Checklist: Deploy a BizTalk Application

Step	Reference
Learn about BizTalk application deployment features and functionality. You might also want to consider how to use binding files to make application deployment quicker and easier.	Understanding BizTalk Application Deployment and Management, Binding Files and Application Deployment
Ensure that you have appropriate permissions to perform the deployment.	Permissions Required for Deploying and Managing a BizTalk Application
In Visual Studio, set deployment properties for each project in the BizTalk solution. Properties include the name of the database server and BizTalk Management database for the group, and the name of the destination BizTalk application. You can also enable redeployment and specify the option to automatically restart the host instances upon redeployment.	How to Set Deployment Properties in Visual Studio
Deploy the BizTalk assemblies from Visual Studio into the destination application.	How to Deploy a BizTalk Assembly from Visual Studio
Complete the BizTalk application, such as by adding .NET assemblies, Readme files, environment-specific binding files, and scripts; and configuring ports and receive locations. Also add any infrastructure, such as file drop locations, to the host computer.	Creating and Modifying BizTalk Applications, Binding Files and Application Deployment
Export the BizTalk application to an .msi file that you will use to import the application into another BizTalk group as well as install the application onto the computers that will run it.	How to Export a BizTalk Application
Import the .msi file to create the BizTalk application in the destination BizTalk group. If you have added environment-specific binding files to the application, you can select the bindings to apply on import.	How to Import a BizTalk Application
Make any additional modifications to the application so it runs in the destination environment, such as changing port configurations. If you have made any changes, export the application into an .msi file that you will use to install the application on the computers that will run it. You can also import the application into other BizTalk groups where you want to deploy it.	Creating and Modifying BizTalk Applications, How to Add a Binding File to an Application, How to Export a BizTalk Application, How to Import a BizTalk Application
Using the .msi file, install the application on all of the computers that will run it, and start the application from the BizTalk Server Administration console.	How to Install a BizTalk Application

See Also

BizTalk Application Deployment and Management Checklists