How to Configure an Application

This topic describes how to use the BizTalk Server Administration console to configure the artifacts in an application, as follows:

• Bind logical ports and role links to physical ports and parties.

• Map orchestrations to the host under which they should execute.

• Configure send and receive ports, send port groups, and receive port locations.

  If the application does not contain at least one orchestration, send port, send port group, receive port, or receive location, the information in this topic does not apply.

  After completing this configuration, you will be able to start the application, as described in How to Start and Stop a BizTalk Application.

Note

You can also configure artifacts individually from within the application. For more information on configuring individual artifacts, see the links at the end of this topic.

Prerequisites

To perform the procedure in this topic, you must be logged on with an account that is a member of the BizTalk Server Administrators group. For more detailed information on permissions, see Permissions Required for Deploying and Managing a BizTalk Application.

To configure an application

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft BizTalk Server 20xx, and then click BizTalk Server Administration.

2. In the console tree, expand BizTalk Server Administration, right-click the application, and then click Configure.

3. In the Orchestrations list in the left pane, click an orchestration, configure properties as described in the following table, and then click OK. If there are no orchestrations in this application, the Orchestrations list does not display.

   Use this	To do this
   Host	From the drop-down list, select a host on which to enlist the application.
   Bindings - Inbound Logical Ports	Displays the name of a logical inbound port. Logical ports are found on the port surfaces in orchestrations.
   Bindings - Receive Ports	From the drop-down list, select the physical receive port that you want to bind to the corresponding inbound logical port. This list includes ports in the current application as well as ports in any referenced applications.
   Bindings - Outbound Logical Ports	Displays the name of a logical outbound port. Logical ports are found on the port surfaces in orchestrations.
   Bindings - Send Ports/Send Port Groups	From the drop-down list, select the send port or send port group that you want to bind to the corresponding outbound logical port. This list includes ports in the current application as well as ports in any referenced applications.

4. In the Messaging list in the left pane, click Send Ports and Send Port Groups, configure properties as described in the following table, and then click OK. This list displays all of the send ports and send port groups in the current application.

   Use this	To do this
   New	Click to create a new send port or send port group. Options for send ports are identical to the options available when you right-click the Send Ports node in the console tree and point to New. For more information, see How to Create a Send Port. Also see How to Create a Send Port Group.
   Properties	Click to display properties for the selected send port or send port group. If you select a send port, the Send Port Properties page displays, where you can configure the port. If you select a send port group, the Send Port Groups Properties page displays, where you can configure the send port group. For more information on configuring properties, see Managing Send Ports and Send Port Groups.
   Name	Displays the name of the physical send ports.
   Filter	Displays the filter expression applied to the send port. Filters are set up in the Send Port Properties window.
   URI	Displays the URI for the selected port.

5. In the Messaging list in the left pane, click Receive Ports and Locations, configure properties as described in the following table, and then click OK. This list displays all of the receive ports and receive locations in the current application.

   Use this	To do this
   New	Click to create a new receive port. Options for new receive ports are identical to the options available when you right-click the Receive Ports node in the console tree and point to New. For more information, see How to Create a Receive Port.
   Properties	Click to display properties for the selected item. If you have selected a receive port, the Receive Port Properties page displays, where you can configure the port. If you have selected a receive location, the Receive Locations Properties page displays, where you can configure the receive location. To select a receive port, click the boldface text to the right of Receive port. For more information on configuring properties, see Managing Receive Ports. Also see Managing Receive Locations.
   Name	Displays the name of the receive location associated with a receive port.
   URI	Displays the URI for the selected receive location.

6. In the left pane, click Role Links, configure properties described in the following table, and then click OK. If there are no role links in the application, the Role Links link does not display.

   Use this	To do this
   Enlist	Click to display the Enlist Parties dialog box, where you can select a party to participate in the interchange defined by the role.
   Unenlist	Click to remove the selected party from participating in the interchange.
   Bind	Click to establish a connection between the role link and the physical ports via a party.
   Party	Displays the name of the party or parties that you have enlisted to this role.

See Also

Creating and Modifying BizTalk Applications
Managing Orchestrations
Managing Role Links
Managing Send Ports and Send Port Groups
Managing Receive Ports
Managing Receive Locations