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I have a simple system in place using BizTalk where I can receive AS2 X12 810 messages through BizTalk . BizTalk accepts those messages, translates it to an XML format, and sends it over to a web service. I have a requirement that every message received should have 1 or more PDF files that are associated with it.

How can I make this happen?

Questions:

  1. Can I simply receive PDF files through BizTalk?
  2. How can I receive PDF files through BizTalk?
  3. What would be a good implementation for accepting an 810 invoice + attachments?

Thank you a million for any help. Getting help with BizTalk is incredibly difficult, so I really appreciate all time spent reading/discussing/time put forth to help.

Dijkgraaf
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  • Have you checked http://blogs.msdn.com/b/richardbpi/archive/2005/10/27/485696.aspx might be a tad old but I'd think the principles are the same? – Jontatas Nov 13 '14 at 13:51
  • I came across this post, and I took it as not useful because the pictures were gone. But after actually reading it I have something to try. Do you think I can make this work with AS2 on top ? – Biz Talk Entrant Nov 13 '14 at 14:21
  • Not certain about that but worth a try. Isn't AS2 "just" an envelope for data? Should be able to send binaries as attachments or something like that. – Jontatas Nov 13 '14 at 14:26
  • Will the .pdf's come in the same AS2 request? Meaning, are they posted at the same time? – Johns-305 Nov 13 '14 at 15:10
  • It would be preferred for them to come in the same AS2 message. That is possible? How can I do that? @Jontatas Yeah I think so. I'm researching this now. I don't have any clue on how to attach any kind of file to an AS2 msg – Biz Talk Entrant Nov 13 '14 at 15:51
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    Yes it is apparently do-able to both send AS2 messages with attachments and receive AS2 message with attachments. See this thread here https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/72ae689b-8c4f-47f6-85ce-e1098393b0bb/attachments-over-as2?forum=biztalkediandas2 – Dijkgraaf Nov 14 '14 at 00:05
  • Thank you for that post @Dijkgraaf but unfortunately all of that goes over my head. The part where it says to add attachments as "parts" using AS2 send encoder confuses me. – Biz Talk Entrant Nov 14 '14 at 17:56
  • You can get the pictures for that first blog here: https://web.archive.org/web/20140517144545/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/richardbpi/archive/2005/10/27/485696.aspx – Bert Nov 14 '14 at 19:23

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To receive binary files of any type in Biztalk set the message type within the orchestration to System.Xml.XmlDocument.

Don't use any kind of dissassembler on the message as it comes in. A PassThru pipeline will work fine.

Biztalk will effectively ignore the contents of the message in this case and you can route it as normal.

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