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Get the Report →Execute Stored Procedures to Sage 200 in BizTalk
You can use stored procedures provided by the CData BizTalk Adapter for Sage 200 to automate working with Sage 200 data in BizTalk. Stored procedures implement actions available in the underlying API.
Stored procedures implement Sage 200 actions that cannot be represented as SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements. This article shows how to generate a schema for a stored procedure. You can use the schema to execute the stored procedure from a send port.
Add the Adapter to Your Project
Use the Add Adapter wizard to add the adapter to a BizTalk Server project in Visual Studio. The adapter will return metadata about the inputs of the stored procedure and its results. This metadata is needed to create the schema.
- Right-click on the project in the Solution Explorer and click Add -> Add Generated Items.
- Select Add Adapter Metadata in the resulting dialog box.
- In the resulting Add Adapter wizard, select the adapter from the list.
- In the Port menu, leave the selection blank. Or, select a receive location or send port that has been configured to use the Sage 200 Adapter.
On the Connection String page, enter authentication credentials and other connection properties if they were not already configured in the send port or the receive location.
Below is a typical connection string:
SubscriptionKey=12345;Schema=StandardUK;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH
- Schema: Determines which Sage 200 edition you are connecting to. Specify either StandardUK or ProfessionalUK.
- Subscription Key: Provides access to the APIs that are used to establish a connection. You will first need to log into the Sage 200 API website and subscribe to the API edition that matches your account. You can do so here: https://developer.columbus.sage.com/docs/services/api/uk. Afterwards, the subscription key may be found in your profile after logging into Sage 200.
Generate the Schema
After you enter connection properties in the Add Adapter wizard, the Schema wizard is displayed.
- On the next page, Schema Information, select the Send Port that you have configured to use the Sage 200 Adapter.
- If you have configured the CData Sage 200 Adapter in a solicit-response send port, disable the One-Way option.
- In the Command Type menu, select Stored Procedure.
- Select the stored procedure from the menu and enter the values for the input parameters.
- Confirm the settings in the summary displayed by the wizard and click Finish to generate the schema.xsd file.
Processing Schemas
To use schemas in a simple BizTalk application, see the tutorial.