Community MSMQ Adapter for BizTalk 2004 Now Available
Yesterday Microsoft released a BizTalk 2004 Adapter for MSMQ v2.0. This works with MSMQ 2.0 and 3.0. Here are the key features from the download site: The BizTalk 2004 Adapter for MSMQ provides support for sending and receiving messages using MSMQ 2.0 and 3.0, and...
Updated BizTalk Server 2004 Documentation
I guess these came out several days ago. I did not hear about it until now. Anyways, updated BizTalk 2004 Documentationisavailable here.
Convoy Subscription Viewer for BizTalk Server 2004
I have talked a lot in the past about Convoys. But, under the covers what really makes Convoy message processing different? What makes a Convoy a Convoy? To sum it all up into one sentence: Convoys require database level message-to-Orchestration correlation...
Mapping Many Messages to One Inside in BizTalk 2004
This is a cool feature of BizTalk 2004! It allows you to map many documents into one or map one document into many. In either case, your inputs will not equal your outputs. This type of mapping does require some up front planning and careful consideration. First off,...
How to Suppress Nodes In the BizTalk Mapper
Recently on a project I was required to filter out single records from a large batch that were not required to be processed inside the business process. In this case, the vast majority of the thousands of input records would not be required in the Orchestration....
BizTalk Server 2004 SP1 Available
The long awaited Service Pack 1 for BizTalk 2004 is now available. Get some more details on Scott’s Blog. Go directly to the Microsoft Download Site.
BizTalk Server 2004 Exam 074-135 Available
The BizTalk 2004 Exam is now available! The exam number is 074-135: Developing E-Business Solutions Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 (English). Get some more details on Scott’s Blog. Best of luck! PS: Sorry for the long delay in posting. More content and...
Flat File Disassembler Output Types in BizTalk Server 2004
I have seen a lot of posts on various news groups over the past few months about the Flat File Dissembler and how it produces output. I think it is rather confusing so I put together a sample that I hope will shed some light on the subject. Download: Flat File...
Debatching Options and Performance in BizTalk Server 2004
Download This Article and Sample Code Here: Debatching Options and Performance Considerations in BizTalk 2004 White Paper and Sample Code Related Sample: Xml Envelope Debatching In some business scenarios you may be required to receive a batch file that must be broken...
XLANGs.BTEngine.BTXTimerMessages Delivered, Not Consumed
What? How? When? Why? Useless? You have no clue what I am talking about? What are BTXTimerMessages? They are messages BizTalk uses internally to control timers. This includes the delay shape and scope shapes with timeouts. How will you see BTXTimerMessage? You will...
How to Name Output Files Inside An Orchestration
In many cases it can be useful to know the exact name of your output file that will be sent from your Orchestration using the File Adapter. This can be difficult if you are using the %MessageId%.xml macro to write the file since this it set after the message is sent...
Parallel Convoys (Concurrent Receive) in BizTalk
In the past, I have tended to focus on sequential convoys. Now, I decided to take a look at Concurrent Convoys. First off, I was sure in older versions of the documentation they were called Parallel Convoys? Maybe I’m mistaken or maybe the name changed over the...