Simms / Beckner / Venkatesh Pro RFID in BizTalk Server 2009

1. ed
ISBN: 978-1-4302-1838-8
Verlag: Apress
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten

The market for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is expanding rapidly, constituting billions of dollars annually. As more organizations adopt RFID solutions and related equipment, the need to route, map, and execute workflows based on RFID data grows exponentially. Microsoft's solution to this demand is BizTalk RFID, an application built to distribute, track, analyze, and provide visibility into enterprise data collected using RFID technologies. To aid in the rapid understanding and adoption of BizTalk RFID, this book's authors have joined together to present Pro RFID in BizTalk Server 2009, the definitive resource for unlocking the potential of the application. With extensive code and configuration examples and multiple case studies illustrating how this application is being used in various industries, authors Ram Venkatesh, the lead developer of the BizTalk RFID platform, Mark Simms, a leading architect and developer of BizTalk RFID solutions, and Mark Beckner, a BizTalk Server and enterprise architecture specialist, ensure that you will gain the insight and master the tools necessary to be able to confidently and efficiently implement a BizTalk RFID solution.

Mark Simms is a cofounder of Cathexis Innovations, a mobile RFID solutions company, and the inventor of the world's first Bluetooth-enabled mobile RFID reader, IDBlue. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer engineering, and as the vice president of research and development at Cathexis, he is responsible for overseeing the technical direction of a wide variety of RFID projects. Representing one of the first hardware vendors involved with Microsoft BizTalk RFID, Mark has been deeply involved with the product since the early beta days, and enjoys writing about it on his blog at www.rfidsimulator.net/blogs/msimms.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simms, Mark

Beckner, Mark

Venkatesh, Ram

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents at a Glance;5
2;Contents;6
3;Foreword;12
4;About the Authors;14
5;About the Technical Reviewer;15
6;Acknowledgments;16
7;Introduction;17
7.1;How This Book Is Structured;17
7.2;Prerequisities;18
7.3;Downloading the Code;18
7.4;Contacting the Authors;18
8;RFID Background Primer;19
8.1;Tracking Stuff: Eyeballs and Lasers;19
8.2;Introducing Radio Frequency Identification;21
8.3;Cutting Through the Hype;31
8.4;Electronic Product Code Class 1 Generation 2;32
8.5;Applying RFID;33
8.6;Conclusion;34
9;BizTalk RFID Architecture and Installation;36
9.1;The BizTalk RFID Process Architecture;36
9.2;The BizTalk RFID Device Model;40
9.3;The BizTalk RFID Device Model for Applications;45
9.4;Installing BizTalk RFID;48
9.5;Conclusion;56
10;The RFID “Hello World” Application;57
10.1;Overview;57
10.2;Using the Device Simulator;58
10.3;Creating a Device in BizTalk RFID;64
10.4;Conclusion;75
11;Using RFID Manager;77
11.1;Overview of RFID Manager;77
11.2;Managing Providers;82
11.3;Managing Device Groups;88
11.4;Managing Devices;92
11.5;Managing Processes;99
11.6;Conclusion;104
12;Asynchronous Event Processing in BizTalk RFID;105
12.1;What Is a BizTalk RFID Process?;105
12.2;Hands-On Exercises;109
12.3;Event Processing Application Model;130
12.4;Executing RFID Processes;140
12.5;Conclusion;144
13;Command Processing;145
13.1;Connecting BizTalk RFID to Your Application;149
13.2;Device Management;154
13.3;Vendor Commands;164
13.4;Common Tasks;169
13.5;Conclusion;178
14;BizTalk RFID Mobile;179
14.1;BizTalk RFID Mobile Architecture;180
14.2;Installing BizTalk RFID Mobile;182
14.3;Creating a BizTalk RFID Mobile Application;183
14.4;Asynchronous Event Notification;193
14.5;Integration with BizTalk RFID Server;196
14.6;Tag Data Encoding and Translation;199
14.7;Conclusion;200
15;Integrating with BizTalk Server;202
15.1;Publishing Events to BizTalk Server;202
15.2;Calling the BizTalk BRE;216
15.3;Calling a BizTalk RFID Web Service Proxy from an Orchestration;221
15.4;Conclusion;224
16;Direct Communication with Enterprise Applications;226
16.1;Integrating with SQL Server Reporting Services;226
16.2;Connecting to BizTalk RFID via Remote Machines;236
16.3;Integrating with SharePoint 2007;238
16.4;Conclusion;248
17;Diagnostics and Troubleshooting;250
17.1;Setting the Stage: Tools and Techniques;250
17.2;Peeking Inside a BizTalk RFID Application;260
17.3;Troubleshooting BizTalk RFID;267
17.4;Conclusion;275
18;Enterprise Planning and Deployment;277
18.1;From Development to Production;277
18.2;Planning for Disaster Recovery;282
18.3;Enterprise Deployment;287
18.4;Enterprise Monitoring;289
18.5;Conclusion;294
19;BizTalk RFID Recipes;296
19.1;12.1. Transport Protocols Within Event Handlers;296
19.2;12.2. RFID Data, XML, and SQL Server;299
19.3;12.3. Debugging Tips;302
19.4;12.4. Integration with BizTalk EDI Functionality;306
19.5;12.5. Creating an XSD Based on BizTalk RFID XML;312
19.6;Conclusion;314
20;Index;316