Registering as a publisher

The first time that you publish on a topic, you are implicitly registered with the broker as a publisher. If, however, the broker is not aware of the stream on which you publish, or if we do not know whether the broker is aware of the stream, you must explicitly register as a publisher so that the broker is aware of the stream.


Before you begin

Note: This information is for IBM® WebSphere MQ Version 6.0 queue managers only. Before you start:


To register with the broker as a publisher:


Procedure

  1. In the Navigator view, expand the queue manager that hosts the broker with which you want to register as a publisher, then click the Topics folder. The existing topics on the broker are shown in the Content view.
  2. Start the Register Publisher wizard:

    • If the topic is listed in the Content view, right-click the topic then click Register Publisher...
    • If the topic is not listed in the Content view, right-click the Topics folder, then click Register Publisher...
    The Register Publisher wizard opens.
  3. Work through the wizard to register as a publisher on the topic on which you want to publish messages.


Results

The Content view updates to show the total number of publishers that are registered to publish on the topic.


What to do next

Next:
  1. View a list of registered publishers.
  2. Send and receive test publications.