"How Do I?" Videos for BizTalk Server 

Good tutorials for BizTalk Server Developers

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/biztalk/dd849956

BizTalk environment config loader

While working with many "BizTalk Servers and Host Instances" found this incredible tool.

Project Description
BizTalk tool to automate the configuration of hosts, hosts instances, adapters and adapter handlers. This helps to configure the BizTalk environment quickly without all the manual steps usually needed. Also great to set up multiple environments with the same settings.

Purpose

When managing multiple BizTalk environments it is often a headache to keep them in sync. This tool was created to automate the set up of a BizTalk environment after the initial install and configuration (the normal configuration wizard provided by Microsoft). This way you can ensure that development and testing environments are the same as the production environment.

BizTalk version support

This tool has been tested against BizTalk 2006, 2006R2, 2009 and even 2010!


Very useful tool... find more details here...
http://biztalkconfigloader.codeplex.com/

BizTalk Server 2010 Documenter

Just saw the RedEyeMonster's update on CodePlex.
BizTalk Server 2010 documenter is now available on Codeplex for download.

http://biztalk2010autodc.codeplex.com/

Overview (from Codeplex)

Having recently become involved in BizTalk I was happy to find the BizTalk Server 2006 Documenter but unfortunately it did not run correctly in  the environment that I was using.  I have spent some time modifying, fixing and enhancing the application for use in the environment I use in my work.  The project now includes modified files from the BizTalk OM project and the SSO Config project.  It has been compiled in Visual Studio 2010 and tested on BizTalk 2010 running on Windows Server 2008 R2.  Having now used it to successfully document the environments in my workplace I thought I should offer the installation files and source code to those who may find it useful as I found the original BizTalk Server 2006 Documenter. 

Project Description
I have not removed any of the functionality of the original project. In this edition I have concentrated on the GUI and the compiled help functionality.  So the description remains the same as it did for the BizTalk Server 2006 Documenter, with the following fixes/enhancements:

• GUI modified to resemble more of a wizard, step by step style.
• Fixed, click through functionality on Orchestration diagram
• Transformations added to Orchestration Code Elements page including input and output message(s).
• New click through functionality on above transformations
• Fixed, object descriptions pulled through into documentation (Code Elements page)
• Added, SSO integration. Will now document SSO applications
• Fixed, Documents exported BizTalk configuration file (xml)
• Enhanced, can now include additional HTML documentation by selecting folder it is held in. These documents appear under 'Additional Notes'. Any file called titlePage.htm will replace the default title page.

Known Issues

• Will not run successfully if a .chm file is open of the same name and path of the one you are trying to create.
• Needs to be run on the actual server you are documenting.
• Word documentation is incomplete (I have not done any work on this side of things yet).
• Rules Engine documentation not tried or tested.
• See  BizTalk Server 2006 Documenter for other issues.

DebugView for Windows v4.76

I was reading few interesting post on MSDN and noticed very interesting post reply by
He mentioned using DebugView for tracing... thought I will retweet / reblog it.

Debug BizTalk Orchestration using DebugView (tracing). The latter is detailed in these posts (part 1, part 2)


So, Please go ahead and get more details on it, share it. It's really helpful.

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio - Error while create or edit job steps

Error :-
TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
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Creating an instance of the COM component with CLSID {AA40D1D6-CAEF-4A56-B9BB-D0D3DC976BA2} from the IClassFactory failed due to the following error: c001f011. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ManagedDTS)

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Creating an instance of the COM component with CLSID {AA40D1D6-CAEF-4A56-B9BB-D0D3DC976BA2} from the IClassFactory failed due to the following error: c001f011. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ManagedDTS)

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BUTTONS:

OK
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http://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/557402/ssms-can-no-longer-create-or-edit-job-steps

Posted by Ewan on 5/10/2010 at 3:59 AM

I registered the DTS.dll (using regsvr32) in \Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn and restarted SSMS and the problem has gone away

Posted by Ewan on 5/26/2010 at 1:20 AM

As Aaron points out, this workaround is invalid - it's the SSMS restart which fixes the bug temporarily. No way to delete the workaround entry, so thought I'd post a correction.

Posted by lex3001 on 11/22/2010 at 11:28 AM

I didn't see this at first but this is fixed in Cumulative Update 3. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2315727

Posted by subha.mcts2005 on 1/3/2011 at 5:59 AM

Hi ,

iam getting same the problem in my SQL server 2008 R2 EE.

plz help me

Posted by Kastanjehoeve on 3/10/2011 at 3:03 AM

Solved the issue by setup/repair (shared features only). No need to reboot.