Technical Articles

This section contains links to most of the Technical articles about Biztalk Server 2004/2006. Its also got the list of FAQ answered by product team during the Beta stages of Biztalk 2006.

Technical Articles from Microsoft Belgium

Create custom arithmetical Functoids in BizTalk Mapper
Author:Francois Lion
For some application, decimal arithmetic has to go beyond calculations with doubles, especially for financial data manipulation. This article from Francois Lion describes how to use custom-build Functoids in BizTalk Server to use decimals instead.
BizTalk Server 2004: use of multiple host instances
Author:Francois Lion
In a Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 production environment, it could be interesting to isolate application form each other. This enables administrators to apply application maintenance on one application without affecting other applications running on the same server. But application isolation can only be completed by taking care of send handlers.
Working with signed InfoPath forms in BizTalk Server 2004
Author: Stephane Bouillon
This whitepaper describes a few basic scenarios where Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 is used to implement a business process that involves sending a server-side signed Infopath form to a user who can look at the data, complete additional fields on the form and send back to the server where the signatures are validated.
A Gentle Introduction to Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Correlation
Author:Peter Himschoot
This article is an introduction to Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Orchestration correlation. Some knowledge of XML, XSD schemas and Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 is assumed in this article.
A Basic Introduction to Messaging with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004
Author:Christof Claessens
BizTalk Server 2004 has just been released and a lot of people are planning to hit the road with it. While BizTalk Server 2004 has lot to offer, this article focuses on the core workings of this brand new server, more in particular: messaging.
Integrating BizTalk Human Workflow Services with InfoPath 2003
Author:David Gerhardt
You can take advantage of features in Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 Service Pack 1 to integrate Human Workflow Services (HWS) functionality (part of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004) with your InfoPath forms and create workflow solutions. Learn some tips for developing a BizTalk orchestration when InfoPath is the target client application, and read about best practices for designing and developing an InfoPath solution around HWS.
BizTalk Server 2006: Scalability Case Study Using the SOAP Adapter in BizTalk Server 2006
Author:Microsoft (October, 2006)
This document demonstrates the potential increase in efficiency through scaled-up server and adapter combinations. Tests were performed on various combinations of BizTalk Servers and SQL Servers. Test criteria, procedures, server and adapter configurations, and results are presented. The data can help the reader determine which configuration best-suits their existing or anticipated business requirements.