Failing WS-Atomic transactions...

I am having a lot of problems (like it does not work) re getting my
transactions to work again with WCF:

My server config looks like this:

<services>
<!-- Before deployment, you should remove the returnFaults behavior
configuration to avoid disclosing information in exception messages -->
<service name="REDServices.CustomerService"
behaviorConfiguration="returnFaults">
<endpoint contract="REDServices.ICustomerService"
binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="WSHttpBinding_CustomerService"
/>
<endpoint contract="IMetadataExchange" binding="mexHttpBinding"
address="mex" />
</service>

:
:
<bindings>
<wsHttpBinding>
<binding name="WSHttpBinding_CustomerService" transactionFlow="true">
<security mode="None"/>
</binding>
<binding name="WSHttpBinding_RestOfServices">
<security mode="None"/>
</binding>
</wsHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="returnFaults">
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true"/>
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" />
<serviceThrottling maxConcurrentSessions="100"
maxConcurrentCalls="100" maxConcurrentInstances="100" />
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>

</behaviors>
</system.serviceModel>

My Server code looks like this:

[OperationBehavior(TransactionScopeRequired = true,
TransactionAutoComplete = true)]
public AddressDataBag CreateAddress(CustomerContext cc,
AddressDataBag bag, ref ErrorBag[] errors)
{
:
:
}

My client config looks like this:


<system.serviceModel>
<bindings>
<wsHttpBinding>
<binding name="WSHttpBinding_CustomerService" closeTimeout="00:01:00"
openTimeout="00:01:00" receiveTimeout="00:10:00"
sendTimeout="00:01:00"
bypassProxyOnLocal="false" transactionFlow="true"
hostNameComparisonMode="StrongWildcard"
maxBufferPoolSize="524288" maxReceivedMessageSize="65536"
messageEncoding="Text" textEncoding="utf-8"
useDefaultWebProxy="true"
allowCookies="false">
<readerQuotas maxDepth="32" maxStringContentLength="8192"
maxArrayLength="16384"
maxBytesPerRead="4096" maxNameTableCharCount="16384" />
<reliableSession ordered="true" inactivityTimeout="00:10:00"
enabled="false" />
<security mode="None">
<transport clientCredentialType="Windows"
proxyCredentialType="None"
realm="" />
<message clientCredentialType="Windows"
negotiateServiceCredential="true"
establishSecurityContext="true" />
</security>
</binding>

:

<client>
<endpoint
address="http://demo.electricred.us:8080/REDServices/CustomerService"
binding="wsHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration="WSHttpBinding_CustomerService"
contract="CustomerService" name="WSHttpBinding_CustomerService" />

And the client call looks like this:

CustomerServiceClient svc = GetService();

if (svc != null)
{
using (TransactionScope transaction = new
TransactionScope(TransactionScopeOption.RequiresNew))
{

try
{
PrepareForCall();
GetData(svc.CreateCustomer(custbag, sPassword, ref
_errors));


if (_errors == null)
{
// Now call the address
addbag.PrimaryAddress = true;
AddressDataBag newaddbag =
svc.CreateAddress(_cc, addbag, ref _errors);


On the client I am getting the following error:

The flowed transaction could not be unmarshaled. The following exception
occurred.
The WS-AtomicTransaction protocol service could not unmarshal the flowed
transaction.
The following exception occured: A fault reply with code
CoordinationRegistrationFailed was
recieved. The fault reason follows: The WS-AT protocol service failed to
rester with its coordinator.
A Connection could not be established.

I do not see your service-class code. Are you using a tx attribute on the
service class, like the following?:

[ServiceBehavior(
TransactionIsolationLevel =
System.Transactions.IsolationLevel.ReadCommitted,
TransactionTimeout = "0:00:30",
ReleaseServiceInstanceOnTransactionComplete = false,
TransactionAutoCompleteOnSessionClose = false)]
public class MyService : IMyContract
{ ....

Also,
- what database are you using? SQL 2005?, SQL 2000?, Oracle?
- Have you checked your DTC services?

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"a4wander" wrote:

> I am having a lot of problems (like it does not work) re getting my
> transactions to work again with WCF:
>
> My server config looks like this:
>
> <services>
> <!-- Before deployment, you should remove the returnFaults behavior
> configuration to avoid disclosing information in exception messages -->
> <service name="REDServices.CustomerService"
> behaviorConfiguration="returnFaults">
> <endpoint contract="REDServices.ICustomerService"
> binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="WSHttpBinding_CustomerService"
> />
> <endpoint contract="IMetadataExchange" binding="mexHttpBinding"
> address="mex" />
> </service>
>
> :
> :
> <bindings>
> <wsHttpBinding>
> <binding name="WSHttpBinding_CustomerService" transactionFlow="true">
> <security mode="None"/>
> </binding>
> <binding name="WSHttpBinding_RestOfServices">
> <security mode="None"/>
> </binding>
> </wsHttpBinding>
> </bindings>
> <behaviors>
> <serviceBehaviors>
> <behavior name="returnFaults">
> <serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true"/>
> <serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" />
> <serviceThrottling maxConcurrentSessions="100"
> maxConcurrentCalls="100" maxConcurrentInstances="100" />
> </behavior>
> </serviceBehaviors>
>
> </behaviors>
> </system.serviceModel>
>
> My Server code looks like this:
>
> [OperationBehavior(TransactionScopeRequired = true,
> TransactionAutoComplete = true)]
> public AddressDataBag CreateAddress(CustomerContext cc,
> AddressDataBag bag, ref ErrorBag[] errors)
> {
> :
> :
> }
>
> My client config looks like this:
>
>
> <system.serviceModel>
> <bindings>
> <wsHttpBinding>
> <binding name="WSHttpBinding_CustomerService" closeTimeout="00:01:00"
> openTimeout="00:01:00" receiveTimeout="00:10:00"
> sendTimeout="00:01:00"
> bypassProxyOnLocal="false" transactionFlow="true"
> hostNameComparisonMode="StrongWildcard"
> maxBufferPoolSize="524288" maxReceivedMessageSize="65536"
> messageEncoding="Text" textEncoding="utf-8"
> useDefaultWebProxy="true"
> allowCookies="false">
> <readerQuotas maxDepth="32" maxStringContentLength="8192"
> maxArrayLength="16384"
> maxBytesPerRead="4096" maxNameTableCharCount="16384" />
> <reliableSession ordered="true" inactivityTimeout="00:10:00"
> enabled="false" />
> <security mode="None">
> <transport clientCredentialType="Windows"
> proxyCredentialType="None"
> realm="" />
> <message clientCredentialType="Windows"
> negotiateServiceCredential="true"
> establishSecurityContext="true" />
> </security>
> </binding>
>
> :
>
> <client>
> <endpoint
> address="http://demo.electricred.us:8080/REDServices/CustomerService"
> binding="wsHttpBinding"
> bindingConfiguration="WSHttpBinding_CustomerService"
> contract="CustomerService" name="WSHttpBinding_CustomerService" />
>
> And the client call looks like this:
>
> CustomerServiceClient svc = GetService();
>
> if (svc != null)
> {
> using (TransactionScope transaction = new
> TransactionScope(TransactionScopeOption.RequiresNew))
> {
>
> try
> {
> PrepareForCall();
> GetData(svc.CreateCustomer(custbag, sPassword, ref
> _errors));
>
>
> if (_errors == null)
> {
> // Now call the address
> addbag.PrimaryAddress = true;
> AddressDataBag newaddbag =
> svc.CreateAddress(_cc, addbag, ref _errors);
>
>
> On the client I am getting the following error:
>
> The flowed transaction could not be unmarshaled. The following exception
> occurred.
> The WS-AtomicTransaction protocol service could not unmarshal the flowed
> transaction.
> The following exception occured: A fault reply with code
> CoordinationRegistrationFailed was
> recieved. The fault reason follows: The WS-AT protocol service failed to
> rester with its coordinator.
> A Connection could not be established.
>
>
>
>
>
>