FIX: Event ID 4096 is logged in the BizTalk Server Application log when you use BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet 3.5 to receive a 3A4 PIP message from a partner

Consider the following scenario:

• You use Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet 3.5 to receive a 3A4 Partner Interface Process (PIP) message from a partner.
• In the message, the affirmationindicator element has a value other than "yes" or "no." For example, the affirmationindicator element has a value of "Yes" or "No."

In this scenario, you cannot receive the message. Additionally, the following Error event is logged in the BizTalk Server Application log:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4096
Description:
Source module: RNDisAssembler
Correlation information:
Description:
Receive pipeline rejected incoming message due to the following RNIF exception: UNP.SCON.VALERR : A failure occurred while validating the service content.

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.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

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Prerequisites

You must have the following software installed before you apply this hotfix:

• Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2
• Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet 3.5

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the 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 item in Control Panel.After you apply this hotfix, BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet 3.5 allows for the following variations for the value of the affirmationindicator element:

• "yes" and "no"
• "Yes" and "No"
• "YES" and "NO"
• "Y" and "N"

Note The RosettaNet.org Web site supports only the following values of the affirmationindicator element:

• "yes" and "no"
• "Yes" and "No"

To work around this problem, ask the partner to use only "yes" and "no" for the values of the affirmationindicator element.

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

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