Configure WS-Notification resources using the administrative console

Use the administrative console to configure individual WS-Notification services, service points, administered subscribers, permanent topic namespaces, topic namespace documents and JAX-WS handlers.

Decide which method to use to configure these resources. We can configure WS-Notification resources using the administrative console as described in this task, or using the commands in the WSNotificationCommands (AdminTask).

WS-Notification enables web services to use the publish and subscribe messaging pattern. For more information, see WS-Notification: Overview and WS-Notification.

For high-level configuration of WS-Notification, see Accomplishing common WS-Notification tasks. Use the steps for this task to configure individual instances of each type of WS-Notification resource.

You access the WS-Notification panels through the Service integration section of the administrative console navigation pane:

• To see a list of all the WS-Notification services within the cell, click Service integration -> WS-Notification -> Services.

• To see a list of all the WS-Notification services for a particular service integration bus, click Service integration -> Buses -> bus_name -> [Services] WS-Notification services.

To support the Java API for XML-based Web Services (JAX-WS) and composition with WS-ReliableMessaging, we create the WS-Notification services as JAX-WS applications. The implementation of WS-Notification in WAS v6.1 uses JAX-RPC applications, so there are now two different implementations of the WS-Notification service and service point:

• Version 7.0: Use this type of service to compose a JAX-WS WS-Notification service with web service qualities of service (QoS) via policy sets, or to apply JAX-WS handlers to the WS-Notification service. This is the recommended type of service for new deployments. This WS-Notification option has been available in WebSphere Application Server from Version 7.0.

• Version 6.1: Use this type of service if to expose a JAX-RPC WS-Notification service that uses the same technology provided in WAS v6.1, including the ability to apply JAX-RPC handlers to the service. This WS-Notification option has been available in WebSphere Application Server from Version 6.1.

To configure specific WS-Notification resources, use the administrative console to complete any of the following tasks:

• Configure a WS-Notification service.

  Complete any of the following tasks:

  • Create a new Version 7.0 WS-Notification service.

  • Modify a Version 7.0 WS-Notification service.

  • Create a new Version 6.1 WS-Notification service.

  • Modify a Version 6.1 WS-Notification service.

  • Delete WS-Notification services.

• Configure a WS-Notification service point.

  Complete any of the following tasks:

  • Create a new Version 7.0 WS-Notification service point.

  • Modify a Version 7.0 WS-Notification service point.

  • Create a new Version 6.1 WS-Notification service point.

  • Modify a Version 6.1 WS-Notification service point.

  • Delete WS-Notification service points.

• Configure a WS-Notification administered subscriber.

  Complete any of the following tasks:

  • Create a new WS-Notification administered subscriber.

  • Modify a WS-Notification administered subscriber.

  • Delete WS-Notification administered subscribers.

• Configure a permanent WS-Notification topic namespace.

  Complete any of the following tasks:

  • Create a new permanent WS-Notification topic namespace.

  • Show the properties of a permanent WS-Notification topic namespace.

  • Delete WS-Notification permanent topic namespaces.

• Configure a WS-Notification topic namespace document.

  Complete any of the following tasks:

  • Apply a WS-Notification topic namespace document.

  • Show the contents of a WS-Notification topic namespace document.

  • Delete WS-Notification topic namespace documents.

• Configure JAX-WS handlers and handler lists.

  Complete any of the following tasks:

  • Load JAX-WS handler classes.

  • Create a new JAX-WS handler configuration.

  • Modify an existing JAX-WS handler configuration.

  • Delete JAX-WS handler configurations.

  • Create a new JAX-WS handler list.

  • Modify an existing JAX-WS handler list.

  • Delete JAX-WS handler lists.

Related concepts

WS-Notification

WS-Notification: How client applications interact at runtime

Related tasks

Use WS-Notification for publish and subscribe messaging for web services

Secure WS-Notification

WS-Notification troubleshooting tips

WSNotificationCommands (AdminTask)