How to Enlist or Unenlist a Party for a Role

This topic describes how to use the BizTalk Server Administration console to enlist or unenlist a party for a role. Enlisting a party for a role assigns the party to the role and unenlisting the party removes the party from the role.

When enlisting or unenlisting a party for a role, bear in mind the following points:

  • You must create a party before you can enlist it. For instructions, see Create a Party.

  • You can enlist or unenlist a party for a role without needing to restart the application.

Note

The application developer can enlist or unenlist a party during the development process by using the procedure in this topic.

Prerequisites

To perform the procedure in this topic, you must be logged on with an account that is a member of the BizTalk Server Administrators group. For more detailed information on permissions, see Permissions Required for Deploying and Managing a BizTalk Application.

Enlist or unenlist a party for a role

  1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Microsoft BizTalk Server 20xx, and then click BizTalk Server Administration.

  2. In the console tree, expand BizTalk Server Administration, expand the BizTalk group, expand Applications, and then expand the application containing the role link for which you want to enlist or unenlist a party.

  3. Click Role Links, right-click the role link for which you want to enlist or unenlist a party, and then click Properties.

  4. To enlist a party, do the following:

    • Click Enlist and click the party to enlist.

    • Click Bind, in the Send Port drop-down list, click the send port to use for this party, and then click OK twice.

  5. To unenlist a party, click the party, click Unenlist, and then click OK.

See Also

Managing Role Links