Working with mediations
Use a mediation to change the content of a message, or the way in which a message is handled.
Before you begin
For an introduction to using mediations with the service integration bus, see Learning about mediations.
About this task
A mediation is an application that contains a mediation handler. You associate a mediation with a service integration bus destination, and the mediation acts on messages that pass through the destination. The action taken by a mediation depends upon the specific instructions you give in the mediation handler. For example, you can use a mediation to change the contents of a message, or to choose a particular forward route for a message.
To write a mediation application that contains a mediation handler, install it into WebSphere Application Server and associate it with a bus destination, complete the following steps: