Typical Use Cases

This section describes the most common use cases and scenarios identified for the ​Microsoft BizTalk ESB Toolkit. For each one, the topic discusses the processing required, the result, and a diagram of the process flow. Some of the scenarios equate to use case sample applications provided with the ​Microsoft BizTalk ESB Toolkit, and the topic explains how to install and run the corresponding sample.

The scenarios and use cases are as follows:

• Point-to-Point Resolution of Endpoints and Transformation Requirements

• Request-Response Resolution of Endpoints and Transformation Requirements

• Transformation Without Persisting to the BizTalk Message Box Database

• Defining Routing and Message Transformation Service Invocations Using Itineraries

• Defining Routing and Message Transformation Through Multiple Orchestrations Using Itineraries

• Defining Custom Orchestration Service Execution Using Itineraries

• Transforming and Routing a Message to Disk Folder, Queue, or FTP Folder

• Collecting Exceptions and Routing Messages for Repair and Resubmit

• Collecting Exceptions and Persisting the Payload Using the ESB Exception Processor

• Repairing and Resubmitting Messages Using the ESB Management Portal

• Preserving JMS Headers When Routing Through an Orchestration

• Handling Externally Submitted Exceptions Using a Custom Handler

• Adding and Removing Namespaces in an XML Message Document

• Implementing the Scatter-Gather Pattern for Multiple Web Service Invocations

• Transforming and Routing a Message to Multiple Endpoints