Microsoft KB Archive/894182

= FIX: The BizTalk Adapter for mySAP Business Suite incorrectly converts a Unicode IDOC message stream to single-byte characters (ANSI) =

Article ID: 894182

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft BizTalk Adapter 2.0 for mySAP Business Suite

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario:
 * You configure the Microsoft BizTalk Adapter for mySAP Business Suite to receive messages from a SAP system.
 * This SAP system is configured to send Unicode Intermediate Document (IDOC) messages.
 * This SAP system is configured to support code page 4103 characters.

When the BizTalk Adapter for mySAP Business Suite receives a Unicode IDOC message from this SAP system, the BizTalk Adapter for mySAP Business Suite incorrectly converts the Unicode IDOC message stream to single-byte characters (ANSI) instead of using characters from a multibyte character set (MBCS). Additionally, no error message or Error event appears on the computer that is running the BizTalk Adapter for mySAP Business Suite.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because no interface exists to specify the code page for the BizTalk Adapter for mySAP Business Suite.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now 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. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or 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. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required to apply 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   Version    Size     File name 07-Mar-2005 12:58  2.0.332.0  547,552  Sapadaptermanagement.dll 07-Mar-2005 12:58  2.0.332.0   64,200  Sapreceiver.dll Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix that contains these files may also contain additional files.

Hotfix installation information
When you install this hotfix, the SAPAdapterManagement.dll file and the SAPReceiver.dll file are copied to the BizTalk Adapter for mySAP Business Suite installation folder. Additionally, the SAPReceiver.dll file is added to the global assembly cache. After you install this hotfix, a new property that is named BizTalk Code Page is available under SAP Authorization in the SAP Transport Properties dialog box. You must configure the BizTalk Code Page value with a code page value that is appropriate for your BizTalk Adapter for mySAP Business Suite installation. For example, to configure the BizTalk Adapter for mySAP Business Suite to successfully receive Unicode IDOC messages from a SAP system, set the BizTalk Code Page value to 65001. A value of 65001 corresponds to UTF-8 encoding.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, 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

Additional query words: eBiz BTS 2004

Keywords: kbbtsadapters kbbiztalk2004presp1fix kbbug kbfix kbhotfixserver kbqfe KB894182

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