AS4 Transmitter

Setting the AS4 Adapter Configuration Properties for a Dynamic Send Port

A dynamic send port does not provide any transport configuration options in BizTalk Explorer because it is expected that these properties will be provided with the context properties associated with the message. These properties can be set in a custom pipeline or in an orchestration. To set message configuration properties in an orchestration you can do the following:

Add a Construct Message shape to your orchestration.
Configure the Construct Message shape to construct a new message. (for example Message_2)
Add a Message Assignment shape to the Construct Message shape.
Add code to the Message Assignment shape to initialize the message that you constructed and to set the appropriate configuration properties for the message.

Configuring the AS4 Send Port with the BizTalk Server Administration Console

To configure the send port by using the BizTalk Server Administration console, use the following procedure:

To configure variables for a AS4 send port:

In the BizTalk Server Administration console, create a new send port or double-click an existing send port to modify it. For more information, see How to Create a Send Port. Configure all of the send port options and specify nsoftware.AS4 v4 for the Type option in the Transport section of the General tab.
On the General tab, in the Transport section, click the Configure button next to Type.

In the nsoftware.AS4 v4 Transport Properties dialog box, use the following properties to:


AgreementRef	The agreement reference. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
AS4FromId	The Id of the party. This value is required. Type: xs:string Default Value: "" NOTE: This property must be specified.
AS4FromIdType	The optional type of the Id. If specified this value should be the domain to which the Id belongs. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
AS4FromRole	This field specifies the role of the party. This may be any value agreed upon by the trading partners. Type: xs:string Default Value: "http://docs.oasis-open.org/ebxml-msg/ebms/v3.0/ns/core/200704/initiator"
AS4ToId	The Id of the party. This value is required. Type: xs:string Default Value: "" NOTE: This property must be specified.
AS4ToIdType	The optional type of the Id. If specified this value should be the domain to which the Id belongs. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
AS4ToRole	This field specifies the role of the party. This may be any value agreed upon by the trading partners. Type: xs:string Default Value: "http://docs.oasis-open.org/ebxml-msg/ebms/v3.0/ns/core/200704/responder"
CompressionFormat	The compression format (if any) to use. Type: xs:int Default Value: 0
ConversationId	The Conversation Id of the message. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
EDIFileName	The file name to be used in outbound request. Type: xs:string Default Value: "%SourceFileName%"
EDIProperties	A collection of file properties. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
EDIType	The Content-Type of the EDI message. Type: xs:string Default Value: "application/edi-x12"
EncryptionAlgorithm	The algorithm, if any, used to encrypt the EDI data. Type: xs:string Default Value: "3DES"
Firewall	A set of properties related to firewall access. Type: Firewall Default Value: null
HTTPPassword	A password if authentication is to be used. Type: baf:Password Default Value: ""
HTTPProxy	A set of properties related to proxy access. Type: Proxy Default Value: null
HTTPUser	A user name if authentication is to be used. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
LogDirectory	The path to a directory for logging. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
LogFile	The log file written. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
MaxPersistentConnections	The maximum number of simultaneous persistent connections when sending. Type: xs:int Default Value: 1
MaxThreads	The maximum number of threads that the adapter may consume. Type: xs:int Default Value: 20
MaxTransmissionBatchSize	The maximum number of messages that can be sent in a single batch. Type: xs:int Default Value: 1
MessageId	The unique Id of the message. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
MessageProperties	A collection of message properties. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
Other	Defines a set of configuration settings to be used by the adapter. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
Profile	The AS4 profile. Type: xs:int Default Value: 0
ReceiptContent	The content of the receipt. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
ReceiptRefToMessageId	The Message Id to which this receipt applies. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
RecipientCert	The public certificate used to encrypt files when sending. Type: Certificate Default Value: null
RefToMessageId	Specifies the RefToMessageId in the message. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
RequireReceipt	Whether to require a receipt. Type: bool Default Value: true
RuntimeLicense	Specifies the adapter runtime license key. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
Service	The service which acts on the message. Type: xs:string Default Value: "http://docs.oasis-open.org/ebxml-msg/as4/200902/service"
ServiceAction	The action within a service that acts on the message. Type: xs:string Default Value: "http://docs.oasis-open.org/ebxml-msg/as4/200902/action"
ServiceType	The type of service. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
SignatureAlgorithm	Signature algorithm to be used in the message. Type: xs:string Default Value: "sha256"
SignerCert	The public signing certificate of the partner. Type: Certificate Default Value: null
SigningCert	The certificate used to sign the outgoing AS4 message. Type: Certificate Default Value: null NOTE: The digital id must have a private key associated with it.
SSLAcceptServerCert	For sending HTTPS requests, a server certificate to unconditionally accept. Type: Certificate Default Value: null
SSLCert	The certificate to use for client authentication during the SSL handshake. Type: Certificate Default Value: null NOTE: The digital id must have a private key associated with it.
Timeout	A timeout for the adapter. Type: xs:int Default Value: 60
TransmitBatchMode	How the transmitter processes batches. Type: xs:int Default Value: 0
TransportLog	Tells the adapter where and how to report information about its operations. Type: Log Default Value: null
URI	The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the send port or receive location. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
URL	The URL to which the request is made. Type: xs:string Default Value: "" NOTE: This property must be specified.

Click OK and OK again to save settings.