Microsoft KB Archive/838991

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

Article ID: 838991

Article Last Modified on 6/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Partner Edition
 * Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Standard Edition

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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.



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 -  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.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article. This problem was corrected in BizTalk Server 2004 Service Pack 1.



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:

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

Keywords: kbbiztalk2004-2006swept kbbiztalk2004sp1fix kbfix kbbug kbhotfixserver kbqfe KB838991

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