Developing Business Process And Integration Solution Using Microsoft Biztalk Server 2006

Preliminary Course Syllabus

Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions Using

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to efficiently and effectively integrate systems, employees, and trading partners through orchestration in a highly flexible and highly automated manner.

Audience

This course is intended for solution architects and developers who are responsible for developing Microsoft® BizTalk®

Server 2006 business process and integration solutions.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

§ Describe the message processing architecture and the development environment provided by BizTalk Server 2006.

§ Create XML and flat-file schemas.

§ Create a BizTalk map and use functoids to manipulate data in a map.

§ Deploy a BizTalk project and view deployed assemblies.

§ Route messages based on the contents of a received message.

§ Configure common adapters to enable BizTalk integration.

§ Create an orchestration to represent a business process.

§ Use orchestration shapes to define a detailed business process.

§ Configure an orchestration for transactional business processing.

§ Create, deploy, and manage a BizTalk application.

§ Configure BizTalk to consume and publish Web services.

§ Configure business rules and call a business rule from within an orchestration.

§ Enable Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) functions for business users.

§ Integrate trading partners into a business process.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

§ 1-2 years experience developing distributed applications.

§ Background in Microsoft .NET

Framework concepts and technology.

§ Hands-on experience with

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.

§ Working knowledge of Microsoft

SQL Server.

§ Working knowledge of XML.

§ No prior BizTalk experience is necessary.

Student Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

Module 1: Introduction to BizTalk Server 2006

This module describes the

BizTalk message processing architecture and identifies the new features and toolsets provided in BizTalk Server 2006.

Lessons

§ What Is BizTalk Server 2006?

§ What's New in BizTalk Server2006?

§ The BizTalk Server

Development Environment

Lab: Examining a BizTalk

Application

§ Test a BizTalk Server

Application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Describe common BizTalk Server 2006 scenarios and how BizTalk Server 2006 works to process messages.

§ Describe improvements and new features in BizTalk Server 2006.

§ Identify the tools provided in the BizTalk Server 2006 development environment.

Module 2: Creating Schemas

This module explains how to use BizTalk development tools to create XML and flat-file schemas.

Lessons

§ Introduction to BizTalkSchemas

§ Creating XML and Flat-File

Schemas

Lab: Creating BizTalk

Schemas

§ Creating a New BizTalkProject

§ Creating an XML Schema UsingBizTalk Editor

§ Creating a Flat-File SchemaUsing the Flat File Schema Wizard

§ Creating a Schema from a

Sample XML Message Instance

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Describe how BizTalk uses XML and identify the types of XML message types supported by BizTalk.

§ Create an XML schema by using the BizTalk Editor and create a flat-file schema by using the Flat-File Schema

Wizard.

Module 3: Creating MapsThis module explains how to use BizTalk Mapper to create and work with BizTalk maps. Students will learn how to add functoids to a map and how to compile and test a map.

Lessons

§ Creating a BizTalk Map

§ Configuring Basic Functoids

§ Configuring Advanced

Functoids

Lab: Creating a BizTalk

Map

§ Creating a Basic Map

§ Adding Functoids to a Map

§ Configuring Advanced

Functoids

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Describe how maps are used by

BizTalk and how to use the BizTalk Mapper to create a map.

§ Manipulate data by using functoids and add functoids to a map.

§ Perform advanced mapping operations by using advanced functoids.

Module 4: Deploying a BizTalk Project

This module explains how to deploy a BizTalk project and how to view deployed assemblies.

Lessons

§ Introduction to Deployment

§ Deploying an Assembly

Lab: Deploying an

Assembly

§ Assigning a BizTalk Project to an Application

§ Building and Deploying aBizTalk Application

§ Creating Receive Ports andLocations

§ Creating Send Ports

§ Testing a BizTalk Assembly

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Explain how BizTalk deployment works and describe the steps required to deploy a BizTalk assembly.

§ Deploy an assembly by using

Visual Studio and view deployed assemblies by using the Assembly viewer.

Module 5: Routing BizTalk Messages

This module explains how to enable message routing and how to use

BizTalk tools to monitor live and archived message activity.

Lessons

§ Introduction to MessageRouting

§ Configuring Message Routing

§ Tracking Message Activity

Lab: Enabling Message Routing

§ Promoting Message Properties

§ Configuring a FilterExpression

§ Testing Message Routing

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Describe how BizTalk messages are routed by various BizTalk components.

§ Configure BizTalk message routing.

Module 6: Creating Pipelines

This module explains how to create and configure receive and send pipelines for processing messages.

Lessons

§ Introduction to Pipelines

§ Building a Pipeline

Lab: Creating Pipelines

§ Create a New Send PipelineUsed to Encrypt Messages

§ Test the Send Pipeline

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Explain how pipelines process messages.

§ Use the Pipeline Designer to create a pipeline.

Module 7: Integrating with Adapters

This module explains how to configure common adapters to enable BizTalk integration.

Lessons

§ Introduction to BizTalkAdapters

§ Configuring a BizTalk Adapter

Lab: Integrating with

Adapters

§ Configuring the POP3 Adapter

§ Configuring the SMTP Adapter

§ Configuring the Windows

SharePoint Services Adapter

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Describe how adapters are used to connect BizTalk Server to external systems.

§ Configure a protocol, data, and application adapter.

Module 8: Creating a BizTalk Orchestration

This module explains how

BizTalk orchestration services work and shows how to create a BizTalk orchestration. Students will also learn how to use debugging tools to monitor a running orchestration.

Lessons

§ Introduction to BizTalkOrchestration

§ Building an Orchestration

§ Monitoring Orchestrations

Lab: Creating a BizTalk

Orchestration

§ Creating a New BizTalkOrchestration

§ Creating BizTalk OrchestrationPorts

§ Creating BizTalk

Orchestration Messages

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Explain how BizTalk orchestrations are used to represent a business process.

§ Use the BizTalk Orchestration Designer to define a business process.

Module 9: Automating Business Processes

This module explains how to use orchestration shapes to represent the logical flow of an orchestration. Students will also learn how to manipulate data and manage exceptions within an orchestration.

Lessons

§ Controlling the Flow of anOrchestration

§ Configuring Orchestrations

Lab: Automating a

Business Process

§ Configuring OrchestrationExpressions

§ Configuring MessageCorrelation

§ Configuring Exception

Handling

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Use orchestration flow control shapes and create modular orchestrations.

§ Configure orchestration expressions, message correlation, and exception handling.

Module 10: Creating

Transactional Business Processes

This module explains how to create orchestrations that support atomic and long-running transactions.

Students will also learn how to create nested orchestrations, configure exception handling, and recover from failed transactions.

Lessons

§ Introduction to Transactions

§ Configuring Transactions

Lab: Configuring a

Transactional Business Process

§ Configuring an Orchestration as Transactional

§ Configuring an AtomicTransaction

§ Configuring Compensation

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Explain how transactions work and how persistence points affect the performance of a BizTalk orchestration.

§ Create and configure long-running and atomic transactions.

Module 11: Deploying and Managing BizTalk Applications

This module explains how to create and deploy BizTalk applications in a production environment. Students will also learn how to manage running applications.

Lessons

§ Introduction to BizTalk Applications

§ Deploying an Application

Lab: Deploying a BizTalk

Application

§ Creating a BizTalkApplication MSI Package

§ Installing from a BizTalkApplication MSI Package

§ Using Binding Files

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Explain how BizTalk artifacts can be grouped as applications to simplify deployment and management tasks.

§ Deploy an application as a Microsoft Installer (MSI) package and create and import binding files.

Module 12: Integrating with Web ServicesThis module explains how to consume a Web service from an orchestration and how to publish an orchestration as a Web service.

Lessons

§ Introduction to Web ServicesIntegration

§ Consuming a Web Service

§ Publishing an Orchestration

As a Web Service

Lab: Consuming and

Publishing Web Services with BizTalk

§ Publishing a BizTalk

Orchestration as a Web Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Explain how Web service integration works in BizTalk.

§ Configure an orchestration to consume a Web service.

§ Publish an orchestration as a

Web service.

Module 13: Integrating Business Rules

This module explains how to configure business rules and how to call a business rule from within an orchestration.

Lessons

§ Introduction to BusinessRules

§ Integrating Business Rules

Lab: Integrating

Business Rules

§ Creating a Business RulePolicy

§ Configuring an Orchestration to Call the Business Rules Engine

§ Testing the BizTalk

Application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Explain how business rule integration works in BizTalk.

§ Compose, publish, and deploy business rules.

Module 14: Monitoring Business Activity

This module explains how to configure business rules and how to call a business rule from within an orchestration.

Lessons

§ Introduction to BusinessActivity Monitoring

§ Enabling Business Activity

Monitoring

Lab: Monitoring Business

Activity

§ Creating a BAM Activity

§ Creating a BAM View

§ Deploying a BAM View

§ Configuring BAM DataCollection

§ Testing BAM Data Collection

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Explain how BizTalk enables business users to monitor business activity.

§ Configure BizTalk to enable

Business Activity Monitoring (BAM).

Module 15: Integrating with Trading

Partners

This module explains how to track and manage rules, policies, agreements, and other information about trading partners.

Lessons

§ Enabling Trading Partner

Integration

Lab 15: Enabling Business Partner Integration

§ Creating Role Links

§ Configuring an Orchestration to Use Role Links

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Explain how BizTalk supports trading partner integration and identify methods for integrating trading partners.

§ Manage trading partner information and configure an orchestration to integrate trading partners into an existing business process.