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How do I deploy and test applications?

New users: use this topic to get information about deploying and testing your applications during development. When you have developed your message flows, message models and other resources, you are ready to deploy them to a broker. You can use features provided in the Message Brokers Toolkit to help you test your applications. Read How do I deploy and configure applications? for information about deploying and configuring applications for use in a production environment.

In order to deploy and test your applications you must have a broker domain.

You can Create the Default Configuration to create a broker domain suitable for testing applications during development. This link works only if you are accessing the information center from the Message Brokers Toolkit.

How do I deploy message flow applications and related resources?

Use the links in this section to get instructions on how to deploy your message flows, message sets and related resources to a broker. Read Message flow application deployment for an overview of the concepts of deployment of application resources.

  • How do I create a server project?

    You must have a server project to create a broker archive file. Follow this link for instructions on how to create a server project. Alternatively, you can use the server project that contains your broker domain configuration details.
  • How do I create a broker archive?

    A broker archive file is a compressed file that contains compiled message flows, message dictionaries and other application development resources. Use this link to get instructions on how to create a broker archive. You can use the Broker Archive editor to add or remove message flows and message sets to, or from, your broker archive. You can also use the Broker Archive editor to edit the configurable properties within your broker archive.
  • How do I add files to a broker archive?

    You can add message flows and message sets to a broker archive file. The message flows, message sets and related resources are compiled when they are added to the broker archive file. You can also choose to add the source files to the broker archive file. You can not add resources to a broker archive file from a project that contains an error.
  • How do I deploy a broker archive?

    Find out about the different ways that you can deploy a broker archive file to a broker. For deploying applications for development to a test environment, the simplest method is to use the Message Brokers Toolkit.
  • How do I check the results of the deployment?

    Find out about the ways that you can check the results of deployment. When you deploy applications to a test environment, the simplest method is to use the Message Brokers Toolkit. You can also use the mqsilist command with the name of the broker and execution group to which you deployed your broker archive file to.
  • How do I edit configurable properties?

    System objects that are defined in message flows have configurable properties that you can update within the broker archive before deployment. By changing configurable properties, you can customize a broker archive for a new domain, without needing to edit and rebuild the message flows or other application resources.
  • How do i refresh the contents of a broker archive?

    You can refresh the contents of a broker archive by removing resources from it and, having made required changes, add them back again. Alternatively you can use the Refresh option in the Broker Archive editor.

How can I test my applications?

Use the links in this section provide information about the different features provided in the Message Brokers Toolkit to help you to test your applications.

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