If you have installed BAM (BizTalk Server 2004 or BizTalk Server 2006), you may have noticed that a web service called the “BAM Query Service” got installed. As its name hints, this web service allows the BAM Portal to retrieve BAM instance data without…(read more)
If you have installed BAM (BizTalk Server 2004 or BizTalk Server 2006), you may have noticed that a web service called the “BAM Query Service” got installed.
As its name hints, this web service allows the BAM Portal to retrieve BAM instance data without connecting directly to a SQL server.
This web service is intended to be called by the BAM Portal only. Therefore, it is not documented and Microsoft will not support code which makes direct calls to this web service.
A long time ago, when we designed…(read more)
Enterprise Library 2.0 was released early this year. The library consists of several application blocks for so called enterprise level applications; logging, data access, security, configuration, exception handling, and so on.
BizTalk Server 2006 provides a great tool for BizTalk Server configuration, but it doesn’t seem to have any tool for the application configuration running on BizTalk Server.
Of course, you can use the configuration application block included in Enterprise Library 2.0, but you should touch the BTSNTSVC.exe.config file that is a system-wide resource. Otherwise, you can use the SSO store to manage the configuration, but you still need to make a custom management tool, and it couldn’t be well integrated with Enterprise Library 2.0. .
I thought the best way to solve these problems should be to implement a SSO configuration source for Enterprise Library. In this way, you can use the Enterprise Library configuration tool to save your configuration information, and the application blocks in Enterprise Library can be more seamlessly integrated into the BizTalk Server 2006 applications.
How to install the SSO configuration source:
1) Download the SsoConfigurationSource.VSTS solution and unzip it to the C:\BizTalkServer2006RTWSamples folder.
2) Compile the sample solution. It is recommend downloading Enterprise Library 2.0 from the Microsoft patterns and practices Web site, but you don’t need to do that because this sample includes all of the executables in the EnterpriseLibrary2.0Signed folder.
3) Run the following command to create the SSO application for the application blocks in Enterprise Library: DummyApp.xml is in the TestData folder of the SsoConfigurationTest project.
ssomanage -createapps DummyApp.xml
How to test the SSO configuration source:
4) Open EntlibConfig.exe that is the configuration tool for Enterprise Library 2.0, which is included in the EnterpriseLibrary2.0Signed folder.
5) Open DummyApp.config using EntlibConfig.exe. DummyApp.config has a full sample configuration information for Enterprise Library. You can pick up just a few of the application blocks as you need.
6) Create a new Configuration Sources.
7) Remove System Configuration Source, and then add Sso Configuration Source.
8) Set the ApplicationName property to Dummy, and then set the SelectedSource property of the Configuration Source node to SSO Configuration Source.
9) Save it. It will save the configuration information in the file to SSO. (You can also create configuration information from scratch or export the existing configuration data in SSO to an external file.)
Now, you can use Enterprise Library in the BizTalk Server applications like:
Database db = DatabaseFactory.CreateDatabase(“Dummy Connection String1”);
db.ExecuteNonQuery(commandType.Text, “Delete Orders”);
I’m now writing documentation for this sample component, which will be published at end of June. I’m going to update the codes as well until that time. But, if you have any opinions, or feedbacks for this component, please let me know. I’d like to keep updating this component even after it is published.
Enterprise Library 2.0 was released early this year. The library consists of several application blocks for so called enterprise level applications; logging, data access, security, configuration, exception handling, and so on.
BizTalk Server 2006 provides a great tool for BizTalk Server configuration, but it doesn’t seem to have any tool for the application configuration running on BizTalk Server.
Of course, you can use the configuration application block included in Enterprise Library 2.0, but you should touch the BTSNTSVC.exe.config file that is a system-wide resource. Otherwise, you can use the SSO store to manage the configuration, but you still need to make a custom management tool, and it couldn’t be well integrated with Enterprise Library 2.0. .
I thought the best way to solve these problems should be to implement a SSO configuration source for Enterprise Library. In this way, you can use the Enterprise Library configuration tool to save your configuration information, and the application blocks in Enterprise Library can be more seamlessly integrated into the BizTalk Server 2006 applications.
How to install the SSO configuration source:
1) Download the SsoConfigurationSource.VSTS solution and unzip it to the C:\BizTalkServer2006RTWSamples folder.
2) Compile the sample solution. It is recommend downloading Enterprise Library 2.0 from the Microsoft patterns and practices Web site, but you don’t need to do that because this sample includes all of the executables in the EnterpriseLibrary2.0Signed folder.
3) Run the following command to create the SSO application for the application blocks in Enterprise Library: DummyApp.xml is in the TestData folder of the SsoConfigurationTest project.
ssomanage -createapps DummyApp.xml
How to test the SSO configuration source:
4) Open EntlibConfig.exe that is the configuration tool for Enterprise Library 2.0, which is included in the EnterpriseLibrary2.0Signed folder.
5) Open DummyApp.config using EntlibConfig.exe. DummyApp.config has a full sample configuration information for Enterprise Library. You can pick up just a few of the application blocks as you need.
6) Create a new Configuration Sources.
7) Remove System Configuration Source, and then add Sso Configuration Source.
8) Set the ApplicationName property to Dummy, and then set the SelectedSource property of the Configuration Source node to SSO Configuration Source.
9) Save it. It will save the configuration information in the file to SSO. (You can also create configuration information from scratch or export the existing configuration data in SSO to an external file.)
Now, you can use Enterprise Library in the BizTalk Server applications like:
Database db = DatabaseFactory.CreateDatabase(“Dummy Connection String1”);
db.ExecuteNonQuery(commandType.Text, “Delete Orders”);
I’m now writing documentation for this sample component, which will be published at end of June. I’m going to update the codes as well until that time. But, if you have any opinions, or feedbacks for this component, please let me know. I’d like to keep updating this component even after it is published.
First thing you need to do is to make sure that IIS’s security is not going to be blocking your calls to the BTSHTTPReceive.dll. To do this goto your IIS manager and click on the Web Service Extension node and right click it and ‘Add a new Web Service Extension’. Now browse to the location of BTSHTTPReceive.dll (by default installation its in <drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006\HttpReceive\ folder). Also remember to check the ‘Set extension status to Allowed’ checkbox. It is also a good idea to create a new application pool for your application to run in. When creating one make sure that the user account used is a member of the BizTalk Isolated Hosts group and the IIS_WPG group.
Now your going to create a new virtual directory in IIS under Default Web Site. Make sure you link the location of BTSHTTPReceive.dll in the content directory. Also make sure you use the new application pool you just setup. Make sure that both Read and Execute permissions are selected, and that Execute permissions are set to Scripts and Executables. After this you should be all set to start setting up your HTTP Receive Location within BizTalk Explorer. Enjoy.
-B
Just in case you do not have them, here is the link to the:
BizTalk Server 2006 Installation and Upgrade Guides…
There is a good sample of using SSO to store application configuration information. Particularly useful for BizTalk projects.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/1/d/b1d9ddf9-88c6-4d4e-abea-4787fdc85bec/appmgmtusingsso.exe
Other useful BizTalk 2006 SDK examples:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/biztalk/downloads/samples/
QuickLearn is offering a 5-day BizTalk boot camp in Redmond the week of July 17th. This class is designed for individuals who are new to BizTalk Server 2006.
You can find more information at: www.quicklearn.com/bootcamp.htm
There is a multi-student discount of $500/student when an organization registers two or more individuals from the same company. Also, companies can get a free seat when they book three paid students. MS employee price is $1250.
For more information and/or to sign up, please contact Greg Bulette.
QuickLearn is offering a 5-day BizTalk boot camp in Redmond the week of July 17th. This class is designed for individuals who are new to BizTalk Server 2006.
You can find more information at: www.quicklearn.com/bootcamp.htm
There is a multi-student discount of $500/student when an organization registers two or more individuals from the same company. Also, companies can get a free seat when they book three paid students. MS employee price is $1250.
For more information and/or to sign up, please contact Greg Bulette.
The BizTalk Server 2006 bindings file format is documented here, but the XSD description of the bindings file is not included in the build. If you are interested in having this XSD, you can produce it via the following command:
xsd.exe “C:\Program Files\Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006\Microsoft.BizTalk.Deployment.dll” /type:BindingInfo
The xsd.exe tool comes with .NET Framework SDK.