BizTalk is a message-based system receiving and sending information or data inside messages. Sometimes the incoming and outgoing messages should be processed to suit external formats. Pipelines, connected to send ports and receive locations, are the components through which the messages skip; then the data format is recognized and may be established or changed if essential; as well as the metadata is extracted and added to the message context.

Biztalk Server Receive Ports and Receive Locations



A receive port is a group of one or greater receive locations that outline specific entry points into BizTalk Server. A Receive location may be a configuration of a single endpoint (URL) to receive messages. The location carries configuration data for both a receive adapter and an acquire pipeline. The adapter is accountable for the transport and communications part of receiving a message. Examples consist of the File adapter and SOAP adapter, each of which gets messages from exceptional kinds of resources. The receive pipeline is accountable for making ready the message for publishing into the MessageBox. A pipeline is a sequence of components that are executed in the collection, every supplying particular processing to a message inclusive of decryption/encryption, parsing, or validation.

Biztalk Server send Ports and  send Locations



A send port is that the combination of a send pipeline and a send adapter. A send port group is a collection of send ports and works much like an email distribution listing. A message sent to a send port group may be sent to all send ports in that group. The send pipeline is used to put together a message coming from BizTalk Server for transmission to every other provider. The send adapter is answerable for sincerely sending the message using a specific protocol inclusive of SOAP, or FTP.