FIX: Documents Fail Data Validation When You Use X12 Documents with BizTalk Server (297631)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000

This article was previously published under Q297631

SYMPTOMS

When you use X12 documents with Microsoft BizTalk Server that use either Real (R) or Number (N) data types, your documents may fail data validation. The reason provided for validation failure may be similar to the following error message:
Length is greater than the maximum.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

299664 INFO: How to Obtain the Latest BizTalk Server 2000 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in BizTalk Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

MORE INFORMATION

To provide support for newer specifications, BizTalk Server now provides a property named Custom Maximum Length. This new property allows data that includes plus (+) or minus (-) signs and decimal points (.) to be excluded from the calculation of the length of field data.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/22/2003
Keywords:kbBizTalk2000SP1fix kbbug kbfix KB297631