by community-syndication | Apr 4, 2016 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
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Blog Post by: Richard Seroter
by community-syndication | Apr 4, 2016 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy! Oh, that was becoming so true until last weekend. With the Indian summer peaking too early this year, it was time to look forward to sunnier skies and a perfect outing to refresh. And what better than an occasional team outing for employees, sponsored by […]
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Blog Post by: Mohan Nagaraj
by Steve | Apr 1, 2016 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
BizTalk & Host Integration Server 2016 CTP1
Those who thought that BizTalk is dead are completely wrong. Every 2 to 3 years, Microsoft is releasing a fresh new release of BizTalk and Host Integration Server (HIS). Last year at the Integrate Event 2015 in London, the new releases have been announced and now you have the possibility to test out an early preview of both products. HIS (Host Integration Server) is part of BizTalk Server, which are “THE” Microsoft Integration Stack. At this stage, YOU have the possibility to test out the preview and give feedback to the Microsoft Product Team.
BizTalk Server 2016 – What’s new: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt670742
Host Integration Server 2016 – What’s new: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt670807
Some of the great new features :
- Microsoft & Third Party Platform Alignment
- SQL Server Always On Support of BizTalk
- Native .NET IBM MQ Client
- and much more
In addition, there will be a great Integration Event in London this year : http://www.biztalk360.com/integrate-2016/
by Tord Glad Nordahl | Apr 1, 2016 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
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The release we have been waiting for is finnaly starting to turn into a full product. Although a lot of the features we’re waiting for as of know the new release brings out a full set of new features. Just the fact that you know can export multiple messages in one bunch, and import bindings without tracking turned on (global setting).
If you want to learn more of BizTalk 2016 and it’s new features take a look at the following two links:
BizTalk Server 2016 – What’s new: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt670742
Host Integration Server 2016 – What’s new: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt670807
Some key takeaways:
- Full platform alignment (SQL 2016, Office 2016, Server 2016, Visual Studio 2015)
- SQL Server Always On support both on-prem and as IaaS in Azure
- Ordered delivery on dynamic send ports (simple flip switch in the admin console)
- SHA 2 support
- SAP Adapter enhancements
- ServiceBus adapter enhancements
- MLLP adapter enhancements
- Import / Export independent from Applications (like parties etc)
- Configure multiple hosts simultaneously
- Filter and search for artifacts
- Save multiple messages at the same time
- Importing new bindings you are given an option to import the tracking settings
Downloads should be available to the public soon, only invited people have access as of now.
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by Daniel probert | Apr 1, 2016 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
Update: I’ve just realised the links in this article were wrong when I published it, so have updated them.
I’ve decided to update my 2008 article on Understanding the BizTalk Mapper for BizTalk 2013R2. You can download the article here (in .docx and .pdf formats):
Understanding the BizTalk Mapper v2.0.docx (243.08 KB)
Understanding the BizTalk Mapper v2.0.pdf (1.49 MB)
I originally wrote this article in 2008, and it was aimed at BizTalk 2006 R2. Since then, we’ve had 3 more versions of BizTalk: 2010, 2013, and 2013R2. With BizTalk 2016 entering CTP in the next few days, I thought it was time to revisit this article and update it for the latest (public) version of BizTalk.
At the time I wrote this article, I was of the view that the mapper was always the answer. In fact, the reason I started the article was that I had an argument with a colleague over what technology was better for transforming data in BizTalk: Maps (i.e. XSLT) or C# (serializing/deserializing your XML into a class). I actually set out to prove my colleague wrong by comparing the two – and ended up surprising myself by just how little there was in the comparison.
8 years on, and my views have changed (somewhat): I spent 4 years working on a very large BizTalk system that had huge throughput (200tps) and very low latency (<500ms) requirements, and maps had to go out the window. In fact, we took over the system from a well-known consultancy that had used standard BizTalk practices i.e. maps, pipelines etc. The system did what it was supposed to, but was horribly slow.
But this was not your average run-of-the-mill BizTalk system. The BizTalk Mapper is still a very powerful tool, and with the advent of Azure and Microsoft’s cloud integration platform (Logic Apps et al) the mapper will live on.
Over the last 8 years, people have asked why it’s important to know what each of the functoids emit: The answer is that it’s the best way to understand what each functoid does. If you can’t get your head around the documentation for the Table Looping functoid (for example) then just look at what XSLT the functoid emits: this should help you understand what it does.
What surprised me in doing this update is that there have been zero changes to the mapper functoids since BizTalk 2006R2. The biggest change has been that support for choosing whether to use XslTransform or XslCompiledTransform for your maps – this can have a significant impact on performance (as seen later).
I’m still a firm believer that you shouldn’t be creating complex maps in the Mapper unless you understand how XSLT works, and I hope that this article helps you with that understanding.
by Dan Toomey | Mar 31, 2016 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
Many people have written about Azure Service Bus Relays in the past and a summary can be found here. Dan Rosanova recently tweeted “….We’re trying to discourage ACS for security. SAS is our preferred model.”. The ACS security pattern is described here and the SAS pattern is described here. This article attempts to summarise BizTalk adapter support for using SAS tokens.
Most BizTalk Server examples use ACS tokens rather than SAS tokens, probably because the BizTalk Adapters only allowed configuration with ACS tokens when service bus relays were first released with BizTalk 2013. BizTalk 2013 R2 has limited support for configuration of SAS tokens and most adapters only allow use of ACS tokens out of the box (OOTB). If you want to use a SAS token you have to be very inventive. I hope that BizTalk vNext will add SAS token support for all WCF adapters.
by community-syndication | Mar 31, 2016 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
The first new feature for BizTalk Server 2016 CTP1 we’ll showcase here is the ability to now set ordered delivery on Dynamic Send Ports. This has always been a limitation for dynamic sends which we’ve now removed – thanks to everyone who asked us for this feature. As you can see from the screenshot below,…
Blog Post by: BizTalk Team
by Daniel probert | Mar 31, 2016 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
The 1st CTP (Community Technical Preview) for BizTalk 2016 has been released today.
Whilst you have to sign up to Microsoft Connect to access the CTP, Microsoft have published the release notes for the CTP here: BizTalk 2016 Release Notes
These release notes will be added to as the product gets closer to release.
For more details, including instructions on how to sign up, go here: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/biztalk_server_team_blog/2016/03/30/announcing-biztalk-server-2016-community-technology-preview-1/
by community-syndication | Mar 30, 2016 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
We are excited to release our first Community Technology Preview (CTP1) for BizTalk Server 2016 today. Businesses are always looking for ways to deliver services faster to market, leading to an era of rapid application growth. Therefore, it is essential that data flows seamlessly between these applications. BizTalk Server 2016 CTP1 enables integration with mission…
Blog Post by: BizTalk Team
by community-syndication | Mar 28, 2016 | BizTalk Community Blogs via Syndication
Many people have written about Azure Service Bus Relays in the past and a summary can be found here. Dan Rosanova recently tweeted “….We’re trying to discourage ACS for security. SAS is our preferred model.”. The ACS security pattern is described here and the SAS pattern is described here. This article attempts to summarise BizTalk […]
Blog Post by: mbrimble
