Before you begin
You must have a message flow that is in recording mode and
that contains
MQInput,
HTTPInput, or
SOAPInput nodes.
You cannot
use the
Flow Exerciser to send messages
to an
MQInput node in a
flow in the following situations:
- The MQInput node is
configured with a policy.
- The MQInput node has
the MQ connection property
set to Client Channel Definition
Table (CCDT) file.
- The message flow is deployed to a remote integration node, and
the message flow receives messages on an MQInput node that is configured
to use a local queue manager.
Instead, you can use an external tool or client to send messages
to the message flow.
If the message
flow is part of a REST API, you cannot use recorded messages or input
messages created by the Flow Exerciser;
however, you can use an external tool or client to form and send input
messages to the flow.
Procedure
- Click the Send message to the flow icon
(
) in the Flow Exerciser toolbar. The Send
Message dialog opens.
- Click the New message icon (
) A
default message is displayed. If the input node in the message flow
expects an XML message from an associated message model,
the message structure is provided. If the input node does
not have an associated message model, the message content is
blank.
- Enter a name for your message or accept the default value.
- Optional: If you are using an integration service
that contains more than one operation, click the Soap
operation field and select the operation name.
- Finalize the message by completing one of the following
steps:
- If the message structure is provided, you can replace the default
values with appropriate values of your own, or you can
leave the message as it is.
- You can manually create the message structure and values from
scratch.
- You can click Import and import an XML
message from a file.
- Optional: Click Apply to
save any changes.
- Click Send to send the message to
the message flow. The message is sent to the flow,
and the connections through which the message passed are
highlighted.
What to do next
In the
Flow Exerciser, you
can create additional input messages by duplicating and editing
existing input messages, and you can export the structure and
content of an input message to a file.