BizTalk™ Unleashed

BizTalk Messaging Mechanics

BizTalk Messaging requires the configuration of several properties that contain information that helps BizTalk Server process a document that's been submitted to the BizTalk Messaging Engine. This section discusses the new terms and properties encountered when configuring BizTalk Messaging. In particular, we will investigate the following topics:

• Organizations

• Document definitions

• Channels

• Messaging ports

• Envelopes

• Receipts

• Distribution lists

Organizations

BizTalk Server needs to know who to deliver a document to, and the application that receives the document typically insists on knowing who it is from. Therefore, BizTalk Server allows you to create organizations and applications.

An organization can represent a home organization ...