Run Orchestrations

The following procedures describe how to build, deploy, bind, and start an orchestration.

Creating a Strong Name Key

To create a strong name key

1. Start a Visual Studio Command Prompt.

2. Change directories to an existing project, for example, <drive>:\Adapter_Install\biztalk2010\my_project.

3. Type the following in the command prompt and press ENTER:

   sn -k SSOSchedule.snk

Compiling and Deploying an Orchestration

To compile and deploy an orchestration

1. In Visual Studio Solution Explorer, right-click the SSOSchedule project, and select Properties.

2. Click Common Properties, and expand the Assembly node.

3. Enter the path to SSOSchedule.snk in the Assembly Key File text box.

4. Verify that Configuration Properties\Deployment\Server contains a dot (.) or your computer name, and click OK.

5. In Solution Explorer, right-click SSOSchedule, and click Rebuild.

6. Right-click the SSOSchedule, and click Deploy.

Starting the Orchestration

To start the orchestration

1. In the BizTalk Administration console, select the orchestration you want to start.

2. Right-click the orchestration and click Start.

Stopping and Restarting a Host Instance

After deploying the sample, you must restart the host instance.

To stop and restart a host instance

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to MicrosoftBizTalk Server, and select BizTalk Server Administration.

2. In the BizTalk Server Administration console, double-click the Microsoft BizTalk Server (local) node, and expand Hosts.

3. In the left pane, select the BizTalkServerApplication.

4. In the right pane, right-click the host instance (for example, the computer name), and click Stop.

   The status of the host instance changes to Stopped.

5. In the right pane, right-click the host instance and click Start.

   The status of the host instance changes to Start pending.

   To change the status to Running, click Refresh, or right-click the host instance and then click Refresh.

See Also

Security in the adapter