Using the Pipeline Component Wizard

Lately, I've been getting lots of e-mail from people asking me how, after installing the Pipeline Component Wizard, they can actually use it. To do so:

• Open up Visual Studio .NET 2003


• Press CTRL+SHIFT+N to create a new Project


• The New Project dialog appears, containing a tree to the left of the screen, called "Project Types".


• In the project types tree, choose "BizTalk Projects"


• In the templates screen, on the right of the dialog, the available BizTalk templates appear.


• Within the templates screen, choose "BizTalk Server Pipeline Component Project"


• Type a name and location for your new project, and press OK


• The wizard will appear, follow the screens and choose your options for the new Pipeline Component you're about to build.


• After finishing the wizard, it will generate the solution, project files, resources, assemblyinfo and code for the options you selected within the configuration pages of the wizard.

You're done, now a fully functional pipeline component according to your specifications has come to life, implement the code you'd like the component to perform, compile it, etc.