FIX: MT54x messages are not validated correctly when you use the BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2008 Message Pack

Consider the following scenario:

• You use Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2.1, BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2.3, BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 3.0, or BizTalk 2009 Accelerator for SWIFT to process messages together with Message Pack 2008.
• You have enabled Business Rule Engine validation on the SWIFT disassembler and have deployed a validation policy for MT 541 message.
• You receive an MT 541 message. The MT541 message contains a narrative field that begins with a hyphen "-".

In this scenario, the MT 541 message is rejected because of a validation error. For example, you receive an MT541 message that contains a 70E field that resembles the following:


In this example, the MT 541 message is rejected. Additionally, you receive a Business Rule Engine validation report that resembles the following:

The first line in the Narrative field is " -EUR1111111111111111111111111111111". However, according to the message format validation rules in MT Standards Release 2008 (SR2008), this is allowed. This problem also occurs with message types MT540, MT542, MT543, MT544, MT545, MT546, and MT547.

This problem occurs because of an error in the BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2008 Message Pack. This error causes a problem in validating MT54x messages correctly.

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

You must have the BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2008 Message Pack installed to apply this hotfix. To apply this hotfix, follow the instructions in the Readme.txt file that is contained in this hotfix package.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix. However, you must restart the BizTalk host instance 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.Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix that contains these files may also contain additional files.

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

For more information about the BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2008 Message Pack, visit the following page in the Microsoft Download Center:
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This article also applies to the following products:

• Microsoft BizTalk 2009 Accelerator for SWIFT Enterprise Edition.
  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009 Enterprise Edition.
  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009 Evaluation Edition.
  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009 Developer Edition.
• Microsoft BizTalk 2009 Accelerator for SWIFT Standard Edition.
  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009 Standard Edition.