I was busy going through some SQL Adapter walkthroughs in BizTalk 2010 and something very strange happened.

I was setting up my SQL Adapter, not the WCF SQL Adapter, and I come to the wizard screen where I need to select between Select or Stored procedure options.

I happily decided on the Select option. In the next screen you get a text area to write your SQL statement. Mine was just a simple select from a small table. I click the Next button and bang the whole wizard dialog disappeared. No SQLService.xsd was generated. I was so confused and though I did something wrong. I went over the steps like a crazy man.

Finally I restarted Visual Studio 2010 IDE and try again. After the restart everything just worked. I still don’t know why this happens. I don’t know if it is Visual Studio IDE or the SQL Adapter Wizard issue.

Lessons Learned – If something goes wrong in Visual Studio IDE for no reason then just restart the IDE and try again!

Cheerio!

By now everybody knows that Microsoft BizTalk 2010 is available. In this blog entry I will give a summary of information to get started with BizTalk 2010. Here are the steps:
Get BizTalk 2010 Developer edition
The developer edition is completely free to use for development, demo and testing.
Get BizTalk Adapters
The BizTalk Adapters are used to easily send and receive message from Oracle eBusiness Suite, SQL Server, Oracle Database, mySAP Business Suite and Siebel eBusiness Applications.
Get BizTalk 2010 Documentation
This is all the documentation that you will need to learn and go deeper into the BizTalk 2010 technology.
Get BizTalk 2010 Training Kit
This is probably one of the most important downloads to get started to learn about the new features in BizTalk 2010.
View BizTalk Server Developer Center
Bookmark this site and keep a close eye on this site for all new information about BizTalk.

This should be more than enough to get you started with BizTalk Server 2010. There is allot more to learn about BizTalk, but this will be a good starting point.
Cheerio!

This entry is just a summary about info I could find about BizTalk 2010.

Speculation about the release seems to be on 14/11/2010.

New set of posters and their details from the websites:

BizTalk Server 2010 BAM Poster

This poster provides an overview of the entire BAM life cycle. It depicts the design of the observation model by the business analyst, mapping the observation model to the implementation by the developer, deployment by the system administrator, and the presentation channels for business end users. Both new and experienced users will better understand the concepts, processes, and management of BAM. The poster is intended to be printed and measures 26”x28”.

BizTalk Server 2010 Runtime Architecture Poster

The poster depicts the modules and components of a BizTalk Server 2010 runtime environment, including message flow, data flow, and references that occur at runtime. It can be used to show how the capabilities listed in the BizTalk Server 2010 Capabilities Poster are actually implemented. The poster is intended to be printed and measures 35”x32”.

BizTalk Server 2010 Capabilities Poster

This poster lists the BizTalk Server 2010 capabilities bucketed in eight categories and is designed to enable technical discussions by providing both high-level and detailed views of the capabilities and features that are included. The poster has been updated to include new features and capabilities, including enhancements to RFID, BizTalk Adapter Pack, EDI, AS2, and better integration with Visual Studio and Windows Server. The poster is intended to be printed and measures 30.5”x28”.

BizTalk Server 2010 Scale-out Configurations Poster

This poster describes typical scenarios and commonly used options for scaling out BizTalk Server 2010 physical configurations. It illustrates how to scale out to achieve high availability through load balancing and fault tolerance and how to configure for high-throughput scenarios. The poster is intended for use by IT professionals and developers who need to design, deploy, and manage large-scale implementations of BizTalk Server 2010. The poster is intended to be printed and measures  26”x38”.

BizTalk Server 2010 ESB Toolkit Architecture Poster

This poster depicts the architecture of the BizTalk ESB Toolkit. It shows the toolkit's core components, and how these integrate with BizTalk Server. The poster is intended to be printed, and measures 26”x28”.

BizTalk Server 2010 Database Infrastructure Poster

This poster describes BizTalk Server 2010 databases and associated components, jobs, services, UI, and events. It includes tables that describe the databases and jobs. It is intended primarily for DBAs and administrators of a BizTalk Server environment, yet it also serves as an introduction to the infrastructure for all users. The poster is intended to be printed and measures 28”x30”.

Enjoy!