BizTalk Design Document
BizTalk Design Document
Mi-EAI-Pilot
DETAIL DESIGN DOCUMENT
Table of Contents
1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................5
Scope.........................................................................................................................................5
Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................5
2 Logical Architecture........................................................................................................................6
3 Network Architecture......................................................................................................................7
4 Design Details.................................................................................................................................8
Guidelines .................................................................................................................................8
Step Details (Email Order)......................................................................................................11
Orchestration of Email Orders.................................................................................................12
5 Organizations (OR).......................................................................................................................14
8 Channels (CH)...............................................................................................................................15
10 Mapping (MA)............................................................................................................................16
11 Envelops (EN).............................................................................................................................17
Order Envelope........................................................................................................................17
Pick Ticket Envelope..............................................................................................................17
Pick Ticket Confirmation (ORDC) Envelope.........................................................................17
12 Receive Functions(RF)................................................................................................................17
File Receive ............................................................................................................................17
12.1.1 ............................................................................................................................................................17
MSMQ Receive......................................................................................................................18
None........................................................................................................................................18
HTTP Receive..........................................................................................................................18
13 MSMQs (MQ).............................................................................................................................18
14 Orchestrations..............................................................................................................................18
Order Orchestration.................................................................................................................18
Pick Ticket Orchestration........................................................................................................18
15 Parsers.........................................................................................................................................18
Suspended Q Monitoring.........................................................................................................18
Email........................................................................................................................................18
17 COM components.......................................................................................................................22
OrderCorrelation Component..................................................................................................22
PickTicketCorrelation Component..........................................................................................23
ProcessStatus Component........................................................................................................23
DBAdapter ..............................................................................................................................24
Preprocessor EXE....................................................................................................................24
Delay Handler..........................................................................................................................25
18 FTP Service.................................................................................................................................25
18.1.1 FTP Orders:..........................................................................................................................................25
18.1.2 FTP Pick Tickets:.................................................................................................................................25
18.1.3 FTP Status:...........................................................................................................................................25
19 Data Elements.............................................................................................................................29
19.1.1 Indent Details.......................................................................................................................................29
19.1.2 Pick Tickets (Orders)..........................................................................................................................30
19.1.3 Order Confirmation.............................................................................................................................32
19.1.4 Spare Parts database Temp Tables.......................................................................................................32
19.1.5 Error/Status Codes...............................................................................................................................34
20 Transport Mechanisms................................................................................................................35
21 Platform Information...................................................................................................................35
24 Transactions.................................................................................................................................37
25 Application Exceptions...............................................................................................................37
27 Recommendations......................................................................................................................37
28 Issues...........................................................................................................................................37
29 Limitations..................................................................................................................................37
32 Revision History..........................................................................................................................39
1 Introduction
Scope
This document describes the architecture of the system as well as the various modules,
data elements, process flow and functionality.
Unix
Oracle8i
Spare
Parts
Exchange
Server
BizT lak
Server
Wi ndows
NT,
Oracle 8
MARC
3 Network Architecture
Network Architecture
Web Spare
Parts MARC
Server
F
i Oracle
r Oracle
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HTTP/S a Maruti’s Internal Network
SMTP l
l Oracle
Sales System
Exchange
Server
Internet
I2- DP
BizTalk
Server
Oracle
Finance
Business Partners
4 Design Details
The current focus of the EAI pilot is the integration of order processing which spread
across multiple systems and departments. The order is processed in three disparate
systems such as Mailing, spare parts and MARC system. These three systems will be
integrated to process orders, which are received by email attachments. These attachments
are positional flat files and contain order information.
The diagram below shows the various systems involved and the high-level flow of email
order processing. For other order types like extranet the order processing starts at a later
stage (After a record is entered into the temp table in Spare Parts System).
Guidelines
The following guidelines are made while doing the design.
• Mail Robot program will be used to extract mails from exchange server. The
file will be placed in BizTalk folder or in a shared folder in the network.
• One Pick Ticket may contain items from multiple orders and one order may
split into multiple pick tickets. Because of this the activation of pick ticket
orchestration from order orchestration won’t happen.
• Each Pick Ticket will be send to MARC as an individual file/message.
• There will be one and only one response (ORDC) for each pick ticket send to
MARC and it will be send/received as individual file/message
• The Pick Tickets marked as for MARC only will be send to MARC system
• There can be multiple error/exception messages at each stage of orchestration.
• A message will be send to BizTalk server for each every order-entry in the
temp table of the spare parts system except for the email orders
• Extranet/intranet/oracle form orders will start when an order is entered into
temp table.
• AIC will be written to put data directly into the temp tables in Spare Parts
database.
• The mailing functionality will be limited to sending mails based on the error
code. The content, subject and email IDs of the mail will be given by the
applications.
• Back Orders also will be treated as a part of a normal order.
Extranet Orders
BizTalk Server
Suspended Queue
Funds
Validation
Back
Inventory
MARC Orders Allocation
Pick Ticket
Confirmation
Packing ORDC
Confirmatio
Send to Spare Process Pick
n Parts Ticket
Confirmation
Generate
Invoice
Order
Completion
The order processing happens in three stages for email orders. For non-email orders the
processing starts at stage 2. The stages are
1. Detaching order files from emails and sending to Spare Parts System
2. Processing and Sending the Order detail (Pick Ticket) from Spare Parts to MARC.
3. Processing and Sending the Order confirmation details (Pick Ticket) from MARC
to Spare Parts.
The various steps involved in the above stages are explained below.
Stage 1: Detaching order files from emails and sending to Spare Parts System
Stage 2: Processing and Sending the Order from Spare Parts to MARC.
o The Spare Parts system will load and validate the order files
o After validation the order will be checked against available funds
o Then the inventory gets allocated
o Unavailable items/quantities will move to a back order
o Pick tickets will get generated for the allocated items/quantities in the order
o The Pick ticket will be send to BizTalk( By placing it in a folder monitored by
BizTalk)
o If all the stages get executed successfully BizTalk will send a status message to
the dealer.
o If any error, exception or delay happens during above steps, the spare parts system
will generate appropriate error messages.
o Biz Talk will send the pick tickets to the MARC system which are marked for
MARC
o BizTalk server will wait for pick tickets till the Spare Parts systems says that all
the Pick tickets are generated for that order including back orders and quantity
adjustments from MARC.
• Stage 3: Processing and Sending the Order confirmation details from MARC
to Spare Parts
• The MARC system will load and validate the pick tickets.
• After validation the Pick ticket will get confirmed.
• Then the Packing confirmation happens
• Then the ORDC (confirmation) files for pick tickets will be sent to Spare Parts.
• If any error, exception or delay happens during above steps, the MARC system
will generate appropriate error messages
• After receiving the ORDC files the Spare Parts system will process the
confirmation.
• Then the Invoice will get generated
• A final status update will be sent to the Order after all pick tickets are processed
successfully.
BizTalk Orchestration
SMTPP
Receive Email Mail Server
Send To Marc
MARC
Receive Feedback
Get Confirmation
End
5 Organizations (OR)
1. Spare Parts
2. MARC
3. Maruti EAI (Home Organization)
Applications (AP)
• BizTalk
• Email
8 Channels (CH)
Name Port Source In(Out)bound
Document
SendOrderToSP OrderPortToSP BizTalk EmailOrderDefinition
OrderStatusChannel OrderStatusToEAI BizTalk Order Status
Definition
EmailOrderBackup EmailOrders BizTalk EmailOrderDefinition
EmailOrderToPort OrderToBizTalk XlangSch EmailOrderDefinition
edule
SaveLoopCorr SaveLoopCorr BizTalk EmailOrderDefinition
OrderStatusLoop OrderStatusLoop Spare Order Status
Parts Definition
ReceivePickTicket SendPickTicketToEAI Spare PickTicket Definition
Parts
ReceivePickTicketConf SendPickTicketConfirmT MARC PickTicket Confirm
irm oEAI Definition
ReceivePickTicketStatu SendPickTicketStausToE MARC PickTicket Status
s AI Definition
SendPickTicketToMA SendPickTicketToMARC BizTalk PickTicket Definition
RC
ReceivePickTicketStatu SendSPPickTickectStatus Spare PickTicket Status
sFromSP EAI Parts Definition
SavePickTktLoopCorr SavePickTktLoopCorr BizTalk PickTicket Definition
SendXtranetOrder ReceiveXtranetOrder Spare EmailOrderDefinition
Parts
StoreXtranetCorrInfo StoreXtranetCorrInfo BizTalk EmailOrderDefinition
ORDCToSP ORDCToSP BizTalk PickTicket Confirm
Definition
NonMARCCorr NonMARCCorr BizTalk PickTicket Definition
ReceiveNonMARCPic NonMARCPickTicket Spare PickTicket Definition
kTicket Parts
ReceiveORDC SendORDCToEAI MARC PickTicket Confirm
Definition
PickTicketXMLtoText PickTicketXMLtoFlat BizTalk PickTicket Definition
9 Document Definitions (DD)
Order Definition
Name :Order Definition
Specification :OrderSpec.xml
Global Tracking : ORDER REFERENCE NO, CUSTOMER ID
Selection Criteria :None
10 Mapping (MA)
None
11 Envelops (EN)
Order Envelope
Name : Order Envelope
Format : Flat File
Specification :OrderSpec.xml
12 Receive Functions(RF)
File Receive
12.1.1
Name File Envelop Channel
Type
None
HTTP Receive
None
13 MSMQs (MQ)
There will be many MSMQ will be defined in the local server. All queues are
private.
ReceiveEmailOrder(MQ1)
ReceivOrderStatus(MQ2)
ReceivePickTicket(MQ3)
ReceiveORDC(MQ4)
ReceivePickTicketStatus(MQ5)
14 Orchestrations
Order Orchestration
15 Parsers
1. XML Parser
2. Flat File Parser
3. EDIFACT Parser
4. X12 Parser
Suspended Q Monitoring
There will be an application/service, which will monitor the suspended Q and take
actions whenever an item got moved to the suspended Q. An action will be sending an
email alert based on the error type, source, destination, and document type. Except error
type all other parameters are optional. The email Ids associated with each error type will
be stored in a lookup table.
Email
• The mail consolidation will be based on time and to_address basis.
• There won’t be any consolidation for email to the dealers.
• All unconsolidated mails will be send immediately
• Each order will be associated with a region and any error in that region will be
sent to the people responsible that region.
For email to the dealers the dealer email ID will come as a part of the message. Other
email Ids will be figured out at runtime based on the error code and region code.
Subject:
If the subject field in the message is not empty then the subject will be taken from the
message. Otherwise subject value will be based on the error code for unconsolidated
mails. And this value will be taken from the lookup table in the local database.
All the above fields will list horizontally like a report. There should be a header row to
list the column names. The horizontal size will be limited to???
Both consolidated and unconsolidated mails will have the same message body structure.
Consolidation:
Emails will be consolidated based on the To address.
Based on the Order Type and Error Type consolidation frequency will change.
Consolidation frequency will be defined in minutes
All error codes will be marked with a flag to say weather consolidation is required.
16 Database Schema (New database)
There will be a new local database to maintain the correlation, consolidation, lookup and
other information. The DBA/Sys Admin will maintain the lookup information in this
database. This database will stay in the same server where biztalk databases are installed.
The databases may get moved to a new machine when more applications are added to the
EAI framework.
Lookup Tables
16.1.1.1StatusCode
StatusCode : Integer
Description(Subject) : Varchar(100)
Details : varchar(500)
RegionFlag : boolean
DealerFlag : Boolean
EndLoopFlag : integer
Status : varchar(50)
16.1.1.2EmailIDLookUp
Id : Integer
EmailID : Varchar(150)
Description : varchar(150)
16.1.1.3RegionCode
VRegionCode varchar(50)
vEmailID varchar (150)
Id integer(identity seed)
16.1.1.4StatusEmailLink
StatusCode Integer
Email_Id Integer
16.1.1.5ConsolidationInfo Lookup
StatusCode Integer
OrderType Char(2) (All pick tickets will be of the same type as order)
Consolidate Boolean
Frequency Integer
16.1.1.6Consolidated Emails
OrderID Char (15)
PickTicketID Char (15)
Statuscode integer
To Varchar (150)
Subject Varchar (100)
Body Varchar (500)
SendFlag Boolean
Frequency integer (Consolidation frequency In minutes)
DateCreated date/time
16.1.1.7SuspendQ
GUID varchar(250)
Correlation tables
16.1.1.8Order Correlation
Order ID Char(15)
Order Reference ID Char(9)
LoopInstanceID varchar(250)
CustomerId varchar(7)
CustomerCategory varchar(3)
ConsigneeId varchar(7)
ConsigneeCategory varchar(3)
Status varchar(50)
Lastmodified datetime
OrderType varchar(3)
CustomerName varchar(30)
RegionCode varchar(2)
16.1.1.11Holidays
Id integer (identity seed)
Details varchar(50)
Holiday datetime
16.1.1.12Order Status
Status varchar(50)
16.1.1.13OrderTypes
OrderTypes varchar(50)
16.1.1.14PickticketFilenames
PickticketID varchar(15)
Filename varchar(50)
DateCreated datetime
17 COM components
OrderCorrelation Component
This component will be responsible for get the order correlation info from the
local database. The correlation is done using the instance ID as the message label. This
eliminates the need for multiple instances of the Queue to receive messages.
PickTicketCorrelation Component
This component will be responsible for storing the pick ticket correlation info in
the local database.
ProcessStatus Component.
This component will be responsible for sending emails and other alerts. This
component will also responsible for consolidating emails and alerts. The messages, which
need to be consolidated, will be stored in the local database. The mail will be
consolidated at specified time intervals and will be send using the CDO.
This sends a consolidated email by sorting Emails as per the TO ADDRESS, the status
code and frequency.
GetOrderCorrelation(AIC) or IGetCorrelation
This component will be responsible for doing the order correlation, which will pick up
correlation info from the local database and place it the appropriate instance id as the
message label.
GetPickTicketCorrelation(AIC) or IPickTktGetCorr
This component will be responsible for doing the pick ticket correlation, which will pick
up correlation info from the local database and place it the appropriate instance id as the
message label.
• IGetLoopCorrelationAIC
o This class takes care of the operations, which forms a loop in the process.
• IGetPickLoopCorrAIC
o This class takes care of the operations, which forms a loop in the process.
• PickTktGetCorrAIC
o This gets the correlation details from the BizTalk and stores in the
database.
• XtranetGetCorrelation
o This gets the correlation details from the BizTalk and stores in the
database.
DBAdapter
OrderToDB(AIC)
This AIC will insert the order directly into the Spare Parts Database temp table
InsertPickTicketIntoDB(AIC)
This AIC will insert the pick ticket directly into the Spare Parts Database temp table
Preprocessor EXE
• Removes the additional carriage returns in the flat file, and makes it ready for
the Biz Talk to parse.
• Transfers the files from Source folder to the Destination folder (folders which
are present in the network, should be shared.).
• Keeps a back up of the flat file, if configured
o To configure for backup, set the registry entry of ‘BackUpFlag’ to ‘1’.
Delay Handler
18 FTP Service
Windows FTP utility will be used to send and receive files from the Unix Server (Spare
Parts).
1. Get the OrderStatus files from the spare parts to the Biz Talk Server
2. Get the OrderCompletion files from the spare parts to the Biz Talk
Server
3. Get the PickTicketStatusFromSP files from the spare parts to the Biz
Talk Server
Order Orchestration
Exchange
Server
Start
Network CH DD MP
Shared File
Folder RF BizTalk Messaging
Receive Order
MP DD CH StoreCorrInfo
AIC BizTalk Messaging
Spar
e Send to Spare Parts
Parts
CH1 DD MP
FTP/File RF AIC
BizTalk Messaging Receive Status
Proces
N
Success?
CH DD MP
AIC
FTP/File RF BizTalk Messaging Order Completion
END
PICK TICKET ORCHESTRATION
Start
File
Spare CH DD MP
Parts Receive Pick Ticket
FTP/File RF BizTalk Messaging
MP DD CH
M File BizTalk Messaging Send Pick Ticket to MARC
ARC
CH DD MP
AIC Receive Status
File RF BizTalk Messaging
Action
N
Success?
CH DD MP Y
AIC
File RF BizTalk Messaging
Receive ORDC
MP DD CH
AIC/FTP BizTalk Messaging Send To Spare Parts
Spare
Parts
CH DD MP
AIC Receive Status
FTP/File RF BizTalk Messaging
Action
N
Success?
E
Error/Exception Cases
Funds Check whether the dealer has Not enough Email to SRS
Validation enough funds to execute the funds Email to
order Dealer
Enough funds Notify Dealer
about the
acceptance
Inventory Allocate inventory
Allocation
Generate Pick Pick ticket will be generated for No action Email to SRS All the steps within
Tickets allocated orders. The unallocated within 2 Hours the Spare parts
items will be moved to a back system are considered
order. Spare Parts system will as a single activity.
inform BizTalk when the order is Spare Parts system
complete including the back will send appropriate
orders error code and
messages to the
BizTalk server.
BizTalk will take
appropriate action
based on the error
code
Send Pick Each of the pick ticket will be Failed to Notify Sys Alert on suspended
Ticket to send and tracked separately. The deliver Admin queue is required
MARC pick ticket level tracking will here. Because
continue till the invoice undelivered items
generation. Pick Tickets will be will get moved to
consolidated after the invoice suspended queue by
generation default.
Load Pick Failed to load Notify Sys Error code needs to
Ticket in Admin be defined
MARC (MARC)
Validate Pick Validation Notify WAD Error code needs to
Ticket failed be defined
Pick Ticket
Confirmation
Packing VORs after 6 Notify WAD
Confirmation hrs & normal
orders after 3
working days)
Send Pick Pick tickets will be send via Sending failed Notify Sys
Ticket BizTalk Admin
Confirmation (MARC)
Process Pick Processing Notify WAD
Ticket failed Notify SRS
Confirmation
Generate Invoicing Notify WAD
Invoice failed Notify SRS
Success Inform dealer
19 Data Elements
The data exchanged between the systems are
• Indent details
• Pick Tickets
• Order Confirmation (feedback)
• Status Messages
Header Information
POSITION(1:1) constant "1" to indicate it as header
POSITION(2:8) char CUSTOMER ID (1)
POSITION(9:11) char CUSTOMER CATEGORY (2)
POSITION(12:18) char CONSIGNEE ID
POSITION(19:21) char CONSIGNEE CATEGORY
POSITION(22:30) char ORDER REFERENCE NO (3)
POSITION(31:40) date "dd/mm/yyyy" REFERENCE DATE
POSITION(41:45) char TOTAL NO OF PARTS ORDERED
POSITION(46:53) char TOTAL QTY ORDERED
POSITION(54:57) char ORDER TYPE
Detail Information
POSITION(1:) constant "2" to indicate it as detail
POSITION(2:5) char SERIAL NO
POSITION(6:20) char PART NO
POSITION(21:27) char QTY
ORDER HEADER
RECORD_I FIELD_NAME FIELD_LENGTH FIELD_TYPE BEGIN_BYTE END_BYTE
-------- ------------------------------ ------------ ---------- ---------- ----------
ORDH RECORD_ID 4 CHAR 1 4
ORDH ACTION 1 CHAR 6 6
ORDH RECORD_DATE 8 DATE 8 15
ORDH RECORD_TIME 5 CHAR 17 21
ORDH COMP_CODE 3 CHAR 23 25
ORDH CUST_NO 30 CHAR 27 56
ORDH NO_LINE_ITEMS 5 NUMBER 58 62
ORDH ORD_NO 15 CHAR 64 78 (Pick Ticket No) – Unique Key
ORDH ORD_TYPE 2 CHAR 80 81 (Order Type)
ORDH ACCOUNT_NO 15 CHAR 83 97
ORDH ALLOW_LOT_SPLIT_FLG 1 CHAR 99 99
ORDH BO_POLICY 2 CHAR 101 102
ORDH CARR_EXCL1_ID 15 CHAR 104 118
ORDH CARR_EXCL2_ID 15 CHAR 120 134
ORDH CARR_ID 15 CHAR 136 150
ORDH CARR_TYPE 3 CHAR 152 154
ORDH CONSOL_CNTRL_NO 9 NUMBER 156 164
ORDH CUST_ADDR1 40 CHAR 166 205
ORDH CUST_ADDR2 40 CHAR 207 246
ORDH CUST_CITY 40 CHAR 248 287
ORDH CUST_COUNTRY 10 CHAR 289 298
ORDH CUST_DEA_NO 9 CHAR 300 308
ORDH CUST_NAME 30 CHAR 310 339
ORDH CUST_ORD_DATE 8 DATE 341 348
ORDH CUST_STATE 2 CHAR 350 351
ORDH CUST_ZIP 10 CHAR 353 362
ORDH DATA_PASSED_THRU 150 CHAR 364 513
ORDH DEA_FORM_NO 9 CHAR 515 523
ORDH EXPE_ARR_DATE 8 DATE 525 532
ORDH EXPE_SHIP_DATE 8 DATE 534 541
ORDH FRT_PAY_CODE 2 CHAR 543 544
ORDH HOST_PRIO 2 CHAR 546 547
ORDH PARTIAL_SHIP_FLG 1 CHAR 549 549
ORDH PO_NO 15 CHAR 551 565
ORDH SHIP_ORIGIN 4 CHAR 567 570
ORDH SPEC_INSTR1_FLG 1 CHAR 572 572
ORDH SPEC_INSTR1_LINE 40 CHAR 574 613
ORDH SPEC_INSTR2_FLG 1 CHAR 615 615
ORDH SPEC_INSTR2_LINE 40 CHAR 617 656
ORDH SPEC_INSTR3_FLG 1 CHAR 658 658
ORDH SPEC_INSTR3_LINE 40 CHAR 660 699
ORDH SPEC_INSTR4_FLG 1 CHAR 701 701
ORDH SPEC_INSTR4_LINE 40 CHAR 703 742
ORDH SPEC_SHIP_DAYS_CODE 7 CHAR 744 750
ORDH TYPE_SHIP 4 CHAR 752 755
ORDH USER_ASSGN_DEST 10 CHAR 757 766
ORDH WGHT_LIMIT_CARTON 7 NUMBER 768 774
ORDH LAST_SHIP_DATE 8 DATE 776 783
ORDH ORD_PRIO 2 CHAR 785 786
ORDH ORD_REC_DATE 8 DATE 788 795
ORDH SCHEDULE_CODE 1 CHAR 797 797
ORDH WAVE_STATUS 1 CHAR 799 799
ORDH PARTY_NAME 40 CHAR 801 840
ORDH CUST_ADDR3 40 CHAR 842 881
ORDH CUST_PHONE_NO 12 CHAR 883 894
ORDH RF_PICKER 12 CHAR 896 907
Line details
Error/Status Messages
1 Status file Back from Spare Parts to BizTalk ( Order level)
2 Status file Back from Marc to BizTalk (Pick ticket level )
3 Status file from Spare Parts to BizTalk(Pick Tick level)
4 Status file from Spare Parts to BizTalk(Order Level)
Field Required? Size Type
1 Message Orderid 15 Text
StatusCode Req Integer
Description Req 150 Text
Separed
by ;
dealer
email Ids
will be a
part of
Email Ids Opt 250 Text message
Subject Req 100 Text
OrderType Req 2 Text
RegionCode Req 25 Text
ReferenceID Req 15 Text
CutomerID Req
Customer_Cat Req
2 Message
PickTicketID
Status Code Integer
Description 500 Text
Email Ids 150 Text
Subject 100 Text
OrderType
RegionCode
3 Message
PickTicketID
Status Code Integer
Description 500 Text
Email Ids 150 Text
Subject 100 Text
4 Message OrderId
Status Code Integer
Description 500 Text
Email Ids 150 Text
Subject 100 Text
20 Transport Mechanisms
o Currently the Indents are received thru Email (SMTP)
o The orders and order confirmations are sent using FTP
o Dealers view the order status using extranet (HTTP/S)
21 Platform Information
There are 5 systems in the current scope. The details about platform, database and other
tools installed are given below.
Spare Parts:
OS : DigitalUnix
Database : Oracle 8i
Front end : Oracle forms
MARC:
OS : Windows NT
Database : Oracle 8i
Front end : Java
Email Server:
OS : Windows 2000
Mail server : MS Exchange Server 2000
Tools : MailRobo
I2DP:
OS : Windows 2000
DB : Proprietary
Tools : I2DP
Sales System:
OS : DigitalUnix
Database : Oracle 8i
Front end : Oracle forms
25 Application Exceptions
The data has to be validated at various stages. In case of validation failure the
administrator has to be notified. The following are places where the validation occurs.
o The spare parts orders received by dealers will be validated by spare parts system.
o Pick ticket validation failure at MARC
o Order confirmation failure at Spare parts system.
o Delay exceptions where ever required
The failure of data delivery between the systems should be notified to the administrator.
27 Recommendations
o Use standard framework to transfer the data between the different systems.
o Use XML files for data transfer between the systems instead of flat files
o Trap the errors and exceptions at the application level.
28 Issues
Please see the Pending Items (issues) document for details. Most of the issues are
resolved except the Delay mechanism.
29 Limitations
• BizTalk server cannot access the files from UNIX server directly. Custom
component will have to be developed to get the files from UNIX server.
• BizTalk does not generate any alerts automatically. Custom development is
involved in generating the alerts.