Foreign bus connections [Settings]

A foreign bus connection allows communication with another bus. The foreign bus can represent another Service Integration Bus, an instance of WebSphere MQ, or an indirect connection to another foreign bus.

To view this page in the console, click the following path:

Service integration -> Buses -> bus_name -> [Topology] Foreign bus connections -> foreign_bus_name .

Configuration tab

The Configuration tab shows configuration properties for this object. These property values are preserved even if the runtime environment is stopped then restarted. See the information center task descriptions for information about how to apply configuration changes to the runtime environment.

General Properties

Name

The name of the bus with which this bus will exchange messages. This name must match exactly the name of the existing service integration bus that is defined as the foreign bus. Precise guidelines for naming a foreign bus connection can be found in the related concept topic Foreign buses.

Required No
Data type String

UUID

The universal unique identifier assigned by the system to this foreign bus for administrative purposes.

Required No
Data type String

Routing type

Routing type defines the type of link used to make the connection to the foreign bus. Use a service integration bus link for a connection to a foreign service integration bus, a WebSphere MQ link for a connection to a foreign WebSphere MQ network, or an indirect routing if the connection to the foreign bus is via another foreign bus.

Required No
Data type String

Description

An optional description for the foreign bus, for administrative purposes.

Dynamic updates to this property are effective immediately.

Required No
Data type Text area

Send allowed

Clear this option (setting it to false) to stop producers from being able to send messages to this foreign bus.

Dynamic updates to this property are effective immediately.

Required No
Data type Boolean

Additional Properties

Destination defaults
Properties to apply when applications use destinations on this foreign bus and there is no explicit foreign destination or alias destination defined on the local bus to provide destination defaults.

Additional property for when the routing definition is not yet defined

Create a routing definition
Select this link to define the routing definition for this foreign bus.



Related concepts
Foreign buses


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