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Simple Script to Terminate All Orchestration Instances

Tired of having to go into BizTalk Server Admin and terminate any suspended Orchestration instance before you want to redeploy? Scripting this task is very simple using WMI. Just create a file called Terminate.vb and copy in this code: TerminateAllOrchs...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2006 7:44 AM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, deployment

How to Auto-GAC your BizTalk Helper Classes on a Successful Build

Working with helper .net classes with BizTalk is a common task. Sometimes it can be easy to forget to GAC the latest version of the code when you go to test the solution on your local development box. With a simple Post Build Event, you can have your...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2006 5:09 AM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, .net components

Working with Enterprise Library Logging Categories in BizTalk

First off, it has been a long time since I’ve last blogged. I have been very busy working on some other endeavors and I was on vacations for a few weeks. I am now working on some new blog posts and samples so I can get back into the swing of things...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2006 10:36 PM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, orchestration

How to Get Message Context Values Inside a Map

Carlos Medina has created a functoid that can be used to extract context values from a message inside a map! This is a very common problems and this approach is something I didn’t really consider. Make sure you check out his post . He has sample...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2006 10:08 AM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, maps

How To Use BizTalk Messaging for Grouping, Sorting, and Debatching

In a past edition of The BizTalker , I talked about how easy it is to use custom XSLT inside the BizTalk Mapper to sort data. Sorting data inside the map can be doing using inline XSLT like this: <xsl:for-each select="Record"> <xsl:sort select...

Published Mon, Apr 04 2006 10:39 PM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, maps, debatching, messaging

Working With Untyped Web Services in BizTalk Server

Creating an Untyped Web Service will allow you to easily submit Xml Documents into BizTalk through the web service. Make sure you check out my previous post on this topic. Create the Web Service 1. Run the Web Service Publishing Wizard 2. Select “Publish...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2006 2:31 AM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, untyped messages, web services

How To Use SOAP to Submitt Xml Documents Into BizTalk Server

You probably know about untyped messages inside an Orchestration (that is, messages treated as Xml Documents rather than typed schema). Wouldn’t it be nice to have an untyped web service to submit messages into BizTalk? How would this make life...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2006 2:30 AM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, xmldocument, web services

New BizTalk Server Community Forum

BizTalkGurus.com has launched a new BizTalk Community Forum! This is not intended to replace the Microsoft Official Newsgroups. That should always be your first place to turn to for technical questions. But, if you are looking for a smaller, more relaxed...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2005 2:19 AM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, forum

Convoys, GetTempFileName, and InterceptorException in Biztalk Server

It’s late on a Friday. I am still at the client site. I just canceled my flight home. It is my anniversary weekend (yep it is on 9/11, sure sucks). We are hours from going live... But, what does Exceptions.Types.InterceptorException GetTempFileName...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2005 7:12 PM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, biztalk errors, convoy

Load Generation Tool For Testing BizTalk Server

A few days ago Microsoft released a Load Generation tool to help simulate load for testing Biztalk 2004 solutions. You can download this testing tool here . It seems that the installation package defaults the installation path for the testing tool to...

Published Sat, Aug 08 2005 3:15 PM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, testing

Performance Testing Tool for Biztalk

Larry Beck from Avanade has released a Biztalk Throughput and Capacity Testing Tool for testing Biztalk Performance. This tool will automatically generate files for you to submit them into Biztalk. In addition, it will track server parameters in a nice...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2005 1:05 PM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, performance, testing

How To Prepend to the SourceFileName in BizTalk Sample

Biztalk 2004 provides a variety of built in macros for dynamically naming files. A full list of macros can be found in the help guide or here . Recently, I have been looking at SourceFileName. I have posted a sample in the past that covers how to name...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2005 5:35 PM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, file name

Working with the BizTalk Flat File Disassembler Video

I have put together a short 10 minute biztalk training video covering some of the different output options available using the Flat File Disassembler in Biztalk Server 2004. This video covers three different output options from the flat file disassembler...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2005 11:03 PM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, video, flat files

Enterprise Integration (EI) Patterns Wizard for BizTalk

Jon Flanders has posted an excellent template wizard for implementing enterprise integration patters in BizTalk Server. Once installed, it will put a folder called Pattern Templates under your BizTalk Projects folder in Visual Studios. This wizard will...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2005 8:02 PM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk

Basics of Promoted Properties In BizTalk

What are Promoted Properties and why does BizTalk have them? Long and short of it: Property promotion is about getting easy and fast access to data. Easy: Because you typically do not have to know anything about your data to get access to it. Example...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2005 10:45 PM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, promoted properties

Calling a BizTalk Orchestration Exposed as a Web Service

Just a quick note about calling a BizTalk Orchestration exposed as a web service with the input and output schema that have the same type. In this case, the web service wizard creates the input as byref rather then byval.

Published Sun, Jun 06 2005 12:06 AM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, orchestration, web services

Flat File Schema Properties Now Easily Accessible in SP1

In addition to all the other cool stuff available in BizTalk Server 2004 Service Pack 1 is the addition of the Additional Flat File Schema Properties to the schema properties window when working with Flat Files. Now, properties like Allow Early Termination...

Published Fri, Apr 04 2005 11:34 AM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, schema, flat files

WMI Suspended Instances for BizTalk Server 2004

The help guide gives many excellent examples of using WMI to perform a large variety of useful tasks in BizTalk 2004. One of the little known features is the ability to have suspended messages saved to a file at the time of suspense. I would assume this...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2005 3:54 AM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, wmi

Mapping Many Messages to One Inside in BizTalk 2004

This is a cool feature of BizTalk 2004! It allows you to map many documents into one or map one document into many. In either case, your inputs will not equal your outputs. This type of mapping does require some up front planning and careful consideration...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2005 5:23 AM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, maps

How to Suppress Nodes In the BizTalk Mapper

Recently on a project I was required to filter out single records from a large batch that were not required to be processed inside the business process. In this case, the vast majority of the thousands of input records would not be required in the Orchestration...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2005 4:18 AM by Stephen W. Thomas

Filed under: biztalk, maps

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How to Auto-GAC your BizTalk Helper Classes on a Successful Build

Working with Enterprise Library Logging Categories in BizTalk

How to Get Message Context Values Inside a Map

How To Use BizTalk Messaging for Grouping, Sorting, and Debatching

Working With Untyped Web Services in BizTalk Server

How To Use SOAP to Submitt Xml Documents Into BizTalk Server

New BizTalk Server Community Forum

Convoys, GetTempFileName, and InterceptorException in Biztalk Server

Load Generation Tool For Testing BizTalk Server

Performance Testing Tool for Biztalk

How To Prepend to the SourceFileName in BizTalk Sample

Working with the BizTalk Flat File Disassembler Video

Enterprise Integration (EI) Patterns Wizard for BizTalk

Basics of Promoted Properties In BizTalk

Calling a BizTalk Orchestration Exposed as a Web Service

Flat File Schema Properties Now Easily Accessible in SP1

WMI Suspended Instances for BizTalk Server 2004

Mapping Many Messages to One Inside in BizTalk 2004

How to Suppress Nodes In the BizTalk Mapper