Why model messages?

There are several reasons why you might want to predefine your messages using the modeling facilities available.

If you are using WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker, it supports both predefined and self-defining message formats.
Note: The facilities provided for processing predefined messages are more comprehensive, and you are recommended to take the time to plan and model your message formats.

Related Concepts
Message modeling concepts
Which message domain and format to use?
The MRM domain
The XML domains
XML messages in the MRM and XML domains
The message model

Related Tasks
Developing message models