Design biztalk application

What are the best way to design biztalk application ?

The best way to design BizTalk application (or any application) is to understand the requirement clearly and understand what BizTalk can provide to solve/fulfil the requirement. Its a big topic, here are some you have to consider..
Keep it simple : Don't impose any design pattern for the sake of implementing a pattern. Try to find a solution which is simple to maintain.
Keep operational support in mind: While designing a solution keep how this is going to be maintained/ supported during production. Thinking about the operational support up front is key to the success of BizTalk projects (again any project
in general not just for BizTalk).
Maintain Documentation: Document the requirement and proposed solution. try to document your work, which would help.
Consider performance: Don't just implement the solution technically, consider about the performance. As questions like ..Do you really need BizTalk for your requirement? Do you really need Orchestration? etc..
monitoring system: Consider about implement good monitoring system. Consider using SCOM/Openview/BizTalk360 for operational support and start designing your solution in line with this monitoring requirements.
Release process: Have proper release process. Use different environment for development/build/test/integration/UAT and production.
Project management methodologies: Use good project management methodologies like Lean, Agile etc
Then there are standard best practices like project/solution structure, coding standards, etc..
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Hello,
We have published a design studio application in BI launchpad and while running this in Launchpad we are facing below mentioned error:-
This application is running fine in design studio tool without any error.
Please assit on this issue.
Thanks a lot,
Sathish

Hi,
We have installed the add on on BO server.
Regards
Sathish

An error occurred while attempting to install the BizTalk application: Failed extracting CAB files.

Ok I have a BizTalk Application that's called :
FH.CCE.CDM.FinancieleOpdrachtLogistiekMiddel_v0200
I know that is a long name but why should I be punisched when I create an installer for that. I also have a WebService that exposes this schema. And this webservice is stored inside the MSI cab files. So far so good.
But now when I try to install this MSI alongside all my other MSI's I get the following message :
Failed to extract file "C:\Program Files\Generated by BizTalk\FH.CCE.CDM.FinancieleOpdrachtLogistiekMiddel_v0200\36FAA7B1-99DE-4AF6-A910-ED56D02D84EF\WebDirectory\-FH.CCE.CDM.FinancieleOpdrachtLogistiekMiddel_v0200.WES\App_Data\FH.CCE.CDM.FinancieleOpdrachtLogistiekMiddel_v0200.Schemas.FinancieleOpdrachtLogistiekMiddel_v0200.xsd".
(Length=306)
The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the directory name must be less than 248 characters., (NULL), (NULL), (NULL).
If i could install in C:\Program Files\Generated by BizTalk\FH.CCE.CDM.FinancieleOpdrachtLogistiekMiddel_v0200 but the extraction would take place in d:\temp or whatever, I would not have a problem. But unfortunately it extracts in a subdir of an already
very long path......
Is there anybody who knows how to solve this... (can I tell the MSI to use D:\TEMP\ as an extract folder).
And using shorter names is not an option.
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You can control the destination path of resources in your MSI by modifying them in the Resources folder of a BizTalk application.
%BTAD_InstallDir% defaults to C:\Program Files\Generated by BizTalk\... etc etc. You can put in whatever you like here.
You can get more granular control over the resources by using the
BTSTask.exe tool.
If you can tell me how to make the extract process of he cabs point to c:\temp i will be happy to use BTSTASK (wich i am already doing). But the problem is with the extraction oft he web service. It will extract to :
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Wich is just to long. I want the cabs to extract to c:\temp or something like that.....
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Running Design studio application in Netweaver platform

HI All,
I have developed a complex Dashboard project with nearly 105 queries in Design Studio(1.2) application in BI BOBJ 4.1 SP 3 and its working fine.
All my data sources are BW queries.
Now we want to see if we can deploy the application directly on Netweaver platform instead of BOBJ and create an Portal iView based out of Design Studio application.
Please let me know the steps to migrate the reports.
Thanks for your help,
Manju

Hi Dirk,
Thanks for the replay.
Sorry for the confusion. I have 18 DS application which is using 105 queries.
When i try to connect to Netwever from DS i am getting the following error.
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Accessing a SAP BW table data to display content in Design Studio Application

Hi,
I am working on a Design Studio application that contains a link to all the reports for different business users in an organization. The end user should see the links to only those reports he/ she has access to. This access rights are stored in a SAP BW table. I want to pull that data from SAP BW table to my application so that I can implement a layer of security in my application.
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Hi Michael,
Let me present my issue in a more clear format,
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What is the biggest stopper in the BizTalk application testing?

To me the biggest stopper is the work with the test endpoints.
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BizUnit does not solve this problem at all.
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Leonid Ganeline [BizTalk MVP] <a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/20258.biztalk-integration-development-architecture.aspx">BizTalk Development Architecture</a>

For BTS application testing in isolation, I use multiple binding files. yes, I need to apply/reapply this different binding files for smoke testing /isolated testing and another binding for integrated testing. Its painful but helps.
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Is there any way to include the BizTalk Application Description after exporting the MSI?

Anything I put in my biztalk app Description field(see first image), it shows up in the Comments attribute of the exported MSI file. But if I edit the
Comment attribute(see second image) and then import the MSI file, the edited comment does not reflect in the BizTalk app description. How can I push that description from MSI file?

You can’t set the comment/Description property of the msi from the msi file. MSI is read-only, any changes doesn’t affect the conent of the msi. An
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Several BizTalk applications consuming the same web service

When consuming a web service in Biztalk i use the generated items feature, using the service endpoint address. This creates binding files and service schema files. When trying to deploy the web service artifacts to BizTalk Server, and the files
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By the way, I'm using BT 2009, if that matters.

John,
Avoid any situations of dynamic schema resolution, such as explicitly setting the document type
in the XmlDisassembler
Could you please explain some pitfalls for this ...i am doing this and wanted to know about it.
Every time when i ran in to schema resolution issue i tend to use dynamic resolution instead of app reference.
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Unable to execute existing Design Studio applications from BI Launchpad after updating to 1.4!

Hello Experts,
We upgraded our SAP BO from 4.0 to SAP BO 4.1 SP5 and also updated our Design Studio from 1.2 directly to 1.4.
Upon testing the existing application in Design Studio it so happens that the existing application is sucessfully executed in local mode. However it does run from the BI Launchpad.
I tried creating a new application in Design Studio 1.4 whick works fine in both local and BI launchpad but my previous created application in 1.2 (now loaded in Design Studio 1.4) should also work, I don't know the reason why it dosen't work.Need help on how to proceed further.
Attached is the error which I get when ezecuting application in BI Launchpad.
Reply Awaited.
Best Regards,
Niyati S.

Hi Tammy,
Sorry none of the mentioned steps get synced with my situation since I have no problem executing new applications from BI Launchpad but only my old ones.
I read the article http://scn.sap.com/community/businessobjects-design-studio/blog/2014/11/26/ds-14-server-installation and it mentions just smooth execution of existing Design Studio application after updating to 1.4. Wish that would have been the case with me too!
Looking forward to finding solution of the problem.
Regards,
Niyati S.

Unable to open Design Studio Application in BI Launchpad after installing a plugin

Hi,
I have developed one Design Studio Application and deployed the same in the BO Dev launchpad. At that time the application was running fine.
After that I have developed one plugin extension and installed it in Design Studio Client in the local desktop, then I have installed the same plugin in BI Platform too as shown below:
After the installation of this plugin, whenever I try to open the Application in BI Launchpad I am getting an error screen as shown below:
BI Platform is SAP BO 4.0.
Please help me to solve this issue ASAP, as I have to submit this to the user for testing.
Regards,
Arun Krishnan.G

Hi,
this exception is a server side exception. This means, the content is in the server logs. Please follow the support note for BIP which you can take from Design Studio 1.2 Release Information -> Design Studio - Support Note for BIP Add-On and you can attach the last exception callstack (you should be able to find this log ID).
the first step would be to get the server run again - you can try to "uninstall" the extension, doe this help (always APS restart is requried).
having the exception we can see what is wrong. Definitely something on the extension installation - is this plugin created by your own - any specialities there?
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After Importing Management Packs Biztalk Applications not Detecting

Hi All,
I am new to SCOM, i installed SCOM in Separate Server and i added the Windows system which is running with BIZTALK, after added i imported Biztalk Management pack to SCOM and after that i didn't
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ANNOUNCE: Designing JSF Applications: a Storyboard Approach Part 2

Hello,
In the second article of this series on using storyboard design for Web applications, Steven Murray explains how to map the Storyboard design to a JSF implementation, giving special attention to Storyboard Controllers.
Here is an excerpt:
In part 1 of this series we discussed how to create storyboard designs for Web applications. In part 2 we are going to focus on how to map the design to a JSF implementation, giving special attention to Storyboard Controllers.
Controllers are the heart of the presentation tier, where they manage the behavior of the UI and direct the flow of information between the presentation and business models. Almost every article I read on JSF, and even the specification itself, references Model View Controller (MVC) without providing any concrete examples on how to actually use it in a JSF project. I hope to change that with the introduction of the Presentation Model.
Read the full article or download the podcast here: [Designing JSF Applications: a Storyboard Approach Part 2|http://www.jsfcentral.com/articles/storyboard_2.html] =>http://www.jsfcentral.com/articles/storyboard_2.html]
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Hello,
In the second article of this series on using storyboard design for Web applications, Steven Murray explains how to map the Storyboard design to a JSF implementation, giving special attention to Storyboard Controllers.
Here is an excerpt:
In part 1 of this series we discussed how to create storyboard designs for Web applications. In part 2 we are going to focus on how to map the design to a JSF implementation, giving special attention to Storyboard Controllers.
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Read the full article or download the podcast here: [Designing JSF Applications: a Storyboard Approach Part 2|http://www.jsfcentral.com/articles/storyboard_2.html] =>http://www.jsfcentral.com/articles/storyboard_2.html]
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Designing an application

Hi All
I want to design an application which can take an input of database,text,csv,xml files. So I want to do it using design patterns. Which design pattern I should use?
Any help would greatly appriciated.
Thanks
Diana

Diana12 wrote:
I want to design an application which can take an input of database,text,csv,xml files. So I want to do it using design patterns. Can you at least explain WHY you think you want to use a design pattern? It seems to me you have fallen prey to buzzword bingo.

Design Model applications?

The last step in creating a new application has a checkbox with "Save this definition as a design model for reuse" next to it. I could not see an explanation of "design model" in the HTML DB user's guide or on the Internet.
Questions
1) Does this mean you can have one or more template applications to speed up the development of new application?
2) How do you change an application from not being a Design Model to being one? I created a template application without marking it as a Design Model. How can I make it one? I have the application export, but when I import it, I cannot designate it as a Design Model application.
3) In the past I created some "test" applications with the checkboxs checked. I have since deleted these "test" applications, but they are still in the list of Design Model applications. How do I remove them from the Design Model list?
Mike

Mike,
When you use the create application wizard, then the page definitions of the pages youre adding to your application are saved as a model. So all the information about your form pages, report pages, tabular form pages, and if selected, your analysis pages, are all saved if you choose that option. When you use the create application wizard the next time, you will be able to re-use that application definition, perhaps modify it, add new page definitions, change existing page definitions, etc. And then you can create a new application based on that updated model. You can not go back to a model to modify an existing application, nor can you create a model for an application that previously didnt have one.
Please note that a model only stores information about your pages. Your other selections, like what theme you want to use, if you want to copy over any shared components, what kind of authentication you want to use, etc. are not stored in the model. So if you want to save a full application for future re-use, its best to export it, or create copies of the application.
In order to delete an application model, you can go to your application administration, then click on manage service and go to application models. There youll find a list of models and a button to delete those that are no longer needed. Deleting a model has no effect on any existing applications.
Regards,
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Hi all,
Getting back to BizTalk after a long ASP.NET project. I am sure there are many EDI professionals in this forum so once again, I am looking for input as to how to properly structure BizTalk Applications, Send\Receive Ports, etc. for many Trading Partners. I
am still finding it confusing the way EDI is handled in BizTalk. I have been doing EDI for sometime now and the EDI translators and data mappers I have used are pretty straight forward.
Can you EDI Coordinators\Specialists explain how you currently handle the EDI in BizTalk? How do you monitor the acknowledgements? Can you explain from receiving an X12 850 to sending a 856 and or 810?
I have already gone through the EDI walk through, which only talk about a single Trading Partner. I have also watched many training videos on other BizTalk topics (Orchestrations, Schemas, etc.). I can explain how I am used to working with EDI with other
EDI translators\mappers, if needed. I am sure somebody's answer will shine the light.
I am almost ready to give up on BizTalk. Why EDI is so cumbersome in BizTalk?
Thanks in advance.

boatseller,
Thank you for you reply.
How confusing will it be?
I am going to briefly explain a scenario of one of the EDI Translators I have worked with.
1. You create an EDI connection entity, VAN, AS2, FTP, etc.
2. Within this connection entity, you have Trading Partners that utilize this connection.
3. Within the individual Trading Partner entities, you have EDI documents that are exchanged between you and them. At the same time, these TPs have EDI settings (in Biztalk these are the interchange settings).
4. Within the Trading Partner's documents you specify the direction, In or Out.
5. When EDI data is received from a connection (for one or multiple TPs within the same file), the data is sorted to the proper TP and a 997 is generated.
6. After the data is placed in individual TPs, the mapper kicks in to process the data.
7. After the data is processed, the 997s are sent.
Of course there is plenty of details within these steps, but I would like to know how the BizTalk\EDI pros have built the EDI flow from Applications, Send\Receive ports, to Orchestrations(if needed), etc.
If, you ask me for details as to how I built the EDI flow within the EDI translator I worked with, I would gladly explain it. Perhaps, that's where my confusion is. That I am expecting BizTalk to be as simple and straight forward as an EDI translator, when
BizTalk is more than that.
Thanks.

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