Health and activity tracking
BizTalk Server applications do multiple number things such as send and receive messages, process those messages within orchestrations, communicate with various systems using different protocols, and many more.Hence it is very necessary to keep a log or record of all the processes in case a failure occurs , also a method is required to debug orchestrations and other applications.These are provided by the Health and Activity Tracking(HAT) component of BizTalk Server 2006.The tracking component provides graphical information regarding applications running on the engine.A developer use this information availabe to set breakpoints,stop orchestrations or examine pre-determined places.The HAT utility can also be used to search archives , look for patterns,look for trends in the execution processes.This information is very useful for answering business related questions,debugging and the statistics can be used to improve the overall system performance.