Enabling the BizTalk mapper and the BizTalk Adapter pack in Windows Workflow Foundation it the starting point of Microsoft’s aim for a deep integration between BizTalk Server and Windows Server AppFabric. The new feature added in the new BizTalk is the workflow activities toolbox containing the mapper activity. This is a valuable asset for WF developers, especially when dealing with more complex interfaces where visual mapping is more natural and easier to support.
The added feature is the Add Adapter Service Reference option from the workflow project. This brings up the usual BizTalk Adapter Pack window to consume LOB adapters. Once the operations which one need to use is selected then one will want to use from LOB adapter new activities are created in your workflow toolbox for them. These will allow you to call your LOB system directly from the workflow by using input and output messages. This feature enables the WF service developers to expose LOB applications as services with little or no coding.
January 18th, 2012 BizTalk Server | No Comments








