BizTalk Expert Series: EDI Training

This three-day course is designed for experienced BizTalk Developers and Administrators who are responsible for planning, creating, and deploying EDI-based integration solutions in a BizTalk Server 2013 and 2010 environment. Attendees of this course will learn how to implement sophisticated business-to-business integration solutions using EDIFACT, X12 (including HIPAA), and AS2. 

At the course completion, students will be able to:

• Create parties
• Configure profiles, including protocol and encoding settings
• Create EDI and AS2 agreements
• Create batches of EDI messages
• Split batched messages
• Configure the creation and processing of acknowledgement messages
• Customize EDIFACT and X12 schemas
• Build maps for transforming EDI messages
• Configure tracking and reporting for EDI message processing
• Route messages using EDI-specific properties

This three-day course is designed for experienced BizTalk Developers and Administrators who are responsible for planning, creating, and deploying EDI-based integration solutions in a BizTalk Server 2013 and 2010 environment.

Module 1: Review of BizTalk Fundamentals

• BizTalk Server Architecture
• Lab: Creating a BizTalk Solution

Module 2: Integrating with Trading Partners

• BizTalk Server Architecture
• VAN Architecture
• Creating a Trading Partner Integration Solution
• Lab: Integrating Using EDI

Module 3: EDI Agreement Deep Dive

• The Role of Agreements
• Creating Agreements for X12 Processing
• Creating Agreements for EDIFACT Processing
• Lab: Configuring Agreements

Module 4: Creating Messaging-Based EDI Solutions

• Routing Messages using Promoted Properties
• Lab: Creating a Messaging-Based Integration Solution
• Working with Acknowledgements
• Lab: Configuring Acknowledgement Processing for EDI Messages

Module 5: Splitting EDI Interchanges

• De-Batching EDI Messages
• Performance Considerations for Large Messages
• Lab: Splitting EDI Batches

Module 6: Enabling EDI Message Batching

• The Provided EDI Batching Mechanism
• Lab: Batching EDI Messages

Module 7: Enabling AS2-Based Integration

• AS2 Architecture
• Configuring AS2 Settings
• Lab: Creating an AS2-Based Integration Solution

Module 8: Tracking Events and Data from EDI Messages

• Tracking EDI and AS2 Messages
• Lab: Enabling Tracking for EDI Messages

Module 9: Working with EDI Schemas

• Review of BizTalk Schemas
• Working with EDI Schemas
• Understanding Implementation Guides
• Enabling HIPAA Sub-Document Splitting
• Lab: Working with EDI and HIPAA Schemas

Module 10: Transforming EDI Messages

• Review of Mapping
• Advanced Mapping Patterns
• Typical EDI Mapping Patterns
• Lab: Implementing EDI Mapping Patterns