New Post: Visual Studio 2015 - Tools - give "Object reference not set to an...
Hi Tom, I'm using DeploymentFrameworkForBizTalkV5_7_RC2.msi with BT2016/VS2015. Works fine in one project, so I don't think it's an install issue. Today I created my first - a BTDF for a project that...
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I added a dummy/empty "BizTalk Project" to the solution, and now the menu errors goes away. So is this a necessity? What is the minimum I have to do? I'll play with it today and try to figure out. Neal
View ArticleNew Post: Where are you moving BTDF to when CodePlex shuts down?
Where are you moving BTDF to when CodePlex shuts down? Bill
View ArticleNew Post: How to populate UserName and Password in IISAppPool itemgroup?
Hi, I'm using BDTF 5.7 with BizTalk Server 2016 and I can't get the IdentityType = SpecificUser in the IISAppPool itemgroup to work 'out-of-the-box'. BTDF keeps throwing error 'IdentityType is set to...
View ArticleNew Post: Party Setup: Deleting SendPort Reference during Undeploy
Hi - I have the same issue as above with an EDI install. I understand the DeleteParty, but now, how can we automate the restore of the party after the deploy? For now, I'll just do it manually. The...
View ArticleNew Post: Including All Config Settings in btdfproj file
I think I just noticed the following. When I do an "add new project" of type BTDF, then select "False" for some values, then those settings are omitted from the .btdfproj file. Then later, when I want...
View ArticleNew Post: Support for a shared EnvironmentSettings file
Another approach we can lift from the BizTalk Factory is described here using multiple settings spread sheets rather than merging them: https://biztalkdeployment.codeplex.com/workitem/10324
View ArticleNew Post: Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable 64bit / 32bit
Hi Tom, I've run into this problem several times but can't remember how I solved it! The BAMTypedDefinition exe requires the Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable. My problem is, I can't get this...
View ArticleNew Post: CodePlex is shutting down
I found Deployment Framework for BizTalk organization at github.
View ArticleNew Post: BTDF 5.7 and Visual Studio 2015
Hi I installed BTDF 5.7 on a machine with VS 2015 Professional and BizTalk 2016. But there is no template for BTDF project, nu BTDF entry in tools menu and no toolbar. Why is not the integration working?
View ArticleNew Post: How can set SSO affiliate application settings when it has a...
Hi, I'm trying to use BTDF but my existing SSO affiliate application has a different name than the BizTalk application. Is there a way to specify SSO name differently than the projectname property?...
View ArticleNew Post: How to populate UserName and Password in IISAppPool itemgroup?
Hi Michel, Today , I got a chance to work on the issue which you explained above. When i migrated the code from BizTalk 2013 R2 to BizTalk 2016, i did face the same issue with BTDF 5.7. As per your...
View ArticleNew Post: BTDF 5.7 and Visual Studio 2015
Install DeploymentFrameworkForBizTalkToolsForVS2015, from below link :https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=DeployFxForBizTalkTeam.DeploymentFrameworkforBizTalkToolsforVS2015#overview
View ArticleNew Post: Start multiple IIS Express sites
I have a BizTalk solution with multiple web service stubs which run in IIS Express. When deploying and before running isolated end to end tests, can these sites be started automatically? Have tried...
View ArticleNew Post: Start multiple IIS Express sites
I have a BizTalk solution with multiple web service stubs which run in IIS Express. When deploying and before running isolated end to end tests, can these sites be started automatically? Have tried...
View ArticleNew Post: Pre-Process SettingsFileGenerator.xml
You can also inject ${_machine_name} into the EnvironmentSettings.xml. A list of other properties are here: http://xmlpreprocess.sourceforge.net/content/properties.htm
View ArticleNew Post: .NET Framework Version
Hi - when I try to install the Tools for Visual Studio extension, I get an error saying it cannot be installed because:"The extension 'Deployment Framework for BizTalk Tools for VS 2013' requires a...
View ArticleNew Post: Error on undeploy when app doesn't exist
Hi, The 5.7 version appears to have an additional stop condition on undeploy when the app doesn't exist. This isn't too much of a problem locally. But on a build server it is a problem. This is because...
View ArticleNew Post: .NET Framework Version
I opened an issue on GitHub:https://github.com/BTDF/ToolsForVisualStudio/issues/1
View ArticleNew Post: Error on undeploy when app doesn't exist
Hi Andy, This has been in place since v5.5 or so, and was an optimization to avoid running a long undeployment process when the app isn't even deployed. I understand that there are downsides to it,...
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