BizTalk Adapter Concepts

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Commerce Server includes several BizTalk adapters to allow you to use the power of BizTalk Server to exchange Commerce Server data with other systems and applications. This section describes the various concepts you need to understand to provide "connected commerce" solutions using these adapters. Once you have mastered these concepts, you will understand:

• The different types of Commerce Server adapters.

• The messages the Commerce Server adapters support and the schemas that define these messages.

• How these adapters fit into the BizTalk Server architecture of endpoints, receive locations, and ports.

• The steps you need to take to use the Commerce Server adapters and BizTalk Server to exchange your Commerce Server data with other applications.

• Various details about the Commerce Server adapters, such as export interval choices for receive adapters, filter clauses, optional endpoint configuration validation, and so on.

In This Section

• Different Adapters for Different Commerce Server Systems

• Receive Adapters Versus Send Adapters

• Adapter Message Types

• Adapter Message Schemas

• Receive Endpoints, Receive Ports, and Receive Locations

• Send Endpoints and Send Ports

• Using the BizTalk Adapters to Send and Receive Messages

• Export Interval Choices for Receive Adapters

• Managing Order Status with the Orders Receive Adapter

• Creating Filter Clauses for the Orders and Profiles Adapters

• Using the Namespace Transport Property

• Endpoint Configuration Validation

See Also

Other Resources

Developing with the BizTalk Adapters