Schema Migration from Previous Versions of BizTalk Server

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This version of BizTalk Server uses XML Schema definition (XSD) language to represent message schemas, while previous versions used the XML-Data Reduced (XDR) syntax to represent message schemas. If you are migrating from a previous version of BizTalk Server, you must convert your schemas to use XSD rather than XDR.

You need to perform the following tasks to convert a BizTalk schema from XDR syntax to XSD syntax:

  • Change the extension of the schema file from.xdr to.xsd.

  • Add the renamed schema to the appropriate BizTalk project.

  • Convert the renamed schema from XDR to XSD by opening the schema in BizTalk Editor.

  • Make the conversion permanent by saving the schema.

    For detailed information about how to perform these steps, see How to Migrate XDR Schemas to XSD Schemas.

See Also

About Schemas
How to Migrate XDR Schemas to XSD Schemas
Migrating Flat File Records