Microsoft Biztalk Server 2009 Technical Overview Microsoft Corporation April 2009
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Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009 Technical Overview Microsoft Corporation April 2009 Abstract Microsoft® BizTalk® Server 2009 helps organizations meet the challenges of creating automated business processes that connect diverse systems. From its initial roots in EAI and B2B integration, BizTalk Server continues to add new capabilities and engine im provements that allow developers to create powerful service-oriented architectures and business process integration and management solutions, and that enable administrators and business users to more effectively monitor ongoing business processes. BizTalk Server 2009 represents the next release in Microsoft’s long -term strategy to enable the connected enterprise. This technical overview provides you with a guided tour o f BizTalk Server 2009. It provides a walkthrough of the important features and business benefits of BizTalk Server and provides a detailed primer on how developers, administrators, and business users use BizTalk Server to develop and manage business process solutions. The information contained in this document represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation on the issues discussed as of the date of publication. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information presented after the date of publication. This technical overview is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. 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All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 2 Contents Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009 Technical Overview ................................................................................... 1 Abstract ................................................................................................................................................... 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ...............................................................................................5 BizTalk Server 2009 Key Capabilities .......................................................................................................... 5 New Features in BizTalk Server 2009 .......................................................................................................... 6 Updated Platform Support ....................................................................................................................... 6 Hyper-V Virtualization Support ................................................................................................................ 6 Improved Failover Clustering .................................................................................................................. 6 Enhanced Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) ....................................................................................... 6 Enhanced Support for AS2 ...................................................................................................................... 7 Enhanced Support for EDI ...................................................................................................................... 7 Improvements to Host Integration Server 2009 and the BizTalk Adapters for Host Systems .................. 7 BizTalk RFID ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Universal Description Discovery and Integration (UDDI) ......................................................................... 7 Enterprise Service Bus 2.0 ...................................................................................................................... 7 BizTalk Adapter Pack .............................................................................................................................. 9 Changed features and tools ......................................................................................................................... 9 The Role of BizTalk Server in a Service-Oriented Architecture .............................................................. 10 BizTalk Server Business Scenario............................................................................................................. 10 How BizTalk Server Works ......................................................................................................................... 11 The Publish/Subscribe Model ................................................................................................................ 12 How Messaging and Orchestration Services Process Messages ......................................................... 13 Building a BizTalk Application ................................................................................................................... 14 BizTalk Projects and Assemblies .......................................................................................................... 14 CREATING A MESSAGING APPLICATION ................................................................... 16 Building Schemas .................................................................................................................................. 16 Mapping Data ........................................................................................................................................ 17 Connecting Through Adapters .............................................................................................................. 21 Processing Messages Through a Pipeline ............................................................................................ 24 BUILDING A BIZ TALK ORCHESTRATION ................................................................... 28 Orchestration Designer ......................................................................................................................... 28 The BizTalk Orchestration Engine ......................................................................................................... 30 3 Calling External Assemblies .................................................................................................................. 31 Service Integration Scenarios ............................................................................................................... 31 BizTalk Service Integration Capabilities ................................................................................................ 32 BizTalk Orchestration in SOA Designs .................................................................................................. 32 THE BUSINESS RULES FRAMEWORK ....................................................................... 33 The Business Rule Composer ............................................................................................................... 33 Business Rule Policy ............................................................................................................................. 35 The Rule Engine Deployment Wizard ................................................................................................... 35 BUSINESS -TO -BUSINESS INTEGRATION ................................................................... 37 EDI Parties ............................................................................................................................................ 38 BizTalk Server Accelerators .................................................................................................................. 39 BUILDING RFID SOLUTIONS ................................................................................... 41 BizTalk RFID Infrastructure ..................................................................................................................