Experience BizTalk Server 2010

Package 1 - Introduction

• Introduction to BizTalk 2010
• Feature – functional overview of BizTalk Server 2010
• Building an End to End Application
• Installation & configuration pitfalls
• XML introduction
• XSL, Schema crash course
• The BizTalk framework
• Valid and Well formed XML
• Validating XML in BizTalk
• Example: mapping EDI to XML files
• The issues when mapping from EDI to XML
• Transforming text and CSV files to XML

Package 2 - New ways for doing Basic tasks

• Visual Studio.Net Project System Overview
• Creating a Solution, Project
• XML Tools – Editor, Mapper, Orchestration Designer
• Pipeline Designer/Building Pipelines
• BizTalk Explorer – BizTalk Configuration
• Routing in BizTalk Server 2010
• Deployment of Applications – Requirements
• Dependencies, Practices
• BizTalk Administration
• Using InfoPath and BizTalk Server 2010
• The Rules Engine
• Submitting documents to BizTalk
• Routing and non-routing documents
• Using BizTalk envelopes for EDI and flat files
• Using HTTP, SMTP, FTP and MSMQ
• Reliable and fault tolerant messaging
• The BizTalk framework & SOAP

Package 3 - Business Process Management

• Human Workflow Services
• Using the Orchestration Designer
• BPM
• Business process Execution Language (BPEL)
• Using UML for business engineering
• UML Activity diagrams
• Enterprise Application Integration with BizTalk
• Business Process Monitoring
• Trading Partner Management
• Business Activity Monitoring
• A case study: two companies using different XML formats
• Creating a schema for each company
• Automating the case study by using BPM
• Business transaction management
• Transaction rollback in case of failure
• A word on web services, ebXML and UDDI
• Legacy integration with ebXML
• Discovery and registration of web services

Package 4 - Trading Partner Integration

• Transformation of data using XSLT
• Creating document specifications
• What goes into a trading partner agreement ?
• Setting up a messaging agreement
• Using the new BizTalk Server 2010 mapper
• Making workflow diagrams in Visual Studio
• The differences with standard UML activity diagrams
• Importing non-standard data into BizTalk
• Developing Application Integration Components
• Connecting to ERP systems
• Converting an IDOC into XML
• Deploying and Managing BizTalk solutions
• The interaction with commerce server

Package 5 - Information Worker Integration

• Integration with Office XP
• Infopath integration
• Information worker front ends
• Consulting WebServices from within Infopath
• Identifying trends and opportunities
• Obtaining real-time visibility from within Office XP
• OLAP Analysis
• Example: Office excel integration with BizTalk

Package 6 - Preprocessors & Adaptors

• BizTalk Adapter Framework Overview
• Developing Adapters Using the Adapter Framework
• Adapter Design
• Adapter Workflow
• Adapter Development Tips
• BizTalk Adapter Framework Schema Extensions
• Using the Add Adapter Wizard
• Configuring Adapters in the BizTalk Explorer
• Managing Adapters with Administration Console
• Using the Adapter API

Package 7 - Tracking & Troubleshooting

• Tracking Documents
• What can go wrong ?
• Setting up & configuring alerts
• Security and Single Sign-On
• Optimizing & Monitoring BizTalk Server
• Deployment considerations
• BizTalk Server groups and clustering
• BizTalk Security configuration
• Collaboration with Exchange Server
• Integration with SQL Server and IIS
• Available security mechanisms
• Certificates and digital signatures
• Elaborated Case study
• Future developments
• Conclusions