SYMPTOMS
After you remove an assembly from your Microsoft BizTalk Server Management database in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004, the following event is logged in the Application log:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: BizTalk Server 2004
Event Category: BizTalk Server 2004
Event ID: 5720
Description:
There was a failure executing the send pipeline: "Microsoft.BizTalk.DefaultPipelines.XMLTransmit" Source: "XML assembler" Send Port: "path\BizTalk Server Project\BizTalk Server Project\out\%MessageID%.xml" Reason: This Assembler cannot retrieve document specification by using this type: "string".
Note In BizTalk Server 2004, removing an assembly is also known as undeploying an assembly.
RESOLUTION
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next BizTalk Server 2004 service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, 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:
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.
Warning You cannot roll back this hotfix from the BizTalk Server environment. Therefore, make sure that you fully test this hotfix in a test environment before you apply this hotfix to a production environment. Do not try to use
Add or Remove Programs to remove this hotfix because this does not roll back the database changes, and leaves the BizTalk Server environment in an inconsistent state.
Prerequisites
You must have BizTalk Server 2004 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed before you install this hotfix.
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 Size File name
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03-Feb-2005 18:43 94,764 Bts_deployment_logic.sql
Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix that contains these files may also contain additional files.
Hotfix installation information
After you extract this hotfix package, you must run the Setup program to install this hotfix.