Commerce Server Adapters for BizTalk Server
Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 R2 provides several Microsoft BizTalk Server line-of-business (LOB) adapters. The bidirectional send and receive adapters provide the following:
A robust implementation—you only add orchestration and data mapping.
Support scenarios, such as line-of-business integration and multiple trading partners.
Target user roles, such as developers and IT professionals.
Offer bulk and individual instance operations.
BizTalk Server-level transactional message capabilities, such as "always abort" or "always commit."
Transaction coordination, concurrency control, and stateful orchestrations for orders.
The following table describes the BizTalk Server LOB adapters.
Feature |
Description |
|---|---|
BizTalk Adapter for Catalogs |
Exchange catalog data with external systems. |
BizTalk Adapter for Inventory |
Exchange inventory data with external systems. |
BizTalk Adapter for Orders |
Exchange order data with external systems. |
BizTalk Adapter for Profiles |
Exchange profile data with external systems. |
Connection and Configuration Wizard |
Configuration for business users through a standard BizTalk Server user interface. |
Export or Import message types |
With these message types, you can export and import data with external systems. |
Query message types |
Use the query message types to query data. |
Orders transactional capability |
Commerce Server 2009 R2 provides support for Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) transactions between BizTalk Adapter for Orders and Orders Web service. |
Stateful orchestration |
Use stateful orchestrations to guarantee data consistency in orchestrations. |