Release 5.0 (Release Candidate 2)

Rating:        Based on 12 ratings
Reviewed:  10 reviews
Downloads: 3811
Change Set: 56406
Released: Mar 10 2011
Updated: Apr 4 2012 by tfabraham
Dev status: Stable

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Release Notes

V5.0 Release Notes and Frequently Asked Questions

Abridged List of Changes for Release 5.0 (see the Change History for the complete list):
  • NEW: Support for BizTalk Server 2009 and 2010 - now supports BizTalk Server 2006, 2006 R2, 2009 and 2010 and BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.0 and 2.1
  • NEW: Complete conversion from NAnt to MSBuild with file structure modeled after standard .csproj/.vbproj project files
  • NEW: Consolidated Deployment Framework files under a <projectname>.Deployment folder and integrated server MSI build, leaving the solution root clean
  • NEW: Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010 Add-in including integrated menu and toolbar, solution awareness, IntelliSense and Add New Project wizard
  • NEW: Windows Installer MSI to install and configure the Deployment Framework
  • NEW: Core Framework enhancements
    • Integration with ESB Toolkit 2.0 and 2.1
    • Completely revamped support for BRE
    • New samples that demonstrate Deploment Framework features
    • Automatic creation/cleanup of FILE adapter physical paths, including NTFS permission assignment
    • Automated export and deployment of BAM XML from a BAM XLS file to avoid needing Excel on the server
    • Support for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 (including UAC elevation)
  • CHANGE: Discontinued support for BizTalk 2004 (BizTalk 2004 users, please use Version 4.0)
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Thanks!
Thomas F. Abraham

Reviews for this release

     
Enables a smooth and tidy release of larger projects that incorporate many or all of the artifacts and components that can go into a BizTalk project. The framework is comprehensive. Greate support. Thanks very much.
by absolutebandit on Feb 24 at 10:59 AM
     
Awesome tool and Great Support.
by sribiz43 on Aug 10 2011 at 10:50 AM
     
Great work. Very impressed with the quality and robustness of this project. I ran into a few minor glitches when I created my first BTDFPROJ but these were all explained in the documentation and the discussion forum.
by keithk on Feb 4 2011 at 2:06 AM
     
I'm planning to use this as part of our deployment process and currently testing in my local box but I have trouble finishing the wizard because of the error: "Unsuccessful connecting to the database.....Invalid object name 'adm_receiveservice'".
by loubelaro on Jul 1 2010 at 4:46 AM
     
Excellent work. Worked with some previous versions before on BT2004 and BT2006, now using it on BT2009. Thanks for the great improvements in version 5.0
by bugfix on Mar 24 2010 at 4:06 PM
     
Great job guys, wonderful Version 5.0. Using this on a large scale 50+ interface project and its saving us weeks of work. Keep up the great work.
by bcorazza on Mar 16 2010 at 5:08 AM
     
The tool is nice. I would be pleased about not having to change files and names manually. I would love to see something i.e. integrated with GAX and create biztalk deployment projects like any other project, visually, an experience similar to service factory and other software factories. tanks.
by pablop on Dec 8 2009 at 2:51 PM
     
Having experienced the pain of manual BizTalk Deployments over the years this framework provides much needed relief and repeatability.
by RedDwarf on Aug 20 2009 at 11:40 PM
     
A must have for any BizTalk developer. It makes that late night Production Release a breeze.
by rnshaw on May 14 2009 at 2:40 PM
     
Really impressive framework. My initial experiences of BizTalk deployment have been, at best, slow and prone to user (i.e. me) error ... But this makes things a lot easier and more importantly, a lot more automated, which is just what I want
by steveculshaw on Apr 12 2009 at 4:41 PM