Dynamic Send Port Alias Resolution

[Mark]

Hi,

When using a dynamic send port I can specify the URI of the target
endpoint in an orchestration using the
Microsoft.XLANGs.BaseTypes.Address property. My understanding is that
this is resolved to a physical adapter using the transport type prefix
of the URI e.g. http://, ftp://, file:// etc. However, if I use a URI
that starts with http:// how do I know which adapter is used since
this could be HTTP, WCF-BasicHttp or WCF-WSHttp?

Can I specify which adapter to use by setting the
Microsoft.XLANGs.BaseTypes.TransportType value to one of the above
values?

Thanks

[Mihai Dan]

"There are addresses that can be mapped to multiple adapters in BizTalk
Server 2006 R2. For example, an address that starts with http:// or https://
can be handled by the HTTP adapter as well as by the WCF-BasicHttp,
WCF-WsHttp, or WCF-Custom adapters. Therefore, to identify the correct
adapter, you must configure the optional
Microsoft.XLANGs.BaseTypes.TransportType field in an Expression shape with
the adapter that you want to use."

Note:
"If the address starts with http:// or https://, and if you do not specify
the Microsoft.XLANGs.BaseTypes.TransportType field, by default, the BizTalk
engine will use the HTTP adapter."

I've pulled this out from the product documentation... It's under
"Configuring Dynamic Send Ports Using WCF Adapters Context Properties".

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Please let me know your thoughts or questions, or if you've found this reply
helpful.
Mihai Dan

[Mark]

Very helpful. Thanks for your swift response.