Deprecated Features, Tools, and APIs
The following features are deprecated in BizTalk Server 2009. Deprecated features should not be used in new applications. For a list of changed features and tools, see Changed Features and Tools.
Features
| Feature | Comment |
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BizTalk Explorer |
The BizTalk Explorer view in Visual Studio .NET is fully supported with no feature enhancements in BizTalk Server 2009 but is planned for removal in future versions. You should use the BizTalk Server Administration Console instead. |
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SOAP Adapter |
The SOAP adapter is deprecated in BizTalk Server 2009 and will be removed in future versions. You should use the WCF-BasicHttp to communicate with Web services and clients that conform to the WS-I Basic Profile 1.1. To communicate with Web services and clients that conform to WS-*, use the WCF-WSHttp adapter. |
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SQL Adapter |
The SQL Adapter is fully supported in BizTalk Server 2009 but is planned for removal in future versions. Consider using the Microsoft BizTalk Adapter for SQL Server provided in the Microsoft BizTalk Adapter Pack 2.0. |
Tools
| Tool | Comment |
|---|---|
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BizTalk Web Services Publishing Wizard |
The BizTalk Web Services Publishing Wizard is a graphical user interface that assists in creating the BizTalk artifacts necessary for communication with, or exposing BizTalk process as, Web services using the SOAP adapter. In BizTalk Server 2009, you should use the BizTalk WCF Publishing Wizard with the WCF-BasicHttp and WCF-WSHttp adapters to provide Web Services communications. |
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Add Web Reference |
The ability to consume a Web service by using Add Web Reference within a BizTalk project is deprecated and will be removed in future versions of BizTalk Server. In BizTalk Server 2009, you should use the Consume WCF Service Wizard to consume a Web service from a BizTalk project. |
