

   Date         Time   Version     Size     File name
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   09-Aug-2004  22:19                3,211  883504.sql 
   18-Aug-2004  17:59  4.5.3822.0  954,536  Catalog.dll 
   10-Aug-2004  00:09              830,023  Catalogcreate.sql

Commerce Server 2002 Feature Pack 1 (FP1)

   Date         Time   Version     Size     File name
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   09-Aug-2004  22:19                3,211  883504.sql 
   10-Aug-2004  02:38  4.6.5223.0  959,968  Catalog.dll 
   10-Aug-2004  00:09              830,023  Catalogcreate.sql

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

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