I have a mapping in Biztalk from an external XML schema to an internal XML schema. The internal schema I wish to map to a flat file schema. But that doesent seems to be possible. I cant select the flat file schema as destination schema. So I guess I need to use a flat file assembler in a send pipeline? But on properties on the flat file assembler the flat file schema is not visible under Document Schema.
Do you know how to do this?
I use Biztalk 2009
+1 to what Jay said.
Moreover, You should do the following after step 2:
2.1 Create a new Map that references source schema (external schema) and destination schema (flat file schema created in step 2)
and then you should use this map to transform XML to flat file. This should be done using a send port configured with two things:
pipeline (already mentioned in Jay's response, #3)
Outbound Maps, you can find that in BizTalk Administration console under Send Port properties .. You should configure add the map you created in step 2.1 to the outbound maps.
Typically, you should be receiving the XML file on a receive location. so what you need to do is to create a new receive port, and a receive location. and in the send port properties (again!) add a new filter with the following configuration:
BTS.ReceivePortName == XXXXX
Where XXXXX is the receive port name.
This way, any message is received on receipt port XXXXX is going to be sent to the send port with the map and pipeline already configured.
Create an example flat file that has the formatting you want for your output
Create a flat file schema using the flat file schema wizard. Use your example file as the input to the wizard.
create a pipeline. Put the flat file assembler into the pipeline.
Click on the flat file assembler shape and set the document schema to the flat file schema you created. This tells it the format of the output file.
Create a send port and use the pipeline you created.
Send your data to the send port.
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I am going to parse and format the flat file input based on the business logic stored in SQL server database tables. I don’t have a document schema for the input. I wrote a C# custom component class for the disassemble. When I use the custom component in Disassemble stage in receive pipeline, I am getting document schema not found error.
Did anyone come across with same situation and handled it differently? .
BizTalk routes messages using the 'MessageType' property (The namespace + the root node name of the XML in the message) in the context portion of the message. You don't have that with your design so it doesn't know what to do with it.
You can:
handle each type of flat file separately by parsing and assigning a unique message type
distill the content into one type of message
wrap the content of the file in an 'envelope'
You'll need to create a schema for any of those choices.
Namespaces and routing are a spiffy way to handle changes to file structure. If you include the version of the file in the namespace BizTalk can route the message to the code that handles that kind of message for you. You can continue to handle old style messages as well as new formats. We handle pilot programs that way.
Im recording calls with Mixmonitor() application, it works fine, but recently i had a request to record each leg of call with addition to mixedfile. I know, that i can record each leg of call with Monitor() and then use external script tp mix it, but the problem is that it is additional loading of server. So I wonder can I do it by means of asterisk? For example by using Monitor and Mixmonitor together?
You can specify the call-legs with MixMonitor's parameters:
MixMonitor(mixed.wav,r(in.wav)t(out.wav))
as stated in the description:
asterisk*CLI> core show application MixMonitor
r(file): Use the specified file to record the *receive* audio feed.
Like with the basic filename argument, if an absolute path isn't given,
it will create the file in the configured monitoring directory.
t(file): Use the specified file to record the *transmit* audio feed.
Like with the basic filename argument, if an absolute path isn't given,
it will create the file in the configured monitoring directory.
I am new to BizTalk. I wrote an application to receive an EDI 850 (Purchase Order) and to output a corresponding xml file in a separate folder location.
In the project I deployed to biz talk I have an 850 schema, my result xml schema, a map from the original EDI 850 to my new xml schema, and a pipeline with a flat file assembler pointing to my new schema.
I set it up like what is explained in the following tutorial: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb226541.aspx. I did run through this tutorial first and it worked for me.
I dropped the edi file into my receive folder and it is picked up. But my result file in the send to folder is empty.
The event viewer does not show any errors.
I would like to know if there is a log file that would show where something may have been configured incorrectly.
To RECEIVE an EDI file, you need a receive pipeline with an EDI disassembler.
The EdiReceive pipeline in the EDI BizTalk application is what you are looking for most likely. By default this pipeline does the necessary tracking, so you should be able to see in the "Tracked Message Events".
You should always try to do it step by step:
EdiReceive disassemble to XML file and subscribe to that file using a send port.
Once this works, try mapping the result with a 'Test Map' using VS. You might notice you did something wrong there.
Once this works, deploy your mapping to BizTalk and set it in the send port as an outbound map, so it gets executed.
Hope this helps.
Use the BizTalk Server Administration Console and look at Tracked message events, that should show you if BizTalk received it and where it went.
Is it possible to make the send port change output location based on a promoted property?
We have an interface that needs to send it to a different port based on the client. But we add clients on a regular basis, so adding a new send port (both in the administrator and orchestration) will require a lot of maintenance, while the only thing that happens is a directory change
The folders are like this ...
\\server\SO\client1\Out
\\server\SO\client2\Out
\\server\SO\client3\Out
I tried using the SourceFilename to create a file name like client1\Out\filename.xml but this doesn't work.
Is there any way to do this with a single send port?
It is possible to set the OutboundTransportLocation property in context. This property contains the full path/name of the file that will be output by the file adapter. So in your case I guess you could do something along the line (if it had to be done in a pipeline component):
message.Context.Write(
OutboundTransportLocation.Name,
OutboundTransportLocation.Namespace,
string.format(#"\\server\SO\{0}\Out", client));
Of course you can do a similar thing in your orchestration.
No need of a dynamic port...
I need to poll the data in xml format and map it to the EDI 834.........
I have written the stored procedure using for xml auto,element
when i consume it using add adapter metadata i am getting a xml message....
but i need to use this xml message to map it to the EDI834 ....How to get the structure of xml so that i can use that in map....
I also followed http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/biztalkgeneral/thread/6a7e0093-0692-4ba5-9e14-0d2090c2cf54
this thread and generated the schems using xml polling and mapped that to EDI834.
But when i use the map into outbound map...It doesnt map the polling data to edi 834..
The WCF-SQL adapter removes the need to use the 'for xml auto, elements' syntax. This is a legacy leftover from the old Sql Adapter.
Just write your stored procedure in a manner to return a consistent result set, then generate metadata against the stored procedure. The adapter framework will create an appropriate schema based on the metadata returned from your stored procedure.
Then simply map the data from your WCF-SQL schema to your EDI834 schema.
Create the stored procedure that returns xml (or xml part) by using the FOR XML PATH syntax
-Setup a receive location using WCF-SQL. Select XmlPolling. Choose a rootname and namespace for the adapter to wrap around the xml returned from SQL (mandatory).
-Set Polling Statement to: exec [SPNAME]
-Set PollDataAvailableStatement to something appropriate that will return a count > 0 if there are rows/xml to be polled.
-Use passthrureceive pipeline for the receive-location
-Set up a send port (FILE) that subscribes to everything that comes from the receiveport used for the receivelocation.
-Start the application. Examine the XML returned from the adapter.
-In VS generate a schema using well-formed XML (Add->Add generated Items->Generate Schemas) (NOTE: You may have to run the InstallWFX.vbs found under the BizTalk SDK/Utilities/Schema generator, if you have not already done this earlier on the machine).
-Choose the xml file generated by the adapter (give the file a name representing the schema you are trying to create).
-Now you should have a schema representing the xml returned by the adapter, you may have to go through the schema manually and change data types to something more appropriate than what the wizard has chosen.