1. BizTalk in Action! Martin Rienstra en Sijmen Koffeman Microsoft B.V.

2. Agenda BizTalk® Server 2004 Update Enquête Tips & Tricks Tools, SP1, …
‘End to End’ demo
Tips & Tricks

3. Adapter Wizard / Migration
Overview
Wizard for creating custom send, receive, request-response and solicit-response adapters using the common adapter base classes and interfaces
Features
Supports in- and out-of-process adapters
Define handler (BTS Admin MMC) and endpoint (BTS Explorer Port) properties
Includes batch processing and SSO integration code snippets
Generates C# or VB.NET (coming soon)
Download includes a Step-by-Step Whitepaper and Sample Socket Adapter
Download
Microsoft BizTalk Server Adapter Migration Toolkit
(BizTalk AMT)
Migrating BizTalk 2002 custom components to BizTalk 2004 AMT allows reusing BizTalk 2002 custom components (AICs, preprocessors) in BizTalk 2004 environment.

4. Pipeline Component Wizard
Overview
Wizard to quickly build custom pipeline components
Features
Create send/receive/both components
Identify which pipeline stages are supported
Generates C# or VB.NET
Download

5. Pipeline Testing Tools
Usage
Pipeline.exe
Accepts XSD schemas and input message(s)
Runs a send or receive pipeline
Produces output document(s)
FFAsm.exe
Executes the flat file assembler component
Emulates a send pipeline that serializes
FFDasm.exe
Executes the flat file disassembler component
Emulates a receive pipeline that parses
XMLAsm.exe
Executes the XML assembler component
Emulates a send pipeline that serializes, assembles and envelopes
XMLDasm.exe
Executes the XML disassembler component
Emulates a receive pipeline that parses, disassembles and un-envelopes
DSDump.exe
Enables you to dump the lightweight in-memory document schema structure of one or more XSD schema(s)
Good for determining parsing errors
* Pipeline testing tools are available as part of the BizTalk SDK:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004\SDK\Utilities\PipelineTools

6. BizTalk Assembly Viewer
BizTalk Assembly Viewer (in DevTools)
Register this windows explorer extension: regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004\Developer Tools\BtsAsmExt.dll"
View types in BizTalk assemblies and attributes
Add and remove assemblies from the GAC
View -> Explorer Bar -> BizTalk Server Search

7. BizTalk Subscription Viewer
BizTalk Subscription Viewer (in SDK)
Run the utility from here: C:\Program Files\Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004\SDK\Utilities\BTSSubscriptionViewer.exe
Choose Main -> Load from menu
Shows Subscribers (Orchestrations and Send Ports) to Published Items in the MessageBox
Top Grid: List of All Subscribers
Bottom: Filter Expression for Selected Subscription
Types of Subscribers: EPM, XLANG and <GUID>

8. BizTalk Management Tool
Overview
Tool for managing BizTalk deployment, configuration and administration tasks outside of Visual Studio, MMC and HAT
Features
View/configure/restart/bind assemblies, ports and hosts
Aggressive mode for (un)deploying dependent assemblies
Suspend/resume/terminate/save multiple messages outside of HAT
Import/export all configuration data
Download

9. BizTalk Configuration Documenter
UK SDC BizTalk 2004 Documenter
Documents BizTalkMgmtDb artifacts
Creates a compiled CHM help file
Requires BizTalk 2004 and .NET Fx 1.1
GUI or Command Line Parameters
/o: Output Folder
/s: BizTalk SQL Server
/d: BizTalk Management Database
/show: Show CHM Output
Command Line Example
Microsoft.Sdc.BiztalkDocumenter.exe /o:C:\Temp /s:Svr01 /d:BizTalkMgmtDb
Download

10. BizTalk Performance Monitor Counters
BizTalk: Messaging
Documents processed, received or suspended (/sec)
BizTalk: TDDS
Batches, events or records being processed (or committed)
Total batches, events, failed batches, failed events or records
XLANG/s Orchestrations
Database transactions (/sec)
Dehydratable, dehydrating, idle, runnable or running orchestrations
Orchestrations completed, created, dehydrated, discarded, rehydrated, resident-in-memory or suspended (/sec)
Persistence points (/sec)
Transactional scopes aborted, committed or compensated (/sec)
SP1 adds:
Active receive locations
Active receive threads
Active send messages
Active send threads
Documents resubmitted
Pending receive batches
Pending transmitted messages
Request/Response timeouts
Throttled receive batches

11. BizTalk Performance Setting Tool
Executable
SvcClassSettings.exe
Database - Table Modified
BizTalkMgmtDb - adm_ServiceClass
Service Class Names
XLANG/s
Messaging InProcess
MSMQT
Messaging Isolated
Settings
LowWatermark, HighWatermark
LowMemorymark, HighMemorymark
LowSessionmark, HighSessionmark
Max Receive Interval
Download

12. BizTalk® Server 2004 Update
Adapter Update:
Microsoft
MQSeries Adapter
MSMQ Adapter
WSE Adapter
MySAP Adapter
GotDotNet
Sharepoint Adapter
POP3
OleDb
SP1
New features
FTP throttling
IPipelineContextEx Interface
Improved SQL Adapter Error Messages
Using GB18030 Characters
(msgbox_cleanup_logic.sql)
Blogs
Bloggers guide to BizTalk
Product update
Documentation
SDK
Tutorial

14. Scenario
Enquête
Beoordelen
Archief PO
Approval
Supplier

15. Scenario - details B R E 2 3 4 1 BizTalk Orchestration Windows
Sharepoint
Services 5 6 7
1 .. 7
E:\Demo\Test
BAM

16. Solution artifacts

17. Schema AntwoordID Naam Wat vond je ervan? BizTalk® Server ervaring?
Uitstekend, zeer waardevol
Mwah, wel aardig
Slecht, heb ik niks aan
BizTalk® Server ervaring? Ja
Nee
Commentaar
Vrije tekst
Bruikbaar

18. The Proces
Windows SharePoint Services

20. Scenario - details B R E 2 3 4 1 BizTalk Orchestration Windows
Sharepoint
Services 5 6 7
1 .. 7
E:\Demo\Test
BAM

21. Business Activity Monitoring
INFORMATION
WORKER
Needs real-time visibility in
a familiar user interface
BUSINESS ANALYST
Analyzes information & Defines what data and will be presented and how
Observation
Model
Identifies KPIs
Data Of Interest
DEVELOPER
Knows how to
get the data
BAM Infrastructure
Maps KPIs to Orchestration

23. Tips & Tricks Cache refresh Isolated hosts SQL Agent should be running
Development, e.g. 5 seconds
Isolated hosts
Reset host, not just BizTalk
SQL Agent should be running
Or else …
Backup Job configured
SQL data files tend to grow …

24. Links MSDN Integration Patterns
Team Development with Visual Studio .NET and Visual SourceSafe

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This presentation is for informational purposes only. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, in this summary.

26. Questions ?