Learning good map design techniques for BizTalk Server will make a huge difference to the processing speed of your implementation, as well as to the scalability and maintainability of your code. Regardless of your experience, expert authorsJim Dawson andJohn Wainwright ensure you make the right choices to reap the rewards and avoid the potential penalties of poor design.

Pro Mapping in BizTalk Server 2009 provides indepth coverage of all aspects of mapping to enable you to quickly and efficiently incorporate logic that will fulfill your mapping requirements. While the mapping techniques will be useful for all versions of BizTalk Server, the code is tailored toward BizTalk Server 2006 R3 and demonstrates the latest approaches to standard maps, electronic data interchange, and RFID components. You'll refer again and again to the multiple solutions that will help solve your new mapping challenges, and soon find this is an essential reference for any BizTalk implementation.

Jim Dawson spent his first life in the U.S. Marine Corps, including a tour in Vietnam as an infantry platoon and company commander. Since then, his has gathered more than 25 years of experience in development, including working as a programmer analyst, systems analyst, electronic data interchange (EDI) analyst, BizTalk integrator, team leader, project manager, and departmental director. He has programmed in C, C++, C#, VB, XSLT, PHP, SQL, HTML, FORTRAN, PL1, and Assembly. He has worked with the BizTalk mapping engine for the last six years, concentrating on applying BizTalk to EDI uses. Jim is currently a managing partner of Second Star Professional Services (SSPS), LLC, a Microsoft Partner that provides expert electronic commerce implementation and integration services related to EDI.

Basic Concepts of BizTalk Mapping.- Creating a Simple Map.- How BizTalk Maps Work.- Using Scripting in Maps.- Testing BizTalk Maps.- Step-by-Step Mapping.- Mapping Conditionals.- Dealing with Numbers.- Manipulating Strings.- Manipulating Dates and Times.- Collecting Data.- Accessing External Data.- Looping.- Using Basic Looping Controls.- Handling Advanced Looping.- EDI Mapping with BizTalk.- Introducing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).- Exploring EDI Looping.- Processing EDI Code Pairs.- Unraveling the SDQ Segment.- Taming the Dreaded 856 ASN HL Loop.- Advanced Techniques.- Building Custom Assemblies and Functoids.- Examples from the Fringe.