ESB Toolkit 2.0

Found an interesting read on the ESB Toolkit for BizTalk.

Source: BizTalk :: KOTI REDDY B: ESB Toolkit 2.0

CU 1 voor de BizTalk-Adapter Pack 2010

This cumulative update for Microsoft BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010 contains hotfixes for Microsoft BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010 issues that were resolved after the release of BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010.

It contains following hot fixes:

• FIX: The WCF-SQL adapter from BizTalk Adapter Pack 2.0 or from BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010 does not write enough useful error information
• FIX: A WCF-based SQL adapter may lock SQL Server resources when the PolledDataAvailableStatement binding property returns a positive result but the actual polling does not return any data
• FIX: Statement in the PollStatement property incorrectly runs if a receive location uses WCF-based BizTalk Adapter for SQL Server
• FIX: An update is available that adds the ClearRfcContext binding property to the WCF-based SAP adapter from BizTalk Adapter Pack 2.0 or BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010
• FIX: Multiple grouped IDOCs are processed incorrectly if the WCF-based SAP adapter in BizTalk Adapter Pack 2.0 or BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010 uses the String setting to connect to an SAP system
• Hotfix to add the "ReceivedIdocRelease" binding property for the WCF-SAP adapter to BizTalk Adapter Pack 2.0 and Microsoft BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010

SOURCE: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2539794/en-us

BizTalk Server 2010 Developer Training Kit

Also a developer kit for the biztalk 2010 is avaible!

This training kit contains a complete set of materials that will enable you to learn the core developer capabilities in BizTalk Server 2010. This kit includes lab manuals, PowerPoint presentations and videos, all designed to help you learn about BizTalk Server 2010. There is also an option below to download a Virtual Machine that is ready for you to use with the training kit.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Work with schemas, maps, and pipelines, and create flat file schemas.
• Configure a new FTP, HTTP and Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) adapter for BizTalk Server
• Use BizTalk Orchestration Designer to create and test a simple orchestration.
• Configure orchestration properties and variables, deploy an orchestration, and create and deploy a rule set and execute those rules from within an orchestration.
• Define, deploy, and map a BAM observation model.
• Use the deployment and management features in BizTalk Server
• Build a simple Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service and client and configure BizTalk Server to use a WCF Adapter.
• Create a Microsoft .NET class library project that will contain a WCF Adapter.
• Deploy artifacts needed for processing certain EDI documents and for turning XML messages into EDI.

DOWNLOAD: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=14865

VS2008: web services enumeration components not available

Recently I got following error when trying to add a Web Reference to VS2008:
The web services enumeration components are not available. You need to reinstall Visual Studio to add web references to your application.

I have no idea why this error suddenly appeared.
However, I did find a solution to this issue.

I executed 'devenv /ResetSkipPkgs' from the command line in a VS2008 command prompt.
This did the trick for me.