Creating a message map file

Before you start:
  1. Create a message flow project
  2. Create a message flow
  3. Define message flow content

To create a message map (.msgmap) file:

  1. From the Broker Application Development perspective, click File > New > Message Map.

    Alternatively, to create a message map from a message flow, open the message flow, right-click a node that supports mapping (such as a Mapping node or DataDelete node), and click Open Map.

    The New Message Map wizard opens.

  2. In the New Message Map wizard, specify the following criteria:
    • Whether you are going to map headers (after you have specified this, you cannot change it)
      • If you select the option This map is called from a message flow node and maps properties and message body, all input headers are copied to output automatically and you cannot specify the order of the headers.
      • If you select the option This map is called from a message flow node and maps properties, headers, and message body, you must map explicitly the output headers that you want (see Editing a default-generated map manually for more information).
    • Whether the map is intended to be called from another map, which is known as a submap
    • The source message or database
    • The target message
After you have created a message map file, configure the message mappings.
Related concepts
Message Mapping editor
Related tasks
Editing a default-generated map manually
Creating and calling submaps and subroutines
Configuring message mappings
Related reference
Message mappings
Mapping node
DataDelete node