About this task
A message flow is a sequence of processing steps that run in the
integration server when an input message is received. To learn how to design,
create, and configure a
message flow and its associated resources, read
the following sections:
When a message is received and processed by a message flow, the integration server handles both successful and failure processing.
Procedure
IBM® App Connect
Enterprise provides
several ways in which you can develop the message flows that you require to support
your business processes requirements.
Read the following
sections to learn more about developing message flows:
- Transforming and enriching messages: To exchange messages
between multiple applications, you might find that the applications
do not understand or expect messages in the same format. You
must provide some processing between the sending and receiving
applications that ensures that both can continue to work unchanged,
but can exchange messages successfully.
- Routing messages: To route messages through
your message flow, you use nodes for decision making. Alternatively,
you route your messages to applications by using the publish/subscribe
method of messaging.
- Connecting client applications: To connect your client
applications, you use one or more of the supported protocols
from other resources and software servers in your network.
- Processing events: To control
the flow of complex messages through your message flows, you use event driven message
processing.
- Handling errors in message flows: To take a specific
action in response to certain error conditions and situations,
you enhance your message flows to provide your own error handling.