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October 2007 - Posts

BizTalk vNext Feature Request (Part 1 of n)

This is the first post in potentially a larger series of posts featuring things I would like to see changed in the next release of BizTalk Server.

This is probably more hopeful than anything else .... Somehow I am hoping desperately that somebody from the BizTalk product team stumble upon these requests and take note. What's the chances?

The first one of the small annoyances I have with BizTalk server, which has been there forever and still exists, is actually not with the server product itself but with the development tools in Visual Studio where I spend most of my time.

Please, oh please can somebody change that stupid little dropdown to something a little more useful. Something like a popup window, or even a dropdown list that is a little bigger so that it can show more than two items at a time. The horizontal scrollbar (especially) drives me nuts.

In a project that has any more than two schemas in it, it becomes incredibly difficult to scroll up&down as well as left&right to find your document type.

It would be far easier, IMHO, to always use the window that appears when you select the <Select from referenced> option as shwon below.

Is it just me? But, I cannot believe that this hasn't been requested numerous times before ....

Watch this space for other "feature" requests as and when I find them and the time to post about them.

Posted: Oct 25 2007, 02:15 PM by Ryan CrawCour | with 2 comment(s)
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BizTalk User Group ... Johannesburg

I have been using BizTalk in SA for a number of years and thought I was alone .... I have however started noticing more and more BizTalk projects appearing on the ether ~ this must mean that there are other BizTalk developers out there, somewhere!

So how about we meet up and establish a BizTalk User Group in Jhb. If you, or anybody you know, uses BizTalk or has heard about it and wondering how it will change your life why not come join like minded people (we are a different breed afterall Stick out tongue) and discuss, network and share ideas and thoughts on building world class integration and messaging solutions using BizTalk and associated technologies.

The intention at this stage is a "Chalk Talk" type session where the idea is sharing. I'll try organise a variety of interesting discussions / presentations etc.

If you're keen just respond here so I can gauge interest levels and start setting something up.

 

UPDATE:

The feedback thus far has been amazing; almost overwhelming. I met with Microsoft today who were thrilled and are offering the venue and refreshments, I have a potential sponsor who is prepared to get involved and offer give-aways etc. So far so good. Now we just need the users to come ... Build it and they shall come is the motto, so I'm building it and hoping they come! Else I am going to have more beer & pizza than I know what to do with Big Smile

The first meeting is currently planned for Dec 5... I'm trying to get a website up & running for the UG and as soon as I do will post the details there. In the mean time keep checking here, or here where the latest happenings will be posted.

Thanks to all those that have shown interest thus far...

I think this is going to be great!

Posted: Oct 04 2007, 02:21 PM by Ryan CrawCour | with 3 comment(s)
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