We’ve updated the core documentation again!
Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 Documentation Update (CHM)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3294DDAF-9F67-409F-A92D-2F6070DC0D1A&displaylang=en
Working with SQL 2005 XML Data Types in BizTalk Server
This sample uses a simple stored procedure to extract out data as XML from SQL Server 2005. Using this approach, you can receive many different messages through one Biztalk Receive Location.
This sample will work with BizTalk 2006 and BizTalk 2006 R2.
Get more information from the original blog post on this topic:http://www.biztalkgurus.com/biztalk_server/biztalk_blogs/b/biztalk/archive/2006/07/17/how-to-receive-sql-xml-data-into-biztalk-server-2006.aspx
Commerce Server 2007: Partner SDK Now Available
The Commerce Server 2007 Partner Software Development Kit (SDK) is now available for download (registration required).
The Partner SDK contains the modifiable source code for the Commerce Server Business User Applications (Catalog Manager, Marketing Manager and the Customer and Orders Manager) which connect to the various Commerce Server web services.
Even if you don’t need to modify these applications for your customers (if you’re a consultant) or for your company, the source code is a great place to learn more about how these web services are called and used.
Way to go guys!
Welcome to the coalface
Hello, my name is Nick Heppleston; I’m the e-commerce infrastructure manager for a large stationery distributor here in the UK.
I’m hoping to use this blog to impart some of the more day-to-day development and operational knowledge I’ve gained on the BizTalk 2004 platform over the last two years in the post; and as we migrate […]
BizTalk and Database Mirror: Supported or Not?
Lots of BizTalk developers and architects have been looking at the SQL Server 2005 database mirror option and are wondering if they can use this to implement a low cost disaster recovery solution for their BTS environments. It certainly is a tempting solution and it sure seems to be viable from technical point of view. Unfortunetly, our product team has stated that this is NOT a supported configuration. The reason for this is that there are key issues surrounding DTC and SQL Server before this configuraion will be viable in production systems. We’ve seen some clients try and implement this on their own and they have encountered issues around BizTalk continuing to look for the primary server after the failover has occured.
Personally, I’m hoping we might see these issues worked out in time for the R2 release, however that is just my own personal hope and can’t be taken as an official timeline in any way.
Cheers and keep on BizTalking
"Bloggers Guide to BizTalk" Refresh
I was searching around for something else this morning, but came across an updated edition of the
Bloggers Guide to BizTalk. GotDotNet says “6/30/06” as the timestamp, while the Guide itself has a last update
mention of “12/19/05”. Whichever it is, make sure you have the latest copy sitting on your machine. Instead of firing up your browser
whenever you have a BizTalk question, consider searching through the 400+ blog posts stored in this CHM file.
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Solidsoft is Microsoft’s BPI Sales & Marketing Partner of the Year
SolidSoft is Microsoft’s Business Process and Integration Solutions Sales and Marketing Partner of the Year winner. We were awarded the accolade at Microsoft’s World Wide Partners Conference in Boston. We are absolutely delighted here at SolidSoft megacorp. The competition was stiff with something like 2000 entries, and Microsoft say that BPI is the hardest competency in which to win an award.
We won in respect to a project we undertook last year. I worked as a TDA on the project for about five months (shameless personal plug), so am very pleased indeed at the recognition for the work accomplished by the team. The key factors considered by the 20 judges on the panel were how well we delivered the solution, won accolades from the customer, and re-used the momentum in both our own, and Microsoft’s sales and marketing efforts.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jul06/07-13WWPCAwardWinnerPR.mspx
http://www.valuefromitingovt.com/oct05/article_kent.php
Previously posted at http://blog.solidsoft.com/blogs/charles_young_mvp_biztalk/default.aspxSpeaking at UNUG tonight on BizTalk orchestrations
I just spoke at UNUG last month on the BizTalk Server architecture and messaging layer. Although the talk was over 2.5 hours long, there just wasn’t enough time to scratch the surface on orchestrations.
So this month I’m back to cover BizTalk’s shape-driven programming model and the benefits of its underlying orchestration engine. Standard time and place: Neumont in South Jordan at 6pm.
Building Connected Systems with BizTalk Server 2006 R2
Pluralsight is holding a special event — Building Connected Systems with BizTalk Server 2006 R2 — on December 4-8 in Kirkland, WA focused on the next release of BizTalk Server, which brings some compelling new features to Connected Systems development.
It seems so much is happening in the Connected Systems space these days, even outside of BizTalk Server. .NET 3.0 is on the doorstep with some important arrivals — WCF and Worflow — which will have a huge impact on the way .NET developers build their systems. A new version of Office is also coming — 2007 Microsoft Office System — with new releases of SharePoint, InfoPath, and a new InfoPath “server” called Forms Server 2007, which basically extends InfoPath to the browser.
Combining the compelling advances found in these new arrivals with BizTalk Server 2006 as we know it today is much of what the R2 release is about. The other major focus of R2 is support for RFID services, which will reduce the complexity associated with managing RFID device hardware. BTS integration with WCF, Workflow, Office 2007, and RFIDwill open new doors in significant ways.
Come join us for a fun and intense week, where we’ll cover the details of the R2 release. This special event is basically an extended version of our Applied BizTalk Server 2006 course. The pre-reqs are low. You don’t need any experience with BizTalk Server, WCF, or Workflow — it’s designed for developers seeking quick but effective exposure and fast-pace learning. We’re going to spend ~1 day covering the nuts and bolts of WCF and Workflow, and we’ll spend the remaining 4 days delving into the details of BizTalk Server 2006, highlighting and emphasizing the new R2 features along the way.
You’ll find a full description of the course over here, but here arethe topic highlights:
- Connected systems architecture
- What’s new in .NET 3.0
- WCF and WF primers (fast-paced)
- BizTalk Server 2006 architecture
- What’s new in R2: RFID, EDI/AS2, integration
- Messaging architecture (Message Box)
- Ports, subscriptions and routing
- Adapters, pipelines and transformations
- Tracking messagesand diagnostics
- Orchestration architecture
- Long-running orchestrations, correlation
- Error handling and transactions
- Advanced orchestration topics
- Business rules engine (BRE)
- Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)
- Introduction to RFID services
- Web Services integration (ASMX, WSE, WCF)
- Workflow integration
- Office System 2007 integration
If you’re a Microsoft Connected Systems developer and you’re not already a .NET 3.0 / BTS expert, this course was designed for you. Hope to see you there.
Configuring host base addresses in WCF
In previous releases of WCF, it wasn’t possible to configure the host’s base addresses in the WCF configuration section. This has been a point of debate within the team itself. The differences between self-hosting scenarios (NT service, Winforms app, etc) and managed hosting scenarios (IIS/WAS) complicates the issue quite a bit, and some worry that it might cause developer confusion.
When I originally asked for this feature, they basically told me that they saw it as the job of the host application to read such configuration settings and that I could write an extension. Hence, back in April I posted about how to write a custom WCFServiceHost that does just that. Although a bit disappointed, I was pleased with how easy WCF makes it to write such extensions.
I’m happy to report that as of the recent June CTP release, WCF now supports a <baseAddresses> element in which you can configure the base addresses for a particular service host. Enough developers must have clamored for the feature.Here’s how it works:
<configuration>
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
<service name=“CalculatorService“>
<host>
<baseAddresses>
<add baseAddress=“http://localhost:8000/service“/>
<add baseAddress=“net.tcp://localhost:8001/service“/>
</baseAddresses>
</host>
<endpoint address=“” binding=“wsHttpBinding” contract=“ICalculator“ />
</service>
</services>
</system.serviceModel>
</configuration>
Then you can simply instantiate a new ServiceHost based on the CalculatorService type and it will automatically be configured with the base addresses found in the configuration file. Remember it only applies to self-hosting scenarios. IIS/WAS hosts will ignore this configuration information.
I’m glad they finally decided to add this feature — it will make self-hosted scenarios easier to manage. Check out the breaking changes document for more details.