Biztalk for Administrators Training Course

Introduction

Overview of BizTalk Server Features and Architecture

• BizTalk components, tools, and tasks.

Installing and Configuring BizTalk Server

• Basic versus custom configuration.
• Pre-installation tasks.
• Installation and configuration procedures.
• Post-installation tasks.

Getting Started

• Navigating the user interface.
• BizTalk Server Administration console.
• BTSTask command-line tool.

Setting up and Managing Users

• Securing user passwords using ESSO.
• Managing user credentials.

Routing Messages

• Configuring message routing.
• Sending and receiving messages (adaptors).
• Setting up a business process workflow (orchestration).

Securing Messages

• Installing and configuring certificates in BizTalk.
• Securing messages using pipelines.
• Encrypting and decrypting messages.
• Applying and verifying digital signatures.

Creating, Running, and Managing Business Rules

• Understanding how business rules function.
• Implementing business rules using the Business Rules Engine (BRE).
• Managing the Business Rules Engine (BRE).

Deploying a BizTalk Application

• Deploying an assembly.
• Customizing binding files.
• Deploying the application as an MSI Package.
• Troubleshooting runtime exceptions.

Automating a BizTalk Deployment

• Identifying what to automate.
• Scripting using BTSTask.
• Scripting using PowerShell.
• Automating other administrative tasks.

Integrating Applications across Organizational Boundaries

• Case Study: Exchanging business documents.
• Determining where and how to send and receive messages.
• Understanding ports and bindings.
• Using parties, roles, and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).

Tracking and Monitoring Business Activity

• Enabling and managing tracking settings.
• Enabling data analytics.
• Configuring Business Activity Monitoring (BAM).
• Tracking, viewing, and analyzing data.
• Using third-party monitoring tools.

Configuring BizTalk Server for High Availability

• Managing hosts and host instances.
• Isolating hosts, services, etc.

Disaster Recovery in BizTalk

• Planning a disaster recovery strategy.
• Recovering the BizTalk Server database.
• Recovering the BizTalk Server runtime.
• Recovering the Enterprise Single Sign-On (ESSO) system.

Updating BizTalk

• Installing Feature Packs.
• Installing BizTalk Server tools.

Best Practices

Troubleshooting

Summary and Conclusion