SOAP Fault Element
The SOAP Fault element hold errors and
status information for a SOAP message.
The SOAP Fault Element
The optional SOAP Fault element is used to indicate error
messages.
If a Fault element is present, it must appear as a child element
of the Body element. A Fault element can only appear once in a SOAP message.
The SOAP Fault element has the following sub elements:
| Sub Element |
Description |
| <faultcode> |
A code for identifying the fault |
| <faultstring> |
A human readable explanation of the fault |
| <faultactor> |
Information about who caused the fault to happen |
| <detail> |
Holds application specific error information related to the
Body element
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SOAP Fault Codes
The faultcode values defined below must be used in the faultcode element when
describing faults:
| Error |
Description |
| VersionMismatch |
Found an invalid namespace for the SOAP Envelope element |
| MustUnderstand |
An immediate child element of the Header element, with the mustUnderstand attribute set to "1", was
not understood |
| Client |
The message was incorrectly formed or contained incorrect information |
| Server |
There was a problem with the server so the message could not proceed |
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