Business Process Integration and Workflow

If you are looking for good resources to get up to speed with the new BizTalk Server 2006 Adapters the msdn page http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/biztalk/aa937652.aspx is providing you a lot of guidance to this. Recently even some Webcasts are added showing you how to do some basic tasks around these adapters.

Have fun.

You can download an updated version of the BizTalk Server Tutorials here.

Hey,

Just found an interesting BizTalk Glossary page. Can certainly be handy for beginning BizTalkers. What not means more experienced ones can not benefit from it :-)

I'l found a second one at http://www.biztalkpro.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=121

Although it are beginner courses it is great seeing Microsoft providing these resources, have a look at it.

Clinic 2954: First Look: Microsoft® BizTalk® Server 2006 for Developers

This online clinic provides developers with an introduction to the BizTalk Server 2006 development environment and BizTalk messaging and orchestration services. This clinic also highlights BizTalk features and functionality through demonstrations of common developer tasks.
https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.aspx?offerPriceId=78008


Clinic 2955: First Look: Microsoft® BizTalk® Server 2006 for IT Professionals

This online clinic provides IT professionals with an introduction to BizTalk Server 2006 and how to deploy and manage applications in a BizTalk environment. This clinic will highlight features and functionality through demonstrations of common BizTalk administration tasks.
https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.aspx?offerPriceId=77178

He guys,

Those interested in Workflow should certainly read the latest msdn article written by Don Box and Dharma Shukla http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/06/01/WindowsWorkflowFoundation/default.aspx

It goes really deeper into what the WF contains and how it is build up. A must read!

You like to see already some previews of BizTalk version vNext, have a look over here to see the improvements on the solution designer
http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=115378
or the mapper
http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=126990

The future still looks bright!

Sometimes I use this blog just to keep links easy to retrieve for myself. One like that is the link towards the blogging page that gathers a lot of blogging info concerning working with Flat Files, here it is http://geekswithblogs.net/synboogaloo/archive/2005/04/22/37294.aspx
Have a look at it when you need help on Flat File processing.

At the world-wide launch yesterday the 7th of November I had a small role in the fact that the project I'm working on was presented.
Case studies are always nice to see that new technology is really being used out there.

See more details at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/applicationplatform/launch2005/partners/capgemini.mspx

See Capgemini's Global CTO, Andy Mulholland, and Luc Francois Salvador, CEO of Sogeti, speak about the power of Microsoft's new products and how they are enabling enterprise customers to get more for less!
mms://wm.microsoft.com/ms/windowsserversystem/launch/capgemini.wmv

See the Sidmar-Arcelor case study - Technology Service Firm Helps Steel Company Gain Reliable, Manageable Systems
http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/2006/prodinfo/cs-capgemini.mspx

As you might know within expressions in the Orchestration Designer you've got the impression that you can do everything what you can do in C#, but in fact you are using XLang# with its restrictions (see more at http://geekswithblogs.net/cyoung/articles/3820.aspx).

One simple example is how to replace something within a string you receive, as explained in Charles Young article you need to use the stringbuilder class to reach this:


str = HRFile(FILE.ReceivedFileName);
myStringBuilder = new System.Text.StringBuilder(str);
myStringBuilder.Replace("Start","Copy");
readFile_requestInstance.Path = myStringBuilder.ToString();

Microsoft Launches BizTalk Server 2004 Accelerator for RosettaNet and Highlights Four-Year Anniversary of BizTalk Server

At Four-Year Anniversary, Adoption of Microsoft BizTalk Server Tops 4,000 Organizations