Introducing BizTalk Server 2006 R2 David Chappell, Chappell & Associates August 2007 © Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2
10 BizTalk Server 2006 R2 also includes adapters that implement other commonly used communication mechanisms. The MSMQ Adapter allows sending and rec
11 contain. To make defining XSD schemas easier, BizTalk Server 2006 R2 provides a tool called the BizTalk Editor. Rather than creating a schema
12 counterparts in the destination schema. Most lines in Figure 8 show this kind of connection. More complex transformations are also pos
13 The Loop shape, which allows performing an action repeatedly while some condition is true. The Transform shape, which allows transferring
14 Figure 7: The Orchestration Designer lets a developer create business logic by dragging and dropping shapes from a toolbox onto a design surface.
15 The BRE is most useful when a complex set of business rules must be evaluated. Deciding whether to grant a loan, for example, might entail working
16 Creating Scalable Configurations It’s possible to install every component of BizTalk Server 2006 R2 on a single machine. Yet it’s not hard to imag
17 contains only a single instance of the MessageBox database, it’s possible to replicate this database for greater scalability or cluster it to avoi
18 Figure 9: The BizTalk Administration console's Group Hub page lets an administrator monitor and manage running BizTalk applications. The Biz
19 Additional BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Technologies The fundamentals of a BizTalk application revolve around messaging and orchestration. The product
2 Contents AN OVERVIEW OF BIZTALK SERVER 2006 R2 ... 3 THE CHALLENGE:
20 Figure 10: BAM data can be generated by orchestrations and other .NET applications, then used in a variety of ways. The first of these two aspect
21 Figure 11: Information displayed via Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 might come from the BAM database Alternatively, an information worker
22 This support includes several things. First, since different parts of the world use different standards, BizTalk Server 2006 R2 allows using both
23 Figure 12: The BizTalk RFID server provides a common platform for RFID applications to interact with diverse RFID devices such as readers and pri
24 respond to an event, that response will often take the form of a rule: If this event happens, then perform that action. To make creating this kind
25 Figure 13: Enterprise Single Sign-On allows mapping between a user’s Windows credentials and those required for other systems. In this example, a
26 Enterprise Single Sign-On also includes administration tools to perform various operations. All operations performed on the credential
3 An Overview of BizTalk Server 2006 R2 No application is an island. In fact, tying systems together has become the norm in most organizations today.
4 Connecting applications within a single organization, commonly referred to as enterprise application integration (EAI). As more
5 document is mapped into another. Once the business analyst has defined this process, a developer can create a BizTalk application that implements i
6 Single Sign-on facility. This technology provides a way to map authentication information between Windows and non-Windows systems. A ne
7 manage relationships with EDI partners. BizTalk Server 2006 R2 also provides accelerators to help implement other popular standards, such as Rosett
8 Like its predecessors, BizTalk Server 2006 R2 is focused on connecting applications, i.e., on system workflow. A fundamental tenet of BPM, however,
9 however. Instead, a business analyst or (more likely) a developer uses a graphical tool to create a group of shapes that express conditions, loops,
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