About this Course

This course provides a thorough guide through all aspects of integration application development using BizTalk Server, including new features for BizTalk Server 2013 such as: running BizTalk applications in the cloud (IaaS), integrating with RESTful services, and integrating with cloud-based services on Windows Azure.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for:

• Developers - learn to build & deploy BizTalk integration & business process applications.
• Solutions Architects - learn to design & plan BizTalk enterprise solutions.
• Systems Evaluators – gain a comprehensive understanding of BizTalk Server capabilities & toolsets.

At Course Completion

At course completion, students will be able to:

• Deploy & manage a BizTalk application
• Automate deployment using MSIs & scripts
• Create & configure XML & flat-file Schemas
• Process EDIFACT/X12/HIPAA message types
• Transform messages using maps
• Manipulate data using Functoids
• Enable message routing & processing using receive & send ports
• Monitor message processing
• Create & configure pipelines to process XML, flat-file, & EDI data
• Create orchestrations to automate critical business processes
• Implement orchestration patterns such as correlation & direct-bound ports
• Integrate with ASMX, WCF, PHP, JAVA, and REST services
• Implement a variety of protocol & LOB adapters
• Integrate with trading partners & applications using EDI
• Develop Business Rules Engine (BRE) policies
• Enable Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)
• Run BizTalk Server applications in the Windows Azure cloud

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to BizTalk Server

• What Is BizTalk Server?
• The BizTalk Server Development Environment
• Lab: Examining a BizTalk Application

Module 2: Creating Schemas

• Introduction to BizTalk Schemas
• Creating XML Schemas
• Creating Schemas for Non-XML Messages
• Lab: Creating BizTalk Schemas

Module 3: Creating Maps

• Creating a BizTalk Map
• Manipulating Data using Functoids
• Lab: Transforming Data using BizTalk Maps

Module 4: Deploying BizTalk Applications

• Deployment Fundamentals
• Deploying Assemblies
• Working with Bindings Files
• Deploying using MSI Packages
• Lab: Deploying BizTalk Applications

Module 5: Creating Messaging-Based Solutions

• Introduction to Message Routing
• Configuring Message Routing
• Monitoring BizTalk Processes
• Lab: Creating a Messaging-Based BizTalk Solution

Module 6: Configuring Adapters and Hosts

• Integrating using Adapters
• Managing Hosts and Host Instances
• Lab: Configuring Adapters

Module 7: Creating Pipelines

• Introduction to Pipelines
• Building a Pipeline
• Lab: Creating Pipelines

Module 8: Basic Orchestration Design

• Introduction to BizTalk Orchestration
• Building an Orchestration
• Lab: Creating a BizTalk Orchestration

Module 9: Advanced Orchestration Design

• Orchestration Shapes
• Logical Port Binding Options
• Implementing Correlation
• Invoking Orchestrations
• Lab: Building Complex Orchestration Solutions

Module 10: Advanced Adapter Usage

• More Adapter Basics
• Configuring Two-Way Send Ports
• Configuring Two-Way Receive Ports
• Lab: Consuming External Services
• Lab: Publishing a Schema as a Service

Module 11: Managing Logic using the Business Rules Engine

• BRE Fundamentals
• BRE Tools and Tasks
• Lab: Managing Logic using Business Rule Policies

Module 12: Integrating using Parties and EDI

• Role-Based Integration
• What is EDI?
• EDI Developer Tasks
• EDI Administration Tasks
• Lab: Create a Role and Party Based Integration Solution

Module 13: Enabling Business Activity Monitoring

• Introduction to Business Activity Monitoring
• Lab: Creating a BAM Tracking Solution

Module 14: BizTalk Server in the Cloud

• Running BizTalk Server Applications in the Cloud
• BizTalk Server Cloud Services