Managing a Successful Performance Lab

This paper outlines some key strategies for managing a successful performance lab with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006.

BTS2k6PerformanceLabs.doc

Public Beta for BizTalk 2006 R2 has released!

We are pleased to announce the public Beta 2 release of BizTalk 2006 R2. The beta 2 files are available from the Microsoft Connect site. While there are numerous improvements to BizTalk, this release has three major themes:

EDI: The native support for comprehensive EDI and AS2 protocols in BizTalk Server 2006 R2 will provide much richer data integration and management capabilities for our customers. The Base EDI adapter that comes with BizTalk Server 2006 enables the sending and receiving of messages using X12 and EDIFACT. Customers can leverage this base functionality in order to build custom EDI solutions.

RFID: BizTalk RFID provides rich data, device and event management, as well as open APIs and tools. The capabilities allow customers to cost effectively build vertical solutions and configure intelligent RFID-driven processes.

Platform Alignment: BizTalk Server 2006 R2 features improved alignment with 2007 Microsoft Office system and Windows Vista, including key .NET Framework 3.0 technologies such as WF and WCF. This alignment will help customers access LOB data, as well as system-to-system or supply-chain processes from within their Office System applications (like SharePoint Server, InfoPath and Dynamics).
BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Beta 2 is an unsupported beta, however there are community-based support forums available for the release.
Regards,
Marjan Kalantar

Clean up scripts for BizTalk

Clean Up Scripts for BizTalk
Since I always have a hard time remembering where it is and what to run, there are two scripts that you can run in your non-production region that can clean up currently running orchestrations that you have already terminated and it is waiting to clear it up.
You will first need to go and create the real stored procedure bts_CleanupMsgBox (this replaces the shell that is there). This file is located in the ..\BizTalk Server 200X\Schema\msgbox_cleanup_logic.sql.
The instructions are as follows to clean it up:
Stop BTS.
Do IISRESET if you are using web services.
Run "bts_CleanupMsgbox" on your message box database. This will mark your instances for deletion and it will not actually delete it.
Run "bts_PurgeSubscriptions" on your message box database. This will purge all your messages marked for deletion.
Restart your BTS.
If you want to completely purge the DTADb there is a nice little stored proc that takes it time to run, but it gives you a completely clean database:
Stop BTS
Run "dtasp_CleanHMData" on the DTADb
Restart your BTS

BTS 2006: Transactional Adapter Whitepaper Published

A new BizTalk Server 2006 whitepaper has been posted on the subject of developing a transactional BizTalk Adapter using the Microsoft Base Adapter Classes.

You can find the paper here:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/7/6/376a6f6c-8c97-4ab5-9d5a-416c76793fbb/Transact_Adapter.doc

BizTalk Server Scenario Seminar Thanks mail

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