BizTalk Server 2004 Solution Center

How-to articles - BizTalk Server 2004

• How to maintain and troubleshoot BizTalk Server databases
  Provides detailed information about how to maintain and troubleshoot BizTalk Server databases.
• A message that is outside a Construct Message shape may not update in BizTalk Server 2004
  Explains that if you modify and then assign the XML representation of a message in a BizTalk Server 2004 orchestration, this may appear to succeed. However, unless this was completed in a Construct Message shape, the actual message will not change.
• MSDN Support WebCast: Enterprise single sign-on integrated with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 and Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004
  Provides information about integrating large security systems to improve operational efficiencies and reduce deployment cost in new LOB computing solutions. Tells how to offer single sign-on to existing programs and how to synchronize user passwords.
• You receive a "Failed to create Management database" error message when you install BizTalk Server 2004 on a computer that is running SQL Server 2000
  Describes a problem that occurs when you install BizTalk Server 2004 after you change the default settings for the Collation designator option and the sort order in SQL Server 2000.
• The BizTalk Framework (BTF) document type is not supported with the BizTalk Message Queuing Adapter (MSMQT) in BizTalk Server
  Explains that the BizTalk Framework (BTF) document type is not supported with the BizTalk Message Queuing Adapter (MSMQT) in BizTalk Server.
• BizTalk Server does not support multiple inheritances for agreements on a group
  Discusses group inheritance for agreements in BizTalk Server 2006 and BizTalk Server 2004.
• Description of how parameters are used in a BizTalk Server 2004 static one-way port that uses the SQL transport type
  Discusses how the Document Target Namespace and Response Root Element Name parameters are used in a BizTalk Server 2004 static one-way port that uses a transport type of SQL.
• Duplicate messages may appear in the Business Activity Services (BAS) Inbox in BizTalk Server 2004
  Describes a behavior in BizTalk Server 2004 where some messages may be duplicated in the Business Activity Services (BAS) Inbox and you receive a warning message in the event log.
• The Hub Side SEED Wizard does not support custom pipeline component packaging in BizTalk Server 2004
  Explains that the Hub Side SEED Wizard deployment tool does not package custom pipeline components in BizTalk Server 2004.
• You must specify domain groups and user accounts when you install BizTalk Server in a multiple computer environment
  Explains that if your installation of BizTalk Server requires more than one computer, you must specify domain groups and user accounts in the BizTalk Server Configuration Wizard.
• MSMQT fails with no error message when you send a message to @"DIRECT=OS:NoSuchMachine\private$\NoSuchQueue1"
  Explains why the BizTalk Server Message Queuing Adapter (MSMQT) fails with no error message when you send a message to @"DIRECT=OS:NoSuchMachine\private$\NoSuchQueue1".
• FIX: You receive a "Specified cast is not valid" error message in BizTalk Server 2004 when you use a rule set in Rules Composer or you use a rule set in an orchestration
  Fixes a problem in BizTalk Server 2004 where you receive a "Specified cast is not valid" error message if you use a rule set in the Rules Composer or if you use a rule set with an orchestration after you install the .NET Framework 1.1 SP1.
• You cannot resume messages from BizTalk Server 2004 Health and Activity Tracking after Internet Information Services is stopped and then is restarted
  Explains why you cannot resume messages from BizTalk Server 2004 Health and Activity Tracking after Internet Information Services (IIS) is stopped and then is restarted.
• Tracking profiles that are created in BizTalk Server 2004 Tracking Profile Editor can track only schema-based messages
  Explains that profiles created with the Tracking Profile Editor (TPE) cannot be configured to track string messages. Tracking profiles depend on information in XML schemas for tracking messages. String messages do not use schemas.
• Authentication types that are available for the SOAP port in partner profiles in BizTalk Server 2004
  Discusses the SOAP port and the authentication types that are available in BizTalk Server 2004.
• BizTalk Explorer for BizTalk Server is not available in Visual Studio
  Explains why the BizTalk Explorer for BizTalk Server may not be available in Visual Studio.
• BizTalk Server may not perform as expected on a Terminal Server that is running in Application mode
  When you install Microsoft BizTalk Server on a Microsoft Windows Terminal Server that is running in Application mode, BizTalk Server may not perform as expected.
• List of fixes that are included in BizTalk Server 2004 Rollup Package 1
  Describes the problems that are fixed in BizTalk Server 2004 Rollup Package 2004.
• How to use the BizTalk Adapter Trace Utility in BizTalk Server 2006 and in BizTalk Server 2004
  Explains how to install the BizTalk Adapter Trace Utility and enable tracing. Trace files can be useful tools for debugging problems.
• There is no option to disassemble result sets for the SQL adaptor that is provided in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004
  Describes why there is no option to disassemble result sets in the SQL adaptor that is provided in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004.
• The operating systems that are supported by the BizTalk Server 2006 FTP adapter and by the BizTalk Server 2004 FTP adapter
  Describes the operating systems that the FTP adapters for BizTalk Server 2006 and for BizTalk Server 2004 support.
• The BizTalk Server 2004 Installation Wizard does not create the Rules database when you install the BizTalk Server 2004 Administration Tools
  Describes why the BizTalk Rules database is not created when you install BizTalk Server 2004 Administration Tools.
• BizTalk Message Queuing Configuration options cannot be changed after initial setup
  Explains that the BizTalk Message Queuing Configuration options that you specify the first time that you run the Configuration Framework Wizard cannot be changed unless you remove and reinstall BizTalk Server 2004.
• A list of known issues in BizTalk Server 2004
  This article discusses known issues that you may experience when you use Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004.
• TechNet Support WebCast: The Business Rules Engine in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004
  Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 includes a new component named the Business Rules Engine (BRE). You can use BRE to dynamically add, edit, and delete business rules that are being applied to the business processes.