Developing and Deploying BizTalk Server 2000 Solutions

Introduction

The goal of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills that they need to develop and deploy Microsoft BizTalk™ Server 2000 solutions.

Audience

This course is intended for BizTalk Server 2000 specialists who will be responsible for installing BizTalk Server 2000 and developing solutions that automate business processes.

At Course Completion

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

Describe the role of BizTalk Server 2000 in an e-business environment.

Install BizTalk Server 2000 on a computer running Microsoft Windows® 2000 Server.

Create a specification for an organization by using BizTalk Editor.

Use BizTalk Mapper to create a map that translates and processes data between two specifications.

Use BizTalk Messaging Manager to manage the exchange of business documents.

Use BizTalk Orchestration Designer to create an XLANG schedule drawing.

Use receive functions to submit business documents to BizTalk Server 2000 from applications that cannot communicate directly with BizTalk Server 2000.

Use BizTalk Document Tracking to monitor interchanges and business documents.

Use Microsoft Visual Basic® to create a custom functoid.

Create application integration components (AICs) so that BizTalk Server 2000 can pass data to application interfaces.

Deploy BizTalk Server 2000 and track business documents and schedules.

Configure servers and groups of servers to manage the flow of business documents in a BizTalk Server 2000 environment.

Grant and manage security in a BizTalk Server 2000 environment.

Manage a BizTalk Server 2000 environment by monitoring business documents, business messages, databases, counters, and logs.

Use BizTalk Server 2000 to design and build a BizTalk Server 2000 solution.

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

Exam 70-230, Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000, Enterprise Edition

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

Successfully completed Course 2151, Microsoft Windows 2000 Network and Operating System Essentials, or possess the equivalent knowledge or experience.

Successfully completed Course 2152, Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, or possess the equivalent knowledge or experience.

Successfully completed Course 2072, Administering a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database, or possess the equivalent knowledge or experience.

Knowledge of Extensible Markup Language (XML) formats and techniques.

Experience in developing Web pages by using Active Server Pages (ASP).

Experience in programming Visual Basic.

Experience in developing COM components.

Course Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

The following software is provided for use in the classroom:

Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 Enterprise

Microsoft Visio® 2000 Standard SR1

Windows 2000 Server

BizTalk Server 2000 Enterprise

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to BizTalk Server 2000

The following topics are covered in this module:

The Need for BizTalk Server 2000

The BizTalk Framework

BizTalk Server Tools and Services

Working with BizTalk Server 2000

At the end of this module, you will be able to describe the role of BizTalk Server 2000 in an e-business environment. This includes:

Identifying the problems that organizations with business-to-business (B2B) networks confront when they integrate data and applications.

Describing the elements of the BizTalk Framework, a specification built on Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) that provides guidelines for creating and implementing XML schemas.

Describing BizTalk Server tools, BizTalk Messaging Services, and BizTalk Orchestration Services.

Listing the advantages of using BizTalk Server 2000, including the reliable exchange of data, automated business processes, and support for standard and custom document formats.

Module 2: Installing BizTalk Server 2000

The following topics are covered in this module:

BizTalk Server 2000 Versions

Identifying Hardware Requirements

Identifying Software Requirements

Installing BizTalk Server 2000

At the end of this module, you will be able to install BizTalk Server 2000 on a computer running Windows 2000 Server. This includes:

Identifying BizTalk Server 2000 hardware and software requirements.

Installing BizTalk Server 2000. This includes determining the location for BizTalk Server databases, performing a complete installation, and identifying and resolving installation problems.

Module 3: Creating a Specification by Using BizTalk Editor

The following topics are covered in this module:

Introducing BizTalk Editor

Specification Standards and Structure

Creating Specifications

At the end of this module, you will be able to create a specification to define the structure of a business document. This includes:

Identifying the components of the BizTalk Editor interface.

Identifying the components of a specification created in BizTalk Editor.

Creating a new specification by using BizTalk Editor.

Module 4: Mapping Data by Using BizTalk Mapper

The following topics are covered in this module:

Creating Maps

Creating Links in Maps

Verifying Maps

Using Functoids in Maps

Building a Custom Functoid

At the end of this module, you will be able to use BizTalk Mapper to create a map that translates and processes data between two different specifications. This includes:

Identifying the need for BizTalk Mapper.

Using BizTalk Mapper to create a map between two specifications.

Creating links between the elements of a specification.

Using BizTalk Mapper to test a map.

Using functoids in a map.

Creating a custom Visual Basic functoid.

Module 5: Managing the Exchange of Documents by Using BizTalk Messaging Manager

The following topics are covered in this module:

Introducing BizTalk Messaging Manager Objects

Creating Organizations and Applications

Creating Document Definitions

Creating Messaging Ports

Creating Channels

Creating Distribution Lists

Creating Envelopes

At the end of this module, you will be able to manage the exchange of business documents within and between organizations by using BizTalk Messaging Manager. This includes:

Creating organizations and applications to represent your business and trading partners.

Creating document definitions to specify processing information for business documents.

Creating messaging ports to specify a destination for a processed business document.

Creating channels to transport business documents.

Creating distribution lists to send a business document to multiple destinations.

Creating envelopes to provide routing information for business documents.

Module 6: Submitting Documents to BizTalk Server 2000

The following topics are covered in this module:

Using Receive Functions

Using the Interchange Object

Using ASP Pages

At the end of this module, you will be able to submit documents to BizTalk Server 2000 by using receive functions and the methods of the Interchange object. This includes:

Configuring receive functions, determining the type of business documents that the receive function can handle, and adding a File receive function and a Message Queuing receive function to BizTalk Server 2000.

Using the Submit and SubmitSync methods of the Interchange object to exchange data.

Configuring an ASP page to submit a business document.

Module 7: Building Business Process Implementations by Using BizTalk Orchestration Designer

The following topics are covered in this module:

Describing the BizTalk Orchestration Designer Environment

Describing a Business Process

Configuring Implementation Shapes

Executing an XLANG Schedule Drawing

At the end of this module, you will be able to use BizTalk Orchestration Designer to create an XLANG schedule. This includes:

Describing the Flowchart, Implementation, and Communication shapes, which are used to create an XLANG schedule drawing.

Using BizTalk Orchestration Designer to describe a business process.

Configuring application services in an XLANG schedule drawing.

Executing an XLANG schedule drawing.

Module 8: Developing Application Integration Components

The following topics are covered in this module:

Introducing AICs

Pipeline Components

Lightweight AICs

Registering AICs for Use with BizTalk Server 2000

Configuring Messaging Ports to Use AICs

At the end of this module, you will be able to create AICs that act as translators so that BizTalk Mapper can pass data to applications. This includes:

Describing the role of AICs and how they are used in an application integration scenario.

Creating and using pipeline AICs.

Creating and using lightweight AICs to implement the IBTSAppIntegration interface.

Registering AICs to differentiate BizTalk Server AICs from other objects in the registry.

Configuring a messaging port to send business documents to it.

Module 9: Deploying and Managing BizTalk Server 2000 Solutions

The following topics are covered in this module:

Introducing Deployment Features and Tools

Deploying an Automated Business Process

Managing Databases

Managing Queues

At the end of this module, you will be able to deploy and manage a BizTalk Server 2000 solution. This includes:

Using BizTalk Server deployment features and tools.

Deploying an automated business process

Managing the four BizTalk Server databases.

Managing the queues that BizTalk Server 2000 uses.

Module 10: Tracking Documents

The following topics are covered in this module:

Introducing Document Tracking

Searching Interchanges and Documents

Viewing Query Results

At the end of this module, you will be able to track interchanges and business documents that pass through BizTalk Server 2000 by using BizTalk Document Tracking. This includes:

Describing the BizTalk Document Tracking interface and the Tracking database.

Using BizTalk Document Tracking to search for an interchange or business document by name, type, or date and time of processing.

Viewing the results of interchange searches and document searches.

Module 11: Optimizing and Monitoring BizTalk Server 2000

The following topics are covered in this module:

Configuring Servers and Server Groups

Optimizing Performance by Scaling Vertically

Optimizing Performance by Scaling Horizontally

Monitoring Status

At the end of this module, you will learn how to determine the required number of servers; add users to the BizTalk Server Administrators group; add, delete, and configure a server group or servers in a group; and set server properties. This includes:

Configuring servers that are running BizTalk Server 2000 for server groups.

Configuring BizTalk Server groups.

Optimizing the performance of BizTalk Server groups by scaling the servers vertically.

Optimizing the performance of BizTalk Server groups by scaling the servers horizontally.

Using multiple tools and utilities to monitor the status of the BizTalk Server 2000 environment.

Module 12: Securing the BizTalk Server 2000 Environment

The following topics are covered in this module:

Introduction to Securing the BizTalk Server Environment

Using Accounts and Policies

Using Transmission Methods to Secure Data

Using Certificates to Secure Data

Securing Access Through Firewalls

At the end of this module, you will be able to grant and manage security in a BizTalk Server 2000 environment. This includes:

Describing the Windows 2000 features that BizTalk Server 2000 uses to secure data and components.

Configuring user accounts and policies for secure access.

Using any of the transmission methods that BizTalk Server 2000 supports to secure data.

Using certificates with BizTalk Server 2000.

Securing access through a firewall.