Managing Tracking for Microsoft BizTalk Server
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Nodinite replaces BAM! With Nodinite, it is also dead easy to review and change all tracking related settings for your BizTalk Server environment! Since you are reading this page, you may also be interested in the Nodinite BizTalk Server Logging Agent user guide.
The BizTalk Server Monitoring Agent for Nodinite provides seamless, remote management of Tracking Settings for Ports, Pipelines, and Orchestrations. This feature delivers a comprehensive overview and streamlines administration, saving you valuable time and resources.
As your BizTalk environment grows—often to thousands of artifacts—Nodinite organizes tracking by intuitive Categories. This makes it easy to locate and manage what matters most:
| Category | Comment | |
|---|---|---|
| Receive Ports (One-Way) | Messages are received by one or more Receive Locations; tracking settings are managed at the port level | |
| Receive Ports (Request/Response) | Messages are received by one or more Receive Locations; tracking settings are managed at the port level | |
| Send Ports (One-Way) | ||
| Send Ports (Solicit/Response) | ||
| Orchestrations | ||
| Pipelines | Be sure to follow our highly recommended 'Recommended tracking settings for default pipelines' guide |
Example list of Tracking Resources as filtered in a Monitor View
With Nodinite, you never need to log on to BizTalk Server nodes or use the BizTalk Server Management Console (which requires BizTalk Administrators or Operators group membership). Even non-administrators can securely change tracking settings remotely using the Nodinite Web Client.
Tip
All actions performed in Nodinite are fully audit-logged for compliance and traceability.
Features
Nodinite's Tracking feature empowers you with:
- Manage Tracking - Instantly review and set properties that control run-time behavior.
- Execute Remote Actions - Secure, audit-logged operations for peace of mind.
What remote Actions can I perform
Each BizTalk tracking artifact (Receive Ports, Send Ports, etc.) offers tailored options in Nodinite's administrative pages. For all Tracking Resources, you can:
- List - Open a detailed administrative page with additional lists and options
Here's an example of Remote Actions for the Tracking category
Additional Actions within the administrative pages
Within the administrative pages, you can perform the following actions:
- Reload - Refreshes the page, discarding pending changes and updating content
- Save - Persists pending changes
- Show Applications - Group artifacts by BizTalk Application name for easier navigation
Reload
Click Reload to instantly refresh settings from BizTalk.
Reloads the latest configuration from BizTalk Server
Note
Pending changes will be lost if you reload.
Save
Save your pending changes to BizTalk and reload the modal for confirmation.
Save and apply your configuration changes
Show Applications
When checked, artifacts are grouped by BizTalk Application name; otherwise, they are listed by artifact name.
Toggle between grouping by application or artifact name
| Example 1: Send Ports grouped by BizTalk Application | Example 2: Send Ports grouped by name |
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Receive Ports (One-Way)
Easily manage tracking settings for Receive Ports (One-Way).
Example image for Receive Ports (One-Way)
Receive Ports (Request/Response)
Effortlessly manage tracking settings for Receive Ports (Request/Response).
Example image for Receive Ports (Request Response)
Send Ports (One-Way)
Quickly manage tracking settings for Send Ports (One-Way).
Example image for Send Ports (One-Way)
Send Ports (Solicit/Response)
Easily manage tracking settings for Send Ports (Solicit/Response).
Example image for Send Ports (Solicit/Response)
Orchestrations
Take control of tracking settings for Orchestrations.
Example image for Orchestrations
Tip
For best performance, we recommend disabling all tracking options for Orchestrations except during short-term debugging sessions.
Large dta_DebugTrace table
Enabling Orchestration logging can generate large amounts of data in the dta_DebugTrace table. The DTA Purge and Archive (BizTalkDTADb) SQL Agent job manages data retention according to its settings.
You can instantly remove all records by truncating this table:
TRUNCATE TABLE dta_DebugTrace. Note: This operation is not logged by SQL Server, so proceed with caution.
Pipelines
Manage tracking settings for Pipelines with confidence.
You can override port settings by configuring tracking at the pipeline level, but we at Nodinite recommend letting ports control what to track.
Example image for Pipelines
Note
Review the 'Recommended tracking settings for default pipelines' guide for best practices.
Tip
Let ports decide what to track for optimal results. See our 'Recommended tracking settings for default pipelines' guide.
Metrics chart: Metrics
Not yet implemented. If you need this feature, please send a request detailing your requirements.
Next Step
Add or manage a Monitoring Agent Configuration
Recommended tracking settings for default pipelines
Configuration