Consider the following scenario. You are running a Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 application that uses BizTalk Accelerator for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 3.0. You map a custom schema to a HIPAA schema, and then you test or validate the map at design time. You select Native as the value for the Test Map command. In this scenario, the Test Map operation is not successful, and there are error messages in the Microsoft Visual Studio output window.

For example, the following error message contains sample error messages that may appear in the Visual Studio task list after you perform the Test Map operation. The first four error messages are consistent, regardless of the HIPAA schema that is used.The Map_output.txt file always contains garbage data that resembles the following data:

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.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have BizTalk Server 2004 and BizTalk Accelerator for HIPAA 3.0 installed.

Restart requirement

You must restart the 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 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.

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