BizTalk lessons from the field
Hints, tips and best practices on the use of BizTalk in the real world
Purging archived BAM data
BAM is one of the most underutilised features of BizTalk, but when it is used it can provide very...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 10/22/2013
Custom XML Validator for Throwing Multiple Errors
When applications / systems integrate with BizTalk via published WCF-based web services I often...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 02/16/2011
BizTalk Posters Updated for BizTalk 2009
The MS Technical Editors responsible for the BizTalk posters have recently updated some of the...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 02/04/2009
BizTalk 2006 R2 Certification
In a recent internal discussion I was enlightened to the fact that there is a BizTalk Server 2006 R2...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 01/30/2009
BizTalk 2009 Public Beta and ESB Guidance V2 CTP Available!
After a very valuable and interesting TAP (Technology Adoption Program) process, a public beta of...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 12/08/2008
“Dublin” and “Oslo” in the words of a Technologist
David Chappell is both a technologist and an amazing wordsmith. In his most recent whitepaper,...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 10/28/2008
BizTalk Challenge Scenario 1 - Solution
Quite a while back I posted what was to be the first in a series of BizTalk Scenarios that could be...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 10/20/2008
Update on Wednesday's User Group Meeting
The guys from K2 have provided some more detail on what they will be showing us during the User...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 10/05/2008
Sending an HTML Email without an Orchestration
There is plenty of information on the Net relating to being able to send an HTML email from BizTalk...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 09/11/2008
BizTalk Server 2009 == BizTalk Server 2006 R3
Some very interesting news around BizTalk today. Not only was there the announcement around...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 09/05/2008
ESB Management Portal Installation Error
Anyone who has worked with the ESB Guidance Toolkit will tell you that the complex and troublesome...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 08/11/2008
Biztalk Challenge ScenArio 1
As the first in what I hope will be an on-going series of scenario challenges, I have uploaded a...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 06/23/2008
Challenge: Execute a Map and Return the Result, WITHOUT an Orchestration
The Issue Earlier this week Bennie Wentzel, a developer from a customer I was engaged with last...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 06/16/2008
South African BizTalk User Group Website Finally Up!
After much promise, and many requests, the web site for the South African BizTalk User Group has now...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 06/15/2008
BizTalk Toolbox: BizTalk MessageViewer HAT Plugin
As a BizTalk developer I have come to rely rather heavily on a variety of tools to assist with...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 05/27/2008
Latest BizTalk Hotrod (Issue 4) is now Available!
For those that are aware of the BizTalk Hotrod magazine will know how informative and jam-packed...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 05/22/2008
XMLValidatingReceive Pipeline Clarification
In my previous post on the default behaviour of the XMLReceive pipeline with respect to validating a...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 05/22/2008
BizTalk Does Not Validate My Message?!?!
The ability to rigidly define the content of a data field is an essential element in any structured...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 05/14/2008
BizTalk 2006 R3 is coming!
With the amazing wave of new platforms (Windows Server 2008, .NET Framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 04/22/2008
JHB, South Africa: BizTalk Server 2006 Deep Dive Invitation
BIZTALK SERVER 2006 DEEP DIVE For a limited time only, Microsoft South Africa is offering this...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 04/22/2008
Prodigal BizTalk Scheduled Task Adapter returns
After a lengthy absence from the BizTalk Community, the BizTalk Scheduled Task Adapter is once again...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 04/22/2008
BizTalk Deep Dive Coming to JHB!
You asked, and we listened! Following on from a number of requests for the South African BizTalk...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 04/03/2008
Easy Brain Teaser 2: Tricky Equation
Difficulty Level: Easy What must you do to make the following equation true? 81 x 9 = 801
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 03/11/2008
Obscure Error: AddressFilter mismatch at the EndpointDispatcher
While testing the WCF-WSHttp receive adapter this week I ran in this very interesting, and rather...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 03/07/2008
Easy Brain Teaser 1: Quick Chores
Difficulty Level: Easy Two children have the following chores to do, before they will be allowed to...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 02/29/2008
Switching a Published WCF Service between WSHttp and BasicHttp
When using the BizTalk WCF Service Publishing Wizard to create WCF services a number of files and...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 02/26/2008
BTS.MessageType = https://Nabeel#HelloWorld
Hi, and welcome to my blog. For those of you who don't know me: my name is Nabeel Prior. I have been...
Author: Nabeel Prior Date: 02/22/2008