Service (Services Node)

The Service node of a binding file contains information about a service exported with the binding file. The service node also contains nodes that describe the ports and roles associated with the service and a node that describes the host associated with the service.

Nodes in the Service 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
Name	Attribute	xs:string	Specifies the name of the service.	Required	Default value: empty
State	Attribute	ServiceRefState (SimpleType)	Specifies the state of the service.	Required	Default value: Default Possible values include: - Default - Unenlisted - Enlisted - Started
TrackingOption	Attribute	OrchestrationTrackingTypes (SimpleType)	Specifies the message tracking options for the service.	Required	Default value: none Possible values include those available in the Microsoft.BizTalk.ExplorerOM.OrchestrationTrackingTypes enumeration.
Description	Attribute	xs:string	Specifies a description for the service.	Not required	Default value: empty
Ports	Record	ArrayOfServicePortRef (ComplexType)	Container node for the ports bound to the service.	Not required	Default value: none
Roles	Record	ArrayOfRoleRef (ComplexType)	Container node for the roles bound to the service.	Not required	Default value: none
Host	Record	HostRef (ComplexType)	Container node for the host bound to the service.	Required	Default value: none