The DLQ handler rules table

The DLQ handler rules table defines how the DLQ handler is to process messages that arrive on the DLQ. There are two types of entry in a rules table:

• The first entry in the table, which is optional, contains control data.

• All other entries in the table are rules for the DLQ handler to follow. Each rule consists of a pattern (a set of message characteristics) that a message is matched against, and an action to be taken when a message on the DLQ matches the specified pattern. There must be at least one rule in a rules table.

Each entry in the rules table comprises one or more keywords.

See Rules table conventions for information about the syntax of the rules table.