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 IBM MQ, or an indirect connection to another foreign bus.
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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.
Information | Value |
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Required | No |
Data type | String |
UUID
The universal unique identifier assigned by the system to this foreign bus for administrative purposes.
Information | Value |
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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 IBM MQ link for a connection to a foreign IBM MQ network, or an indirect routing if the connection to the foreign bus is via another foreign bus.
Information | Value |
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Required | No |
Data type | String |
Description
An optional description for the foreign bus, for administrative purposes.
Dynamic updates to this property are effective immediately.
Information | Value |
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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.
Information | Value |
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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.
Additional property for direct service integration bus link foreign bus connections
- Service integration bus link routing properties
- The routing properties for a service integration bus link to a foreign service integration bus.
Additional property for direct IBM MQ link foreign bus connections
- IBM MQ link routing properties
- The routing properties for a link to a foreign bus that represents a IBM MQ network.
Additional property for indirect foreign bus connections
- Indirect routing properties
- The routing definition for the next service integration bus in a sequence of connected buses.