Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Standard, FR Disk Kit, MVL DVD 5 MLF D75-01322 User Manual
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manage relationships with EDI partners. BizTalk Server 2006 R2 also provides accelerators to help
implement other popular standards, such as RosettaNet, SWIFT, and HL7. Each accelerator includes
pre-defined message definitions for the standard, along with relevant guidance and examples.
implement other popular standards, such as RosettaNet, SWIFT, and HL7. Each accelerator includes
pre-defined message definitions for the standard, along with relevant guidance and examples.
Business Process Management
Integrating applications into a single automated business process is a fundamental goal of BizTalk
Server 2006 R2.
Integrating applications into a single automated business process is a fundamental goal of BizTalk
Server 2006 R2.
It’s become common today to view this problem as part of the larger field of business
process management. Yet the technology of BPM includes more than integration. As Figure 4 shows,
BizTalk Server 2006 R2 also supports two more important BPM technologies: a business rule engine
(BRE) and business activity monitoring (BAM).
BizTalk Server 2006 R2 also supports two more important BPM technologies: a business rule engine
(BRE) and business activity monitoring (BAM).
Figure 4: BizTalk Server 2006 R2 includes a BRE and support for BAM.
Like all rules engines, the BRE in BizTalk Server 2006 R2 allows evaluating complex sets of rules.
While it’s certainly possible to define business logic using the BizTalk Orchestration Designer, some
applications require evaluating a complex and often-changed set of rules. Insurance underwriting and
loan origination are common examples of this, and there are plenty of others. The goal of the BizTalk
BRE is to better support this kind of business process.
While it’s certainly possible to define business logic using the BizTalk Orchestration Designer, some
applications require evaluating a complex and often-changed set of rules. Insurance underwriting and
loan origination are common examples of this, and there are plenty of others. The goal of the BizTalk
BRE is to better support this kind of business process.
However a process is implemented, the people who use it need to know where things stand. How
many orders were processed in the last five minutes? How many customers were denied service in the
last hour? Providing this kind of real-time data to information workers
many orders were processed in the last five minutes? How many customers were denied service in the
last hour? Providing this kind of real-time data to information workers
—not just technicians—can bring
substantial business value. The BAM services in BizTalk Server 2006 R2 exist to allow this. As Figure 4
shows, the information BAM provides can be accessed through standard tools, such as Microsoft
Excel, Office PerformancePoint Server, and others. This release of BizTalk Server also provides new
support for extracting BAM data from applications built using Windows Communication Foundation
(WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF).
shows, the information BAM provides can be accessed through standard tools, such as Microsoft
Excel, Office PerformancePoint Server, and others. This release of BizTalk Server also provides new
support for extracting BAM data from applications built using Windows Communication Foundation
(WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF).