Biztalk 2006 Officially Launched
Today marked the official launch of Biztalk Server 2006, SQL Server 2005, and Visual Studios 2005. On top of getting free version of SQL 2005 and Visual Studios 2005 at the launch event, Microsoft has posted a new Biztalk 2006 version to Beta Place. The new version is...
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 area check it...
Wish List for BizTalk 2008 (Biztalk vNext)
With the official launch of Biztalk 2006 just weeks away, I could not help but start thinking about what I would like to see in Biztalk vNext (a.k.a Biztalk 2008 / 2009). It will most likely have support for workflows written using Windows Workflow Foundation or even...
Business Rules Enhancements in Biztalk Server 2006
I tend to see more and more clients using Rule Engines now then I did in the past. So, what can we expect to see different and better in Biztalk 2006? At the BPI Conference two weeks ago we found out some of the new enhanced features that the Business Rules Engine...
Business Rules Message Construction in Biztalk Server 2004
Wow. I was in the middle of working on a blog post about message construction and the Business Rules Engine (BRE) in Biztalk 2004. Several other Biztalk Developers and I were talking about this topic at Tech Ed and at the BPI Conference.I looked atRichard's Blog and...
How To View All Subscriptions in Biztalk Server 2006
The Biztalk Subscription viewer is an essential tool for analyzing and correcting subscription errors in Biztalk. In Biztalk 2004, the subscription viewer was provided in the SDK. In Biztalk 2006 Beta, the ability to view subscriptions has moved to the Biztalk...
New Biztalk Server Newsletter Launched- The BizTalker
I have started a new e-mail newsletter called The BizTalker. I hope to deliver periodic issues focusing on real life stories from integration consultants in the field. Nothing that fancy or long, just to the point: this is the problem we had and this is how we fixed...
Design Contest Entry – Dynamic Transforms in Biztalk Server 2006
I should start by saying I was much happier with last year’s entry. Last year, I used an Orchestration to limit other running Orchestrations. It could be configures on the fly using the Rules Engine. I should note that in Biztalk 2006 you will now have the...
Take A Look At The BizTalk Server Solution Designer
There is a 52 minute video on BizTalk Solution Designer. If you do not have a full 52 minutes to devote to this, you can get a good feel for the tool in the first 15 or 20 minutes. BizTalk Solution Designer is a visual tool for Biztalk Development. It abstracts the...
Sequential Workflow Using Windows Workflow Video and Sample
I have put together a video and sample walking through a simple Sequential Workflow using Beta 1 of WinWF (available for download from Microsoft). This video will take you step by step through creating your first sequential workflow in less than 15 minutes! This...
Windows Workflow (WinWF) Released
Today Microsoft released the long awaited Windows Workflow Foundation at PDC. You can get all the details from the Windows Vista Development Center for Workflow. Microsoft’s awesome new Windows Workflow Community Site is located at...
Convoys, GetTempFileName, and InterceptorException in Biztalk Server
It’s late on a Friday. I am still at the client site. Ijust 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 Failed mean? I...