Prerequisites to create Siebel applications
What you must do before developing BizTalk applications using the Siebel adapter. The topic also lists some BizTalk Server tools that are used to develop BizTalk applications.
Create a strong-named key file
You must create a strong-name key file to build projects in Microsoft Visual Studio. A strong name consists of the project's identity — its simple text name, version number, and culture information (if provided); plus a public key and a digital signature. The strong-name key file contains the public key and the private key.
Important
Creating a strong-name key file is a one-time task. You can use the same key for all the BizTalk applications you develop.
Prerequisites
You must have Microsoft Visual Studio installed on the computer where you want to create a strong-name key.
Create a strong-name key file
Open the developer command prompt for Visual Studio.
At the command prompt, navigate to the location where you want to create the key file. For example, type
cd C:\Sample, and then press ENTER.At the command prompt, type
sn -k <key file name>.snk, and then press ENTER.Note
You should receive a message at the command prompt stating that the key pair was written to the strong-name key file.
At the command prompt, type
exit, and then press ENTER.
Learn the BizTalk Server tools
The topics on how to use the Siebel adapter in Building blocks to create BizTalk applications with the Siebel adapter are written with the assumption that you have working knowledge of a number of BizTalk Server tools. You use the following tools to develop BizTalk applications using the Microsoft BizTalk Adapter for Siebel eBusiness Applications:
Microsoft Visual Studio
BizTalk Explorer
Orchestration eesigner
Pipeline designer
BizTalk mapper
BizTalk Server Administration console
Prerequisites
You must install Microsoft BizTalk Server before you can access the BizTalk Server tools.
BizTalk Server Tools
The following table includes topics in the BizTalk Server documentation that explain how to use each of the listed tools.
| Tool | Topics in BizTalk Server core documentation |
|---|---|
| Visual Studio | - Using Visual Studio - Working with BizTalk Projects - Deploying BizTalk Assemblies from Visual Studio into a BizTalk Application Learn more about Visual Studio solutions, projects, and items at Solutions and Projects in Visual Studio. |
| Orchestration Designer | Creating Orchestrations Using Orchestration Designer |
| Pipeline Designer | Creating Pipelines Using Pipeline Designer |
| BizTalk Mapper | Creating Maps Using BizTalk Mapper |
| BizTalk Server Administration console | Using the BizTalk Server Administration Console |
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Building blocks to create BizTalk applications with the Siebel adapter