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• Calling a BizTalk Custom Receive Pipeline from an Orchestration?

  When calling a receive pipeline in an orchestration's Expression shape, the receive pipeline must be a Disassembler and therefore implement the IDisassemblerComponent interface. Your custom pipeline won't work if isn't a disassembler - period. Although... Posted Sep 23 2009, 03:44 PM by Erik with | with no comments Filed under: BizTalk

• Installing a BizTalk App on another system

  Most developers deploy their BizTalk 2006+ applications into other environments like Test and Production using and MSI file that they generate using BizTalk Administrator. The process of creating an MSI is fast and easy - it's also very thorough in that... Posted Aug 06 2009, 09:26 PM by Erik with | with no comments Filed under: BizTalk

• Screencast - Failed Message Routing in BizTalk Server 2006

  I just finished producing a new screencast about Failed Message Routing in BizTalk Server 2006. The screencast describes failed message routing, and two approaches that implement error handling and reporting. I also discuss the benefits of each approach... Posted Feb 03 2009, 02:32 AM by Erik with | with no comments Filed under: BizTalk

• BizTalk Server 2009 Beta and Beta Help Downloads

  BizTalk Server 2009 Beta is available for download from Microsoft's Connect site! You can download and install BizTalk Server 2009 Beta after you sign-up for the Microsoft Connect program. BizTalk Server 2009 requires Windows Server 2008, so make sure... Posted Jan 16 2009, 03:13 PM by Erik with | with no comments Filed under: BizTalk

• Next Screencast: Handling Failed Messages

  My first screencast - BizTalk Publish-Subscribe using Messaging - is getting a lot of views and is gaining in popularity here. Thank you for your interest - your interest is motivating me to continue to evolve the format. I am working on a new screencast... Posted Jan 07 2009, 05:41 PM by Erik with | with no comments Filed under: BizTalk

• BizTalk Publish-Subscribe Using Messaging - Screencast

  "It's just too much to read all at once", was the reply. Reading and looking at pictures is great - videos are better. The embedded video, my fist video of this type, is the final installment of the Understanding BizTalk Publish-Subscribe series of demonstrations... Posted Dec 29 2008, 11:23 PM by Erik with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: BizTalk

• Top 10 BizTalk Server Mistakes

  All of my projects during about the past four and a half years are based on BizTalk Server 2004, BizTalk Server 2006, and (recently) BizTalk Server 2006 R2. During this time, I have seen mistakes in the way developers use, deploy, and manage BizTalk Server... Posted Dec 21 2008, 05:14 PM by Erik with | with no comments Filed under: BizTalk

• Why BizTalk?

  While articles that explain BizTalk or describe how to do something with it are great, they assume that you have already made the decision to use BizTalk Server in your project or organization. This article discusses integration, its benefits, and how BizTalk Sever can help you exploit those benefits. Posted Jun 27 2008, 08:58 PM by Erik with | with no comments Filed under: BizTalk

• Understanding BTS - Consolidated and Lots of Views

  I have consolidated all of the articles to date in the Learning BizTalk Series in one article at CodeProject ! It is one large article containing the same great content you have come to enjoy from the series here. I wanted to make the article more broadly... Posted Jun 14 2008, 04:03 PM by Erik with | with no comments Filed under: BizTalk

• Demonstrating Publish-Subscribe - Part 1 of 3

  This is part of a continuing series about understanding BizTalk Server. This article walks you through an orchestration-based solution that uses Content Based Routing to send a message to a certain destination. This sample uses an orchestration, subsequent examples (later) demonstrate the power of BizTalk's publish-subscribe model by getting rid of the orchestration without affecting functionality! Need Expert BizTalk, SOA, ESB, or other .NET Help? Get your project on track today - contact Erik Westermann at +1 416-809-1453. Posted Jun 10 2008, 11:13 PM by Erik with | with no comments Filed under: BizTalk

• BizTalk and UDDI -- Finally in BTS 2006 R3

  BizTalk 2006 R3 - Microsoft's next release - is expected to more closely align with Windows Server, SQL Server, the .NET Framework, and Visual Studio. Thats' great - the best part is support for UDDI 3.0! I have been an advocate of UDDI in several projects... Posted Apr 23 2008, 09:50 PM by Erik with | with no comments Filed under: BizTalk

• Microsoft Announces BizTalk RFID Mobile

  "Microsoft BizTalk RFID Mobile when used with BizTalk Server 2006 R2 enables real-time decisions by extending business process to Windows CE and Windows Mobile 5.0 applications". Link to the press release . While this could help boost BizTalk's precence... Posted Apr 18 2008, 02:54 PM by Erik with | with no comments Filed under: BizTalk

• Understanding BizTalk's Extensibility

  BizTalk's programming model is largely based on orchestrations that, when used in combination with maps, for example, usually provides enough functionality for a range of problems. There can be cases when it is either difficult* or not possible* to represent... Posted Apr 11 2008, 10:04 PM by Erik with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: BizTalk

• Series on Getting to Know BizTalk

  The sum of the individual parts is indeed greater than the whole... I am working on another part of the series of articles about getting to know BizTalk. The series got its start when I completed writing a larger article for another internet publication... Posted Apr 09 2008, 03:02 AM by Erik with | with no comments Filed under: writing, BizTalk

• BizTalk: Understanding the Publish-Subscribe Model

  Note: Screencast available! The screencast demonstrates publish-subscribe - click to view the article and video! BizTalk is, at its core, a messaging system that is based on a model called publish-subscribe. The publish-subscribe model is an asynchronous... Posted Apr 01 2008, 05:40 PM by Erik with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: BizTalk