RE: BAM Excel live book

From: Derek Tan [MSFT] (derektan_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/16/04


Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:55:48 GMT

Hi Amar,

As mentioned, there is no support for re-pointing the "live"
workbook to the production server.

If your development machine has Excel installed, you can copy the BamConfiguration.xml to the development box and
deploy the Bam infrastructure using Bam.xls from that box.

Regards,
Derek

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>Hi Derek,
>
>Thanks for the response, here is my scenario.
>
>We have various BizTalk environments setup, Development,
>Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Production
>environment.
>
>We have Office XP installed only on our development server
>and we do not want to install Office or Excel on any other
>environment as we will need to buy license to install the
>same on production.
>What I was planning to do was (If possible) to create the
>live book and XML on development server and use the XML to
>create the infrastructure on other environments. Re-point
>the Live Excel created on development to
>Testing/UAT/Production. Is that feasible? Look forward for
>your advice.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>Amar
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi Gavin,
>>
>>It is possible to create Bam infrastructure using bam
>definition xml. However, there is no support for re-
>pointing the "live"
>>workbook to the production server.
>>
>>Maybe you can elaborate your scenario a little more to
>help me understand what you're trying to do. If your
>development
>>machine has Excel installed, you can copy the
>BamConfiguration.xml to the development box and deploy the
>Bam
>>infrastructure using Bam.xls from that box.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Derek
>>
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>>>Hi Derek,
>>>Is it possible to create BAM infrastructure using XML
>file
>>>instead of Excel? and then re-point the Live workbook
>>>Excel created by development server to production server?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Yes, you will need Excel XP or 2003 to be installed on
>>>the box where you want to deploy Bam infrastructure
>from.
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>Derek [MSFT]
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>>>>>From: "Gavin" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>>>>>Sender: "Gavin" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>>>>>Subject: BAM Excel live book
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>>>>>Do I need Excel to be installed on BizTalk server to
>>>>>create "BAM_LiveData" work book? If not how do I
>create
>>>>>Bam_LiveData.xls?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>Gavin
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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