9.13.2012

LOB Adapter vs BizTalk Adapter

Differences between the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Line-Of-Business (LOB) Adapter Pack and the BizTalk Adapter Framework
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Difference between WCF LOB Adapter SDK and BizTalk Server Adapter Framework

S.No
WCF LOB Adapter SDK
BizTalk Server Adapter Framework
1
API:
.NET 3.0 Assembly, provides help classes for metadata processing, connection management, and messaging .
API:
COM, provides basic support for adapter operations.
2
Adapter exposure:
Exposed as WCF binding; available to any application that can consume a WCF binding including BizTalk Server 2006 R2 (using the WCF adapter).
Adapter exposure:
Exposed only to BizTalk Server; not reusable by other applications.
3
Tools :
Adapter Code Generation Wizard, metadata browser for Visual Studio 2005.
Tools :
N/A
4
Extensibility :
Yes (as WCF channel extension)
Extensibility :
No

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