(MCTS): Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 (70-595) Certification Guide
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- This book and e-book will provide all that you need to know in order to pass the (70-595) Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions exam by Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 book
- Includes a comprehensive set of test questions and answers that will prepare you for the actual exam.
- The layout and content of the book closely matches that of the skills measured by the exam, which makes it easy to focus your learning and maximize your study time in areas where you need improvement.
Book Details
Language : EnglishPaperback : 476 pages [ 235mm x 191mm ]
Release Date : June 2012
ISBN : 1849684928
ISBN 13 : 9781849684927
Author(s) : Johan Hedberg, Kent Weare , Morten la Cour
Topics and Technologies : All Books, Microsoft Servers, Enterprise, Microsoft
Table of Contents
PrefaceChapter 1: Configuring a Messaging Architecture
Chapter 2: Developing BizTalk Artifacts—Creating Schemas and Pipelines
Chapter 3: Developing BizTalk Artifacts—Creating Maps
Chapter 4: Developing BizTalk Artifacts—Creating Orchestrations
Chapter 5: Debugging and Exception Handling
Chapter 6: Deploying, Tracking, and Administrating a BizTalk Server 2010 Solution
Chapter 7: Integrating Web Services and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Services
Chapter 8: Implementing Extended Capabilities
Chapter 9: Certification Test-taking—Tips and Tricks
Chapter 10: Sample Certification Test Questions
Appendix A: Test Your Knowledge—Answers
Appendix B: Sample Certification Test Questions—Answers
Index
- Chapter 1: Configuring a Messaging Architecture
- Publish/subscribe
- Receiving the message
- Adapter
- Pipeline
- Maps
- MessageBox
- Subscriptions
- Message Context properties
- Orchestrations
- Sending the message
- Maps
- Pipeline
- Adapter
- BizTalk platform settings and Applications
- BizTalk Administration Console
- The Group Hub
- Hosts and Host Instances
- Creating a Host
- Creating a Host Instance
- Managing Adapter Handlers
- Applications
- Referencing another Application
- Setting up and managing Ports
- Receive Ports
- Port Authentication
- Receive Locations
- Receive Port Maps
- Send Ports
- Transport Advanced Options
- Backup transport
- Send Port Maps
- Configuring Filters (Subscriptions)
- Port states
- Dynamic Send Ports
- Send Port Groups
- Failed message routing
- Ordered delivery
- Receive Locations
- Send Ports
- Configuring core Adapters
- HTTP
- Sending HTTP
- Receiving HTTP
- POP3
- SMTP
- FTP
- Receiving FTP
- Sending FTP
- File
- Receiving files
- Sending files
- Credentials
- Configuring content-based routing
- Creating folders and Application
- Creating Receive Ports and Receive Locations
- Testing the Receive Locations
- Debugging the messages
- Setting up a Send Port
- Setting up Send Port for System II and a Send Port Group
- Implementing messaging patterns
- Working with canonical messages
- De-batching
- Using the correct flow
- Adapter independence
- Test your knowledge
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Developing BizTalk Artifacts—Creating Schemas and Pipelines
- Creating Schemas
- Type of Schemas
- XML Schemas
- Flat File Schemas
- Property Schemas
- Schema Identity
- XML Identity
- .NET Identity
- Promoted property and distinguished fields
- Promoting nodes as property fields
- Promoting a node as distinguished field
- Creating the structure of a Schema
- Creating reoccurring parts of a Schema
- Creating Envelope Schemas
- Datatypes and formatting
- Specifying custom formatting restrictions
- Creating reusable types
- Creating Schema hierarchies
- Import
- Include
- Redefine
- Creating Pipelines
- Pipeline Stages
- Receive Pipelines
- Decode
- Disassemble
- Validate
- Resolve Party
- Send Pipelines
- Pre-Assemble
- Assemble
- Encode
- Default Pipelines
- PassThruReceive
- XMLReceive
- PassThruTransmit
- XMLTransmit
- Custom Pipelines
- Configuring Pipelines and Pipeline components
- Working with XML messages
- Working with envelopes
- Working with secure data
- Encryption and signing
- Decryption and signature verification
- Test your knowledge
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Developing BizTalk Artifacts—Creating Maps
- Creating Maps
- Why XSLT matters
- Using Functoids
- Conversion Functoids
- Cumulative Functoids
- Database Functoids
- Table Query Functoids
- Cross Referencing Data Functoids
- Date/Time Functoids
- Logical Functoids
- Mathematical Functoids
- Scientific Functoids
- String Functoids
- Using Advanced Functoids
- Looping
- Index
- Iterator
- Nil
- Record Count
- Looping
- Table Looping
- Conditional Mapping
- Copy-based Mapping
- Troubleshooting
- Scripting
- Using external assemblies
- Using Inline Code
- Using Inline XSLT
- Maps and Orchestrations
- Test your knowledge
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Developing BizTalk Artifacts—Creating Orchestrations
- Developing Orchestrations
- Basic shapes and configuration
- Message and Data Handling
- Containers
- Flow control
- Orchestration Nesting
- Other
- Orchestration activation
- Activating Receive
- Call and Start
- Persistence
- Dehydration and rehydration
- Transactions
- Transaction types
- Scopes
- Long Running
- Atomic
- Nesting
- Transaction reach
- Storing configuration information
- Orchestration variables
- Configuration placed in BTSNTSvc.exe.config
- Configuration placed in web.config for isolated Hosts
- Configuration placed in machine.config
- Some configuration can be placed on the Adapter handlers
- Through the message
- Through the message context
- Business Rules
- SSO
- Using a .NET helper component
- Integrating with .NET assemblies
- Configuring Orchestration bindings
- Ports versus Port Types
- Logical ports versus physical ports
- Port binding options
- Specify Now
- Specify Later
- Direct
- Dynamic
- Configuring correlation
- Working with Correlation Types and Sets
- Convoys
- Sequential Convoys
- Parallel Convoys
- Test your knowledge
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Debugging and Exception Handling
- Handling exceptions in Orchestrations
- Scopes
- Throwing exceptions
- Catching exceptions
- Compensation
- Sample exception handling scenario
- Delivery notification
- Debug Orchestrations
- Handling messaging errors
- Subscription errors
- Transmission errors
- Routing errors
- Recoverable Interchange Processing
- Validating and testing artifacts
- Validating Schemas and Message Instances
- Validate Schema
- Validate Instance
- Generate Instance
- Validating, testing, and debugging Maps
- Unit testing
- Unit testing Schemas
- Unit testing Maps
- Test your knowledge
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Deploying, Tracking, and Administrating a BizTalk Server 2010 Solution
- Installing and configuring a multiserver BizTalk environment
- High Availability
- Installation setup
- Installation
- Configuration
- Active Directory Groups and Users
- Deploying BizTalk applications
- Sample deployment through Visual Studio
- Preparing the solution
- Binding Files
- Sample deployment through MSI package
- Binding File dependencies
- BizTalk Application states
- Runtime Application states
- Tracking events in BizTalk Server
- Tracking Receive Ports
- Tracking Orchestrations
- Tracking Send Ports
- Managing BizTalk applications using BizTalk Administration Console
- Configuration Overview
- Work in Progress
- Suspended Items
- Group Suspended Service Instances
- Tracked Service Instances
- Tracked Message Events
- BizTalk Settings Dashboard
- Viewing and modifying performance tuning settings
- Exporting and importing performance tuning settings
- Test your knowledge
- Summary
- Chapter 7: Integrating Web Services and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Services
- Out of the box WCF Adapters
- Configuring a WCF Adapter
- Using out of the box WCF-BasicHttp Send Adapter
- Using out of the box WCF-BasicHttp Receive Adapter
- Custom behaviors
- Exposing Schemas and Orchestrations as WCF Services
- Testing our WCF Service
- Consuming WCF Services from BizTalk Server 2010
- Sample WCF Service
- Consuming our WCF Service from BizTalk
- Configuring generated WCF Service artifacts
- Testing our Custom WCF Service
- Handling web exceptions
- Test your knowledge
- Summary
- Chapter 8: Implementing Extended Capabilities
- Business Rules Engine (BRE)
- Key Concepts
- Creating a BizTalk Solution with rules
- Create a Schema
- Creating a Policy
- Importing a Schema into Rule Composer
- Adding an Action
- Testing the policy
- Creating an Orchestration
- Deploying the policy and testing
- Deploying a new version of the Policy
- Adding Vocabulary
- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
- Finding and deploying the EDIFACT Schema
- Adding a reference to BizTalk EDI application
- Setting up a Receive Port, Location, and a Send Port
- Setting up the Parties
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
- Communication between RFID and BizTalk using SQL Server
- Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)
- Creating Activities
- Setting up the BAM add-in inside Microsoft Excel
- Creating an activity inside Excel
- Deploy the Activity and view
- Creating a Tracking Profile
- Creating Continuations
- BAM Portal
- Searching for an order
- Populating the aggregation
- Creating view permissions
- Roles and permissions
- Test your knowledge
- Summary
- Chapter 9: Certification Test-taking—Tips and Tricks
- Exam preparation
- Preparation sources
- Literature
- Classes
- Webcasts
- Labs
- Training kits
- Sample code
- Practice tests
- Colleagues and peers
- Forums, blogs and other online sources
- Getting familiar with the certification objectives
- Study time
- Incentives
- Knowledge
- Money
- Opportunities
- Vouchers and offers
- Learn more
- At the test center
- Exam structure
- Before the exam
- Questions
- After the exam
- Time management
- Answering questions
- Chapter 10: Sample Certification Test Questions
- Configuring a Messaging Architecture
- Developing BizTalk Artifacts
- Debugging and exception handling
- Deploying, tracking, and supporting a BizTalk solution
- Integrating Web Services and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Services
- Implementing extended capabilities
- Appendix A: Test Your Knowledge—Answers
- Chapter 1, Configuring a Messaging Architecture
- Chapter 2, Developing BizTalk Artifacts—Creating Schemas and Pipelines
- Chapter 3, Developing BizTalk Artifacts—Creating Maps
- Chapter 4, Developing BizTalk Artifacts—Creating Orchestrations
- Chapter 5, Debugging and Exception Handling
- Chapter 6, Deploying, Tracking, and Administrating a BizTalk Server 2010 Solution
- Chapter 7, Integrating Web Services and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Services
- Chapter 8, Implementing Extended Capabilities
- Appendix B: Sample Certification Test Questions—Answers
- Configuring a messaging architecture
- Developing BizTalk Artifacts
- Debugging and exception handling
- Deploying, tracking, and supporting a BizTalk solution
- Integrating Web Services and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Services
- Implementing extended capabilities
Johan Hedberg
Kent Weare
Morten la Cour
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Errata
- 3 submitted: last submission 19 Oct 2012Errata type: typo | Page number: 428 | Errata date: 07/09/2012
The answer to the sample question of chapter 10 has the wrong answer stated. the given answer is c. however as the description clearly states is that the correct answer is the 'Decode stage', which is answer d of the question on page 407. The concerning question is in chapter 10, category Developing BizTalk Artifacts, question 2.
Errata type: typo | Page number: 72 | Errata date: 06/27/2012
the sentence '..., but is has a very special purpose: ...' should be '..., but IT has a very special purpose: ...'. the sentence is the first line under the sub title 'Envelope Schemas'
Errata type: typo | Page number: 419 | Errata date: 06/27/2012
the given answers to the first 2 questions of chapter 1 aren't conform with the description/explanation given. I believe the explanation is correct, however the answer letters aren't correct. Question 1: given answer is c, however the description represents answer b. Question 2: given answer is b,c. and according to the description it should be b,d.
Sample chapters
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- Covers the core architecture of BizTalk, including publish/subscribe, context and content-based routing, receive and send ports and other administrative artifacts.
- Create rich and useful schemas with restrictions and reusable types.
- Create maps and apply logic such as conditional mapping, looping, scripting and external assemblies and other map and functoid logic.
- Create orchestrations and work with messages, scopes, transactions, binding, correlation and other shapes and processing logic.
- Handle exceptions in messaging and orchestration scenarios and recover from them using catch, compensation and failed message routing.
- Perform administrative tasks such as installing, configuring, tuning, deploying, maintaining and troubleshooting BizTalk Server 2010 groups and solutions.
- Work with Web Services and WCF, exposing and consuming services and applying custom configurations and behaviors.
- Use the additional features in BizTalk, such as Business Rules Engine (BRE), EDI, RFID and Business Activity Monitoring (BAM).
Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 is an Integration and connectivity server solution that enables organizations to easily connect disparate systems. Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions by Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 (70-595) is the certification exam for professionals who need to integrate multiple disparate systems, applications, and data as well as automate business processes by using BizTalk Server.
(MCTS): Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 (70-595) Certification Guide will show you how to prepare for and pass the Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 (70-595) exam and become a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010.
Packed with practical examples and Q&As, (MCTS): Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 (70-595) Certification Guide covers the keys skills in the exam and starts by showing you how to configure a Messaging Architecture. The book then dives into BizTalk Artifacts such as creating Schemas and Pipelines, creating Maps and creating Orchestrations. It then moves on to topics such as debugging and exception handling, deploying, tracking and administrating a BizTalk Server 2010 solution, integrating Web Services and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Services and implementing Extended Capabilities. Additional practical resources are also included that will enable you to approach the Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 (70-595) exam with ease, including certification test taking tips and tricks and sample certification test questions.
This book is a hands-on certification guide with practical examples and Q&As to help BizTalk developers pass the Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 (70-595) exam.
If you are an intermediate level BizTalk developer who wants to pass the Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 (70-595) exam, then this book is for you. A working knowledge of fundamental BizTalk concepts around the core messaging engine and building business processes using orchestrations is assumed but not required. In addition, core knowledge of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and basic understanding of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is recommended.

