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hosir
hosir

Reputation: 477

Biztalk flat file validatation without transform it into XML format

I have a Biztalk 2006R2, which receives some flat files from publisher systems and then transfer these flat files to subscriber systems.

I would like to add the validation on these flat files, without transform it in to XML formatted files.

How should I proceed on it?

I have tried using "Flat File disassember", it can validate the flat file, but at the same time, it will transform the flat file into XML formatted files for further routing, which is NOT our target.

Any idea?

Thanks.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 363

Answers (1)

DTRT
DTRT

Reputation: 11040

To answer you specific question, no. BizTalk cannot natively validate any message without converting to Xml or it being Xml originally.

In your situation though, this still shouldn't be a problem since the schema you use to disassembler to Xml and validate should also be able to re-serialize the Xml to ff.

So:

  1. Receive the flat file and allow the Flat File Disassembler to parse and validate.
  2. Route the Xml to a Send Port with a Flat File Assembler to convert the message back to the original format.

Technically, there are ways to actually preserve the original:

  1. Write a custom Disassembler component that wraps the Flat File Disassembler and keeps a copy of the original stream.
  2. Execute the Pipeline in an Orchestration.

Upvotes: 2

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