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BizTalk and multi root node XML schemas
When creating schemas I typically follow the rule that each xsd file contains one root node only. However when dealing with schemas that have been generated from metadata it is quite common for schemas...
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The document type does not match any of the given schemas – Encountered in an...
I’ve been working on a BizTalk solution which includes a scenario in which I am receiving envelope messages that are to be debatched in a receive pipeline using an XML Disassembler pipeline component,...
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BizTalk Map Testing Framework – usage and examples
The out of the box unit test framework for BizTalk maps leaves a lot to be desired. Effectively a Visual Studio map unit test is the equivalent of choosing to validate your map, which involves running...
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Extending the BRE Pipeline Framework to conditionally add namespaces/prefixes...
A colleague of mine was implementing a system which required a generic XML on ramp that accepted messages from a variety of trading partners. He quickly encountered the age-old problem of not so...
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Unit tests for EDIFact schemas timing out
Last week I ran into a really interesting issue. When I was running Visual Studio unit tests to validate instances of XML formatted EDIFact messages (see my previous blog post on BizTalk testing for...
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Creating well-typed BizTalk flat file schemas which contain tags in the...
One of the interesting challenges I’ve faced in the last year was creating a flat file schema for a well established custom flat file format that was in use at one of my clients. What made this flat...
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Adding a unique constraint to your BizTalk schemas to prevent duplicate...
A customer asked me recently if the BizTalk business rules engine was a good place to search for repeating elements containing duplicate values in an XML message that is received on a one way BizTalk...
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Enforcing different combinations of mandatory elements in a BizTalk XSD schema
I was recently confronted with an interesting problem where I was asked to design a BizTalk schema which contained a complex type that must contain at least one instance of some of its child elements...
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Adding a unique constraint to your BizTalk schemas to prevent duplicate...
Back in June I wrote a blog post in which I explored how the BizTalk XML Validator pipeline component could be used to prevent duplicate values in repeating records, the duplicate check being scoped to...
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The document type does not match any of the given schemas – Encountered in an...
I’ve been working on a BizTalk solution which includes a scenario in which I am receiving envelope messages that are to be debatched in a receive pipeline using an XML Disassembler pipeline component,...
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Unit tests for EDIFact schemas timing out
Last week I ran into a really interesting issue. When I was running Visual Studio unit tests to validate instances of XML formatted EDIFact messages (see my previous blog post on BizTalk testing for...
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Creating well-typed BizTalk flat file schemas which contain tags in the...
One of the interesting challenges I’ve faced in the last year was creating a flat file schema for a well established custom flat file format that was in use at one of my clients. What made this flat...
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Adding a unique constraint to your BizTalk schemas to prevent duplicate...
A customer asked me recently if the BizTalk business rules engine was a good place to search for repeating elements containing duplicate values in an XML message that is received on a one way BizTalk...
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The document type does not match any of the given schemas – Encountered in an...
I’ve been working on a BizTalk solution which includes a scenario in which I am receiving envelope messages that are to be debatched in a receive pipeline using an XML Disassembler pipeline component,...
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Unit tests for EDIFact schemas timing out
Last week I ran into a really interesting issue. When I was running Visual Studio unit tests to validate instances of XML formatted EDIFact messages (see my previous blog post on BizTalk testing for...
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Creating well-typed BizTalk flat file schemas which contain tags in the...
One of the interesting challenges I’ve faced in the last year was creating a flat file schema for a well established custom flat file format that was in use at one of my clients. What made this flat...
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Adding a unique constraint to your BizTalk schemas to prevent duplicate...
A customer asked me recently if the BizTalk business rules engine was a good place to search for repeating elements containing duplicate values in an XML message that is received on a one way BizTalk...
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The document type does not match any of the given schemas – Encountered in an...
I’ve been working on a BizTalk solution which includes a scenario in which I am receiving envelope messages that are to be debatched in a receive pipeline using an XML Disassembler pipeline component,...
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Unit tests for EDIFact schemas timing out
Last week I ran into a really interesting issue. When I was running Visual Studio unit tests to validate instances of XML formatted EDIFact messages (see my previous blog post on BizTalk testing for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Creating well-typed BizTalk flat file schemas which contain tags in the...
One of the interesting challenges I’ve faced in the last year was creating a flat file schema for a well established custom flat file format that was in use at one of my clients. What made this flat...
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