Broker archive file - configurable properties

System objects defined in the message flows can have configurable properties that you can update within the bar file before deployment. Configurable properties allow an administrator to update target-dependent attributes, such as queue names, queue manager names, and database connections, so that they can be customized for a new domain, for example to a test system, without needing to edit and rebuild the message flows, message mappings, or ESQL transformation programs. Any property overrides that you define are contained within the deployment descriptor, META-INF/broker.xml.

You can edit the configurable properties using the Broker Archive editor, or by manually editing the deployment descriptor using an external editor of your choice. The deployment descriptor is parsed when the .bar file is deployed.

Note: Ensure that you change configurable properties using the Broker Archive editor and not directly in the .brokerxml file. Any changes made in the .brokerxml file are not picked up during RAD (Rapid Application Development) deployment.
Related tasks
Deploying message flow applications
Editing configurable properties
Creating a Configuration Manager
Creating a domain connection
Adding a broker to a broker domain
Using rapid application development (RAD)
Related reference
mqsideploy command
Configurable message flow properties