How to retrieve document from WebDav
Step 1
To retrieve your document from WebDav, go to File and choose Retrieve From WebDav
A new window will appear, pointing to the location of your server. An example of document definition available in your server could be:
Step 2
Just click on your document and open it.
How to save document definition to WebDav
Step 1
To save this newly created document to WebDav go to File and click Store to WebDav.
Then this document definition will be store in WedDav that you will normally need to use it when you are defining your channel.
How to insert Field
Step 1
To insert a field into your document definition go to your node and right click on it. When a popup menu appear, click on Field.
How to insert record
Step 1
To insert a record, right click on the node and the when a popup menu appear, click on Record
How to create document definition
Step 1
To create document definition go to Biztalk Server Editor. Go to Start and select Programs .After that choose Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 ,then click on Biztalk Editor
You are creating document definition because it is a format for data exchange between 2 parties and you will want to extract information relevant to your system.
Step 2
To create a new document definition click on File and then choose New
Step 3
Select Blank Specification and click on Ok to continue.
An example of a document is listed below. You can actually copy it and put it into a folder. Then using Biztalk Server Editor to open it. It is a sample file from Microsoft.
How to create Organization
Step 1
To create an organization, go to Biztalk Messsaging Manager.
Step 2
Go to File and select New. After that choose Organization
Then a new window will appear
Step 3
Enter the details of your trading partner and click Ok when done.
Why do you need to create organization
An organization is your trading partners. By creating a list these organization, Biztalk server are able to communicate, send and exchange document with these different organization.
How to submit document from a remote
To submit a document from BizTalk server, the server on the other end must be running on Windows 2000.
Step 1
Go to Administrative Tools and choose Component Services
Step 2
Right click on Biztalk server Interchange Application and when a popup menu appears click on Export.
Biztalk Component wizard will appear
Step 3
Click on Next to continue.
Step 4
Provide the path of your Application and then click on Next to continue.
Step 5
Click on Finish when done.
How to add new server group
Step 1
To add a new server to a group, go to Biztalk Server Administration. Right click on Biztalk Server group. When a menu popup, then select New and then Server.
Step 2
Then provide the name of your Biztalk Server.
Step 3
Click Ok when done.
How to create a new channel
When you create a channel, you will want to associate it with a port that you have created earlier. Channel is used to process document from your port.
Step 1
To create a new channel go to Biztalk Messaging Manager .
Step 2
Provide a name for this new channel. We will call it Channel-Recv-Po.
Step 3
Click on Next to continue.
What if you are not able to create a port in your server
Step 1
If your System is unable to point to the server, please go to Tools then select Options and make sure that the name of Biztalk server is pointing to your local computer. Localhost might not work.
How to create other types of Transport
Step 1
To create other types of transport mechanism for your port, go to Start and select Programs ,after that choose Microsoft BizTalk Server .Click on Biztalk Messaging Manager.
Step 2
Click cancel when window below appears.
Step 3
Then under the Primary transport, click on Browse to select the transport.
Step 4
Click on the combo box and select your means of transport for this port.
How to create a port
Step 1
To use Biztalk server, user will need to create a channel. But before use are able to create a channel, user need to create a port. To do so, go to Biztalk Messaging Manager.
Step 2
First go to Start and select Programs and choose Microsoft BizTalk Server .After that select click Biztalk Messaging Manager.
Step 3
Biztalk Messaging Manager wizard will appear, prompting user to configure a new messaging port to an organization.
Step 4
Make sure Configre a new messaging port to an organization is selected an the click Ok.
Another window will appear as shown below:
Step 5
Enter ReceivePo and click on Next to continue.
Step 6
When a window above is displayed, user need to configure a destination organization for this file.
Step 7
Please provide a name for the organization. In the Primary Transport section, click on Browse and then choose HTTP as the main transport protocol.
Step 8
Then click on Next
Step 9
In the Envelop information click on Next to continue.
Step 10
For security information click on Finish
How to start Biztalk Messaging Manager
Step 1
To start Biztalk Messaging Manager go to Computer Management and the select Services.
Step 2
Right click on Biztalk Messaging Service and when a popup menu appears, select Start.
What is Biztalk Messaging Manager
Biztalk Messaging Manager is a tool that come together with Microsoft Biztalk Server that allows user to create, manage and reconfigure settings that related to port, channels, organization and etc.
What is Biztalk Edior
Biztalk server editor is a tool that allows a user to create document definition and put it into WebDav. It can also retrieve defined document to be retrieve from WebDav for further editing.
What is Biztalk Mapper
Biztalk Mapper perform the task of mapping (linking) and transforming XSLT from a document and then allows extraction of contents can perform on documents.
What is XLANG
XLANG is a language used to express business processes in Biztalk Server.
How to uninstall components
Step 1
To uninstall a components, just go to the folder that your component reside and right click on it. Then select unregister
What is the important concept in Biztalk Server
The most important concept in Biztalk server is that you must know your business flow. Business flow is created by Biztalk Orchestration which looks like a major part of designing your business flow. The other tools can be considered as facilitator to your process.
Then when you need communication to be establish internally and externally use channel and ports which is created using Biztalk Messaging Manager.
Use Biztalk Editor to create a document definition. And Biztalk mapper to perform extraction of your document.
You will also need to know how your ASP file and windows scripting will tied to your entire system.
How to have different server configuration in Biztalk server
User can choose to have an installation with MS SQL Server residing on a different server and BizTalk server on another server.
Or
User can choose to have an installation with MS SQL Server residing on server A, Designer and Tools on server B and BizTalk server on server C.
How to Install BizTalk Server
Step 1
Click on Next to continue.
Step 2
Choose I accept this agreement and click Next to continue.
Step 3
Click on Next to continue.
Step 4
Click on Next to continue if you want to install on the default folder.
Step 5
Choose Complete and then click Next to continue.
Step 6
Accept the default group and click Next to continue
Step 7
Click on Install to begin installing BizTalk Server.
Don’t get too worry if Biztalk installer does not detect your installed Visio. But if you have not installed it, then you should install it before installing Biztalk server. Biztalk server installation would take up around 106 Megabytes.
Step 8
Then you need to setup Biztalk server databases.
Step 9
First it will create InterchangeBTM database. Click on Next to continue. Accept the default name for other database as well. InterchangeBTM, InterchangeDTA, XLANG, InterChangeSQ.
How to Install Requirement
To install BizTalk server, you will need to install the following components which is
Operating System - Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advance Server, Windows 2000 Professional with NTFS file system
Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Vision 2000 SR-1 (2 Megabytes) / Vision 2002 SR-1 (40 Megabytes) (if you don’t have it, please download it here http://www.microsoft.com/office/visio/)
