Exam 70-595:

TS: Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions by Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010

Published:March 30, 2011
Language(s):English
Audience(s):Partners,Developers
Technology:Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010
Type:Proctored Exam

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Audience Profile
Candidates for this exam typically work as a BizTalk developer in an organization that has a need to integrate multiple disparate systems, applications, and data as well as the need to automate business processes by using BizTalk Server.

Candidates should have a solid understanding of fundamental BizTalk concepts around the core messaging engine and building business processes using orchestrations. Candidates will have some exposure to larger-scale multi-server solutions and deployment/management familiarity. This core knowledge is required for BizTalk 2006 R2, 2009, and 2010.  In addition, core knowledge of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Electronic Data Interchange  (EDI) is also required.

Candidates should also have at least two years’ experience developing, deploying, testing, troubleshooting, and debugging BizTalk Server 2006 and later solutions across multiple projects and have experience using the Microsoft .NET Framework, XML, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft SQL Server, Web services, and WCF while developing BizTalk integration solutions
Credit Toward CertificationWhen you pass Exam 70-595: TS: Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions by Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010
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Skills Being MeasuredThis exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below.The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam.

The information after “This objective may include but is not limited to” is intended to further define or scope the objective by describing the types of skills and topics that may be tested for the objective. However, it is not an exhaustive list of skills and topics that could be included on the exam for a given skill area. You may be tested on other skills and topics related to the objective that are not explicitly listed here.
Configuring a Messaging Architecture (20 percent)
  • Set up and manage ports.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: add a map, add role links, ordered delivery, send ports, send port groups, starting vs. enlisting, receive ports, receive locations, subscriptions, subscription states, advanced messaging concepts (backup transport, priorities, routing failures)
  • Plan for and implement secure messaging.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: certificates, signing, encryption, port authentication, encoding
  • Configure core adapters.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: HTTP, POP3, SMTP, FTP, File
  • Configure content-based routing.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: set a filter that uses a promoted property
  • Implement messaging patterns.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: normalizing/canonical messages, splitter, large messages
Developing BizTalk Artifacts (20 percent)
  • Create schemas.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: create a flat-file schema, create a property schema, enveloping, promoted/distinguished properties, MessageType, schema re-use (import/include)
  • Create maps.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: functoid scripting, XSLT, pass a parameter to a map, multiple schemas, looping
  • Create pipelines.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: disassembling, create a custom pipeline, create a pipeline component, XML validation
  • Develop orchestrations.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: work with transactions and persistence, integrate with Microsoft .NET assemblies, parameters, and shapes
  • Configure orchestration bindings.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: direct, dynamic, self correlating
  • Configure correlation.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: listener shape, parallel shape, correlation sets
  • Construct messages.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: multi-part, untyped, construct messages in .NET, construct messages in orchestrations, context properties
Debugging and Exception Handling (17 percent)
  • Handle exceptions in orchestrations.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: compensation, scope shapes, throw exceptions, long-running transactions
  • Route errors.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: port configuration, recoverable interchange
  • Debug orchestrations.
  • Validate and test artifacts.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: schemas, maps, pipelines
Integrating Web Services and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Services (14 percent)
  • Configure a WCF adapter.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: WS*, custom bindings
  • Expose orchestrations by using publishing wizards.
  • Consume services.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: web port type, add a Web services reference, consuming from orchestrations or pure messaging
  • Handle web exceptions.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: delivery notifications, catching SOAP exceptions
Implementing Extended Capabilities (13 percent)
  • Create and deploy Business Rules Engine (BRE) components.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: work with the Business Rules Composer, deploy Business Rules policies, call from an orchestration, develop vocabularies
  • Develop Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) solutions.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: trading partner setup, batching, acknowledgments, importing schemas, configuring AS2, party configurations, pipelines, ports, certificates
  • Implement Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: handle events, configure RFID devices, manage and configure event sink endpoints
  • Plan and implement Business Activity Monitoring (BAM).
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: BAM alerts, tracking profile editor, BAM workbook, activities, views, deployment
Deploying, Tracking, and Supporting a BizTalk Solution (16 percent)
  • Install and configure a multi-server BizTalk environment.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: trusted vs. untrusted environments, Active Directory groups
  • Deploy BizTalk applications.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: Microsoft Installer Package (MSI) deployment, versioning, resources, multiple staging environments such as development, test, and production
  • Export and import binding files.
  • Configure tracking.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: orchestrations, schemas, ports, pipelines, policies
  • Manage BizTalk solutions by using the Administration Console.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: query for instances, terminate, resume
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