Defining Data Flow Through Messages

This section covers the behavior of data and message flows. A message definition is created when an Action shape is connected to a port. These message definitions appear on the Data page. We looked at an example of such a page earlier in Figure 10.2, and you should now be familiar with many of the concepts.

Two wizards in the BizTalk Orchestration Designer guide you through the process of defining a message. The XML Communication Wizard defines messages used for sending or receiving over messaging services, such as BizTalk Messaging and MSMQ queues. The Method Communication Wizard defines messages used in making calls to or receiving calls from COM components. The wizards consist of pages shown in succession. ...

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