Tài liệu First Steps Developing BizTalk Applications

Introduction vii
PHASE 1 Creating, Deploying, and Testing a BizTalk Application . 1
PHASE 2 Working with Schemas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
PHASE 3 Message Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59



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First Steps: Developing BizTalk Applications
Dear Reader,
I did not originally set out to write a book about BizTalk. As an independent consultant, I was not sure
when I would be able to use BizTalk on an assignment, so I started to keep notes on BizTalk that I could
use later to refresh my memory. My study aides, though useful, lacked the perspective of someone
trying to learn BizTalk on his or her own. Furthermore, topical Internet searches suggested that many
people were struggling with some of the same learning curve issues that I struggled with. It was then
that I realized my notes might benefit others trying to learn about BizTalk.
This book is likely to be different from other technical books you have read. Most books introduce
a topic and then explore that topic in exhaustive detail. Generally, unrelated examples are presented to
illustrate a point––such is the nature of reference material. Many times when using a reference text to
learn about a particular technology, I have felt as though I was mired in detail, and missing the “big
picture.”
This book is not a reference text. You can think of it as a way of jump-starting the learning
process––in other words, as a BizTalk “quick start.” In this book, you will learn about BizTalk in a
phased approach. Each phase presents additional detail about BizTalk and is dependent on the
previous phase(s). In each phase, you will learn just what you need to know to complete that phase. In
addition, you will learn by doing, as each phase provides detailed instructions for creating, deploying,
and testing a BizTalk project. Through the book's projects, you will be exposed to orchestrations,
pipelines, maps, schemas, messages, ports, shapes, the BizTalk Server Administration console, and the
Health and Activity Tracking (HAT) tool.
This book does not eliminate the need for a BizTalk reference text, but it should make the material
in such a text more meaningful.
Robert J. Loftin