Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004: Creating Schemas - Exercise 4 Creating a Flat File Schema using the BizTalk Editor

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Scenario

In this exercise, you will create a flat file schema to define the structure of a customer contact record.

        Tasks              Detailed steps

1. Create the customer contact schema.
   
   This creates the XSD schema that describes the XML structure that flat files will be converted to.
   
   
   1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the NWMessaging project, point to Add, and then select Add New Item. 
      
   2. In the Add New Item dialog box, in the Templates pane, select Schema; and then, in the Name box, type CustomerOrderFlatFile.xsd and click Open. 
      
   3. In BizTalk Editor, right-click the <Root > node, and then rename the schema to Customers. 
      
   4. Right-click the Customers node, select Insert Schema Node, and then select Child Record.
      
   5. Rename the child record to Customer. 
      
   6. Add the following Child Field Elements: 
      
      
      • FirstName 
        
      • MiddleName
        
      • LastName 
        
      • ContactNo
        
2. Configure the schema as a flat file schema.
   
   This creates properties for the schema node that map to XSD schema annotations.
   
   You will use a child delimiter that specifies a carriage return (0D) and a line feed (0A).
   
   
   1. Right-click the <Schema> node, and then select Properties.
      
   2. In the Properties window, click the Schema Editor Extensions property, and then click the ellipsis (…) button. 
      
   3. In the Schema Editor Extensions window, select the Flat File Extension checkbox, and then click OK. 
      
   4. Right-click Customers and click Properties 
      
   5. In the Properties window, set the following properties:
      
      

      Property	Value
      Child Delimiter	0x0D 0x0A
      Child Delimiter Type	Hexadecimal
      Child Order	Postfix

      
      
   6. Right-click Customer and click Properties.
      
   7. In the Properties window, set the following properties:

Property	Value
Child Delimiter	,
Child Delimiter Type	Character
Child Order	Infix

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