Sending an empty VARRAY to an Oracle procedure from BizTalk
Oracle packages can leverage VARRAY types to enable a caller to send a collection of values (an array) to a stored procedure in a single call. This VARRAY is very much like a single column Table Type...
View ArticleBizTalk Patterns: Database Assisted Aggregation
Aggregation is a common pattern used in Enterprise Integration. System (or systems) A sends many messages that System B expects in a single message, or in several messages grouped on a particular...
View ArticleUsing SQL Server Sequences in Integration
The Challenge An integration scenario requires a unique incrementing numeric identifier to be sent with each message (or each record in a message). These identifiers cannot be reused (or cannot be...
View ArticleESB Exception Encoder: Value cannot be null
I was working on a message flow that involved routing the response from a Request-Response send port directly to another send port. The ultimate send port had failed message routing turned on so that...
View ArticleT-Connect EDI Accelerator and EDI Viewer Updates are Available Now!
This month we are happy to announce new versions of a few of our products adding additional features and capabilities. First, we have updated our T-Connect EDI Database to support the full ANSI X12 EDI...
View ArticleWCF-SQL Polling and the ESB Portal
With the ESB Toolkit, BizTalk provides an excellent framework for handling exceptions that occur throughout the ESB. There are many built in facilities that are as simple as checking off a box to route...
View ArticleBizTalk, Clustered MSDTC and Clustered EntSSO installation error
There are a few good resources out there for setting up a clustered Master Secret Server out there: Clustering the Master Secret Server (MSDN) Installation of SSO on a SQL Failover Cluster However, I...
View ArticleWorking with FILESTREAM BLOBs in BizTalk
MSDN provides an example of INSERTing large data into SQL Server, leveraging the WCF-SQL adapter’s built in FILESTREAM capabilities. However, it’s also possible to leverage the transaction enlisted by...
View ArticleSetting Up Automated Azure IaaS VM Shutdown
The Tallan Integration Practice heavily utilizes Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) virtual machines for quickly setting up isolated environments for prototypes and BizTalk development...
View ArticleConditionally Installing EDI Party Agreements within BTDF
We heavily use the BizTalk Deployment Framework to aid in the deployment of simple to complex BizTalk solutions. One of the greatest benefits is the ability to run custom deployment tasks and scripts....
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