Contest Winners: Getting Started with BizTalk Services

Thanks to all participants; however, only 59% of the responses were correct, all due to a small trap – I apologize for that – that I put in the third question. The correct answers to the questions were:

• Do BizTalk Services Bridges apply the VETER (Validate, Enrich, Transform, Enrich, and Route)?
  Correct Answer: A) Yes.
• Where does the Enrichment component occur inside the bridges?
  Correct Answer: c) both, pre- and post-transformation.
• What are the names of the components that we drag from the Toolbox windows to the grid pages of BizTalk Services Maps to perform transformations?
  Correct Answer: B) Operations.

I think the first two questions were quite simple, as was proven in the responses of the participants. The equivalent of Functoids in BizTalk Server maps are called Operations in the BizTalk Services maps.

Again, thanks to all participants and congratulations to:

• Marcus Rangell from Sweden
• Christophe Brando from France

for winning the Getting Started with BizTalk Services eBook from Packet Publishing.

The book is available through Amazon, and PACKT is self-published, so go to either one and order it! (Also available for the Kindle)

Author: Sandro Pereira

Sandro Pereira lives in Portugal and works as a consultant at DevScope. In the past years, he has been working on implementing Integration scenarios both on-premises and cloud for various clients, each with different scenarios from a technical point of view, size, and criticality, using Microsoft Azure, Microsoft BizTalk Server and different technologies like AS2, EDI, RosettaNet, SAP, TIBCO etc. He is a regular blogger, international speaker, and technical reviewer of several BizTalk books all focused on Integration. He is also the author of the book “BizTalk Mapping Patterns & Best Practices”. He has been awarded MVP since 2011 for his contributions to the integration community. View all posts by Sandro Pereira