Mediation points
A mediation point is a location in a messaging engine at which messages are stored and mediated.
A mediation point is a specialized message point. When an administrator associates a mediation with a bus destination, one or more mediation points are created on the bus member, depending on the type of destination. For a mediated queue (used in point-to-point messaging), a mediation point is created for each queue point on the bus member. For a mediated topic space (used in publish/subscribe messaging), a mediation point is created for each publication point on the bus member.
A mediation point has a property called Initial State that determines the state of the mediation point when the messaging engine starts. The default is Started.
A mediation point also has a runtime property called Send Allowed that controls how messages are routed. This property overrides the properties set for the mediated destination.
The mediation point properties are described in the following table:
Property name Value Comment Send Allowed Boolean: True or False True routes messages to the mediation point. False re-routes messages to a mediation point that has Send Allowed set to True. Messages are not routed to the exception destination. Note that if all mediation points are set to False, applications cannot send messages to that destination. Initial State Started or Stopped The default is Started. Initial State specifies the state of the mediation point when the host messaging engine is started for the first time. It is not a runtime control. At run time, the administrator can control message delivery by starting and stopping mediations at mediation points using the administrative console. For example, if the administrator starts a mediation at a mediation point, any messages sent to the destination are processed immediately by the mediation. If the administrator subsequently stops the mediation, any further messages that arrive at the destination are stored at the mediation point until the mediation restarts. The runtime state of a mediation point represents a runtime instance of the mediation.
Related:
Message points Configure mediation points Operating mediations at mediation points Administer messages on mediation points Mediations [Collection] Mediations [Settings] Mediation points [Collection] Mediation points [Settings]