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Alias destination [Settings]

An alias destination makes a destination available by another name and, optionally, overrides the parameters of the destination.

To view this page in the console, click the following path:

  • Service integration -> Buses -> bus_name -> [Destination resources] Destinations -> destination_name.


    Configuration tab

    The Configuration tab shows configuration properties for this object. These property values are preserved even if the runtime environment is stopped then restarted. See the information center task descriptions for information about how to apply configuration changes to the runtime environment.


    General Properties

    Identifier

    The identifier by which this destination is known for administrative purposes.

    The identifier and bus are used to identify this destination to applications.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type String

    Bus

    The name of the bus on which this destination is known to applications.

    The identifier and bus are used to identify this destination to applications.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type String

    UUID

    The universal unique identifier assigned by the system to this destination for administrative purposes.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type String

    Type

    Whether this bus destination is for a queue, topic space, or some other type of destination.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type String

    Description

    An optional description for the bus destination, for administrative purposes.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type Text area

    Target identifier

    The name of the destination for which this is an alias.

    The targetIdentifier field is read-only and cannot be modified; to change the target of an alias, you must delete the alias destination then re-create it.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type String

    Target bus

    The name of the bus on which the destination for which this is an alias exists.

    If we do not specify a bus name, the target destination is assumed to be on the same bus as the alias destination.

    The targetBus field is read-only and cannot be modified; to change the target of an alias, you must delete the alias destination then re-create it.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type String

    Enable producers to override default reliability

    Select this option to enable producers to override the default reliability set on the destination.

    • If an application is producing messages to a destination and that application does NOT specify a reliability for the message, then the Default reliability setting is used.

    • If an application is producing messages to a destination and that application specifies a reliability, then the application reliability is ONLY applicable if the Enable producers to override default reliability property is set to True. Otherwise, the Default reliability setting is used.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type drop-down list
    Range

    Inherit

    The alias destination uses (inherits) the value of the corresponding property on the target destination.

    True

    The alias destination uses the delivery option value specified by producers.

    False

    The alias destination uses the delivery option value specified by the Reliability property of the destination.

    Default reliability

    The reliability assigned to a message produced to this destination when an explicit reliability has not been set by the producer.

    This reliability setting is used if a message has not set a reliability or if the Enable producers to override default reliability is set to False.

    • If an application is producing messages to a destination and that application does NOT specify a reliability for the message, then the Default reliability setting is used.

    • If an application is producing messages to a destination and that application specifies a reliability, then the application reliability is ONLY applicable if the Enable producers to override default reliability property is set to True. Otherwise, the Default reliability setting is used.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type drop-down list
    Range

    Inherit

    The alias destination uses (inherits) the value of the corresponding property on the target destination.

    Best effort nonpersistent

    Messages are discarded when a messaging engine stops or fails. Messages might also be discarded if a connection used to send them becomes unavailable or as a result of constrained system resources.

    Express nonpersistent

    Messages are discarded when a messaging engine stops or fails. Messages might also be discarded if a connection used to send them becomes unavailable.

    Reliable nonpersistent

    Messages are discarded when a messaging engine stops or fails.

    Reliable persistent

    Messages might be discarded when a messaging engine fails.

    Assured persistent

    Messages are not discarded.

    Maximum reliability

    The maximum reliability of messages accepted by this destination.

    Producers cannot send messages to this destination with a reliability higher than the value specified for this property.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type drop-down list
    Range

    Inherit

    The alias destination uses (inherits) the value of the corresponding property on the target destination.

    Best effort nonpersistent

    Messages are discarded when a messaging engine stops or fails. Messages might also be discarded if a connection used to send them becomes unavailable or as a result of constrained system resources.

    Express nonpersistent

    Messages are discarded when a messaging engine stops or fails. Messages might also be discarded if a connection used to send them becomes unavailable.

    Reliable nonpersistent

    Messages are discarded when a messaging engine stops or fails.

    Reliable persistent

    Messages might be discarded when a messaging engine fails.

    Assured persistent

    Messages are not discarded.

    Default priority

    The default priority assigned to messages sent to this destination when a priority has not been set by the producer.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type Integer
    Range -1 through 9

    Send allowed

    Clear this option (setting it to false) to stop producers from being able to send messages to this destination.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type drop-down list
    Range

    Inherit

    The alias destination uses (inherits) the value of the corresponding property on the target destination.

    True

    The alias destination uses the delivery option value specified by producers.

    False

    The alias destination uses the delivery option value specified by the Reliability property of the destination.

    Receive allowed

    Clear this option (setting it to false) to prevent consumers from being able to receive messages from this destination.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type drop-down list
    Range

    Inherit

    The alias destination uses (inherits) the value of the corresponding property on the target destination.

    True

    The alias destination uses the delivery option value specified by producers.

    False

    The alias destination uses the delivery option value specified by the Reliability property of the destination.

    Reply destination

    The name of a destination to be appended to any non-empty reverse routing path of messages sent to this destination.

    This property is intended for use with mediations on reply messages.

    For more information about the use of this property, see Configure a destination reverse routing path.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type String

    Reply destination bus

    The bus on which the reply destination exists.

    This property is intended for use with mediations on reply messages.

    For more information about the use of this property, see Configure a destination reverse routing path.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type String

    Default forward routing path

    The value to which a message's forward routing path will be set if the message contains no forward routing path. This identifies a sequential list of intermediary bus destinations that messages must pass through to reach a target bus destination. The format of the field is a list of line-delimited bus destinations specified as bus:name.

    To forward messages to one or more bus destinations, type a list of bus destinations. Type each destination entry on a separate line, and in the form bus_name:destination_name or :destination_name

    Where

    bus_name

    Is the name of the service integration bus on which the destination is configured. If we do not specify a bus name, the destination is assumed to be on the same bus as the destination for which we are setting this property.

    destination_name

    is the name of a bus destination.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type Text area

    Delegate authorization check to target destination

    Indicates whether the authorization check is performed on the alias or the target destination.

    Indicates which destination access role is checked when a user accesses the alias destination. When this option is selected, the destination access role of the target destination is checked. When this option is not selected, the destination access role of the alias destination is checked. If we do not want to override the security of the target destination, select this option.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type Boolean

    Include an RFH2 message header when sending messages to WebSphere MQ

    If selected, messages sent to WebSphere MQ include an RFH2 header. The RFH2 header stores additional information to that which is stored in theWebSphere MQ message header.

    This property applies when the target bus is a WebSphere MQ queue manager or queue-sharing group. When service integration converts a message from the service integration format to WebSphere MQ format, by default it includes an MQRHF2 header in the WebSphere MQ message. This header contains message attributes, such as JMS message attributes, that are not WebSphere MQ message attributes and therefore do not appear in the WebSphere MQ message descriptor (MQMD). Some WebSphere MQ applications cannot process messages that include an MQRFH2 header. If messages sent to this destination will be processed by WebSphere MQ applications that cannot tolerate an MQRFH2, clear this option.

    Dynamic updates to this property are effective immediately.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type Boolean

    Use all target queue points

    Whether to use all target queue points

    This option is only visible when an alias destination is defined to point at a destination with multiple queue points.

    Indicates whether all the queue points of the target queue can be used, including any queue points created after the alias is configured. When selected, the Target queue points menu is disabled.

    Information Value
    Required Yes
    Data type Boolean

    Unselected queue points

    This is a list of the queue points that are not addressable by the alias definition. The list is generated from the complete list of queue points for this queue.

    This option is only visible when an alias destination is defined to point at a destination with multiple queue points.

    This list is enabled only when Use all target queue points is unchecked.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type drop-down list

    Selected queue points

    This is a list of the queue points that are addressable by the alias definition. Messages produced to or consumed from this alias apply to only these queue points.

    This option is only visible when an alias destination is defined to point at a destination with multiple queue points.

    This list is enabled only when Use all target queue points is unchecked.

    Information Value
    Required No
    Data type drop-down list


    Additional Properties

    Context properties

    Context information passed to the mediation.


    Related Items

    Application resources topology

    A expandable tree view of all applications and messaging resources that reference the current destination.


    Related concepts

  • Foreign destinations and alias destinations


    Related tasks

  • Create an alias destination on a bus

  • Configure bus destination properties

  • Configure a destination reverse routing path


    Related information:

  • Administrative console buttons

  • Administrative console preference settings Reference topic