BizTalk Server: Teach me something new about Flat Files (or not) video and slides are available at Integration Monday
Last Monday, I once again presented a session in the Integration Monday series. This time, the topic was BizTalk Server: Teach me something new about Flat Files (or not). It was the fifth session I have delivered in this series: And I’m quite sure this won’t be the last session. This one, however, was different… Read More »
BizTalk Mapper Tips and Tricks: How to properly implement conditions using Functoids chains
Common Pitfall: Conditional Logic in BizTalk Maps I’ve seen this scenario happen many times: developers apply conditional logic (if‑then‑else) in BizTalk maps by building complex functoid chains. At first glance, this approach seems perfectly reasonable. After all, implementing conditions with functoids is a common and often trivial task. However, in practice, we frequently implement these… Read More »
BizTalk Mapper Tips and Tricks: How to reuse Scripting Functoids with Inline C# inside the same map
In the last few days, I’ve been migrating old maps from BizTalk Server 2004 to the latest versions of BizTalk Server: 2013 and 2013 R2, and I have seen several “styles/approaches” to address mappings, some of them great, some of them not so much, and others completely crazy. Today, I will address a topic I,… Read More »
Two new BizTalk books announced and will be available soon
Good news for the BizTalk community, 2 new BizTalk books were announced by PACKT Publishing and are now available for pre-order: BizTalk Server 2010 Cookbook and (MCTS): Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 (70-595) Certification Guide. BizTalk Server 2010 Cookbook As a technical reviewer, I had the opportunity to read the “draft”, it will be an excellent… Read More »
Quick Tip – BizTalk Mapper and Hidden Links
Have you ever encountered a situation where your BizTalk map produces data you didn’t explicitly map? Or perhaps a field is being populated, but you can’t find the link responsible? Hidden links can sometimes cause your map to behave in unexpected ways! If this occurs, always check out the compiler-generated links to make sure that… Read More »
Notes From The Road: 2023 Year In Review
I usually like to see the positive side of things, even in adverse situations, so despite 2023, it has been a strange year, neither good nor bad, just weird. Perhaps the constant inflation of the cost of living and the continuous loss of civility in society have influenced this definition. I still find myself remembering… Read More »
CSV Structure Validation Pipeline Component
I’m back to another blog post about BizTalk Server! I know that my latest post has been about Azure Logic Apps, and you can expect many more in the future. And the reason is that I work both on-premise with BizTalk Server and in the cloud with Azure Integration Services… but relax, I will continue… Read More »
Notes From The Road: 2022 Year In Review
2022… back to normality! Yes and no. Nothing will ever be exactly the same as before the COVID‑19 pandemic. The pandemic brought many negative aspects that we all know. However, like everything in life, there are always two sides to the coin. In fact, it forced us to rethink how we live and work. As… Read More »
Notes From The Road: 2021 Year In Review
2021 wasn’t the year we all desired to be; the COVID-19 pandemic is still present, but overall, it was a good year for my family and me. We manage to be safe and well, which is the most important. Because we use our homes more and more, renovations at home continue to happen in 2021… Read More »
