Windows Server - How can I prove to the customer that Biztalk has processed everyth

Asked By MarkPerr

11-Apr-07 10:46 AM

I have a Biztalk application that uses a receive pipeline to disassemble one
big XML file into lots of smaller ones and then routes these to various WSS
document libraries.

How can I prove that Biztalk has:
a) Completely disassembled the file
b) Delivered all the smaller XML files to their document libraries correctly
without error?

Thanks,

Mark.

11-Apr-07 11:26 AM

What you can do is:

Create a sample XML file containing abt 5 to 10 smaller XMLs.
Pass it thru BizTalk and show that all those smaller XMLs have been properly
sent to WSS.

If customer wants to see the actual big XML being parsed properly, ask them
to provide one and pass it thru BizTalk to WSS and ask them to confirm if all
have been processed correctly.

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Anup Jishnu
Buddha bless those who share knowledge.

11-Apr-07 07:05 PM

If this is only for proof, manually check the source file and the target
files. Only this must persuade the customer!
If this is for auditing in the production as an everyday activity, you can
use BAM or create auditing system from scratch.

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Regards,

Leonid Ganeline

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: BizTalk Server 2006
http://geekswithblogs.net/leonidganeline/

12-Apr-07 04:14 AM

What I really want is for Biztalk to be able to tell me: "I have disassembled
this large XML file into x smaller files, and I delivered y of these files to
WSS but z of the files failed because..."

So how do I create "auditing system from scratch"? I had a go with BAM on
the Biztalk 2006 training course, the instructor was less than enthusiastic
about it and it seemed a bit of a waste of time to me.

12-Apr-07 06:34 AM

What error checking do you have in your orchestration (assuming you have an
orchestration)?  This will at least allow you to write errors to a log.  You
could also send emails to interested admins, and send the failed record to a
file location.  And there's nothing stopping you sending successes to a log
and/or file location, too: that would give you a record of everything
processed by the orchestration.

Of course, anything that failed before it reached an orchestration would
still be in the MessageBox.

As for your disassembly, you can set it to fail completely if any single
record fails.  If failure is critical, this might be a good idea for you.
That way you can assume that if a file was successfully processed, all its
constiuent parts were processed.

HTH


Peter

12-Apr-07 12:38 PM

Hi Mark!

What I think Leonid meant when talking about "auditing system from
scratch" was to use the BAM API to write to BAM when once the
different messages has been dissembled (in a pipeline component used
in the Receive Pipeline) and then again once it's being sent out on
the send port (in a pipeline component used in the Send Pipeline).
Then you'll be able to show what came in and how it when out using
BAM. It will however require some work. There are some good samples in
the SDK (starting here http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa560553.aspx)
to examine if you think this is the way to go.

Good luck

Richard

Peter Bradley skrev:

13-Apr-07 01:45 PM

Sorry for shortcuts :)
or,
if you need a full control, a custom DB + BizTalk app to sent the auditing
inf to this DB. The las could be easy then first or vice versa.


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Regards,

Leonid Ganeline

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: BizTalk Server 2006
http://geekswithblogs.net/leonidganeline/