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BindingInfo Node

The BindingInfo node of a binding file is the root node of a binding file and contains information that applies to all of the entries in the binding file as well as information about the BizTalk Server that the binding file was exported from.

Nodes in the BindingInfo node

The following table lists the properties that can be set for this node of a binding file:

Name Node Type Data Type Description Restrictions Comments
Assembly Attribute xs:string Specifies information for the Microsoft.BizTalk.Deployment dll used when creating the binding file. Includes comma separated Version, Culture, and PublicKeyToken attributes for this assembly. Required Default value: "Microsoft.BizTalk.Deployment, Version=3.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
Version Attribute xs:string Specifies the version of BizTalk Server that the binding file was generated on. Required Default value: 3.5.1.0
BindingStatus Attribute BindingState (SimpleType) Specifies the binding status of the artifacts exported with the binding file. Required Default value: None

Valid values:

- Unknown
- NoBindings
- Unbound
- PartiallyBound
- FullyBound
BoundEndpoints Attribute xs:int Specifies the number of bound endpoints in the binding file. Required Default value: 0
TotalEndpoints Attribute xs:int Specifies the total number of endpoints in the binding file. Required Default value: 0
Description Element xs:string Specifies a text description of the BindingInfo section of the binding file. Not required Default value: empty
Timestamp Element xs:dateTime Specifies when the binding file was exported. Required Default value: Time on the BizTalk server when the binding file was exported.
ModuleRefCollection Node Record ArrayOfModuleRef (ComplexType) Container node for the .NET assemblies exported with the binding file. Not required Default value: none
SendPortCollection Node Record ArrayOfSendPort (ComplexType) Container node for the send ports exported with the binding file. Not required Default value: none
DistributionListCollection Node Record ArrayOfDistributionList (ComplexType) Container node for the distribution lists exported with the binding file. Not required Default value: none
ReceivePortCollection Node Record ArrayOfReceivePort (ComplexType) Container node for the receive ports exported with the binding file. Not required Default value: none

The following code shows the format of the XML used in the BindingInfo node of a binding file:

<BindingInfo xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"   
Assembly="Microsoft.BizTalk.Deployment, Version=3.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"   
Version="3.5.1.0" BindingStatus="FullyBound"   
BoundEndpoints="12"   
TotalEndpoints="12">  
<Description/>  
<Timestamp>2005-08-23T16:27:40.5948205-07:00</Timestamp>  

See Also

Customizing Binding Files