Dynamics AX 2009 / BizTalk Server 2013 Compatibility - compatibility

Is BizTalk Server 2013 compatible with the Dynamics AX 2009 AIF BizTalk Adapter?
I've searched but can't find any information to say either way.
I found that BizTalk Server 2010 is compatible with AX2009 SP1 RU7: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/emeadaxsupport/archive/2011/09/29/microsoft-biztalk-server-2010-passes-compatibility-testing-with-microsoft-dynamics-ax-2009-sp1.aspx
(Apologies if this is not the correct site for this question, as it's not directly programming related; however I couldn't find another Stack Exchange site which looked more suitable).

I did not find anything newer announced at Partner Source.
This does not imply that BizTalk 2013 is not compatible, only that it is not a tested scenario, and that if you choose to use, it is your own risk.

Unfortunately, the BizTalk+AX story has alwasy been a little mysterious in terms of what exactly is 'supported' and not.
However, the Adapter interface is unchanged from BizTalk Server 2010 to BizTalk Server 2013 so the '2010' Adapter should run without issue in 2013.
Worst case, PSS will only offer 'best effort' support, though it's highly unlikely you'd ever need it.

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Visual Studio 19 not recognising SQL Server 2012 for ASP.NET

I want to run an ASP.NET project on VS 19 but whenever I open it, it shows an error dialog box that “this project requires SQL Server 2012 which is not installed on this computer” - but SQL Server 2012 is installed with all services running.
And database cannot be created showing an error
A network related or instance specific error
I guess Visual Studio 19 is somehow not recognising SQL Server 2012 services and I can't figure out how to fix it.
Also tried to disable firewall and enable all TCP/UDP Connections but of no use, kindly help as it's very frustrating.
I'm sorry for using sloppy naming schemes as i'm new to Stack Overflow.
Installing SQL Express LocalDB helped me solve the problem, i thought i had it installed from the SQL Express tools available Microsoft SQL Download, but the SQL Express LocalDB was missing. It sounds stupid, but it is what it is, hope it helps anyone else.

Best practice and solution to migrating BizTalk 2006 application to BizTalk 2016 environment?

Is there any hidden tool from MS we can use for BizTalk application migration prior to load solution into VS2015 ? I need some information about what are characteristic we may need to change specially BizTalk.btproj solution to load all project file etc., wonder to know easy approach migrating BizTalk application solution if any.
As various blogs posts and MSDN threads you needed to have an intermediate Development BizTalk environment (BizTalk 2010) and then upgrading it to the later version like BizTalk 2013/R2 and up.
You can download the developer edition here and install the SDK so you can open it in Visual Studio.
The only other way to migrate is to create new BizTalk Projects in Visual Studio 2015 / BizTalk 2016 environment, and then copying the artefacts such as Schemas, maps and re-creating any Orchestrations.
In either case you will have to do extensive retesting as there are certain changes such as the XSLT compiled transform that may cause you issues
No need for a hidden tool. Visual Studio is the tool.
When you open a downlevel Solution, Visual Studio will attempt to update any project and provide a report of what was automatically updated and what could not be updated, requiring manual intervention.
You can do this on a copy of you Solution to get a preview of any work necessary for the real upgrade.
Coming from BizTalk Server 2006, you will need an intermediate version to eventually target BizTalk Server 2016. You can download BizTalk Server 2010 from MSDN. All you need to install is the SDK. You don't need to setup/configure full BizTalk Server.

Is BizTalk Server 2010 supported by Windows 10?

I'm unable to find anywhere online where it states that BizTalk Server 2010 is supported/not supported fully by Windows 10.
No, not even BizTalk 2013 R2 is supported on Windows 10 as can be seen at Summary of 64-bit support, operating systems and SQL Server versions supported by BizTalk Server and also
Hardware and Software Requirements for BizTalk Server 2013 and 2013 R2 as it is not listed on either page as a supported operating system.
There is a related question about BizTalk 2013 R2 and windows 10 called BizTalk Server Configuration failing to create group. The conclusion for that is, yes you can run BizTalk 2013 R2 on Windows 10, but as per a answer and comments there it probably will not be supported by Microsoft for a Production environment and could break with updates and patches applied to the operating system.
No, not directly but that shouldn't matter because running BizTalk Server on any client OS is never the best option.
Yes, you can run BizTalk Server 2010 in a Windows Server 2008 R2 VM using Client Hyper-V. You need Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise but this would be the best way to do it even if the client OS supported it directly.

BizTalk 2009 to 2010 upgrade path

We are moving to BTS 2010 and I would like to know if I can simply redeploy our 2009 apps onto 2010?
I have tried finding this information out on the web and I have found anecdotal evidence of people saying the 2009 apps run on 2010 but nothing from Microsoft on the issue.
Microsoft released this document here about the in-place upgrade path, but this does not mention apps at all. Additionally we are not looking to do an in-place upgrade but to build a completely new environment for 2010 and then switch it over.
Has anyone tried this?
Yes, certainly it works - we've installed MSI's generated off our BizTalk 2009 / VS 2008 environments directly onto BTS 2010, including retention of the 2009 binding files. The BTS 2010 environment was a multi-server clean install.
In fact, many of our incumbent, stable BTS 2009 apps are still running on our BTS 2010 prod servers - we haven't bothered to rebuild them.
According to Jeremie Devillard it is possible to deploy 2009 apps on a new 2010 environment (see comments section).
Many thanks Jeremie.

biztalk administration console crash when browsing for folder

We recently upgraded our biztalk server 2006R2 to SP1. The problem is that we're having some small issues now, for example the administration console crashes when I browse for a folder if I want to make a file send/receive port.
Any idea what might cause this problem?
I'm having no problems when I browse for a folder with our normal explorer and then copy paste its address into the biztalk folder browser.
Make sure you update towards the latest CU for your service pack.
For BizTalk 2006 R2 with SP1, this is CU4.
See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2682056 for more information on CU4 for BizTalk 2006 SP1.
If this still does not help, there is a temporary workaround to export/import bindings of existing receive locations/send ports with a FILE adapter. This allows you to still create the ports/locations you need and unblocks the situation.
In any case, if the problem persists, you might want to check with Microsoft about the issue.
That is in case your license includes the extended support option which lasts until 12 July 2016.
If you don't have extended support, the support ended on July 11th 2011 I'm afraid...

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