cyan yellOW MAGENTA BLACK PANTONE 123 C Books for professionals by professionals® The EXPERT’s VOIce® in BizTalk Companion eBook Available Coauthor of BizTalk 2006 Recipes: A Pro EDI in BizTalk Server 2006 R2: Problem-Solution Approach Pro Electronic Document Interchange Solutions EDI Dear Reader, Early in 2007, I was fortunate enough to be a part of the team that delivered the first BizTalk 2006 R2 EDI implementation to a production environment. From the knowledge gained during that project, coupled with discussions and advice in Pro from the brilliant individuals on the EDI development team at Microsoft, comes the content for this book. My objective in writing this material is to present all of the intricacies of working through a BizTalk EDI solution that I know of, with BizTalk 2006 R2 Server the hope that it will allow other BizTalk developers and architects to quickly grasp the core essentials of what is an extremely powerful toolset. Covered in great detail are concepts integral to the essful development EDI in BizTalk of EDI solutions, most of which cannot be found elsewhere, including EDI party configuration; schema, map, and orchestration development; configuration and delivery of data over AS2; interacting with value works (VANs); document tracking and reporting; robust exception handling; and deployment techniques. I have presented much of the material in step-by-step exercises, as I have found working through real-world examples is the quickest way to learn Server 2006 R2 in this industry. There is a wealth of information covered in this book, and it will prove use- ful for anyone who is interested in working with the new EDI functionality of R2, whether they are seasoned BizTalk Server 2006 architects and developers, Electronic Document or they are brand-new to the concept of integration and EDI. I hope that you benefit greatly from this work, and that it drastically imp
