Notification Services 2005 is a platform that enables developers to easily create rich, scalable notification applications. It uses a declarative programming model based on XML and T-SQL running on SQL Server 2005. Developers can manage subscriptions, define events and notifications, and integrate delivery channels like email or mobile alerts.

1. Notification Services 2005

3. Existing approach for receiving notifications Getting Information - PULL No notifications – connected requestor Response LOB, Rpt ERP, CRM News Web My Device Request

4. Existing approach for receiving notifications Getting Information - PUSH Push notifications – all or nothing LOB, Rpt ERP, CRM News Web My Device Push SPAM

5. Getting Information - NOTIFY Notifications – subscriber preference LOB, Rpt ERP, CRM News Web Notification Application A new class of applications that deliver personalized and timely information to any device My Device(s) of Choice

7. Notification Service

8. Architecture Overview Data Changes External Delivery SQL Server Subscription Management Application Event Provider File System Watcher SQL Server provider Custom EP Event Provider Host SQL Match Rule Executes Stored Procs Generator Distributor XSLT CF Custom CF XSLT Email .NET Alerts * File

9. Managing Subscriptions Subscription Management Objects Subscribers Subscribers Devices Subscriptions Notification Services Subscription Mgt App Subscription Mgt App Instance DB Application DB

11. Collecting Events Event Sources Event Providers Standard Custom Notification Services Application DB

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16. CODE… From Application Definition file:

17. CODE.. From Instance Configuration file:

18. Instance Configuration File <?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;utf-8&quot;?> <NotificationServicesInstance xmlns:xsd=&quot;http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema... <!--Instance name--> <InstanceName >ABCOwners</InstanceName> <!--Sql server--> <SqlServerSystem>%SqlServer%</SqlServerSystem> <!--Database information--> <Database> …</Database> <!--Applications associated with this instance--> <Applications>…</Applications> <!--Delivery Channels available--> <DeliveryChannels>…<DeliveryChannels> … </NotificationServicesInstance>

19. Application Definition File <?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;utf-8&quot; ?> <Application xmlns:xsd=&quot;http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema&quot; xmlns:xsi=&quot;http://... <!--Application database information--> <Database>…</Database> <!--Event class definitions--> <EventClasses>…</EventClasses> <!--Subscription class definitions--> <SubscriptionClasses>…</SubscriptionClasses> <!--Notification class definitions--> <NotificationClasses>…</NotificationClasses> <!--Event Providers--> <Providers>…</Providers> … . </Application>

20. XSLT Content Formatter XSLT Content Formatter <?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot; ?> <xsl:stylesheet version=&quot;1.0&quot; xmlns:xsl=&quot;http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform&quot;>