BizTalk Server 2002, BizTalk Server 2004, BizTalk Server 2006, and BizTalk Server 2009 works with EDI through the following different features and components:
|
|
Component/Feature Providing EDI |
| BizTalk Server 2002 |
Native EDI functionality |
| BizTalk Server 2004 |
Base EDI Adapter |
| BizTalk Server 2006 |
Base EDI Adapter |
| BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and BizTalk Server 2009 |
Native EDI functionality
|
The following table shows the EDI & AS2 support provided by BizTalk from versions BizTalk 2000 to BizTalk 2009.
| Feature |
BizTalk Server 2000 and BizTalk Server 2002 |
BizTalk Server 2004 and BizTalk Server 2006 |
BizTalk Server 2006 R2 |
BizTalk Server 2009 |
Comment |
|
ISA Segment modification at transaction set
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Supported in BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and BizTalk Server 2009 by creating TransactionSet-specific BizTalk party
|
|
ISA11: US or other standard type
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|
|
ISA12: Interchange Control Version
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|
|
ISA13: Interchange Control Number (incrementing number)
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|
|
ISA15: Test or Production
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|
|
GS Segment modification at document/transaction level
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|
|
GS sender/receiver IDs allowed to be different than ISA
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|
|
Inbound Document IDs different than ISA & GS Outbound IDs
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|
|
GS01: Ability to change type of document
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|
|
GS04: Date (Ability to change format)
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and BizTalk Server 2009 contains UI to select format as CCYYMMDD and YYMMDD
|
|
GS05: Time (Ability to change format)
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
In BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and BizTalk Server 2009 contains UI to select format as HHMM, HHMMSS, and HHMMSSdd
|
|
GS06: Change the control number
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|
|
GS07: Agency Code
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|
|
GS08: Able to put in standards version
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|
|
Ability to override EDI envelope at runtime
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
-
|
|
Custom EDI Schemas
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|
|
Organization/Party Setting
|
Y
|
Y (minimal)
|
Y
|
Y
|
In BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and BizTalk Server 2009, includes creating party based off templates
|
|
EDI document routing via document definition
|
Y
|
-
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|
|
Automatic 997’s to trading partners
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Supported in BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and BizTalk Server 2009 by party-specific configuration
|
|
Outbound EDI reliable messaging via 997’s
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|
|
EDIFACT Support
|
Y
|
Y (minimal)
|
Y
|
Y
|
In BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and BizTalk Server 2009, D93 to D05 per ISO 9735 v4.1
|
|
X12 Support
|
Y
|
Y (minimal)
|
Y
|
Y
|
In BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and BizTalk Server 2009, 2040 to 5030
|
|
Ability to remove enumerators/codelists
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Supported in BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and BizTalk Server 2009 by Visual Studio/BizTalk Editor
|
|
AS2 Send/Receive
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
In BizTalk Server 2009, AS2 is Drummond Certified for multi-file attachment support, file name preservation support and interoperability.
|
|
AS2 file name preservation
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
-
|
|
AS2 reliable messaging
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
-
|
|
Can migrate BizTalk Server 2002 custom XDR EDI schemas to EDI repository
|
-
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
In BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and BizTalk Server 2009, migration supports BizTalk Server 2004 onwards
|
|
Outbound Batching (accumulating multiple transaction types in a single transaction)
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
BizTalk Server 2009 supports multiple batch configurations for each party.
|
|
Inbound Batching – Interchange XML (preserving an incoming ‘batched’ interchange) or Transaction Set XML based off configuration options
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
In BizTalk Server 2006 R2, this is in addition to supporting inbound-debatching, i.e., splitting interchange into individual Transaction Set Xml
|
|
Interchange and Transaction Set Generation and Validation in Design Time in Visual Studio
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|
|
TA1 (Technical ACK) Generation and Reconciliation
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|
|
Optional EDI and XSD Validation flags
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|
|
Document format/definition at GS level
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
-
|