Clearing retained publications

Retained publications are publications that are retained by the broker after sending the publication to interested subscribers (usually, the broker deletes publications after sending them and does not retain copies). We can clear the retained publication that is currently kept by the broker. The broker retains only one publication for each topic.

Before starting

Note: This information is for IBM WebSphere MQ Version 6.0 queue managers only. Before you start:

• Register as a publisher on a topic on the broker.
• Publish a test retained publication on the topic.

About this task

To clear a retained publication:

Procedure

1. In the Navigator view, expand the queue manager that hosts the broker, then click the Topics folder. The existing topics on the broker are shown in the Content view.
2. In the Content view, right-click the topic on which the retained publication was published, then click Clear Retained Publication....

Results

The Clear Retained Publication confirmation dialog opens asking you to confirm that we want to clear the retained publication. Click Yes to clear the retained publication.

What to do next

Parent topic: Configure publish/subscribe for IBM WebSphere MQ Version 6.0 queue managers

Related concepts

• Publications
• Topics

Related tasks

• View retained publications