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I am trying to add a resource using the BTSTASK command line and it works fine. 

BTSTASK.EXE  AddResource -Type:BizTalkAssembly /Source:dllpath  /ApplicationName:myapp /Options:GacOnAdd,GacOnImport,GacOnInstall /Overwrite

But when the Biztalk assembly such as pipeline has the been used in some other application it won't work unless the port which uses this pipeline is being removed. If i remove the port from the application which uses this pipeline and then using BTSTASK i can add the resource. How this can be easily handled without removing the port of other dependent application.

Navaneet
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    Possibly you need to look at side by side deployment. Change the assembly version number of the DLL, deploy it, then update the port to use the new version. – Dijkgraaf Nov 27 '18 at 01:51
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    Depending on the nature of the change, if no external "interfaces" on the assembly have changed, just internal implementation changes, you can sometimes get away with a simple re-GAC of the DLL. If you've added or removed ports on an orchestration, etc. then you have to re-import into BizTalk. – Thomas F. Abraham Dec 05 '18 at 05:51

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You can't. The Artifact, Pipeline in your case, is in use and essentially 'locked'.

"been used in some other application" - You should never share artifacts between Applications. Doing so just created this otherwise unnecessary problem. Create a Pipeline in the local Application/Solution.

Using a tool such as BizTalk Deployment Framework, you can just redepoy the entire app taking typically just a few minutes. Almost the same as deploying single Assembly.

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  • ok. I am using BTDF for some application. So if i use BTDF can i handle this dependency issue easily? How does BTDF help here – Navaneet Nov 28 '18 at 09:02
  • For clarity, the solution is to not have any dependencies at all. Every Solution/Application should be completely self-contained. No references, ever. Using BTDF let's you quickly deploy the entire app making it not much different than deploying a single Assembly. – Johns-305 Nov 28 '18 at 13:00