AUDIENCE:   This course is intended for solution architects and developers who are responsible for developing Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 business process and integration solutions. PREREQUISITES:   Before attending this course, students must have: - Experience developing distributed applications - Background in Microsoft .NET Framework concepts and technology - Hands-on experience with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 - Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server. - Working knowledge of XML. - No prior BizTalk experience is necessary. DURATION:   5 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   BizTalk is an integral part of the Windows Server System family, and is designed to facilitate integration between business systems. The core architecture is based on XML and the .NET Framework, Web service support is woven tightly into BizTalk 2006. This course is designed to provide those attending with the experience and practical knowledge to develop and deploy BizTalk Server 2006 solutions. Those attending should have experience in .NET (VB or C#), SQL Server, XML and Web Services, although the early part of the course is designed to give delegates with a development/database programming experience enough basic knowledge to understand the remainder of the course. COURSE CONTENT:   Introduction Overall concept and objectives. Main artefacts of BizTalk Server 2006, Service Oriented Architecture and web services. Requisite Skills XML and .Net knowledge required for BizTalk projects. Schemas Schema Generation Wizard XML and flat file schemas. Property schemas Distinguishing and promoting properties Schema Maps Maps Standard and scripting functoids Performing mapping operations. Pipelines BizTalk 2006 standard pipelines Configuration Adaptors File and FTP adaptors Receiving and sending messages. BizTalk Messaging Message integration solutions. Deploying and Testing Deploying assemblies to BizTalk servers Tracking Message Activity Health and Activity Tracking (HAT) BizTalk Administration tools Monitoring and debugging message activity BizTalk Orchestration Business processes BizTalk Orchestration Designer Orchestration debugger Mapping multiple messages. Business Transactions Creating orchestrations Long-running transaction and exception handling Compensation Optimising orchestration. Consuming and Publishing Web Services Calling Web services from within an orchestration Publishing an orchestration as a Web service. Integrating with SQL Server Sending and receiving messages from SQL server using SQL adaptor. SMTP and POP3 SMTP and POP3 adaptors Send and receive email messages within BizTalk Integrating with Windows Share Point Server Publishing and consuming files with WSS using the WSS adaptor. Introduction to InfoPath Custom pipelines JS06/01