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Integration MondayBizTalk ALM by Toon Vanhoutte

Nice to meet youToon VANHOUTTEIntegration Architect

toon.vanhoutte@codit.eu+32 479 905 115@ToonVanhoutte

+9 years Microsoft IntegrationMicrosoft Certified TrainerSpecific interest in ALM & B2BAS4 OASIS Committee Member

Agenda

Scope Unit Test Build Deploy

Continuous Integration

Integration Test

Scope➔ Focused on Continuous Integration➔ Technical side of BizTalk ALM➔ Based on community software➔ On premise, although cloud is very similar➔ Not covered in this session:

➔ TFS details, branching, versioning strategy, automatic release notes, load testing, test coverage, check-in policies, NuGet, SCRUM,…

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I’m uncertain to change a setting of this complex

flat file schema.

I’ll make a copy of this pipeline component. It’s used in too many flows.

When regenerating schemas, I often forget

to update property promotion.

Deployment is too complex for operation

team, so I spend a lot of time on that.

Old bugs are returning in new releases. This

regression is unacceptable.

We can’t afford a long downtime on production

for deployments.

We need faster release cycles to fulfill the fast

changing business needs.

Existing pain points from the field

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Application Lifecycle Management

Analyze

Requirements

Analysis Template

Functional

Technical

Develop

Team

Dependencies

Source Control

Release

Versioning

Build

Deploy

Upgrade

Maintain

Support

Hotfixes

Monitor

Continuous Integration

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Methodology

Code Repository

Daily Check-In

Build Automation

Test Automation

Deploy Automation

Adva

ntag

es Early bug detection

Quality of delivery

Increased release cadence

Disa

dvan

tag

es

Initial setup

Extra cost: hard- & software

Continuous maintenance

Return on Investment?

Bringing it all together

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BTS

CIALM

No out-of-the-box BTS support in TFS

No out-of-the-box BTS deployment tool

Integration testing instead of unit testing

Customize build workflow

Buy, DIY or use community tools

Auto testing on deployed BizTalk environment

Granularity of deploymentFine grained solution structure

Scenario

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ERPSystem

Receive Portrl_Invoices.SQL

GenericXmlReceive

SQLDebatch

OrchestrationRouter

Routing

Set Destination + Destination Type

Send Portsp_Invoice_Codit.FILE

spl_CoditInvoice

FILE

Send Portsp_Invoice_Microsoft.FILE

spl_MicrosoftInvoice

FILE

Transform CreateFlat File

SetFileName

OrchestrationCurrency Converter

Transform

Create Convert Request

Transform

Merge Convert Response

Send Portsp_CurrencyConverter.WCF

PassThruTransmit

XMLReceive

WCF

WCF

Send Portsp_Invoice_Northwind.FILE

PassTrhuTransmit

FILE

CurrencyConverter

BizTalk.Demo.ALM.Core BizTalk.Demo.ALM.Invoicing

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Unit TestingTests running on the codebase (without a deployed BizTalk

application)➔ Use Unit Tests also to increase productivity (developer tools)➔ Create data-driven Unit Tests➔ Create a least one Unit Test per bug➔ Focus also on negative testing➔ Unit Tests are valuable for:

➔ .NET libraries➔ Schemas➔ Maps➔ Pipelines➔ Pipeline Components

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Unit TestingUnit Testing of a Flat File Schema

➔ Create a data-driven test

➔ Use Winterdom SchemaTester

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Unit TestingUnit Testing of a Map➔ Use BizTalk Map Test Framework

➔ Create on base test (only 1 template file to maintain)➔ Support for generated dates and GUIDs➔ Define multiple test cases / variations within Unit Tests

• Custom libraries called from the map• Decision logic• Looping logic• Grouping logic• Sorting logic• Calculation logic• …

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Unit TestingUnit Testing of pipelines and pipeline components ➔ Use Winterdom PipelineTester➔ Generate pipelines on the flow➔ Test on message content and context:

➔ Debatching➔ Property promotion via schemas + disassembler➔ Property promotion via custom components➔ Transforms or content modifications within pipelines

Automated Build

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Continuous build for Unit Testing

Source Control Check-In Branching Labeling

1

Build Workflow Get Code Base Build Unit Testing

2

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Automatic DeploymentSeveral options available➔ Standard BizTalk MSI + pre/post processing scripts➔ PowerShell + Microsoft deployment libraries➔ BizTalk Deployment Framework (here)➔ MSBuild Extension Pack for BizTalk (here)➔ BtsMsiTask (here)➔ Codit DeployFx + ALM Suite (here)

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BizTalk Deployment FrameworkFeatures➔ Create BTDF MSI during build (without deploy)➔ Binding File Management via Excel➔ Automatic deployment with PowerShell➔ Versioning of MSI➔ Deployment on BizTalk application level➔ Fully extensible

Automated Build

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Deployment build with versioning and deployment

Source Control Check-In Branching Labeling

1

Build Workflow Get Code Base Build Unit Testing

2

Build Workflow Get Code Base Versioning Build Unit Testing Deployment

Auto Deploy Import MSI (*) Install MSI (*) D/T/A/P

3 ACCPROD

PowerShell Scripts➔ BTDF-UpdateVersion.ps1

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Based on BizTalk ALM Codeplex

➔ Updates AssemblyFileVersion for each assembly

➔ Updates BTDF MSI Version

PowerShell Scripts➔ TFS-CopyFilesToDropFolder.ps1

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Based on BizTalk ALM Codeplex

➔ Copies files from build agent folder to Build Output➔ Copies all required files into a deployable package

Build Agent Folder Build Output

PowerShell Scripts➔ BTDF-Deploy.ps1

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Based on BizTalk ALM Codeplex

➔ Deploys all MSI’s in the package, taking into account application references and archive location

Deploy Package

Archive

BizTalk

Core-3.0.0.msiInvoicing-1.0.0.msiInvoicing-2.0.0.msi

Core-4.0.0.msi

Core Invoicing

➔ Undeploy Invoicing➔ Undeploy Core➔ Deploy Core-4.0.0.msi➔ Deploy Invoicing-

2.0.0.msi➔ Archive Core-4.0.0.msi

Integration Testing using Transmock

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ERPSystem

Receive Portrl_Invoices.SQL

GenericXmlReceive

SQLDebatch

OrchestrationRouter

Routing

Set Destination + Destination Type

Send Portsp_Invoice_Codit.FILE

spl_CoditInvoice

FILE

Send Portsp_Invoice_Microsoft.FILE

spl_MicrosoftInvoice

FILE

Transform CreateFlat File

SetFileName

OrchestrationCurrency Converter

Transform

Create Convert Request

Transform

Merge Convert Response

Send Portsp_CurrencyConverter.WCF

PassThruTransmit

XMLReceive

WCF

WCF

Send Portsp_Invoice_Northwind.FILE

PassTrhuTransmit

FILE

CurrencyConverter

BizUnit Test Case

Mock

Mock

MockSendStep MockReceiveStep

Mockifier

Automated Build

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Deployment build with versioning, deployment and integration testing

Source Control Check-In Branching Labeling

1

2

Build Workflow Get Code Base Versioning Build Unit Testing Deployment

Auto Deploy Import MSI (*) Install MSI (*) D/T/A/P

3 ACCPROD

Build Workflow Get Code Base Versioning Build Unit Testing Deployment Integration Test

Winterdom Pipeline &

Schema Testing

...

BizTalk Map Test

Framework

BizTalk Deployment Framework

BizTalk ALM Guidance

Transmock Integration

Testing

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