March 2006 - Posts

BizTalk 2006 ODBA, MOM Pack; 2004 SAP Adapter SP1 Available
29 March 06 10:43 AM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

Was looking for something else, and just saw we released a couple BizTalk 2006 downloads and a Sevice Pack for the BTS 2004 SAP adapter. BizTalk Server 2006 Orchestration Designer for Business Analysts BizTalk Server 2006 Management Pack for MOM 2005 Read More...

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Capturing BizTalk 2006 BAM Data On Looping Process
29 March 06 10:30 AM | rseroter | 6 Comments   

While working on a BizTalk POC last week, I needed to track Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) data across looping iterations and had to set up relationships between activities. I wanted to share the steps below. This is the same POC mentioned in my post Read More...

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BizTalk 2006 *Officially* Released, Demo of Pipeline Feature
27 March 06 06:40 AM | rseroter | 8 Comments   

Wow, we just announced today that BizTalk Server 2006 released ( press release , also see Virtual Press Room , new BizTalk home page ) just as we planned. Instead of this just being a "BizTalk is out" post, I wanted to also show a cool way to use pipeline-instance Read More...

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Programming Updates
21 March 06 04:11 PM | rseroter | 1 Comments   

Couple updates. First, I'm now delivering another MSDN webcast next week. I've been suckered into delivering End-to-End Scenarios: Creating Service-Oriented Solutions with BizTalk Server 2006 which is a look into the patterns and implementation of one Read More...

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Windows Workflow in ASP.NET Apps
19 March 06 02:02 PM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

Very very nice article in this month's MSDN Magazine that goes into great depth explaining how to use Windows Workflow from an ASP.NET application (or service) . I may have to re-jigger my Sharepoint-WF-BizTalk post from a few weeks back using this updated Read More...

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BizTalk Server 2006 ODBC Adapter Available
14 March 06 06:13 PM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

The community-based BizTalk ODBC adapter has been updated for the upcoming BizTalk 2006 edition. It's got some cool features for you to check out. Nice work, Todd Van Nurden. Read More...

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Using Business Rules Engine "Update" for Forward Chaining
13 March 06 03:19 PM | rseroter | 3 Comments   

Fitting that my 100th post is on the same topic as one of my first , the Business Rules Engine. The other day I had a customer ask me about a problem they had while executing a business rule on a repeating element where the result was not what they expected. Read More...

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BizTalk Server 2006 Updated Documentation Available
08 March 06 04:18 PM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

If you didn't notice, Luke Nyswonger , lead programmer writer for BizTalk, just updated the downloaded CHM BizTalk 2006 documentation build. It's absolutely outstanding. Honestly, this is the best product documentation I've ever seen for a Microsoft product. Read More...

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Using Role Links in BizTalk Server 2006
08 March 06 03:58 PM | rseroter | 7 Comments   

I have the suspicion that BizTalk's role links are a fairly misunderstood, and thus avoided, part of the developer's toolbox. For the longest time, I myself avoided them like the plague, mainly because I didn't understand how all this Business Activity Read More...

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March is BizTalk Webcast Month
06 March 06 08:12 AM | rseroter | 2 Comments   

So March is apparently "BizTalk Webcast Month" in celebration of the upcoming BizTalk 2006 release. I actually signed up to deliver one of the webcasts, so I clearly expect that session to be the most popular one. Some highlights: significant LOB adapter Read More...

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BizTalk Server 2006 Certification Exam
02 March 06 04:42 PM | rseroter | 6 Comments   

Just saw the BizTalk Server 2006 certification site today on Microsoft.com. Not sure if Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 will fit on a business card, but for me personally, I'm more likely to recommend a certified Read More...

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