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How do I deploy and test message flows?

New users: Use this topic to get information about deploying and testing your message flows during development. When you have developed your message flows, message models, and other resources, you are ready to deploy them to a broker.

You can use features provided in the WebSphere® Message Broker Toolkit to help you test your message flows. Read How do I deploy and configure message flows? for information about deploying and configuring message flows for use in a production environment.

Before you can deploy and test your message flows, you must create and configure at least one broker.

You can create the Default Configuration to create a broker environment that is suitable for testing message flows during development, see Creating the Default Configuration. You can create the Default Configuration only if you are accessing the information center from the WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit or the WebSphere Message Broker Explorer.

How do I deploy message flows and related resources?

Use the links in this section to get instructions on how to deploy your message flows, message model schema files, and related resources to a broker. Read Message flow deployment for an overview of the concepts of deployment of message flow resources.

  • How do I create a broker archive?

    A broker archive file is a compressed file that contains compiled message flows, message dictionaries, and other application development resources. Use this link for instructions about how to create a broker archive file. You can use the Broker Archive editor to add or remove message flows and message model schema files to, or from, your broker archive. You can also use the Broker Archive editor to edit the configurable properties in your broker archive.
  • How do I add files to a broker archive?

    You can add message flows and message model schema files to a broker archive file. The message flows, message model schema files, and related resources are compiled when they are added to the broker archive file. You can also choose to add the source files to the broker archive file. You cannot add resources to a broker archive file from a project that contains an error.
  • How do I deploy a broker archive?

    Find out about the different ways that you can deploy a broker archive file to a broker. For deploying message flows for development to a test environment, the simplest method is to use the WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit.
  • How do I check the results of the deployment?

    Find out about the ways that you can check the results of deployment. When you deploy message flows to a test environment, the simplest method is to use the WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit. You can also use the mqsilist command with the name of the broker and execution group to which you deployed your broker archive file.
  • How do I edit configurable properties?

    System objects that are defined in message flows have configurable properties that you can update within the broker archive before deployment. By changing configurable properties, you can customize a broker archive for a new domain, without needing to edit and rebuild the message flows or other resources.
  • How do I refresh the contents of a broker archive?

    You can refresh the contents of a broker archive by removing resources from it and, having made required changes, add them back again. Alternatively, you can use the Refresh option in the Broker Archive editor.

How can I test my message flows?

Use the links in this section provide information about the different features provided in the WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit to help you to test your message flows.

  • How do I test a message flow using the Test Client?

    You can test message flows that use WebSphere MQ or HTTP input and output nodes. If you have a message model schema files defined for the input nodes in your message flow, the message flow test tool can provide an input message template in XML format, that you can use to develop test messages.
  • How can I put a test message onto a WebSphere MQ queue?

    Get instructions about how to create and use an enqueue file to put a test message on to a WebSphere MQ queue.
  • How can I get a test message from a WebSphere MQ queue?

    Get instructions about how to read a message from a WebSphere MQ queue by using the Dequeue Message dialog box.
  • How can I test my message flows?

    You can use the flow debugger to help test your message flows by tracking the path a message takes through your message flow. You can also step through the ESQL, Java™, and message mappings in your message flows, to view the output messages that are being constructed.
  • How can I diagnose problems?

    If you are having difficulty deploying your message flows and other resources, or receiving unexpected results when you test your message flows, look at the problem determination information in this topic.
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