SMPP Adapter

The SMPP Component implements Short Message Peer-to-Peer message transmission functionality.

Remarks

The SMPP Adapter implements a Short Message Peer-to-Peer client that can be used to send SMS messages from your BizTalk Server to any SMS-enabled entity.

SMPP Receive Adapter

Before using the SMPP Send Adapter, you must first contact a Short Message Service (SMS) vendor to create an account. Once your account is properly set up, you must set the server information on your adapter through the SMPPServer and SMPPPort properties. If your SMS vendor supplies you with a UserId or Password, you should enter those as well. Some vendors may also require specific SystemType values in order to communicate with a client. If this is the case, the vendor will supply you with that information as well.

The adapter also supports Secure Socket Layer (SSL) transport security. This may be enabled by selecting an SSLCert and a valid SSLAcceptServerCert, and then setting the SSLStartMode to an appropriate value.

Once configured the adapter will connect to the SMPP server on the first PollingInterval and remain connected to receive incoming messages. It will remain connected until the adapter is shut down.

SMPP Send Adapter

Once the send port is set up, it will connect to the SMPP server whenever it has a message to send. By default, it will send the contents of the message body as the text of the short message. This behavior can be overridden by setting the MessageText property at design time or at runtime by writing the property to the message context.

The adapter allows you to send text messages to one or more RecipientAddress. You may also set the SendAsData property to send large (greater than 64KB) messages as binary data instead of as a text message.

Please refer to the section on adapter configuration for a description of how to configure receive locations and send ports for this adapter.

Receiver Property List

The following is the full list of the properties of the receiver Adapter with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.


ErrorThreshold	The maximum number of errors before the component shuts down.
Firewall	A set of properties related to firewall access.
MaxBatchSize	The maximum size, in MB, of the current batch (0 indicates no limit).
MaxFileCount	The maximum number of files in the current batch (0 indicates no limit).
MaxFileSize	The maximum size, in MB, of a file in the current batch (0 indicates no limit).
MaxThreads	The maximum number of threads that the component may consume.
Other	Defines a set of configuration settings to be used by the component.
Password	This is the user's password.
PersistentConnection	Instructs the component whether to keep the connection to the server open.
PollingInterval	The amount of time, in seconds, between download attempts.
RequeueEndpoints	Whether to requeue receive endpoints if the polling interval has not been reached.
RuntimeLicense	Specifies the component runtime license key.
ScheduledDelivery	This value tells the server when to deliver the current message.
SMPPPort	The server port for secure SMPP (default 3551).
SMPPServer	This is the SMPP entity to which the component will connect.
SMPPVersion	This is the SMPP version to be used throughout the connection.
SourceAddress	The source address of the current message.
SSLAcceptServerCert	Instructs the component to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate.
SSLCert	The certificate to use for client authentication during the SSL handshake.
SSLStartMode	Determines how the component starts the SSL negotiation.
SystemType	This is a string representing the type of system during a connection.
Timeout	A timeout for the component.
TransportLog	Tells the component where and how to report information about its operations.
URI	The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the send port or receive location.
UserId	This value is used for identification with the SMPP service.
ValidityPeriod	The validity period of the current message.

Sender Property List

The following is the full list of the properties of the sender Adapter with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.


ConnectionLifetime	Instructs the component whether or not to leave the connection to the server open.
Firewall	A set of properties related to firewall access.
MaxPersistentConnections	The maximum number of simultaneous persistent connections when sending.
MaxThreads	The maximum number of threads that the component may consume.
MaxTransmissionBatchSize	The maximum number of messages that can be sent in a single batch.
MessageExpiration	Denotes the validity period of the current message.
MessagePriority	This is the priority level of the current message.
MessageText	The text of the short message to be sent.
Other	Defines a set of configuration settings to be used by the component.
Password	This is the user's password.
ReceivedMessageId	The identifier of the most recently sent message.
RecipientAddress	A comma-separated list of the recipient addresses of the current short message.
RecipientType	Indicates the type of entities receiving the current short message.
RuntimeLicense	Specifies the component runtime license key.
ScheduledDelivery	This value tells the server when to deliver the current message.
SendAsData	A boolean switch indicating whether the current short message should be sent as a data message.
SenderAddress	The addresses from which the current short message will be sent.
ServiceType	This indicates the type of service for the current message.
SMPPPort	The server port for secure SMPP (default 3551).
SMPPServer	This is the SMPP entity to which the component will connect.
SMPPVersion	This is the SMPP version to be used throughout the connection.
SSLAcceptServerCert	Instructs the component to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate.
SSLCert	The certificate to use for client authentication during the SSL handshake.
SSLStartMode	Determines how the component starts the SSL negotiation.
SystemType	This is a string representing the type of system during a connection.
Timeout	A timeout for the component.
TransmitBatchMode	How the transmitter processes batches.
TransportLog	Tells the component where and how to report information about its operations.
URI	The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the send port or receive location.
UserId	This value is used for identification with the SMPP service.

Config Settings

The following is a list of config settings for the Adapter with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.


DataCoding	The data encoding mechanism to be used for the current message.
DestinationNPI	The Number Planning Indicator for the destination ESME.
DestinationTON	The Type of Number for the destination ESME.
MCReceipt	The type of receipt you wish to receive for the current message.
ProtocolId	The protocol identifier.
ReconnectAttemptInterval	The time, in seconds, between reconnection attempts.
ReconnectAttemptLimit	The maximum number of reconnection attempts.
SMEAcknowledgement	The type of acknowledgement you wish to receive for the current message.
SourceNPI	The Number Planning Indicator for the ESME.
SourceTON	The Type of Number for the ESME.
ReuseSSLSession	Determines if the SSL session is reused.
SSLCipherStrength	The minimum cipher strength used for bulk encryption.
SSLEnabledCipherSuites	The cipher suite to be used in an SSL negotiation.
SSLEnabledProtocols	Used to enable/disable the supported security protocols.
SSLIncludeCertChain	Whether the entire certificate chain is included in the SSLServerAuthentication event.
SSLSecurityFlags	Flags that control certificate verification.
TLS12SignatureAlgorithms	Defines the allowed TLS 1.2 signature algorithms when UseInternalSecurityAPI is True.
TLS12SupportedGroups	The supported groups for ECC.
TLS13KeyShareGroups	The groups for which to pregenerate key shares.
TLS13SignatureAlgorithms	The allowed certificate signature algorithms.
TLS13SupportedGroups	The supported groups for (EC)DHE key exchange.
AbsoluteTimeout	Determines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts.
LocalHost	The name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.
TcpNoDelay	Whether or not to delay when sending packets.
UseInternalSecurityAPI	Tells the component whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

SMPP Receiver

How to Configure a SMPP Receive Location with the BizTalk Server Administration Console

To configure the receive location by using the BizTalk Server Administration console, use the following procedure:

NOTE: Before completing the following procedure you must have already added a one-way receive port. For more information, see How to Create a Receive Port.

To configure receive location variables for a SMPP receive location:

In the BizTalk Server Administration console, expand BizTalk Server Administration, expand BizTalk Group, expand Applications, and then expand the application you want to create a receive location in.
In the left pane, click the Receive Port node. Then in the right pane, right-click the receive port that is associated with an existing receive location or that you want to associate with a new receive location, and then click Properties.
In the left pane of the Receive Port Properties dialog box, select Receive Locations, and in the right pane double-click an existing receive location or click New to create a new receive location.
In the Receive Location Properties dialog box, in the Transport section next to Type, select nsoftware.SMPP 2022 from the drop-down list, and then click Configure to configure the transport properties for the receive location.

In the nsoftware.SMPP 2022 Transport Properties dialog box, you will find the following properties:


ErrorThreshold	The maximum number of errors before the component shuts down. Type: xs:int Default Value: 5
Firewall	A set of properties related to firewall access. Type: Firewall Default Value: null
MaxBatchSize	The maximum size, in MB, of the current batch (0 indicates no limit). Type: xs:int Default Value: 0
MaxFileCount	The maximum number of files in the current batch (0 indicates no limit). Type: xs:int Default Value: 10
MaxFileSize	The maximum size, in MB, of a file in the current batch (0 indicates no limit). Type: xs:int Default Value: 0
MaxThreads	The maximum number of threads that the component may consume. Type: xs:int Default Value: 20
Other	Defines a set of configuration settings to be used by the component. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
Password	This is the user's password. Type: baf:Password Default Value: ""
PersistentConnection	Instructs the component whether to keep the connection to the server open. Type: bool Default Value: false
PollingInterval	The amount of time, in seconds, between download attempts. Type: xs:int Default Value: 60
RequeueEndpoints	Whether to requeue receive endpoints if the polling interval has not been reached. Type: bool Default Value: false
RuntimeLicense	Specifies the component runtime license key. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
ScheduledDelivery	This value tells the server when to deliver the current message. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
SMPPPort	The server port for secure SMPP (default 3551). Type: xs:int Default Value: 3551 NOTE: This property must have a value.
SMPPServer	This is the SMPP entity to which the component will connect. Type: xs:string Default Value: "" NOTE: This property must have a value.
SMPPVersion	This is the SMPP version to be used throughout the connection. Type: xs:int Default Value: 1
SourceAddress	The source address of the current message. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
SSLAcceptServerCert	Instructs the component to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate. 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.
SSLStartMode	Determines how the component starts the SSL negotiation. Type: xs:int Default Value: 0
SystemType	This is a string representing the type of system during a connection. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
Timeout	A timeout for the component. Type: xs:int Default Value: 60
TransportLog	Tells the component 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: ""
UserId	This value is used for identification with the SMPP service. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
ValidityPeriod	The validity period of the current message. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""

Click OK.
Enter the appropriate values in the Receive Location Properties dialog box to complete the configuration of the receive location and click OK to save settings. For information about the Receive Locations Properties dialog box, see How to Create a Receive Location.

SMPP Transmitter

Setting the SMPP 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 SMPP 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 SMPP 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.SMPP 2022 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.SMPP 2022 Transport Properties dialog box, use the following properties to:


ConnectionLifetime	Instructs the component whether or not to leave the connection to the server open. Type: xs:int Default Value: 0
Firewall	A set of properties related to firewall access. Type: Firewall Default Value: null
MaxPersistentConnections	The maximum number of simultaneous persistent connections when sending. Type: xs:int Default Value: 1
MaxThreads	The maximum number of threads that the component 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
MessageExpiration	Denotes the validity period of the current message. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
MessagePriority	This is the priority level of the current message. Type: xs:int Default Value: 0
MessageText	The text of the short message to be sent. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
Other	Defines a set of configuration settings to be used by the component. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
Password	This is the user's password. Type: baf:Password Default Value: ""
ReceivedMessageId	The identifier of the most recently sent message. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
RecipientAddress	A comma-separated list of the recipient addresses of the current short message. Type: xs:string Default Value: "" NOTE: This property must be specified.
RecipientType	Indicates the type of entities receiving the current short message. Type: xs:int Default Value: 0
RuntimeLicense	Specifies the component runtime license key. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
ScheduledDelivery	This value tells the server when to deliver the current message. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
SendAsData	A boolean switch indicating whether the current short message should be sent as a data message. Type: bool Default Value: false
SenderAddress	The addresses from which the current short message will be sent. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
ServiceType	This indicates the type of service for the current message. Type: xs:int Default Value: 0
SMPPPort	The server port for secure SMPP (default 3551). Type: xs:int Default Value: 3551 NOTE: This property must be specified.
SMPPServer	This is the SMPP entity to which the component will connect. Type: xs:string Default Value: "" NOTE: This property must be specified.
SMPPVersion	This is the SMPP version to be used throughout the connection. Type: xs:int Default Value: 1
SSLAcceptServerCert	Instructs the component to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate. 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.
SSLStartMode	Determines how the component starts the SSL negotiation. Type: xs:int Default Value: 0
SystemType	This is a string representing the type of system during a connection. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""
Timeout	A timeout for the component. Type: xs:int Default Value: 60
TransmitBatchMode	How the transmitter processes batches. Type: xs:int Default Value: 0
TransportLog	Tells the component 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: ""
UserId	This value is used for identification with the SMPP service. Type: xs:string Default Value: ""

Click OK and OK again to save settings.

ConnectionLifetime Property (SMPP Adapter)

Instructs the component whether or not to leave the connection to the server open.

Data Type

Enumeration

Possible Values

Automatic (0)
Per Batch (1)
Persisted (2)

Default Value

Remarks

This property is used when uploading batches of messages to a server that use the same connection properties. In order to minimize connection-related protocol overhead, connections may be persisted with various lifetimes:


Automatic (0 - default)	The connection to the server will be established as needed per each message. When the message transmission is complete, the adapter will disconnect from the server.
Per Batch (1)	During each batch, the connection to the server will be established as needed per each message. If a connection already exists to the server, that will be used as opposed to creating a new one. At the end of the batch, all such connections will be disconnected.
Persisted (2)	Connections will be established as needed and stored. If a connection already exists for a server, that will be used as opposed to creating a new one. The connections will not be disconnected until the adapter is terminated by the BizTalk Message Engine.

This property is not available in the Receiver.

ErrorThreshold Property (SMPP Adapter)

The maximum number of errors before the component shuts down.

Data Type

Integer

Default Value

Remarks

This property limits the number of errors that the adapter can incur before it shuts down and stops processing messages.

If set to 0 the adapter will never shutdown.

Note that if the operation completes successfully the current error count will be reset.

This property may be configured on the adapter's static handler property page in the BizTalk Server administration console.

This property is not available in the Sender.

Firewall Property (SMPP Adapter)

A set of properties related to firewall access.

Data Type

Firewall

Remarks

This is a Firewall type property which contains fields describing the firewall through which the adapter will attempt to connect.

MaxBatchSize Property (SMPP Adapter)

The maximum size, in MB, of the current batch (0 indicates no limit).

Data Type

Integer

Default Value

Remarks

This property limits the maximum amount of data the adapter can store before finalizing and processing the current batch to the number of bytes indicated.

Note: the default value, "0" indicates that there is no limit on the size of the batch. This value is not recommended for production environments as it may result in extremely large batches being held in memory before the adapter moves the data to the next stage of processing.

This property may be configured on the adapter's static handler property page in the BizTalk Server administration console.

This property is not available in the Sender.

MaxFileCount Property (SMPP Adapter)

The maximum number of files in the current batch (0 indicates no limit).

Data Type

Integer

Default Value

Remarks

This property places a limit on the number of files that can be transmitted in a single batch.

This property may be configured on the adapter's static handler property page in the BizTalk Server administration console.

This property is not available in the Sender.

MaxFileSize Property (SMPP Adapter)

The maximum size, in MB, of a file in the current batch (0 indicates no limit).

Data Type

Integer

Default Value

Remarks

This property limits the maximum size of any file in the current transmission batch to the number of bytes indicated.

This property may be configured on the adapter's static handler property page in the BizTalk Server administration console.

This property is not available in the Sender.

MaxPersistentConnections Property (SMPP Adapter)

The maximum number of simultaneous persistent connections when sending.

Data Type

Integer

Default Value

Remarks

This setting specifies the maximum number of simultaneous persistent connections when sending.

The default value is 1, which limits the adapter to using one persistent connection for the adapter at any one time. This means when ConnectionLifetime is set to Persisted the send adapter will first check to see if an existing connection is present before transmitting data. In the case where a connection exists but another instance of the send port is using the connection the adapter will wait for the connection to become free. A value of 1 effectively serializes all communication for the send port through one persistent connection.

By setting a value greater than 1 a pool of persistent connections can be created. This allows multiple simultaneous persistent connections to be used. When the send adapter is active it will check to see if there are any existing connections. In the case where a connection exists but is being used by another instance of the send port it will attempt to create a new persistent connection. If creating a new persistent connection would exceed the limit specified in this setting the adapter will instead wait for a connection to become free. Setting this to a value greater than 1 allows multiple simultaneous connections to be made while still taking advantage of persistent connections to reduce the overhead of re-connecting.

Note: This only applies to the send adapter.

The default value is 1.

This property can only be configured through the adapter's static handler property page in the BizTalk Server administration console.

This property is not available in the Receiver.

MaxThreads Property (SMPP Adapter)

The maximum number of threads that the component may consume.

Data Type

Integer

Default Value

Remarks

This property limits the number of concurrent threads that the adapter may consume while completing its work.

This property can only be configured through the adapter's static handler property page in the BizTalk Server administration console.

MaxTransmissionBatchSize Property (SMPP Adapter)

The maximum number of messages that can be sent in a single batch.

Data Type

Integer

Default Value

Remarks

This property controls the maximum size of an outbound message batch.

Note: be careful when modifying this property as it directly effects the efficiency of the transmit adapter. Setting MaxTransmissionBatchSize to a low value in an environment that requires transmission of large quantities of data will result in the adapter accumulating several small batches. If TransmitBatchMode is set to Parallel, this will result in the adapter transmitting many small batches at once and can put a heavy load on the processor.

Conversely, if TransmitBatchMode is set to Serial, setting MaxTransmissionBatchSize to a large value may result in long transmission delays as the adapter will wait on existing work to complete before accepting new messages from the BizTalk Message Engine. This is especially true when the adapter is transmitting large data.

This property can only be configured through the adapter's static handler property page in the BizTalk Server administration console.

This property is not available in the Receiver.

MessageExpiration Property (SMPP Adapter)

Denotes the validity period of the current message.

Data Type

String

Default Value

Remarks

The MessageExpiration property indicates the MC expiration time, after which the message should be discarded if not delivered to the destination. It can be set using absolute or relative time formats.

Absolute Time Format is a 16-character string represented as "YYMMDDhhmmsstnnp" where:


YY	the last two digits of the year (00-99)
MM	month (01-12)
DD	day (01-31)
hh	hour (00-23)
mm	minute (00-59)
ss	second (00-59)
t	tenths of a second (0-9)
nn	quarter-hour time difference between local time and UTC time (00-48)
p	"+" or "-" indicating the direction of the time offset in nn

Relative Time Format is the same 16-character string where "p" should be set to "R" for "relative". For relative time, "tnn" are ignored and thus should be set to a constant value of "000".

This property is not available in the Receiver.

MessagePriority Property (SMPP Adapter)

This is the priority level of the current message.

Data Type

Enumeration

Possible Values

Message Priority Low (0)
Message Priority Normal (1)
Message Priority High (2)
Message Priority Urgent (3)

Default Value

Remarks

When sending a message, the MessagePriority property will tell the server what type of priority to assign to the message. The effect of the message priority setting is dependent upon the Message Center manufacturer and the network on which the target recipient lies. For example, some MCs may immediately forward "urgent" messages, some networks may use the priority setting as a visual indicator of the message's urgency (e.g. blinking icons, etc.), and some networks may entirely ignore the priority setting.

This property is not available in the Receiver.

MessageText Property (SMPP Adapter)

The text of the short message to be sent.

Data Type

String

Default Value

Remarks

Normally, the adapter will transmit the contents of the current BizTalk message as the message text. However, this behavior can be overridden by setting the promoted MessageText property from within an orchestration. If this property is present in the message context, its value will be sent as the message text.

This property is only available at runtime by reading it from the context of a message generated by the adapter.

This property is not available in the Receiver.

Other Property (SMPP Adapter)

Defines a set of configuration settings to be used by the component.

Data Type

String

Default Value

Remarks

The adapter accepts one or more configuration settings. Configuration settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the adapter, access to these internal properties is provided through the Other property.

The Other property may be set to one or more configuration settings (name/value pairs). Set one setting per line. For example: configname1=value1 configname2=value2

Password Property (SMPP Adapter)

This is the user's password.

Data Type

Password

Default Value

Remarks

When binding to the SMPPServer, the client must provide a known user id and a valid password for that id.

PersistentConnection Property (SMPP Adapter)

Instructs the component whether to keep the connection to the server open.

Data Type

Boolean

Default Value

false

Remarks

If set to true, the adapter will first attempt to use an existing connection. If no such connection exists, it will create a new connection. When the adapter completes, it will persist the connection so that the adapter will reuse it during the next polling interval. Setting this property to true can improve performance if you are polling very frequently.

PollingInterval Property (SMPP Adapter)

The amount of time, in seconds, between download attempts.

Data Type

Integer

Default Value

Remarks

The adapter will wait for the number of seconds indicated before attempting another download.

This property is not available in the Sender.

ReceivedMessageId Property (SMPP Adapter)

The identifier of the most recently sent message.

Data Type

String

Default Value

Remarks

This property indicates the identifier of the most recently sent message. After a message is sent successfully, this property will be set to the server-assigned id of that message.

This property is not available in the Receiver.

RecipientAddress Property (SMPP Adapter)

A comma-separated list of the recipient addresses of the current short message.

Data Type

String

Default Value

Remarks

The RecipientAddress property can be used for setting single or multiple recipients. It is a comma-separated list of addresses whose format depends on the value of RecipientType.

For a recipient type of normal, the values in RecipientAddress should be either the dotted IPv4 of an SMS-enabled device or the directory number of a target mobile phone. For distributed lists, the value should be the name of the list as it is stored on the SMPPServer.

This property is not available in the Receiver.

RecipientType Property (SMPP Adapter)

Indicates the type of entities receiving the current short message.

Data Type

Enumeration

Possible Values

Recipient Type Normal (0)
Recipient Type List (1)

Default Value

Remarks

The RecipientType property is used only for multiple message recipients. The value of RecipientType determines the format of the values in RecipientAddress.

This property is not available in the Receiver.

RequeueEndpoints Property (SMPP Adapter)

Whether to requeue receive endpoints if the polling interval has not been reached.

Data Type

Boolean

Default Value

false

Remarks

This setting controls whether receive endpoints are requeued for later processing if the polling interval has not yet been reached. When this setting is set to No (default) each thread will block until the polling interval for the corresponding receive location is reached. If there exist more active receive locations than MaxThreads it is possible for some threads to block the execution of others since they may be waiting for a polling interval.

When this setting is set to Yes if the polling interval has not been reached the thread will not block until the polling interval is reached, and instead the endpoint will be requeued to be processed later. This lets subsequent endpoints in the queue to be processed.

If MaxThreads is set to a low value and there are a larger number of receive locations setting this to Yes will help assure that polling intervals are respected and receive locations poll in a timely manner.

The default value is No.

This property can only be configured through the adapter's static handler property page in the BizTalk Server administration console.

This property is not available in the Sender.

RuntimeLicense Property (SMPP Adapter)

Specifies the component runtime license key.

Data Type

String

Default Value

Remarks

You can use the RuntimeLicense property to set the runtime key for the adapter license.

This property may be configured on the adapter's static handler property page in the BizTalk Server administration console.

ScheduledDelivery Property (SMPP Adapter)

This value tells the server when to deliver the current message.

Data Type

String

Default Value

Remarks

ScheduledDelivery is used by the adapter when sending a message to inform the Message Center (MC) to forward the message to the intended recipients at a specific time. It can be set using absolute or relative time formats.

Absolute Time Format is a 16-character string represented as "YYMMDDhhmmsstnnp" where:


YY	the last two digits of the year (00-99)
MM	month (01-12)
DD	day (01-31)
hh	hour (00-23)
mm	minute (00-59)
ss	second (00-59)
t	tenths of a second (0-9)
nn	quarter-hour time difference between local time and UTC time (00-48)
p	"+" or "-" indicating the direction of the time offset in nn

Relative Time Format is the same 16-character string where "p" should be set to "R" for "relative". For relative time, "tnn" are ignored and thus should be set to a constant value of "000".

SendAsData Property (SMPP Adapter)

A boolean switch indicating whether the current short message should be sent as a data message.

Data Type

Boolean

Default Value

false

Remarks

Ordinarily, there is a size limit of 255 characters on the length of the message that can be sent. If SendAsData is set to true, a longer message of up to 64KB can be sent. Note that if multiple recipients are specified in RecipientAddress, the adapter must issue separate requests for each address if SendAsData is true.

This property is not available in the Receiver.

SenderAddress Property (SMPP Adapter)

The addresses from which the current short message will be sent.

Data Type

String

Default Value

Remarks

The SMPP protocol allows an External Short Messaging Entity (ESME) to specify its address, whether it is a phone number or an IP address. If SenderAddress is not set, it will default to the system's local IP address.

This property is not available in the Receiver.

ServiceType Property (SMPP Adapter)

This indicates the type of service for the current message.

Data Type

Enumeration

Possible Values

Service Default (0)
Service CMT (1)
Service CPT (2)
Service VMN (3)
Service VMA (4)
Service WAP (5)
Service USSD (6)
Service CBS (7)

Default Value

Remarks

When sending messages, the ServiceType property is used define the SMS application service to be associated with the message. The MC will use the value to determine the availability of enhanced messaging services and to control the teleservice used on the air interface.

The values are defined in the SMPP 5.0 specification as the following:


"" (NULL)	the MC default
CMT	Cellular Messaging
CPT	Cellular Paging
VMN	Voice Mail Notification
VMA	Voice Mail Alerting
WAP	Wireless Application Protocol
USSD	Unstructured Supplementary Services Data
CBS	Cell Broadcast Service

This property is not available in the Receiver.

SMPPPort Property (SMPP Adapter)

The server port for secure SMPP (default 3551).

Data Type

Integer

Default Value

3551

Remarks

A valid port number (a value between 1 and 65535) is required for the connection to take place. For a plain text connection, use port 2775 (please refer to the SSLStartMode property for more information).

SMPPServer Property (SMPP Adapter)

This is the SMPP entity to which the component will connect.

Data Type

String

Default Value

Remarks

This is the instant messaging server to which the adapter will connect. The SMPPServer property must contain a valid SMPP service application address.

SMPPVersion Property (SMPP Adapter)

This is the SMPP version to be used throughout the connection.

Data Type

Enumeration

Possible Values

Version 50 (0)
Version 34 (1)
Version 33 (2)

Default Value

Remarks

The default value is version 3.4 as it is the most widely used version of the protocol.

Choosing the highest mutually supported version is generally recommended. Version 3.4 is the default value, however if version 5.0 is supported it is recommended.

SourceAddress Property (SMPP Adapter)

The source address of the current message.

Data Type

String

Default Value

Remarks

The SourceAddress is the address of the originator of the message.

This property is not available in the Sender.

SSLAcceptServerCert Property (SMPP Adapter)

Instructs the component to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate.

Data Type

Certificate

Remarks

If it finds any issues with the certificate presented by the server, the adapter will normally terminate the connection with an error. You may override this behavior by supplying a value for SSLAcceptServerCert. If the certificate supplied in SSLAcceptServerCert is the same as the certificate presented by the server, then the server certificate is accepted unconditionally, and the connection will continue normally.

This property is used to set a Public Key Certificate.

Ordinarily, the system will attempt to locate the public key in trusted certificate stores in the system registry. If a match is found, the certificate is trusted, and the process proceeds without error. If the certificate is not trusted, the adapter will report an error.

You may explicitly set a public key, either to accept a key that is not installed on the system, or to ensure that a specific key is presented. Public key certificates may be loaded from the machine registry or from file. If you click on the ellipses, a certificate selection dialog will open. To select a public key from the system registry, select the System Store tab or the User Store tab, and highlight the appropriate registry store. The list of available certificates will be shown below.

Alternatively, you may specify a public key on file. Select the PEM or Certificate File tabs to load a public key from file. You can use the browse button to examine the file system for the certificate that you wish to use. Public keys typically are stored in .CER, .DER, or .PEM files, but other formats may be used. You can click on the Open button to examine the contents of the certificate. Or, if you have a certificate stored in memory, you can write the contents of the certificate into the text box provided. Note that if you are loading a certificate from memory, the certificate must be Base-64 encoded, or the string representation of the certificate may become corrupted and uninterpretable.

Regardless of how you selected the certificate, once you hit the OK button, the adapter will attempt to verify that certificate selection. If successful, the subject of the certificate will be displayed in the property field. If the adapter was not able to verify the selection, a dialog box will appear instead detailing the verification error.

Note: You may also set the Accept Any field to Yes without opening the certificate selection dialog to force the adapter to unilaterally authenticate any server during the security handshake. It is strongly recommended that you use this only for testing purposes. Set the LogMode to Info to cause the adapter to report the server's credentials to Location.

SSLCert Property (SMPP Adapter)

The certificate to use for client authentication during the SSL handshake.

Data Type

Certificate

Remarks

This property is used to assign a specific certificate for SSL client authentication.

This field is used to set a Private Key Certificate.

Private key certificates may be loaded from the registry, from files in PKCS#12 format, or from a PEM file format. If you click on the ellipses, a certificate selection dialog will open. To select a private key from the system registry, select the System Store tab or the User Store tab, and highlight the appropriate registry store. The list of certificates which have private keys will be shown below.

To select a private key certificate from a file in PKCS#12 format, select the PFX Store tab. The browse button can be used to examine the file system for PKCS#12 (.pfx or .p12) certificates. If you wish to examine the certificate, provide the password in the field provided and click on the Open button to examine the file store for certificates present. To load a certificate from PEM files, select the PEM tab. Like the PFX file selection, you can specify the password and click the Open button to examine the certificates in the PEM store, or you may paste any PEM data stored in memory.

SSLStartMode Property (SMPP Adapter)

Determines how the component starts the SSL negotiation.

Data Type

Enumeration

Possible Values

Automatic (0)
Implicit (1)
Explicit (2)
None (3)

Default Value

Remarks

The SSLStartMode property may have one of the following values:


Automatic	If the remote port is set to the standard plaintext port of the protocol (where applicable), the adapter will behave the same as if SSLStartMode is set to Explicit. In all other cases, SSL negotiation will be implicit (Implicit).
Implicit	The SSL negotiation will start immediately after the connection is established.
Explicit	The adapter will first connect in plaintext, and then explicitly start SSL negotiation through a protocol command such as STARTTLS.
None	No SSL negotiation, no SSL security. All communication will be in plaintext mode.

SystemType Property (SMPP Adapter)

This is a string representing the type of system during a connection.

Data Type

String

Default Value

Remarks

Some SMS servers require that a system type be supplied during connection. The system type is a string representation, usually as an abbreviation, of a particular kind of system. The string cannot exceed 12 bytes.

Your SMPP service provider should supply you with the correct value for SystemType should they require it to be set.

Timeout Property (SMPP Adapter)

A timeout for the component.

Data Type

Integer

Default Value

Remarks

If the Timeout property is set to 0, all operations will run uninterrupted until successful completion, or an error condition is encountered.

If Timeout is set to a positive value, the adapter will wait for the operation to complete before returning control.

If Timeout expires, and the operation is not yet complete, the adapter fails with an error.

Please note that by default, all timeouts are inactivity timeouts, i.e. the timeout period is extended by Timeout seconds when data is successfully sent or received.

Optionally, the behavior of the adapter may be changed to absolute timeouts, i.e. the adapter will wait for a maximum of Timeout seconds since the beginning of the operation, without extending the timeout period during communications.

This behavior is controlled by the AbsoluteTimeout configuration setting.

The default value for the Timeout property is 60 (seconds).

TransmitBatchMode Property (SMPP Adapter)

How the transmitter processes batches.

Data Type

Enumeration

Possible Values

Parallel (0)
Serial (1)

Default Value

Remarks

This property controls how the transmitter processes message batches:


Parallel	The adapter will process however many batches the BizTalk Message Engine sends it. The number of maximum concurrent batches may be controlled by the MaxThreads property.
Serial	The adapter will queue batches from the BizTalk Message Engine and process them one at a time.

This property can only be configured through the adapter's static handler property page in the BizTalk Server administration console.

This property is not available in the Receiver.

TransportLog Property (SMPP Adapter)

Tells the component where and how to report information about its operations.

Data Type

Log

Remarks

This is a Log type property which contains fields describing how and where the adapter will record information about its execution.

This property may be configured on the adapter's static handler property page in the BizTalk Server administration console.

URI Property (SMPP Adapter)

The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the send port or receive location.

Data Type

String

Default Value

Remarks

This property specifies a URI for the send port or receive location. Setting this property is optional.

By default the adapter will automatically generate a URI. You may choose to specify your own value here to be used in place of the generated URI.

If this value is specified it must begin with the correct prefix, as seen in the default value.

UserId Property (SMPP Adapter)

This value is used for identification with the SMPP service.

Data Type

String

Default Value

Remarks

When binding to the SMPPServer, the client must provide a known user id and a valid password for that id.

ValidityPeriod Property (SMPP Adapter)

The validity period of the current message.

Data Type

String

Default Value

Remarks

The ValidityPeriod is only applicable if this short message is being forwarded to another MC. When this occurs, it specifies how long the receiving MC should retain the SM and continue trying to deliver it. This will be set to NULL if the current validity period is unavailable.

This property is not available in the Sender.

Certificate Type

The digital certificate being used.

Remarks

This type describes the current digital certificate. The certificate may be a public or private key. The fields are used to identify or select certificates.

Fields

Store
String
Default Value: "MY"

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The StoreType field specifies the type of the certificate store specified by Store. If the store is password protected, specify the password in StorePassword.

Store is used in conjunction with the Subject field in order to specify client certificates. If Store has a value, and Subject is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please refer to the Subject field for details.

Designations of certificate stores are platform-dependent.

The following are designations of the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:


MY	A certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys.
CA	Certifying authority certificates.
ROOT	Root certificates.
SPC	Software publisher certificates.

In Java, the certificate store normally is a file containing certificates and optional private keys.

When the certificate store type is PFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is PFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e. PKCS12 certificate store).

If the provider is OpenSSL, the certificate store is a file containing a certificate and a private key. This property must be set to the name of the file.

StorePassword
String
Default Value: ""

If the certificate store is of a type that requires a password, this property is used to specify that password in order to open the certificate store.

StoreType
CertStoreTypes
Default Value: 0

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

The adapter supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used the adapter will automatically determine the type. This field can take one of the following values:


0 (cstUser - default)	For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a certificate store owned by the current user. Note: this store type is not available in Java.
1 (cstMachine)	For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a machine store. Note: this store type is not available in Java.
2 (cstPFXFile)	The certificate store is the name of a PFX (PKCS12) file containing certificates.
3 (cstPFXBlob)	The certificate store is a string (binary or base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in PFX (PKCS12) format.
4 (cstJKSFile)	The certificate store is the name of a Java Key Store (JKS) file containing certificates. Note: this store type is only available in Java.
5 (cstJKSBlob)	The certificate store is a string (binary or base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in Java Key Store (JKS) format. Note: this store type is only available in Java.
6 (cstPEMKeyFile)	The certificate store is the name of a PEM-encoded file that contains a private key and an optional certificate.
7 (cstPEMKeyBlob)	The certificate store is a string (binary or base64-encoded) that contains a private key and an optional certificate.
8 (cstPublicKeyFile)	The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a PEM- or DER-encoded public key certificate.
9 (cstPublicKeyBlob)	The certificate store is a string (binary or base64-encoded) that contains a PEM- or DER-encoded public key certificate.
10 (cstSSHPublicKeyBlob)	The certificate store is a string (binary or base64-encoded) that contains an SSH-style public key.
11 (cstP7BFile)	The certificate store is the name of a PKCS7 file containing certificates.
12 (cstP7BBlob)	The certificate store is a string (binary) representing a certificate store in PKCS7 format.
13 (cstSSHPublicKeyFile)	The certificate store is the name of a file that contains an SSH-style public key.
14 (cstPPKFile)	The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a PPK (PuTTY Private Key).
15 (cstPPKBlob)	The certificate store is a string (binary) that contains a PPK (PuTTY Private Key).
16 (cstXMLFile)	The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a certificate in XML format.
17 (cstXMLBlob)	The certificate store is a string that contains a certificate in XML format.
18 (cstJWKFile)	The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a JWK (JSON Web Key).
19 (cstJWKBlob)	The certificate store is a string that contains a JWK (JSON Web Key).
21 (cstBCFKSFile)	The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a BCFKS (Bouncy Castle FIPS Key Store). Note: this store type is only available in Java and .NET.
22 (cstBCFKSBlob)	The certificate store is a string (binary or base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in BCFKS (Bouncy Castle FIPS Key Store) format. Note: this store type is only available in Java and .NET.
23 (cstPKCS11)	The certificate is present on a physical security key accessible via a PKCS11 interface. To use a security key the necessary data must first be collected using the CERTMGR adapter. The ListStoreCertificates method may be called after setting CertStoreType to `cstPKCS11`, CertStorePassword to the PIN, and CertStore to the full path of the PKCS11 dll. The certificate information returned in the CertList event's `CertEncoded` parameter may be saved for later use. When using a certificate, pass the previously saved security key information as the Store and set StorePassword to the PIN. Code Example: SSH Authentication with Security Key `certmgr.CertStoreType = CertStoreTypes.cstPKCS11; certmgr.OnCertList += (s, e) => { secKeyBlob = e.CertEncoded; }; certmgr.CertStore = @"C:\Program Files\OpenSC Project\OpenSC\pkcs11\opensc-pkcs11.dll"; certmgr.CertStorePassword = "123456"; //PIN certmgr.ListStoreCertificates(); sftp.SSHCert = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPKCS11, secKeyBlob, "123456", "*"); sftp.SSHUser = "test"; sftp.SSHLogon("myhost", 22);`
99 (cstAuto)	The store type is automatically detected from the input data. This setting may be used with both public and private keys and can detect any of the supported formats automatically.

Subject
String
Default Value: ""

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store certificate with matching subject.

If an exact match is not found, the store is searched for subjects containing the value of the property.

When setting the property to a partial subject, CN= should be omitted. For example, the following code would find the certificate with subject CN=Test Certificate, OU=People, C=US

Example (Searching with partial subject)

Control.CertSubject = "Test"

If a match is not found, the property is set to an empty string, and no certificate is selected.

The special value "*" picks a random certificate in the certificate store.

If a matching certificate is found, Subject is set to the full subject of the matching certificate.

Thumbprint
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""

The thumbprint of the certificate.

This field is used to specify the thumbprint of the certificate. When there are multiple certificates in the store that have the same subject, the thumbprint will be used to distinguish between them.

Constructors

Constructors are only relevant when configuring adapters in orchestrations.

public Certificate();

Creates a Certificate instance whose properties can be set.

public Certificate(string certificateFile);

Opens CertificateFile and reads out the contents as an X509 public key.

public Certificate(byte[] certificateData);

Parses CertificateData as an X509 public key.

public Certificate(CertStoreTypes certStoreType, string store, string storePassword, string subject);

CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a file containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. After the store has been successfully opened, the constructor will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN).

public Certificate(CertStoreTypes certStoreType, string store, string storePassword, byte[] encoded);

CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a file containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. After the store has been successfully opened, the constructor will load Encoded as an X509 certificate and search the opened store for a corresponding private key.

public Certificate(CertStoreTypes certStoreType, byte[] storeBlob, string storePassword, string subject);

CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a string (binary- or base64-encoded) containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. After the store has been successfully opened, the constructor will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN).

public Certificate(CertStoreTypes certStoreType, byte[] storeBlob, string storePassword, byte[] encoded);

CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a string (binary- or base64-encoded) containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. After the store has been successfully opened, the constructor will load Encoded as an X509 certificate and search the opened store for a corresponding private key.

Firewall Type

The firewall the component will connect through.

Remarks

When connecting through a firewall, this type is used to specify different properties of the firewall such as the firewall Host and the FirewallType.

Fields

AutoDetect
Boolean
Default Value: False

Tells the adapter whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.

FirewallType
FirewallTypes
Default Value: 0

Determines the type of firewall to connect through. The applicable values are the following:


fwNone (0)	No firewall (default setting).
fwTunnel (1)	Connect through a tunneling proxy. Port is set to 80.
fwSOCKS4 (2)	Connect through a SOCKS4 Proxy. Port is set to 1080.
fwSOCKS5 (3)	Connect through a SOCKS5 Proxy. Port is set to 1080.

Host
String
Default Value: ""

Name or IP address of firewall (optional). If a Host is given, requested connections will be authenticated through the specified firewall when connecting.

If the Host field is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, the Host field is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.

Password
String
Default Value: ""

A password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. If Host is specified, the User and Password fields are used to connect and authenticate to the given firewall. If the authentication fails, a trappable error is fired.

Port
Integer
Default Value: 0

The TCP port for the firewall Host. See the description of the Host field for details.

Note that the Port is set automatically when FirewallType is set to a valid value. See the description of the FirewallType field for details.

User
String
Default Value: ""

A user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall. If the Host is specified, the User and Password fields are used to connect and authenticate to the given Firewall. If the authentication fails, a trappable error is fired.

Constructors

Constructors are only relevant when configuring adapters in orchestrations.

public Firewall();

Log Type

A log where the component will record information about its operations.

Remarks

This describes how and where the adapter will record information describing its execution.

Fields

Location
String
Default Value: "Application"

This field describes the location where the logging information is to be written.

If the EventLog LogType has been chosen, this field must contain the name of the Event Log to which the information should be written. The default value for this field is "Application". If a value other than "Application" is set the computer must be restarted for the change to take effect. Note that the same event log must be used for all send ports and receive locations that use the same adapter.

If the File LogType has been chosen, this field must contain the location of the file to write logging information to on the file system.

The adapter also supports logging to files based on the current date and time. This allows for log files to be organized by days, months, or other intervals as specified. When specifying a log filename include a valid .NET date and time format string within the < and > characters. For instance C:\logs\sftp_<yyyyMMdd>.log or C:\logs\as2_<yyyyMMdd>T<hhmm>.log.

LogMode
LogModes
Default Value: 3

This field controls what information the adapter logs. The possible values have the following affect on the adapter's behavior:


Verbose	The adapter will report all information regarding the transport.
Info	The adapter will report all major operations, as well as all warnings and errors.
Warning	The adapter will report any conditions that could result in unpredictable behavior as well as errors.
Error	The adapter will report all errors that prevent normal operations from completing.
Fatal	The adapter will report only serious errors that cause the adapter to completely stop functioning.

LogType
LogTypes
Default Value: 1

This property controls where the adapter will log the information. The possible values have the following affect on the adapter's behavior:


None	The adapter will not report any logging information.
EventLog	The adapter will report all logging information to the event log. The specific event log must be defined in the Location field when this type is selected.
File	The adapter will report all logging information to a file. The desired file must be specified in the Location field when this type has been selected.

Constructors

Constructors are only relevant when configuring adapters in orchestrations.

public Log();

public Log(LogTypes logType, string location, LogModes logMode);

Config Settings (SMPP Adapter)

The adapter accepts one or more of the following configuration settings. Configuration settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the adapter, access to these internal properties is provided through the Other property.

SMPP Config Settings

DataCoding: The data encoding mechanism to be used for the current message.

This value informs the message recipient about how the data was encoded. The possible values are as follows:


0	MC Specific encoding
1	IA5 (CCITT T.50)/ASCII (ANSI X3.4)
2	Octet unspecified (8-bit binary)
3	Latin 1 (ISO-8859-1)
4	Octet unspecified (8-bit binary)
5	JIS (X 0208-1990)
6	Cyrillic (ISO-8859-5)
7	Latin/Hebrew (ISO-8859-8)
8	UCS2 (ISO/IEC-10646)
9	Pictogram Encoding
10	ISO-2022-JP (Music Codes)
11	Reserved
12	Reserved 2
13	Extended Kanji JIS (X 0212-1990)
14	KS C 5601

DestinationNPI: The Number Planning Indicator for the destination ESME.

When sending messages, this value is used to indicate the numbering plan the destination ESME. For a list of possible values, please see SourceNPI.

DestinationTON: The Type of Number for the destination ESME.

When sending messages, this value is used to indicate the Type of Number for the destination ESME. For a list of possible values, please see SourceTON.

MCReceipt: The type of receipt you wish to receive for the current message.

Setting this config property will cause the component to ask the SMSC for a message delivery receipt. The default value is None (0). The possible values are:


None (0)	The SMSC will send no notification.
Final (1)	The SMSC will only send a notification when the message has been delivered.
Failure (2)	The SMSC will only send a notification if the message encounters an error.
Success (3)	The SMSC will only send a notification when it has successfully received the message from the SME.

ProtocolId: The protocol identifier.

This config property allows control of the protocol identifier field value used in the outgoing messages.

ReconnectAttemptInterval: The time, in seconds, between reconnection attempts.

When receiving messages, this value is used to indicate the number of seconds to wait between reconnection attempts. This is only applicable when PersistentConnection is set to Yes.

ReconnectAttemptLimit: The maximum number of reconnection attempts.

When receiving messages, this value is used to indicate that maximum number of reconnection attempts. This is only applicable when PersistentConnection is set to Yes.

SMEAcknowledgement: The type of acknowledgement you wish to receive for the current message.

Setting this config property will cause the component to ask the remote SME for a delivery acknowledgement. The default value is None (0). The possible values are:


None (0)	The SME need not acknowledge the message.
Delivery (1)	The SME should acknowledge when it has received the message.
Manual (2)	The SME should prompt a user to manually acknowledge the message, typically once they have read it.
Both (3)	The SME should perform both types of acknowledgement.

SourceNPI: The Number Planning Indicator for the ESME.

When binding, this value is used to specify the numbering plan of the ESME. Mobiles tend to set this value to 1. Since most ESMEs are mobiles, the default value for SourceNPI is 1. The possible value are:


Unknown (0)
ISDN (1)
Data (3)
Telex (4)
LandMobile (6)
National (8)
Private (9)
ERMES (10)
Internet (14)
WAP (18)

SourceTON: The Type of Number for the ESME.

When binding, this value is used to indicate the Type of Number for the ESME address. The possible values are:


Unknown (0)	The number type is unknown
International (1)	The number includes the international trunk prefix
National (2)	The number includes the national trunk prefix
NetworkSpecific (3)	The number exists on a network that uses a specific delivery protocol
SubscriberNumber (4)	The number is just the subscriber number, without prefixes
Alphanumeric (5)	The address is human-readable (contains letters and digits)
Abbreviated (6)	The number is abbreviated

SSL Config Settings

ReuseSSLSession: Determines if the SSL session is reused.

If set to true, the adapter will reuse the context if and only if the following criteria are met:

The target host name is the same.
The system cache entry has not expired (default timeout is 10 hours).
The application process that calls the function is the same.
The logon session is the same.
The instance of the adapter is the same.

SSLCipherStrength: The minimum cipher strength used for bulk encryption.

This minimum cipher strength largely dependent on the security modules installed on the system. If the cipher strength specified is not supported, an error will be returned when connections are initiated.

Please note that this setting contains the minimum cipher strength requested from the security library.

Use this setting with caution. Requesting a lower cipher strength than necessary could potentially cause serious security vulnerabilities in your application.

SSLEnabledCipherSuites: The cipher suite to be used in an SSL negotiation.

The enabled cipher suites to be used in SSL negotiation.

By default, the enabled cipher suites will include all available ciphers ("*").

The special value "*" means that the adapter will pick all of the supported cipher suites. If SSLEnabledCipherSuites is set to any other value, only the specified cipher suites will be considered.

Multiple cipher suites are separated by semicolons.

Example values when UseInternalSecurityAPI is False (default): // The "Other" property could contain ONE of the following lines: SSLEnabledCipherSuites=* SSLEnabledCipherSuites=CALG_AES_256 SSLEnabledCipherSuites=CALG_AES_256;CALG_3DES Possible values when UseInternalSecurityAPI is False (default) include:

CALG_3DES
CALG_3DES_112
CALG_AES
CALG_AES_128
CALG_AES_192
CALG_AES_256
CALG_AGREEDKEY_ANY
CALG_CYLINK_MEK
CALG_DES
CALG_DESX
CALG_DH_EPHEM
CALG_DH_SF
CALG_DSS_SIGN
CALG_ECDH
CALG_ECDH_EPHEM
CALG_ECDSA
CALG_ECMQV
CALG_HASH_REPLACE_OWF
CALG_HUGHES_MD5
CALG_HMAC
CALG_KEA_KEYX
CALG_MAC
CALG_MD2
CALG_MD4
CALG_MD5
CALG_NO_SIGN
CALG_OID_INFO_CNG_ONLY
CALG_OID_INFO_PARAMETERS
CALG_PCT1_MASTER
CALG_RC2
CALG_RC4
CALG_RC5
CALG_RSA_KEYX
CALG_RSA_SIGN
CALG_SCHANNEL_ENC_KEY
CALG_SCHANNEL_MAC_KEY
CALG_SCHANNEL_MASTER_HASH
CALG_SEAL
CALG_SHA
CALG_SHA1
CALG_SHA_256
CALG_SHA_384
CALG_SHA_512
CALG_SKIPJACK
CALG_SSL2_MASTER
CALG_SSL3_MASTER
CALG_SSL3_SHAMD5
CALG_TEK
CALG_TLS1_MASTER
CALG_TLS1PRF

Example values when UseInternalSecurityAPI is True:

// The "Other" property could contain ONE of the following lines:
SSLEnabledCipherSuites=*
SSLEnabledCipherSuites=TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
SSLEnabledCipherSuites=TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA;TLS_DH_ANON_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA

Possible values when UseInternalSecurityAPI is True include:

TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
TLS_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA

If SSLEnabledProtocols is configured to use TLS 1.3 the following values are supported:

TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384

SSLEnabledCipherSuites is used together with SSLCipherStrength.

SSLEnabledProtocols: Used to enable/disable the supported security protocols.

Used to enable/disable the supported security protocols.

Not all supported protocols are enabled by default (the value of this setting is 4032). If you want more granular control over the enabled protocols, you can set this property to the binary 'OR' of one or more of the following values:


TLS1.3	12288 (Hex 3000) (Experimental)
TLS1.2	3072 (Hex C00) (Default)
TLS1.1	768 (Hex 300) (Default)
TLS1	192 (Hex C0) (Default)
SSL3	48 (Hex 30)
SSL2	12 (Hex 0C)

Note: TLS 1.1 and TLS1.2 support are only available starting with Windows 7.

Note: Enabling TLS 1.3 will automatically set UseInternalSecurityAPI to True.

SSLIncludeCertChain: Whether the entire certificate chain is included in the SSLServerAuthentication event.

This setting specifies whether the transport log contains the full certificate chain. By default this value is False and only the leaf certificate will be present.

If set to True all certificates returned by the server will be present in the transport log. This includes the leaf certificate, any intermediate certificate, and the root certificate.

Note: When UseInternalSecurityAPI is set to True this value is automatically set to True. This is needed for proper validation when using the internal provider.

SSLSecurityFlags: Flags that control certificate verification.

The following flags are defined (specified in hexadecimal notation). They can be or-ed together to exclude multiple conditions:


0x00000001	Ignore time validity status of certificate.
0x00000002	Ignore time validity status of CTL.
0x00000004	Ignore non-nested certificate times.
0x00000010	Allow unknown Certificate Authority.
0x00000020	Ignore wrong certificate usage.
0x00000100	Ignore unknown certificate revocation status.
0x00000200	Ignore unknown CTL signer revocation status.
0x00000400	Ignore unknown Certificate Authority revocation status.
0x00000800	Ignore unknown Root revocation status.
0x00008000	Allow test Root certificate.
0x00004000	Trust test Root certificate.
0x80000000	Ignore non-matching CN (certificate CN not-matching server name).

TLS12SignatureAlgorithms: Defines the allowed TLS 1.2 signature algorithms when UseInternalSecurityAPI is True.

This setting specifies the allowed server certificate signature algorithms when UseInternalSecurityAPI is True and SSLEnabledProtocols is set to allow TLS 1.2.

When specified the adapter will verify that the server certificate signature algorithm is among the values specified in this setting. If the server certificate signature algorithm is unsupported the adapter will fail with an error.

The format of this value is a comma separated list of hash-signature combinations. For instance: // The "Other" could contain ALL of these lines: UseInternalSecurityAPI=true SSLEnabledProtocols=3072 TLS12SignatureAlgorithms=sha1-rsa,sha1-dsa,sha256-rsa,sha256-dsa The default value for this setting is "sha1-rsa,sha1-dsa,sha224-rsa,sha224-dsa,sha256-rsa,sha256-dsa,sha384-rsa,sha384-dsa,sha512-rsa,sha512-dsa".

In order to not restrict the server's certificate signature algorithm, specify an empty string as the value for this setting, which will cause the signature_algorithms TLS 1.2 extension to not be sent.

TLS12SupportedGroups: The supported groups for ECC.

This setting specifies a comma separated list of named groups used in TLS 1.2 for ECC.

The default value is ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ecdhe_secp521r1.

When using TLS 1.2 and UseInternalSecurityAPI is set to True, the values refer to the supported groups for ECC. The following values are supported:

"ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
"ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
"ecdhe_secp521r1" (default)

TLS13KeyShareGroups: The groups for which to pregenerate key shares.

This setting specifies a comma separated list of named groups used in TLS 1.3 for key exchange. The groups specified here will have key share data pregenerated locally before establishing a connection. This can prevent an additional round trip during the handshake if the group is supported by the server.

The default value is set to balance common supported groups and the computational resources required to generate key shares. As a result only some groups are included by default in this setting.

Note: All supported groups can always be used during the handshake even if not listed here, but if a group is used which is not present in this list it will incur an additional round trip and time to generate the key share for that group.

In most cases this setting does not need to be modified. This should only be modified if there is a specific reason to do so.

The default value is ecdhe_x25519,ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ffdhe_2048,ffdhe_3072

The values are ordered from most preferred to least preferred. The following values are supported:

"ecdhe_x25519" (default)
"ecdhe_x448"
"ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
"ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
"ecdhe_secp521r1"
"ffdhe_2048" (default)
"ffdhe_3072" (default)
"ffdhe_4096"
"ffdhe_6144"
"ffdhe_8192"

TLS13SignatureAlgorithms: The allowed certificate signature algorithms.

This setting holds a comma separated list of allowed signature algorithms. Possible values are:

"rsa_pkcs1_sha256" (default)
"rsa_pkcs1_sha384" (default)
"rsa_pkcs1_sha512" (default)

The default value is rsa_pkcs1_sha256,rsa_pkcs1_sha384,rsa_pkcs1_sha512. This setting is only applicable when SSLEnabledProtocols includes TLS 1.3.

TLS13SupportedGroups: The supported groups for (EC)DHE key exchange.

This setting specifies a comma separated list of named groups used in TLS 1.3 for key exchange. This setting should only be modified if there is a specific reason to do so.

The default value is ecdhe_x25519,ecdhe_x448,ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ecdhe_secp521r1,ffdhe_2048,ffdhe_3072,ffdhe_4096,ffdhe_6144,ffdhe_8192

The values are ordered from most preferred to least preferred. The following values are supported:

"ecdhe_x25519" (default)
"ecdhe_x448" (default)
"ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
"ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
"ecdhe_secp521r1" (default)
"ffdhe_2048" (default)
"ffdhe_3072" (default)
"ffdhe_4096" (default)
"ffdhe_6144" (default)
"ffdhe_8192" (default)

General Config Settings

AbsoluteTimeout: Determines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts.

If AbsoluteTimeout is set to True, any method which does not complete within Timeout seconds will be aborted. By default, AbsoluteTimeout is False, and the timeout is an inactivity timeout.

LocalHost: The name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.

The LocalHost configuration contains the name of the local host as obtained by the Gethostname() system call, or if the user has assigned an IP address, the value of that address.

In multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface) setting LocalHost to the value of an interface will make the adapter initiate connections (or accept in the case of server adapters) only through that interface.

If the adapter is connected, the LocalHost configuration shows the IP address of the interface through which the connection is made in internet dotted format (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd). In most cases, this is the address of the local host, except for multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface).

TcpNoDelay: Whether or not to delay when sending packets.

When true, the socket will send all data that is ready to send at once. When false, the socket will send smaller buffered packets of data at small intervals. This is known as the Nagle algorithm.

By default, this config is set to false.

UseInternalSecurityAPI: Tells the adapter whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

When set to False, the adapter will use the system security libraries by default to perform cryptographic functions where applicable. In this case, calls to unmanaged code will be made. In certain environments this is not desirable. To use a completely managed security implementation set this setting to True.

Setting this setting to True tells the adapter to use the internal implementation instead of using the system security libraries.

On Windows, this setting is set to False by default. On Linux/macOS, this setting is set to True by default.

If using the .NET Standard Library, this setting will be True on all platforms. The .NET Standard library does not support using the system security libraries.

Note: This setting is static. The value set is applicable to all adapters used in the application.

When this value is set the product's system DLL is no longer required as a reference, as all unmanaged code is stored in that file.

Supported Macros

The adapter also supports the following Macros. These values are not case sensitive and would be supplied to a property in the form %MacroName%.

TempThis is resolved to the full path to the system's temporary directory. MessageIDGlobally unique identifier (GUID) of the message in BizTalk Server. SourceFileNameThe original file name. This includes the extension and excludes the file path, for example, Sample.xml SourceFileNameNoExtThe original file name without the extension or file path, for example, Sample RemoteFileNameThe name of the file as it was uploaded to the remote server. This includes the extension and excludes the file path, for example, Sample.xml. Valid only for AS3, FTP, and SFTP Send Adapters. DestinationPartyName of the destination party. DestinationPartyQualifierQualifier of the destination party. SourcePartyName of the source party. SourcePartyQualifierQualifier of the source party. DateTime:CustomFormatThis special value allows you to specify your own custom time format. For instance DateTime:yyyy would be resolved to the 4 digit year. DateThe date format yyyy-MM-dd. DateTimeThe date format yyyy-MM-ddThhmmss. TimeThe date format hhmmss. DateTime_BTS2000The date format yyyyMMddhhmmssf. DateTime.TZThe date format yyyy-MM-ddThhmmsszzz. Time.TZThe date format hhmmsszzz. Property#<Schema>#<Name>This special value allows you to include a property from the incoming message. For instance "PROPERTY#http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties#ReceivePortName" would resolve to the ReceivePortName property of the message.