Yesterday (12 November 2013) was the new version of BizTalk 2013 released so I was very curious what the new design is because it’s not longer created in Silverlight but with HTML5. Let’s see how you have to install it and how it looks!
Installation Steps
I had already a virtual machine with BizTalk 2013 on it making a number of steps were already done. Also IIS was installed on this machine.
Preparing Your Computer for Installation |
| Create a Service Account for BizTalk360 |
| BizTalk360 requires a service account to run the IIS Application pool and the monitoring service. For this I’m going to create a brand new Windows Account. (BizTalk360) |
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Make sure the account you are going to use during installation is part of the following groups:
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| Grant SELECT access to the necessary tables in the BizTalk Management database |
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In addition SELECT permission need to be granted to the service account for tables in the BizTalkMgmtDb database. GRANT SELECT ON dbo.adm_OtherDatabases TO BTS_ADMIN_USERS For BizTalk Server 2013: |
Installing BizTalk360 |
| Execute the BizTalk360 Installation Wizard |
| Start the “Command Prompt” as Administrator”, navigate to the location where the MSI file is stored and execute the file to launch the BizTalk360 Installation Wizard. |
| The BizTalk installation Wizard will launch and display the Welcome page. |
| User License Agreement (EULA) agreement, which explains the licensing Terms and Conditions. |
| If one or more of the prerequisites fail, cancel the installation. |
| Use the new created Windows Account (BizTalk360) for the application pool user. |
| Create a SQL server backend database to store it’s runtime data. |
| Configure the credentials for the NT service. (I also used the BizTalk360 Windows Account for this.) |
| Configure the features and installation location. |
| Click the “Install” button to install BizTalk 360! |
| After a few minutes BizTalk360 is installed and the Completed page is shown. |
Configuring BizTalk360
After installation is BizTalk360 automatically started. You’re now almost ready to use it but first you have to set the License Key. To maximize the capabilities of BizTalk360 you also have to configure the Environment.
| Click on the Settings icon to set the License Key and to configure the Environment. |
| Click in the Menu on “To Do List” to maximize the capabilities of BizTalk360. |
| Click in the Menu on “Environments/Licenses”, select the key and click on the “Edit” button to update the License key. |
| Change the License Key with the correct Key (or the trail Key from your Installation email) and click on the “OK” button. |
Using BizTalk360
After the License Key is updated you can start using BizTalk360. There are many options so here are some screens to give you an impression.
| Dashboard page. |
| BizTalk Applications Overview page. |
| Details page of a BizTalk Application. |
| Message Box Queries page. |
Conclusion
I really like the new 7.0 version. The navigation is clear, it’s fast and the design is pretty.
It would be nice to also have a dynamic layout for big screens (On the BizTalk360 blog is noted that they are considering it for a future version) but it is a job well done!