WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker

Start of changeThis information center provides online information for IBM® WebSphere® Business Integration Message Broker Version 5.0. This includes information for Message Brokers Toolkit Version 5.1.End of change

The information contained here is delivered for Version 5.0 Fix Pack 7. The delivery date is February 2006. This information center is integrated with the Message Brokers Toolkit. It is also available as a stand-alone information center from the WebSphere Message Broker library Web page, and you can access it online. The content of each of these information centers for any given delivery date is identical.

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Migrating

If you are migrating to WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker Version 5 from WebSphere MQ Integrator Version 2.1 or WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker Version 2.1, or if you are upgrading from WebSphere Business Integration Event Broker Version 5.0 to WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker Version 5.0, you must refer to the following tasks first:

Task, concept, and reference topics

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The topics in this information center are divided into task, concept, and reference topics:

  • Task topics provide steps or actions that tell you how to complete the tasks to establish and maintain your broker environment.
  • Concept topics provide definitions and background information that help you to understand the product and the ways in which you can use it to solve your business problems. Check the Glossary for a definition of many of the terms introduced in these topics.
  • Reference topics provide supporting information that help you to complete the tasks. For example, they provide lists of commands and tables of options and parameters.
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Tasks are divided into categories, to separate different tasks that might be performed by different users.
Concepts
Concept topics include:
Reference
Reference topics include:
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How to find the information you want

There are three main ways to find the information you want. Which you choose depends on your level of knowledge and experience:

  • If you are a new user, use the Contents pane on the left. The task categories are listed first. Click the top level topic of the tasks category that you are interested in. If the contents described and listed here cover your area of interest, click the plus sign to the left of the Concepts section (at the end of the tasks) and review the associated concepts first. It is important that you are familiar with the concepts and the terminology associated with the tasks before you start.

    The table of contents provides a framework in which you can start to understand the tasks and the context in which you will complete them. Use the related links section at the bottom of the task to navigate to other tasks. You can use the back and forward buttons to revisit topics. Use the synchronize button if you have moved to a different area of the table of contents and want to check where you are.

    Click the plus sign to expand the Reference section and find the associated reference topics for the task area that you are interested in. You can see that the sections here largely correspond to the task categories. You will probably have to refer to one or more of these topics to complete any particular task.

    When you are more confident about what information is available, and where to find it, you can start to use the index and the search facility, which are described below.

  • If you are a more experienced user, you probably want to get straight to some particular piece of information. There are two direct routes to topics:
    1. Search for topics that reference your current interest. Enter your search string and click Go. If your string includes blanks, and you want the whole string treated as one string, enclose it in double quotes. The search results are presented in the left pane, and you can switch between the results list and the table of contents using the icons at the bottom.
    2. Find what you want in the Index. If there is more than one entry for the subject you looked up, click the one that is most appropriate for your current task.
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Feedback

You can provide feedback on topics in this information center. For example, you can report errors, identify missing information, or make suggestions for improvement. There is a feedback link at the end of every topic; click this link to display a feedback form for the topic you are viewing. Your feedback is logged in a database and forwarded to the author of the topic.

For general feedback on the information center, see Feedback. This topic also contains alternative contact details (postal address, fax number, and e-mail address) which you can use to include attachments with your feedback.

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Getting started

View introductory information and working samples to help you understand the product.

What's new
Tutorials and demos

The Samples Gallery and the Default Configuration are not available if you are viewing the standalone or online information center. You can view the samples documentation in the Samples Gallery if you have installed the Message Brokers Toolkit. The Default Configuration, which you need to run the samples, is available only if you have a full installation of the WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker. The Quick Tour is available in both scenarios.

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Start of changeInfopops are provided throughout the Message Brokers Toolkit. An infopop is a small pop-up window that displays context-sensitive help and provides links to more information in the Help system. You can launch an infopop for most aspects of the user interface (for example, on the Resource Navigator, the Message Flow editor, or a properties page) by bringing focus to the object and pressing F1 on the keyboard.End of change

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