BizTalk Server 2009

AUDIENCE: This course is intended for solution architects and developers who are responsible for developing Microsoft BizTalk Server business process and integration solutions.
PREREQUISITES: Before attending this course, students must have:
- 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.
DURATION: 5 days. Hands on.
OBJECTIVES: BizTalk is an integral part of the Windows Server System family, and is designed to facilitate integration between business systems. The core architecture is based on XML and the .NET Framework, Web service support is woven tightly into BizTalk.
This course is designed to provide those attending with the experience and practical knowledge to develop and deploy BizTalk Server solutions. Those attending should have experience in .NET (VB or C#), SQL Server, XML and Web Services, although the early part of the course is designed to give delegates with a development/database programming experience enough basic knowledge to understand the remainder of the course.
COURSE CONTENT:
Introduction
Overall concept and objectives.
Main artefacts of BizTalk Server,
Service Oriented Architecture and web services.

Requisite Skills
XML and .Net knowledge required for BizTalk projects.

Schemas
Schema Generation Wizard
XML and flat file schemas.
Property schemas
Distinguishing and promoting properties

Schema Maps
Maps
Standard and scripting functoids
Performing mapping operations.

Pipelines
BizTalk standard pipelines
Configuration

Adaptors
File and FTP adaptors
Receiving and sending messages.

BizTalk Messaging
Message integration solutions.

Deploying and Testing
Deploying assemblies to BizTalk servers

Tracking Message Activity
Health and Activity Tracking (HAT)
BizTalk Administration tools
Monitoring and debugging message activity

BizTalk Orchestration
Business processes
BizTalk Orchestration Designer
Orchestration debugger
Mapping multiple messages.

Business Transactions
Creating orchestrations
Long-running transaction and exception handling
Compensation
Optimising orchestration.

Consuming and Publishing Web Services
Calling Web services from within an orchestration
Publishing an orchestration as a Web service.

Integrating with SQL Server
Sending and receiving messages from SQL server using SQL adaptor.
SMTP and POP3
SMTP and POP3 adaptors
Send and receive email messages within BizTalk

Integrating with Windows Share Point Server
Publishing and consuming files with WSS using the WSS adaptor.
Introduction to InfoPath
Custom pipelines