FIX: Rules may not be re-evaluated correctly when you use the Update facts function in BizTalk Server 2004 (838991)

SYMPTOMS

Rules may not be re-evaluated correctly when you use the Update facts function in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004. Sometimes, the wrong rules are re-evaluated. This behavior may cause the rule engine to run in an infinite loop. Alternatively, rules that should fire again may not fire.

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

888751 How to obtain the latest BizTalk Server 2004 service pack

Hotfix information

The English version of this hotfix 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.

   Date         Time   Version     Size     File name
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   16-Mar-2004  05:57  3.0.5259.0  704,512  Microsoft.ruleengine.dll

Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix that contains this file may also contain additional files.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about the terminology that is used to describe Microsoft product updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: