Chapter 3. Bridges
In Chapter 2, Messages and Transforms, we covered a fundamental aspect of integration and transformation. But transformation is just one of the capabilities that bridges in BizTalk Services provide. In this chapter, we will take a closer look at bridges and the following features:
Pipeline stages
Validating, enriching, and formatting messages
Lookup data
Message routing and filters
BizTalk Services Explorer
A bridge is actually a Windows Workflow Foundation (WF4) behind the scenes. While you cannot create your own bridge definitions, three templates are provided for you:
|
Type |
Description |
|---|---|
|
XML One-Way |
Caller sends XML-based messages to the bridge and expects no response |
|
XML Request-Reply |
Caller sends XML-based messages and waits for response message |
|
Pass-Through |
Caller sends message in any format (XML or non-XML) in a one-way pattern |
These templates provide some standard processing steps that you can use to act on or affect messages as they are processed. These steps form...
