Hello Majid, MS BizTalk is a very robust tool for B2B messaging. Since it is based on the .NET platform, you have the full power of the .NET programming languages available to you. For data transformation you have a visual mapper that is powered by XSLT. You are also able to create maps directly in XSLT and call them from within your application. For data flows that require complex logic, you have a visual tool called Orchestrations - this is a major feature of BizTalk. There is also a Business Rules Engine that can be used on its own to enforce business rules based on content or context. There is a tool to monitor business activity (called BAM). BAM allows you to track all of your POs or Invoices for example. BAM is a user friendly way for business users to monitor message activity. You can also monitor server health with SCOM (there are specific configurations for BizTalk). For high traffic sites you can take advantage of multiple nodes and MS Clustering/Load Balancing. And of course BizTalk has built in EDI functionality (X12 and Edifact). You have access to several line of business adapters - SAP, SWIFT for example. Communication choices are flexible: AS2, HTTP, WCF, FTP, Web Service... The thing is that BizTalk is not a 'turn key' solution. It definitely requires someone familiar with .NET and MS SQL Server to get it up and running.Compared to other tools I have used for EDI/B2B, BizTalk is more complex but in the end quite beneficial to the enterprise.
Dylan On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 6:31 PM, engr_majid2004 <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > > > Hi, > I will appreciate if someone who has worked on MS Biztalk as well as other > B2B integrators share some opinion. I am looking for pros and cons of using > MS Biztalk with demanding high volume system. So scalability, reliability > and availability are the real challenges. Also visibility into the system > and underlying technology's good and bad prospects do matter in the long > run. Thank you in advance for the replies. > > Best Regards > Majid > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
