BizTalk Overview

BizTalk Core Architecture

Receive Ports How messages get into BizTalk Variety of transport mechanisms Http SOAP SQL File EDI Message Queue

How messages get into BizTalk

Variety of transport mechanisms

Http

SOAP

SQL

File

EDI

Message Queue

Adaptors Adaptors are how transports are implemented in BizTalk Hide complexity when integrating with other systems. Sometimes referred to as bit shovelers

Adaptors are how transports are implemented in BizTalk

Hide complexity when integrating with other systems.

Sometimes referred to as bit shovelers

Receive Pipelines Used to do operations on inbound messages Operations include Decoding Disassembling Verification

Used to do operations on inbound messages

Operations include

Decoding

Disassembling

Verification

Message Box Store of messages used in BizTalk Features SQL Server database Guaranteed delivery No messages deleted from pickup location until persisted into SQL Server Can have multiples

Store of messages used in BizTalk

Features

SQL Server database

Guaranteed delivery

No messages deleted from pickup location until persisted into SQL Server

Can have multiples

Orchestrations How business processes are implemented Visual display of process implementation Developed in Visual Studio Similar to flow charts

How business processes are implemented

Visual display of process implementation

Developed in Visual Studio

Similar to flow charts

BizTalk Orchestration

Business Rules Engine A means of implementing business rules away from core system English like syntax Versioned Stored in a SQL Server database Can allow the business to control the rules used in systems

A means of implementing business rules away from core system

English like syntax

Versioned

Stored in a SQL Server database

Can allow the business to control the rules used in systems

Send Pipeline Opposite of receive pipelines. Used on outbound messages Operations include Encoding Assembling Signing

Opposite of receive pipelines. Used on outbound messages

Operations include

Encoding

Assembling

Signing

Send Ports Similar to receive ports but used to send messages out of BizTalk Multiple possible transports like receive ports

Similar to receive ports but used to send messages out of BizTalk

Multiple possible transports like receive ports

Supplementary Systems Other areas of BizTalk include Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) Administration Health and Activity Tracking (HAT) Deployment BizTalk Explorer Enterprise Single Sign-On (ESSO) BAM Interceptor

Other areas of BizTalk include

Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)

Administration

Health and Activity Tracking (HAT)

Deployment

BizTalk Explorer

Enterprise Single Sign-On (ESSO)

BAM Interceptor

Useful Links http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/default.mspx . BizTalk Home page http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/biztalk/default.aspx Developer centre http://geekswithblogs.net/ajames/archive/2007/01.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/default.mspx . BizTalk Home page

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/biztalk/default.aspx Developer centre

http://geekswithblogs.net/ajames/archive/2007/01.aspx