3.7. SOAP Fault element

3.7.1. SOAP Fault element ¶

Optional SOAP


      Fault

element is used to indicate an error message.

If it has been provided


      Fault

element, it must be a


      Body

the childelements of the element. In a


      SOAP

the


      Fault

element can only appear once in the message.

The Fault element of SOAP has the following child elements:

Child element	Description
<faultcode>	A code to identify a fault
<faultstring>	A readable description of the fault
< faultactor >	Information about who caused the failure
< detail >	Save application-specific error messages involving Body elements

Child element

Description

A code to identify a fault

A readable description of the fault

< faultactor >

Information about who caused the failure

< detail >

Save application-specific error messages involving Body elements

SOAP Fault code ¶

As defined below faultcode value must be used to describe the faultcode in the element:

Error	Description
VersionMismatch	An invalid namespace for the SOAP Envelope element was found
MustUnderstand	An immediate child of the Header element (with the mustUnderstand attribute set to “1”) cannot be understood.
Client	The message is incorrectly constructed or contains incorrect information.
Server	There is a problem with the server, so it cannot be processed.

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