Quick start

Open a binding file

1. 1
   Export the bindings

   from the BizTalk Server Administration console, or use a binding file from your source control.

2. 2
   Right-click the file in the Explorer

   and choose BizTalk: Open Binding Viewer. The menu item appears for .xml and .binding files.

3. 3
   Or use Open With…

   Open the file, run View: Reopen Editor With… (or right-click the file and choose Open With…), then select BizTalk Binding Viewer.

4. 4
   Or use the Command Palette:

   run BizTalk: Open Binding Viewer and pick a .xml or .binding file in the dialog.

What a binding file looks like

The viewer accepts any XML document whose root element is BindingInfo, for example (shortened):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<BindingInfo Version="3.5.1.0" BindingStatus="FullyBound" BoundEndpoints="2" TotalEndpoints="2">
  <Timestamp>2026-08-31T10:15:00Z</Timestamp>
  <ModuleRefCollection>
    <ModuleRef Name="Example.Orders.Orchestrations" Version="1.0.0.0" Culture="neutral" PublicKeyToken="...">
      <Services>
        <Service Name="Example.Orders.ProcessOrder" State="Started" TrackingOption="ServiceStartEnd">
          <Ports>
            <Port Name="OrdersIn"><ReceivePortRef Name="Orders.Receive" /></Port>
            <Port Name="ArchiveOut"><SendPortRef Name="Orders.Send.Archive" /></Port>
          </Ports>
          <Host Name="OrdersHost" />
        </Service>
      </Services>
    </ModuleRef>
  </ModuleRefCollection>
  <SendPortCollection>
    <SendPort Name="Orders.Send.Archive" IsStatic="true" IsTwoWay="false">
      <TransmitPipeline Name="Microsoft.BizTalk.DefaultPipelines.XMLTransmit" Type="2" TrackingOption="None" />
      <PrimaryTransport>
        <Address>c:\archive\%MessageID%.xml</Address>
        <TransportType Name="FILE" />
        <TransportTypeData>&lt;CustomProps&gt;...&lt;/CustomProps&gt;</TransportTypeData>
        <SendHandler Name="OrdersHost" />
      </PrimaryTransport>
      <Filter>&lt;Filter&gt;&lt;Group&gt;&lt;Statement Property="BTS.MessageType" Operator="0" Value="..." /&gt;&lt;/Group&gt;&lt;/Filter&gt;</Filter>
      <ApplicationName>Example.Orders</ApplicationName>
    </SendPort>
  </SendPortCollection>
  <ReceivePortCollection>
    <ReceivePort Name="Orders.Receive" IsTwoWay="false">
      <ReceiveLocations>
        <ReceiveLocation Name="Orders.Receive.FILE">...</ReceiveLocation>
      </ReceiveLocations>
      <ApplicationName>Example.Orders</ApplicationName>
    </ReceivePort>
  </ReceivePortCollection>
</BindingInfo>

Find your way around

• Left navigation: Overview, Receive ports, Send ports, Orchestrations, Parties and Assemblies, each with a count.
• Toolbar: a search box, an Adapter filter, and an Application filter for group exports. See Overview, search and filters.
• Open XML (top right) opens the same file in VS Code's text editor.