Business Data Catalog (BDC) Virtual Lab - BDCAWDW.xml

Business Data Catalog (BDC) Virtual Lab - BDCAWDW.xml

I have "constructed" the BDCAWDW.xml file which is used as part of the Getting Started with the Business Data Catalog in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

The initial file from which I was based on was the "AdventureWorks2005DW.xml" which is located under "C:\Program Files\2007 Office System Developer Resources\Samples\Business Data Catalog\AdventureWorks Samples" after installing the MOSS and WSS SDK 1.3 Downloads .

Ok Ok ... here's the file BDCAWDW.xml

Deep Zoom Composer

Deep Zoom Composer

The Deep Zoom Composer, a tool to allow the preparation of images for use with the Deep Zoom feature currently being previewed in Silverlight 2 Beta 1. The new Deep Zoom technology in Silverlight allows users to see images on the Web like they never have before. The smooth in-place zooming and panning that Deep Zoom allows is a true advancement and raises the bar on what image viewing should be. High resolution images need to be prepared for use with Deep Zoom and this tool allows the user to create Deep Zoom composition files that control the zooming experience and then export all the necessary files for deployment with Silverlight 2.

For the download go to Deep Zoom Composer

BizTalk Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) Poster

BizTalk Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) Poster

The BizTalk Server Team Blog just Announcing the BizTalk Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) Poster which can be downloaded from BAM Poster for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2

"BizTalk" without BizTalk

"BizTalk" without BizTalk

Ok , with this kind of opening Title you would have a high expectations of the Article, sorry this would be short.

I'll summarize in two samples :

1. Udi Dahan's nServiceBus is one of the most interesting thing I have come accross in the last months. Ever since he's lecture about performance considerations in building WebSites - that has caught my eye , and I've been wanting to learn more about the subject and the way of thinking on which it is based.
2. The reason for this post is Tom Hollander's blog post on Building a Pub/Sub Message Bus with WCF and MSMQ which caught my eye just as Udi Dahan's nServiceBus did - but from a different perspective.

I encourage you all to investigate further more about the availability of Publish-Subscribe architecture on existing NON-BizTalk Architecture , I have the felling that at some point Windows Workflow Foundation would cause Microsoft to re-write completely BizTalk.

Enterprise Library 4.0 - May 2008 - RTM

Enterprise Library 4.0 - May 2008 - RTM

HURA !
RTM , see ? http://www.codeplex.com/entlib/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=13498

The download : Enterprise Library 4.0 - May 2008

I've first noticed it from Tom Hollander's blog, which summarizes the new featues

What’s New in v4.0?

This release of Enterprise Library includes the following:

• Integration with the Unity Application Block
• Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) 2.0 support and improved instrumentation
• Performance improvements (particularly, in the Logging Application Block)
• Pluggable Cache Managers
• Visual Studio 2008 support
• Bug fixes

Note: existing public APIs (v3.1) are still supported.

... And redirects to the summary in the official release notice from Grigori's blog

Application Blocks in Enterprise Library

Enterprise Library 4.0 – May 2008 contains the following application blocks:

• Caching Application Block. Developers can use this application block to incorporate a cache in their applications. Pluggable cache providers are supported.

• Cryptography Application Block. Developers can use this application block to incorporate hashing and symmetric encryption in their applications.

• Data Access Application Block. Developers can use this application block to incorporate standard database functionality in their applications.

• Exception Handling Application Block. Developers and policy makers can use this application block to create a consistent strategy for processing exceptions that occur throughout the architectural layers of enterprise applications.

• Logging Application Block. Developers can use this application block to include standard logging functionality in their applications.

• Policy Injection Application Block. Developers can use this application block to implement interception policies that can be used to streamline the implementation of common features, such as logging, caching, exception handling, and validation, across a system.

• Security Application Block. Developers can use this application block to incorporate authorization and security caching functionality in their applications.

• Unity Application Block. Developers can use this application block as a lightweight and extensible dependency injection container with support for constructor, property, and method call injection.

• Validation Application Block. Developers can use this application block to create validation rules for business objects that can be used across different layers of their applications.

Getting started with Enterprise Library

If you are new to Enterprise Library:

• Read Introduction to the Enterprise Library.
• Download, compile and run QuickStart samples—study the code.
• Read through related QuickStart Walkthroughs and “Key Scenarios” sections of the documentation.
• Practice Hands-On Labs.
• Join the webcast in June 2008 (the exact date will be announced on the Enterprise Library landing page).

If you already know and love Enterprise Library:

• Check out the change log for this release.
• Upgrade to V4.0—no code change is required—simply update the references to the corresponding application block assemblies and to the common assemblies.
• Download the updated QuickStarts and run through the Unity-integrated examples to get the flavor of new dependency injection style of using the Enterprise Library;
• Join the webcast in June 2008 (the exact date will be announced on the Enterprise Library landing page).

STSADM Command Line Reference

STSADM Command Line Reference

All those who maintain some Administrative skills of SharePoint ( regardless of the version ) know that in the end all comes down to a Command Line execution of the notorious STSADM

So here are a few related links

• Stsadm command-line tool (Office SharePoint Server)
• Stsadm command-line tool (Windows SharePoint Services)
• STSADM Command Line Reference (wssdemo)
• Windows interface for stsadm (stsadmWin 2007 is here)
• Complete reference of all STSADM operations (with parameters) in MOSS 2007 SP1 (Jose Barreto's Blog)
• Complete reference of all STSADM operations (with parameters) in MOSS 2007 ( pre SP1 )
• Posters for SharePoint Stsadm command line parameters now available (sharepoint blog)

JUST DON'T FORGET NOT TO PUT EXTRA WHITESPACES IN THE COMMAND

WSS 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions User Guide, Version 1.1

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions User Guide, Version 1.1

This is the User Guide, Samples and Walkthroughs for the tools for developing custom SharePoint applications with the Visual Studio 2005 extensions for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, version 1.1 (VSeWSS 1.1). The user guide has sections:

1. Starting out in SharePoint Development
2. Walkthrough of the VSeWSS User Interface including the WSP View
3. The Team Site Project
4. The Blank Site Project
5. The List Definition Project
6. The Web Part Project
7. The Workflow Projects
8. Project Item Templates
9. Best Practices with VSeWSS
10. Changes from 1.0 to 1.1

download from Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions User Guide, Version 1.1

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Workflow Web Samples Updated

Workflow Web Samples Updated

Both WF Web Workflow Approvals Starter Kit and Simple Human Workflow Quickstart Sample Code had a couple small bugs in them, and both had been recently updated ;)

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Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit 1.0

Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit 1.0

The Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Team Blog has just announced about Announcing the First Release of the Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit

The Downloads are:

x86: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=263CD480-F6EB-4FA3-9F2E-2D47618505F2&displaylang=en

x64: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F8EEA8F0-FA30-4C10-ABC9-217EEACEC9CE&displaylang=en

TIBCO Chooses Microsoft .NET WCF & Silverlight

TIBCO Chooses Microsoft .NET WCF & Silverlight

Tibco has just announced in TIBCO Advances Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) with Closer Microsoft Integration that TIBCO's:

1. Work on an EMS (TIBCO's Enterprise Message Service™ platform) Transport Channel for WCF (Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation) !
2. Selection of Microsoft Silverlight for RIA (Rich Internet Application development)

read the rest here TIBCO Advances Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) with Closer Microsoft Integration.