FIX: DBCS characters are corrupted in an IDOC that is sent by using the BizTalk Adapter for mySAP Business Suite (884551)

RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

This hotfix requires the SAP .NET Connector for Visual Studio .NET 2003 version 1.0.3.

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.

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------
   16-Sep-2004  01:41  2.0.317.0         543,448  Sapadaptermanagement.dll  
   16-Sep-2004  01:41  2.0.317.0          84,688  Saptransmitter.dll

MORE INFORMATION

For this hotfix to work, install the SAP .NET Connector for Visual Studio .NET 2003 version 1.0.3 installed. Then you must run BizTalkSAPConfig.exe with the /i option. To run BizTalkSAPConfig.exe, follow these steps:

Click Start, click Run, cmd, and then click OK.
At the command prompt, change the current folder to the adapter installation folder.
Type BizTalkSAPConfig /i, and then press ENTER.
Type exit, and then press ENTER to close the command prompt.

Note The adapter installation folder is typically located in the <install location>\Microsoft BizTalk Adapter v2.0 for MySAP Business Suite folder.

REFERENCES

For more information about Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk

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

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates