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Microsoft BizTalk Server Webinar Series - Developing logic apps in code view - Advanced concepts
PART 1: 29th NOV 2017 , 4.00 PM to 5.00 PM IST Here is the meeting invite ics file....
Author: Shailesh Agre Date: 11/22/2017
Microsoft BizTalk Server Webinar Series – Automated Deployment and Load Testing
Here is the meeting invite ics file....
Author: Shailesh Agre Date: 10/23/2017
Microsoft BizTalk Server Webinar Series – BizTalk 2016 Feature Pack
This session will be in 2 parts, 13th Sep and 20th Sep, 4 pm to 5 pm IST Here is the meeting invite...
Author: Shailesh Agre Date: 09/07/2017
Microsoft BizTalk Server Webinar Series - Configuring BizTalk 2016 with SQL Always On Cluster on Azure
We are planning to have next session on SQL Always on with BizTalk - this will be in 2 parts, 26th...
Author: Shailesh Agre Date: 07/20/2017
Microsoft BizTalk Server Webinar Series – Securing Transaction in BizTalk Server - 22-Jun-2017 (4pm to 5 pm IST)
Meeting...
Author: Shailesh Agre Date: 06/13/2017
Microsoft BizTalk Server Webinar Series – Azure Functions 25-May-2017 (4pm to 5 pm IST)
Azure Functoins - mainly from BizTalk Developer point of view Meeting Invite:...
Author: Shailesh Agre Date: 05/22/2017
Could not find file 'C:\Windows\system32\Shipment.dtd'
An XML message received by a BizTalk application, which has a reference to Document Type Definition...
Author: Shailesh Agre Date: 05/09/2017
Reset Certificate Generation Key for WorkFlowManager and ServiceBus
We might face a scenario of removing a node from existing workflow manager(WFM) farm and add it back...
Author: Shailesh Agre Date: 05/09/2017
BizTalk CU2 Installation Failure - Error 5003
Issue: While applying BizTalk CU2 patch on production environment, it failed with error - Error...
Author: Shailesh Agre Date: 04/25/2017
Microsoft BizTalk Server Webinar Series – Logic App for BizTalk Developers (20-Apr-2017 & 27-Apr-2017)
Meeting Invite:...
Author: Shailesh Agre Date: 04/07/2017
Microsoft BizTalk Server Webinar Series
Topic - Debugging of BizTalk Components and General Debugging Tools Join -...
Author: Shailesh Agre Date: 03/22/2017
Work Flow Manager PowerShell does not return farm information when Work Flow Manager commands are executed
Issue Definition: Work Flow Manager PowerShell does not return farm information when Work Flow...
Author: Shailesh Agre Date: 12/09/2016
TDDS is not moving data from msgbox to destination DB (DTA or BAM)
Issue Definition: TDDS is not moving data from msgbox to destination DB (DTA or BAM)...
Author: Shailesh Agre Date: 11/22/2016
ESSO master secret has exceeded one year.It is recommended that this key be updated after a one year lifetime.
ISSUE DEFINITION: You might have observed the below message in the event viewer that your ESSO...
Author: Shailesh Agre Date: 11/22/2016
Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. (mscorlib) Could not load file or assembly ‘Microsoft.Adapters.SAP.SAPGInvoker.dll’ or one of its dependencies. The specified module could not be found. (Microsoft.Adapters.SAP)
Issue Statement: Consume adapter service for SAP binding throws an error stating exceptions has been...
Author: Shailesh Agre Date: 11/22/2016
Unable to deploy EDI bridges for MABS
Recently we had a customer who wanted to update one of his EDI bridges. However, surprisingly the...
Author: Shailesh Agre Date: 07/26/2016
File limitation on NFS share
Issue: Error while creating Receive location: “Zero (0) bytes is needed to copy this item” In a...
Author: Shailesh Agre Date: 07/26/2016
BIZTALK ENTSSO FAILURE – “THE MAPPING DOES NOT EXIST” ERROR
ENTSSO issues come in all sizes and shapes. While they differ in magnitude and longevity, it is...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 09/08/2015
Dynamic send port is sending message using the wrong host
I have seen various customers coming across the issue that Dynamic Send Port Handler feature in...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 09/08/2015
BizTalk 2013 R2 : SB-Messaging adapter to interact with the on-prem edition of Service Bus
SB Messaging adapter is enhanced to support SAS (Shared Access signature) based authentication, in...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 08/12/2015
WorkFlow Manager Configuration fails with (400) Bad Request
Adding a node to your Workflow Manager Farm (Add-WFHost step) may fail with the following error seen...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 05/19/2015
Sending messages with Pre-Authorized http header information in BizTalk Server
Recently one of my customer was getting the following error when trying to send messages to a...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 05/19/2015
BizTalk 2013 R2 issues while Terminating and Resuming Instance using C# code
In BizTalk, we manage active Instances, resume and terminate suspended instances using BizTalk Admin...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 05/19/2015
Issue while performing BizTalk Log Shipping in Disaster Recovery process
Recently, we had a case in which our customer was performing a Disaster Recovery for his BizTalk...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 05/13/2015
BizTalk: The specified file could not be decrypted
We had a case in which the customer was getting the following error in the event log while executing...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 04/22/2015
“Windows could not start the “Rule Engine Update Service” on Local Computer. Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion”
I came across a couple incidents on this error lately and thought I’d blog about it so that it...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 03/09/2015
The Messaging Engine failed to add a receive location "<Rcv.Loc.Name>" with URL "sftp://" to the adapter "SFTP". Reason:"Microsoft.BizTalk.Adapter.SftpInvoker.SftpException: List remote directory error
The induction of an out-of-the-box SFTP adapter in BizTalk 2013 was a heartening change as customers...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 03/09/2015
Unable to view Groups in BizTalk Administrator Console
Recently, I came across an issue in which the customer was not able to see the BizTalk Groups that...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 03/09/2015
Workflow Manager Backend service failure after upgrade to 1.0 refresh
I did an offline upgrade of workflow manager 1.0 and workflow manager 1.0 from version 2.0.20992.0...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 11/19/2014
Workflow manager Configuration failure: Step ‘Add host to Service Bus farm’ failed
I installed the Work Flow Manager 1.0 on SharePoint 2013 environment (Windows Server 2012, Microsoft...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 11/19/2014
Using FTPS adapter in BizTalk (FTP + SSL)
I recently came across a customer who owned a FTP site wanting to implement a trading solution to...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 10/10/2014
Error: “The MessageBox database does not have the correct version”
One of our customers came across an issue that while restarting the Host Instances they get an error...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 10/01/2014
"Error 5003: .regsvcs failed for assembly. C:programfiles(X86)microsoftbiztalkserver3012microsoft.biztalk.deployment.dll return code <>" while installing BizTalk Server
BizTalk installation by itself is fairly simple and straight forward as the installer is...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 10/01/2014
Implementing Pub/Sub Scenarios in Workflow Manager
WorkFlow Manager is a new server offering from Microsoft to develop and deploy workflows at high...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 09/30/2014
How to call RESTFULL service using Dynamic Ports with Variable Mapping in WCF-WebHttp Adapter
The following TechNet article describes on how to call a RESTFull Service from WCF-WebHttp Adapter...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 09/24/2014
Workflow Manager Installation fails with error: Install exit code for product 'Microsoft Windows Fabric V1 CU1' is '1603'
While installing WFM1.0 Refresh using the Web Platform installer 5.0, the installation failed...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 09/24/2014
How to configure POP3 adapter to receive messages from Gmail and outlook.com in BizTalk
To receive messages from Gmail or Outlook.com you need to enable the POP3 at Gmail and Outlook.com...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 09/19/2014
Timeout issue in composite Operation of Oracle Adapter
Recently when I worked on wcf-oracle Adapter issue in BizTalk. I got the timeout exception very...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 08/27/2014
How to Send Fault Message from BizTalk Orchestration
In my previous blog I tried to explain how to 'receive' a Fault message in BizTalk orchestration....
Author: Jainath V R Date: 08/27/2014
BizTalk Server 2013 R2 : “Add New Item” dialog box in BizTalk Project only shows JSON and Flat File Schema artifacts
We are all pretty excited about the release of BizTalk Server 2013 R2 here. While we are pleased...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 07/03/2014
BizTalk 2013 Orchestration fails with Error "The Stylesheet is too Complex"
I recently came across an issue in which, after doing an upgrade from BizTalk 2010 to BizTalk 2013,...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 07/02/2014
Workflow Manager Disaster Recovery
Lately, few of our customers have faced issues in setting up Disaster Recovery for WorkFlow Manager....
Author: Jainath V R Date: 05/14/2014
Scripting Functoid error in BizTalk 2013: Unable to write output instance to the following ‘’. Method '' of extension object 'https://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/userCSharp' cannot be called because it is not public.
I am not sure how many of you are particular about privacy and entitle every method you see and...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 05/02/2014
Receive, Disassemble Acknowledge an HL7 Message in BizTalk
How difficult is it to validate and disassemble a flat file in BizTalk? Not much! I’d say,...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 05/02/2014
Installing HL7 Accelerator for BizTalk Server
In this article, I will take you right through the installation of HL7 accelerator. Installation...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 05/02/2014
Understanding BAM Partitioning
Whenever you deploy a BAM Activity, the underlying database infrastructure is created for you...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 04/01/2014
BAM Activities not getting completed
Recently, I was working on a high volume BAM environment, where nearly 1-2 million activity...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 04/01/2014
How to uninstall Workflow Manager 1.0 when the command ‘Remove-WFHost’ does not work
One of my customers had installed Workflow Manager 1.0 but while uninstalling it, he was...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 03/10/2014
Modifying Collation for BizTalk’s SQL server
Very sporadically I hear anyone asking about SQL Collation and modifying collation. There is very...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 02/25/2014
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.BizTalk.Interop.SSOClient'
This is one common error you might encounter especially if you are into an in-place upgrade activity...
Author: Jainath V R Date: 02/20/2014