Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) provides a new TCP-based network protocol (net.tcp://) for high-performance communication.
To import schemas that are published from this protocol, you have to use WCF Service Wizard:
- Right Click ➤ Add ➤ Add Generated Items
- And select “Consume WCF Service” to download metadata from a running service using MEX endpoint.
- In the BizTalk WCF Service Consuming Wizard, select “Metadata Exchange (MEX) endpoint”
- Put the Metadata Address (URL), like net.tcp://MyService/mex, and press “Get” button
- You maybe get a warning that cannot browse metadata address, ignore this, and press “Next”
- The next step is the summary of metadata to be imported, press “Import”
The following files are generated as an outcome of running this wizard.
- Metadata
- XML Schema Files
- Orchestration
- BizTalk Orchestration file (.odx)
- Port Binding Information Configuration
- {ServiceName}_Custom.BindingInfo.xml – Contains port configuration using WCF-Custom Adapter
- {ServiceName}.BindingInfo.xml – Contains port configuration using other WCF bindings as obtained from the MEX endpoint
The following transport types are supported in MEX endpoints:
- http, https, net.pipe, net.tcp
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