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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

BizTalk Msi Export: Customisation

Here are some notes on customising exports created via the BizTalk Administration Export MSI file.

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Before creating the export, add any externally referenced .Net assemblies by adding them as a resource in the BizTalk Application's Resources folder:

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This will allow you to include the added resources in your export and will add them to the Global Assembly Cache during installation.

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This is also a good means of deploying binding files for different environments.

Also, verify the Destination Location of all resources are set to install in the deployment folder.  The following assembly

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Should be modified so it will install in the installation folder:

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A tool like Orca (available in vista SDK) can be used to modify the default deployment folder by changing the manufacturer property.  The screen below shows the property to be modified:

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Just some notes...

posted @ Tuesday, June 24, 2008 3:11 PM | Feedback (2) | Filed Under [ BizTalk ]

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