Sonu's Tech Log : "WCF LOB Adapter SDK"

WCF LOB Adapter SDK SP1

sonua — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:40:00 GMT

Download WCF LOB Adapter SDK SP1 at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=106906 ....(read more)

Announcing the BizTalk Adapter Pack

sonua — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT

At 2008 Microsoft Office System Developer Conference on Feb 11, 2008, Microsoft announced the availability of the BizTalk Adapter Pack. You can find the links to the data sheet and BizTalk Adapter Pack Office Program at the following website (look for...(read more)

WCF-based BizTalk Adapter Pack is released to manufacturing!

sonua — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT

The adapters team is very happy to announce the release of the following products on Jan 31, 2008: BizTalk Adapter Pack WCF LOB Adapter SDK SP1 BizTalk Adapter Pack contains the new WCF-based adapters for SAP, Siebel and Oracle Database. These adapters...(read more)

Understanding various WCF communication options

sonua — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:56:00 GMT

David Chappell has written an interesting paper outlining various messaging options available in the .NET Framework 3.5 including WCF channels, RESTful communication and BizTalk Services. There is also a section on WCF LOB Adapter SDK in this document...(read more)

WCF LOB Adapter SDK at upcoming conferences

sonua — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:47:00 GMT

I still have a part of my foot in the WCF and LOB adapters world. :-) I can be found talking about connectivity with the line-of-business applications using WCF LOB Adapter SDK and BizTalk Adapter Pack at the following two upcoming conferences. If you...(read more)

Moving on ...

sonua — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT

As we have shipped the V1 of WCF LOB Adapter SDK, I am now moving onto a new project. I hope this blog was useful for the subset of developers who are interested in developing WCF-based adapters. If there are any specific question, I will be happy to...(read more)

Do we need to GAC the adapter assembly?

sonua — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:19:00 GMT

We have created a projected based on WCF LOB Adapter SDK. So just want to understand, do we really need to GAC the adapter project assembly? Also, if the adapter is using third party assemblies, is it really required to GAC them as well? For example,...(read more)

WCF LOB Adapter SDK is now generally available for download . . .

sonua — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:00:00 GMT

We are pleased to announce the release of WCF LOB Adapter SDK. Here are some of the related links: WCF LOB Adapter SDK Technology Site WCF LOB Adapter SDK Download Site WCF LOB Adapter SDK MSDN Forum BizTalk Server Roadmap Building Custom WCF Channels...(read more)

QualifiedType accessor to XML Schema type mapping

sonua — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:10:00 GMT

This previous post shows how WCF LOB Adapter SDK metadata object model can be used to define metadata for operations and/or types so that the WCF contract (WSDL) can be generated from it. The ResolveOperationMetadata() / ResolveTypeMetadata() methods...(read more)

WCF LOB Adapter SDK Performance Counters

sonua — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

WCF LOB Adapter SDK provides the following built-in performance counters to help gauge performance of the adapter. You can view these performance counters in Performance Management Console (perfmon.msc). Select the performance object named "ServiceModel...(read more)

Declarative XML Parsing - Adapter Data Readers/Writers

sonua — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:55:00 GMT

Are you using adapter data reader / writer derived classes? WCF LOB Adapter SDK team had introduced adapter XML data readers/writers in Beta 2. Since an adapter developer, who is using WCF LOB Adapter SDK to build an adapter, is working with XML messages...(read more)

Sample SQL Adapter built using WCF LOB Adapter SDK

sonua — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:10:00 GMT

WCF LOB Adapter SDK 'RC' ships with two sample adapters - Contoso Adapter - uses a canned back-end defined using SQL Server 2005. Echo Adapter - a simple adapter that shows how to use WCF LOB Adapter SDK API and includes a usage pattern for inbound scenarios...(read more)

Retrieving metadata from adapter developed using adapter SDK

sonua — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:00:00 GMT

See following posts for more information on this topic. How to: Browse/Search metadata from WCF LOB Adapter How to: Retrieve WSDL from WCF LOB Adapter...(read more)

WCF LOB Adapter SDK 'RC' is now available for public download

sonua — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:00:00 GMT

I haven't had many posts in last few days as we have been working on releasing first public beta 'Release Candidate' of WCF LOB Adapter SDK. Now some of you who did express interest in trying this SDK will be able to download it without having to sign...(read more)

WCF LOB Adapter Usage Patterns

sonua — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

An adapter built using WCF LOB Adapter SDK can be used in variety of topologies and scenarios. Follow your organization’s n-tier architecture principles and design patterns to determine where the adapter can fit best for your requirements. Usage Pattern...(read more)