I had mapping scenario in where I am having 3 input xml file and 1 output xm
l file, which I can easily specify in the mapping component in the orchestra
tion. The problem is when it opens the mapper. It shows that it had 3 input 
xml’s but only shows fiel
ds of first input xml and the other two as empty. When I go back to the orch
estration and try to click on the transform component it says that the signa
ture of the map file has changed, some arguments that you specify may not be
 valid. I believe it is pos
sible to have multiple input file and one output file, Am I missing somethin
g?.

Thanks
Amit

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Is the issue resolved?

Regards,
Tan Nguyen
Microsoft BizTalk Server

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xml file, which I can easily specify in the mapping component in the
orchestration. The problem is when it opens the mapper. It shows that it
had 3 input xml’s but only shows fields of first input xml and the other
two as empty. When I go back to the orchestration and try to click on the
transform component it says that the signature of the map file has changed,
some arguments that you specify may not be valid. I believe it is possible
to have multiple input file and one output file, Am I missing something?.

Thanks
Amit
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Amit,

Did you change the schemas or namespaces afterward?

Regards,
Tan Nguyen
Microsoft BizTalk Server

This posting is privided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

--------------------[vbcol=seagreen] 
xml file, which I can easily specify in the mapping component in the
orchestration. The problem is when it opens the mapper. It shows that it
had 3 input xml’s but only shows fields of first input xml and the other
two as empty. When I go back to the orchestration and try to click on the
transform component it says that the signature of the map file has changed,
some arguments that you specify may not be valid. I believe it is possible
to have multiple input file and one output file, Am I missing something?.

Thanks
Amit
[vbcol=seagreen] 

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I am pretty sure the problem you encountered is due to the namespace#rootEle
ment collision. If you are using the same namespace for those 3 inbound xml 
documents and these documents also have the same root element, you will run 
into this problem exactly as you described. You need to make sure the defini
tion of your xml namespaces will always allow BizTalk to derive a unique typ
e. The simple solution to your problem could be: 

1. use a dinstinct namespace name for each inbound document schmea; or
2. use a distinct root element name in each schema. 

One common scenario you will run into this problem is when you use the schemas generate
d by the SQL Adapters invoking the stored procedures. If you let the stored procedure t
o return "FOR XML RAW" and you have the same namespaces for these stored procedures gen
erated schemas, then BizTalk mapper will not be able to import the rest of schemas sinc
e there's a type collision after importing the first schema. You will have these collis
ions if you define your namespace to be: http://mynamespace. 

InputMessagePart_0: http://mynamespace#row
InputMessagePart_1: http://mynamespace#row
InputMessagePart_2: http://mynamespace#row


Go to my blog to find more information: 
http://biztalkshow.blogspot.com

Jonathan Wu

Last edited by JonathanWu on 11-17-04 at 06:32 PM

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