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Generate an MQ JMS import binding

Generating an MQ JMS import binding with either a one-way operation or request-response operation is shown in this section. Once generated, the binding properties are discussed.


Prerequisites: You should have a module.

If you intend to use the standard JMS message class with a body type containing the message then use the business objects provided for these body types (see Work with the simple JMS data bindings).

In this set of steps, you will learn how to create an MQ JMS binding for an import. An MQ JMS binding is used when you want to access the WebSphere MQ Messaging Provider within the context of JMS.


Procedure

  1. Open the assembly editor. Under Outbound Imports, select MQ JMS and drag it to the assembly editor. Select an interface or create one.

    Alternately, select Import under Component on the palette and drag it on to the canvas. An import with no implementation and no interface is created. Right-click the import, select Add Interface from the menu and add an interface describing your interaction with a WebSphere MQ client. Generate the MQ JMS binding by right-clicking the import and from the menu selecting Generate Binding > Messaging Binding >MQ JMS Binding.

  2. The Configure WebSphere MQ JMS Import Service window box opens. The window is similar for both an interface with a one-way operation or a request-response operation. However, an interface with a request-response operation has an additional field for a receive destination. In the case of a request-response operation you must enter an MQ queue name for the send destination and the receive destination to proceed.

    Select the messaging domain: Point-to-Point or Publish-Subscribe.

    Select if you want to Configure new messaging provider resources (the default) or Use pre-configured messaging provider resources.

    If you choose Configure new messaging provider resources, enter the WebSphere MQ queue name for the send destination for a one-way request operation, and send and receive destination for a request-response operation. You may specify the WebSphere MQ queue manager or use the default queue, which is preselected.

    If you choose Use pre-configured messaging provider resources, enter the JNDI name for the ActivationSpec and send destination for a one-way operation. Enter send and receive destinations for a request-response operation and the connection factory JNDI name.

    If you are using a remote queue manager, specify the name and, after you generate the binding, update the CLIENT transport properties in the endpoint configuration section.

    You should periodically check your binding configuration information at run time in the administrative console. In particular check the state of the endpoint. Under some conditions the endpoint may go into a paused state and you will need to restart it (see Viewing or changing the state of an endpoint).

    If you specify JNDI names and then switch to specifying your own configuration properties both sets of values remain in memory until you close the editor. You are saved from reentering the values while you decide.

    In the Default data format field, select how the data will be serialized between the business object and the JMS message with a binding. To change the default, click Select beside the field to launch the Data Transformation Configuration window. Your selections are as follows:

    In the next section, if you want to use the TargetFunctionName message header property to be used with module to module communication, select it. If you want to use the default module to module fault handling, which is a SOAP transport, select it.

    A common way for specifying a userid and password is through using the Java EE Connector (J2C) authentication data entries. The entries are defined on the server. In the Security configuration section, select Specify a Java Authentication and Authorization Services (JAAS) alias security credential when server security is enabled, if it is used by your organization. Enter the Java EE Connector (J2C) authentication data entry.

    Click OK. The MQ JMS binding is created and shown in the properties view when the Binding tab is selected. Sub tabs under the binding tab provide binding information details, which are discussed in the next steps.

  3. Selecting the End-point configuration tab and Request tab allows you to specify JNDI names for the connection factory or send destination or properties to create a new server connection factory or destination on deployment. These names can be specified for a request or a response (in which case the names are applicable to a listener port and a receive destination).

    If a JNDI lookup name is specified most of the lower level fields are not shown as the JNDI name points to a preconfigured set of values specified on the target server. Using a JNDI name often occurs when a system administrator sets up the connection information for you.

    If you use JNDI, you will still need to set up the MQ queue manager though again this might be done by a system administrator. In our case, a JNDI name was not specified and so the fields are shown.

    The Connection Factory Properties section specifies the connection factory properties such as the transport mode, which defaults to BINDINGS. With the bindings mode, WebSphere MQ JMS classes use the Java™ Native Interface (JNI) to call directly into the existing queue manager API rather than communicating through a network. Since bindings is a shared memory protocol, it may offer better performance.

    If you are using a remote queue manager requiring a client binding or you have chosen to use a client binding, then select CLIENT. The client configuration properties become active requiring you to either specify the host name, channel and port or the client channel definition table URI. See Using binding or client transports for more information. Further down this page, though not shown in the screen capture below, are MQ local address properties. Advanced reveals connection pool properties that you can override.

  4. Send Destination Properties found lower on this page specifies the type of destination, queue or topic, the destination name that you specified earlier and the target client type, JMS by default though MQ is selectable. Alternately, you may specify a JNDI name. The default encoding properties for integer, decimal and floating point numbers are listed.

  5. Selecting the Response tab in the case of a request-response operation lists the activation specification (ActivationSpec class) configuration properties under ActivationSpec Properties.

    Enable connection on startup specifies that a connection should be made according to the messaging endpoints when the application starts (default).

    If deselected, the connection will not be made and the application can determine the flow of messages.

    Enable XA specifies whether the connection factory is for XA or non-XA coordination of messages. XA should be selected if multiple resources are used in the same transaction (default). If deselected, the resource manager is used for local transaction calls (session.commit and session.rollback) instead of XA calls. This selection can mprove performance but only a single resource can be enlisted in a transaction.

    It also specifies also the receive destination properties similar to the send destination properties under Receive Destination Properties.

    If you selected pre-configured resources earlier, you will see JNDI names for the ActivationSpec properties and receive destination properties, in the case of a request-response operation configuration. You will also see a JNDI lookup name field for Failed Event Replay Connection Factory, which lets you replay events that have failed. Use the select button or enter the JNDI lookup name for the connection factory configuration used to replay failed events.

  6. Selecting Method bindings shows the bound methods. By default, all methods are bound. If you add a method to the interface after you created the binding, however, a Bind operation check box becomes available for you to add it to the bound methods.

    The Generic tab lets you add a description of the method binding.

    The Data Serialization tab lets you specify the input and output serialization types, which determines how the data will be serialized between the business object and the JMS message.

    Message type is used by the server to create and send the outgoing message. It is used with some data format transformers. If the server does not use the message type specified then it is disabled. Valid types are byte, map, object, stream or text.

    Under JMS Headers, the properties you can specify are as follows. The JMS type property conforms to the JMSType specified in the JMS specification. This property contains a message type identifier supplied by a client when a message is sent. The JMS correlation ID property conforms to the JMSCorrelationID in the JMS specification. A typical use is to link a response message with its request message. In IBM Integration Designer, the ID is used by the message selector to select only messages with that ID. It can be any string value specified at run time.


    JMS delivery mode can be either persistent, guaranteed delivery is required, or non-persistent, an occasional lost message is tolerable. JMS priority specifies a level priority value with 0 as the lowest and 9 as the highest. 4, the default, is considered normal priority.Custom Headers allow you to specify a name, type and value for a property. The default TargetFunctionName property used by the function selector appears in this table.

    Clicking Advanced found lower on this page and not shown in this screen capture lets you specify the input and output serialization types, which determines how the data will be serialized between the business object and the JMS message.

  7. Selecting the Faults configuration tab lets you configure the faults specified on the operations in the interface. The configuration of faults is optional. The configuration can apply to all operations or a specific operation.

    If fault configuration is new to you, see Handling faults in bindings for an overview.

    Click Select beside Fault selector to configure a fault. Your selections are as follows:

    Specifying a fault selector requires that you also specify the data format for the fault. Click Select beside Business fault data format . Your selections are as follows:

    Expanding Advanced, lets you also specify the data format for a runtime exception.

  8. Selecting Security attributes with the Request tab shows the authentication properties under Authentication Properties section. The J2C Authentication Data Entry property lets you specify an authentication alias that should be configured on the server with a userid and password. If Advanced is selected, authentication properties are shown such as the level of the authentication; for example, at the container level. If the connection transport type has been set to CLIENT, then Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption can be enabled.

  9. If you selected Configure response connection earlier in the End-point configuration tab, then selecting the Response tab will provide you with authentication properties for the response connection. Also, if the connection transport type has been set to CLIENT, then Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption can be enabled for the response.

  10. The Message Configuration tab shows the correlation scheme for the response message. Request Message ID to Correlation ID adds a request ID to the request message. It is expected that the reply copies the request ID to the correlation ID field of the response message so that the caller can correlate the reply message with the request message. Request Correlation ID to Correlation ID adds the correlation ID to the request message. It is expected that the reply copies the request correlation ID to the correlation ID field of the response message so that the caller can correlate the reply message with the request message. Use a temporary dynamic destination for receiving responses uses a temporary destination for each request. This selection does not use a correlation ID as the import listens for responses on that destination.

    Failed message recovery mode lets you allow the binding to manage the recovery of failed messages (the default) or rely on the transport-specific method of recovery. Allow binding to manage recovery for failed messages creates a recovery queue on deployment to handle failed messages. Binding errors are handled as failed events that can be retrieved later. Rely on transport-specific recovery for failed events does not set up a recovery mechanism.

  11. The Propagation tab lets you select two types of context propagation. Context propagation takes information associated with a runtime or an application and passes it along with requests that are the result of interactions with that run time or application. The default is to use runtime context propagation. See Propagation.

  12. Selecting the Summary tab specifies the send and receive destination (in the case of a request-response operation) JNDI names, ActivationSpec JNDI name, connection factory JNDI name, failed event replay JNDI name and the data format used for data transformation. With the exception of the data format, they are names generated by the SCA JMS handler if you did not specify any custom JNDI names. You may need these JNDI names if you are authoring the targeted JMS application.


What to do next

You have created an MQ JMS binding for an import. Compare this approach with creating an MQ JMS binding for an export, which is similar.

Work with MQ JMS bindings


Related tasks:
Generate an MQ JMS export binding