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# 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

### 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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