Biz Talk Server Training

About this Course

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.
Microsoft Certified Professional Exams
No Microsoft Certified Professional exams are associated with this course currently.
Course Materials
The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.
Audience Profile
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.

Pre-Requisites

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.

Course Outline

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 Server 2006?
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 BizTalk Schemas
Creating XML and Flat-File Schemas
Lab : Creating BizTalk Schemas
Creating a New BizTalk Project
Creating an XML Schema Using BizTalk Editor
Creating a Flat-File Schema Using 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 Maps

This 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 a BizTalk Application
Creating Receive Ports and Locations
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 Message Routing
Configuring Message Routing
Tracking Message Activity
Lab : Enabling Message Routing
Promoting Message Properties
Configuring a Filter Expression
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 Pipeline Used 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 BizTalk Adapters
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 BizTalk Orchestration
Building an Orchestration
Monitoring Orchestrations
Lab : Creating a BizTalk Orchestration
Creating a New BizTalk Orchestration
Creating BizTalk Orchestration Ports
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 an Orchestration
Configuring Orchestrations
Lab : Automating a Business Process
Configuring Orchestration Expressions
Configuring Message Correlation
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 Proc
Configuring an Orchestration as Transactional
Configuring an Atomic Transaction
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 BizTalk Application MSI Package
Installing from a BizTalk Application 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 Services

This 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 Services Integration
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 Business Rules
Integrating Business Rules
Lab : Integrating Business Rules
Creating a Business Rule Policy
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 Business Activity Monitoring
Enabling Business Activity Monitoring
Lab : Monitoring Business Activity
Creating a BAM Activity
Creating a BAM View
Deploying a BAM View
Configuring BAM Data Collection
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 : 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.

Course duration: 5 Days

Cost: £1495 + Vat

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