So You Want To Be a BizTalk Developer? BizTalk Server – A Technical Perspective

Who Is This Guy? Daniel Toomey Independent Contractor Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist BizTalk Server 2006 .NET Framework 2.0 : Web Applications QLD Government Sector

Daniel Toomey

Independent Contractor

Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist

BizTalk Server 2006

.NET Framework 2.0 : Web Applications

QLD Government Sector

Brisbane BizTalk User Group www.briztalk.org

www.briztalk.org

Movember

What Is BizTalk Server? Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) XML Business-to-Business (B2B) Business Process Integration (BPI) Connected Systems Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Edge of the Enterprise

Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)

XML Business-to-Business (B2B)

Business Process Integration (BPI)

Connected Systems

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

Edge of the Enterprise

What Is BizTalk Server? Reliable Messaging Environment/Framework Development Hosting Toolkit for Integration Solutions Standards based (BPEL, WS-*, etc) Rapid development

Reliable Messaging Environment/Framework

Development

Hosting

Toolkit for Integration Solutions

Standards based (BPEL, WS-*, etc)

Rapid development

BizTalk Through the Ages BizTalk Server 2000 / 2002 XML B2B Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) XLANG BizTalk Server 2004 Visual Studio .NET Business Process Management (BPM) Business Rules Engine (BRE) Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)

BizTalk Server 2000 / 2002

XML B2B

Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)

XLANG

BizTalk Server 2004

Visual Studio .NET

Business Process Management (BPM)

Business Rules Engine (BRE)

Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)

BizTalk Through the Ages BizTalk Server 2006 Visual Studio .NET 2005 (.NET 2.0) Flat-file wizard Real-time Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) Simplified deployment (MSI) Consolidated Administration Tool BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Extend B2B (+EDI / AS2) RFID .NET 3.0 Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Windows Workflow Hosting

BizTalk Server 2006

Visual Studio .NET 2005 (.NET 2.0)

Flat-file wizard

Real-time Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)

Simplified deployment (MSI)

Consolidated Administration Tool

BizTalk Server 2006 R2

Extend B2B (+EDI / AS2)

RFID

.NET 3.0

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

Windows Workflow Hosting

What BizTalk Provides

How BizTalk Is Used

BizTalk Architecture Illustration from “Pro BizTalk 2006”, George Dunphy & Ahmed Metwally

Systems Integration Messaging Based Solution XML Universal messaging standards Message Manipulation (Pipelines) Mapping / Transformation tools Adapters Protocol: FILE, FTP, HTTP, SOAP, WSE, WCF, etc. Vendor: SQL, SAP, Oracle, Siebel, PeopleSoft, etc.

Messaging Based Solution

XML

Universal messaging standards

Message Manipulation (Pipelines)

Mapping / Transformation tools

Adapters

Protocol:

FILE, FTP, HTTP, SOAP, WSE, WCF, etc.

Vendor:

SQL, SAP, Oracle, Siebel, PeopleSoft, etc.

Content Based Routing (CBR) Publish & Subscribe Define messages in XML Route messages based on promoted properties Don’t need orchestrations to do this!

Publish & Subscribe

Define messages in XML

Route messages based on promoted properties

Don’t need orchestrations to do this!

Business Process Management Orchestration Encapsulates business logic Short or Long-running processes a la “Workflow” Graphical designer Rapid development of business processing solutions Great for communicating process to non-technical stakeholders

Orchestration

Encapsulates business logic

Short or Long-running processes

a la “Workflow”

Graphical designer

Rapid development of business processing solutions

Great for communicating process to non-technical stakeholders

Business Rules Business Rules Engine (BRE) Dynamic configuration Business Rules Composer (developer ed.) Compose, publish & deploy policies/rules Versioning Forward chaining Facts based on schema, database lookup, .NET helper classes, etc Testing mechanism Can be invoked programmatically from .NET

Business Rules Engine (BRE)

Dynamic configuration

Business Rules Composer (developer ed.)

Compose, publish & deploy policies/rules

Versioning

Forward chaining

Facts based on schema, database lookup, .NET helper classes, etc

Testing mechanism

Can be invoked programmatically from .NET

Instrumentation Health & Activity Tracking (HAT) View to message/service activity Access to system tracking information Orchestration debugging BizTalk Administration Console (2006+) Consolidated tool for centralised deployment, configuration, and monitoring Exposes most of HAT’s functionality Much more user-friendly

Health & Activity Tracking (HAT)

View to message/service activity

Access to system tracking information

Orchestration debugging

BizTalk Administration Console (2006+)

Consolidated tool for centralised deployment, configuration, and monitoring

Exposes most of HAT’s functionality

Much more user-friendly

Instrumentation

Instrumentation Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) Real-time tracking & metrics Business view Business Intelligence (BI) SQL OLAP cube End-to-End Monitoring API to publish non-BTS info to BAM Raise alerts / notifications BAM Portal (OOTB)

Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)

Real-time tracking & metrics

Business view

Business Intelligence (BI)

SQL OLAP cube

End-to-End Monitoring

API to publish non-BTS info to BAM

Raise alerts / notifications

BAM Portal (OOTB)

Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)

Scalability Built-in scalability functionality BizTalk Group Multiple host servers Easy to add/remove servers Typically no clustering req’d Logical Host Isolation / Redundancy Separate processing in different hosts Duplicate host instances across nodes (HA) Message Box Ability to add multiple message boxes (Enterprise Edition only)

Built-in scalability functionality

BizTalk Group

Multiple host servers

Easy to add/remove servers

Typically no clustering req’d

Logical Host Isolation / Redundancy

Separate processing in different hosts

Duplicate host instances across nodes (HA)

Message Box

Ability to add multiple message boxes (Enterprise Edition only)

Scalability

Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) Critical part of the BizTalk infrastructure Maps Windows identity to non-Windows (affiliate) applications credentials Helps to secure information for the receive locations Master Secret Server

Critical part of the BizTalk infrastructure

Maps Windows identity to non-Windows (affiliate) applications credentials

Helps to secure information for the receive locations

Master Secret Server

BizTalk Development Environment Visual Studio .NET BizTalk 2004 – VS .NET 2003 (.NET 1.1) BizTalk 2006 – VS.NET 2005 (.NET 2.0) BizTalk 2006 R2 – VS.NET 2005 (.NET 3.0) Tools: BizTalk Server Explorer BizTalk Schema Editor BizTalk Mapper Orchestration Designer Pipeline Designer

Visual Studio .NET

BizTalk 2004 – VS .NET 2003 (.NET 1.1)

BizTalk 2006 – VS.NET 2005 (.NET 2.0)

BizTalk 2006 R2 – VS.NET 2005 (.NET 3.0)

Tools:

BizTalk Server Explorer

BizTalk Schema Editor

BizTalk Mapper

Orchestration Designer

Pipeline Designer

BizTalk Schema Editor

BizTalk Mapper

BizTalk Mapper Functoids Mathematical functoids Logical functoids Cumulative functoids Database functoids Custom functoids

Functoids

Mathematical functoids

Logical functoids

Cumulative functoids

Database functoids

Custom functoids

Orchestration Designer

Orchestration Designer Logic represented in shapes (Receive, Send, Decide, Loop, Scope, Transform, Assign, etc) Logical Ports Compiled into MSIL Can consume Web Services Can be published as a Web Service Can be exported to BPEL Can be designed in Visio via a plug-in

Logic represented in shapes (Receive, Send, Decide, Loop, Scope, Transform, Assign, etc)

Logical Ports

Compiled into MSIL

Can consume Web Services

Can be published as a Web Service

Can be exported to BPEL

Can be designed in Visio via a plug-in

Business Rules Composer

Skills Required .NET Development Scripting in orchestration shapes is in C# Custom code for components & pipelines XML XML Schema Definition (XSD) XML Manipulation (XPath, XSLT) Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Not required, but helpful Instrumentation, management, deployment SQL Server Database configuration & optimisation SQL Adapter

.NET Development

Scripting in orchestration shapes is in C#

Custom code for components & pipelines

XML

XML Schema Definition (XSD)

XML Manipulation (XPath, XSLT)

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)

Not required, but helpful

Instrumentation, management, deployment

SQL Server

Database configuration & optimisation

SQL Adapter

Marketability Salary by Microsoft Product Expertise From MCP Magazine Online, 2007 Salary Survey

Why I Like Being a BizTalk Developer… Greatest IDE there is (VS.NET) Interesting Projects Work with lots of different systems Relatively little monotony End-to-End view Solution Architect role High demand for skill set Projects tend to be large / long term

Greatest IDE there is (VS.NET)

Interesting Projects

Work with lots of different systems

Relatively little monotony

End-to-End view

Solution Architect role

High demand for skill set

Projects tend to be large / long term

Who’s Who in BizTalk (Australia) Microsoft MVPs Mick Badran (BreezeTraining, Sydney) “ BizTalk Bill” Chesnut (Readify, Melbourne) Mark Daunt (Data Cogs, Brisbane) Microsoft Technology Specialist Geoff Clarke Rahul Garg Marketing Katie Macintosh (on maternity leave) Christine Bishop

Microsoft MVPs

Mick Badran (BreezeTraining, Sydney)

“ BizTalk Bill” Chesnut (Readify, Melbourne)

Mark Daunt (Data Cogs, Brisbane)

Microsoft Technology Specialist

Geoff Clarke

Rahul Garg

Marketing

Katie Macintosh (on maternity leave)

Christine Bishop

How Do I Get Started? Training BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Jumpstart Course https://www.local.microsoft.com.au/australia/events/register/home.aspx?levent=478264&linvitation BizTalk Server TechCenter http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/biztalk/bb727207.aspx Microsoft Certification MCTS Exam 70-235 TechTalkBlogs http://techtalkblogs.com/blog/ BizTalk User Group http://www.briztalk.org

Training

BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Jumpstart Course https://www.local.microsoft.com.au/australia/events/register/home.aspx?levent=478264&linvitation

BizTalk Server TechCenter http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/biztalk/bb727207.aspx

Microsoft Certification

MCTS Exam 70-235

TechTalkBlogs

http://techtalkblogs.com/blog/

BizTalk User Group

http://www.briztalk.org

References Understanding BizTalk 2006 (white paper): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/biztalk/2006/understanding.mspx BizTalk Server Homepage: http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/default.mspx “ Pro BizTalk 2006”, George Dunphy & Ahmed Metwally BizTalk....who? what's this R2 version? (Intro to BTS part 1) (Blog entry by Mick Badran) http://techtalkblogs.com/blog/archive/2007/09/11/3161.aspx

Understanding BizTalk 2006 (white paper): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/biztalk/2006/understanding.mspx

BizTalk Server Homepage: http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/default.mspx

“ Pro BizTalk 2006”, George Dunphy & Ahmed Metwally

BizTalk....who? what's this R2 version? (Intro to BTS part 1) (Blog entry by Mick Badran) http://techtalkblogs.com/blog/archive/2007/09/11/3161.aspx

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