Hi,

I am setting up Automated Build and Deployment for BizTalk 2013 On Prem. I have installed BTDF on my local Developer machine and i am able to build a packaged MSI using the BTDF project. I would now want to have these builds scheduled or triggered from TFS.

I got the below error while trying to do a build as-is (i.e, nothing additional installed on the build server)

"The imported project "C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\BizTalk\BizTalkC.targets" was not found. Confirm that the path in the <Import> declaration is correct, and that the file exists on disk."

I have read through the below documentation and I am a little confused on the components (biztalk) that need to be installed on the TFS server. One of the thread mentions that it is just sufficient to copy the below folder to the TFS server

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\BizTalk

Please can you let me know the the softwares (and components) that need to be installed on the TFS build server to get an automated build. 

Links referred to :

https://biztalkalm.codeplex.com/

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/9021be16-c19c-465f-a8e8-6465d7a74531/i-cant-make-build-automate-with-biztalk-2010-applications?forum=tfsbuild

Regards,

Hi,

If you want to setup Build using BTDF then you can use BTDFTemplate.xaml which comes with BTDF package.

The best resource I can provide you for this is http://www.tfabraham.com/BTDFDocs/V5_0/DeploymentFrameworkForBizTalkDocs.html?BuildingandPackagingwithTFSTeamB.html

just go through it you will find all steps needed.

Regards,

Sharad

• Proposed as answer by SharadVerma 20 hours 22 minutes ago

Hi,

Thanks for the link. We are using BTDF 5.5 and BizTalk 2013. The article lists till 2010. 

For BT 2013, do we still need to install or copy the MSBuild components on the TFS server?. 

Regards,

Ujjwal

Hi,

If you want to setup Build using BTDF then you can use BTDFTemplate.xaml which comes with BTDF package.

The best resource I can provide you for this is http://www.tfabraham.com/BTDFDocs/V5_0/DeploymentFrameworkForBizTalkDocs.html?BuildingandPackagingwithTFSTeamB.html

just go through it you will find all steps needed.

Regards,

Sharad

• Proposed as answer by SharadVerma Tuesday, July 28, 2015 10:42 AM

Hi,

If you want to setup Build using BTDF then you can use BTDFTemplate.xaml which comes with BTDF package.

The best resource I can provide you for this is http://www.tfabraham.com/BTDFDocs/V5_0/DeploymentFrameworkForBizTalkDocs.html?BuildingandPackagingwithTFSTeamB.html

just go through it you will find all steps needed.

Regards,

Sharad

• Proposed as answer by SharadVerma Tuesday, July 28, 2015 10:42 AM

Hi,

If you want to setup Build using BTDF then you can use BTDFTemplate.xaml which comes with BTDF package.

The best resource I can provide you for this is http://www.tfabraham.com/BTDFDocs/V5_0/DeploymentFrameworkForBizTalkDocs.html?BuildingandPackagingwithTFSTeamB.html

just go through it you will find all steps needed.

Regards,

Sharad

• Proposed as answer by SharadVerma Tuesday, July 28, 2015 10:42 AM
• Marked as answer by Angie xuMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Monday, August 10, 2015 2:42 AM

Hi,

If you want to setup Build using BTDF then you can use BTDFTemplate.xaml which comes with BTDF package.

The best resource I can provide you for this is http://www.tfabraham.com/BTDFDocs/V5_0/DeploymentFrameworkForBizTalkDocs.html?BuildingandPackagingwithTFSTeamB.html

just go through it you will find all steps needed.

Regards,

Sharad

• Proposed as answer by SharadVerma Tuesday, July 28, 2015 10:42 AM
• Marked as answer by Angie xuMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator 4 hours 21 minutes ago

Hi,

Thanks for the link. We are using BTDF 5.5 and BizTalk 2013. The article lists till 2010. 

For BT 2013, do we still need to install or copy the MSBuild components on the TFS server?. 

Hi Ujjwal,

BTDF works with BizTalk 2013 as well .You dont need to do too much changes while creating package from BTDF for BizTalk 2013 .Just add pre and post event in your BizTalk solution and then you can refer the assembly in BTDF project.

Thanks

Abhishek