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New function added in Message Broker Toolkit Version 6.0.2.0

While the What's new in Version 6.0? topic introduces you to the main new function in WebSphere Message Broker Version 6.0, New function added in Version 6.0 fix packs summarizes new function in its fix packs, and this topic introduces you to additional function that has been added in Message Broker Toolkit Version 6.0.2.0. This version is compatible with any runtime component level.

You might also find useful the developerWorks article that describes some of the additional function in Version 6.0.2.0.

Start here topics in the information center
A Start here category has been added to the Contents pane of the information center. The Start here category contains topics that provide an introduction for users who are new to WebSphere Message Broker Version 6.0. Use the Start here topics to get overview information and links to relevant topics in the information center on getting started, developing applications, broker administration, and troubleshooting tasks.
New Quick Start wizards
You can use the three new "quick start" wizards to help you to create your applications using the Message Broker Toolkit. For more details, see Getting started with Quick Start wizards.
New Message Set wizard redesigned
The New Message Set wizard has been redesigned, therefore you do not need to create a message set project when you create a new message set. A more logical tree structure is used by the Message Set editor to organize the physical formats of message sets. See Creating a message set for more details about the New Message Set wizard.
New Message Flow wizard redesigned
The New Message Flow wizard has been redesigned to allow you to either select an existing message flow project for a new message flow, or to create a new message flow project for the new message flow. See Creating a message flow for more information.
New XML Schema wizard renamed
The New XML Schema wizard is now called the Generate XML Schema wizard. To start the wizard, click Generate > XML Schema. For more information, see Generating an XML schema.
RDB Definition Files wizard renamed
The RDB Definition Files wizard is now called the New Database Definition Files wizard. To start the wizard, click New > Database Definition Files.
New Message Definition File wizard redesigned
The New Message Definition File wizard has been redesigned. Click New > Message Definition File to create a new message definition file from scratch, or click New > Message Definition File From to create a new message definition file from existing resources. In the latter case, you then choose from a list of existing resources (XML Schema file, IBM-supplied message, XML DTD file, C header file, COBOL file, or WSDL file). See Creating a message definition file from scratch and Creating a message definition file from an existing resource for more details about the new message definition wizards.

When you create a new message definition file from an existing resource such as an XML Schema file, you can now select a file from outside the current workspace (previously, the file had to exist in the current workspace).

The steps to create a new message definition file from a WSDL file have been simplified.

New WSDL Definition wizard renamed
The New WSDL Definition wizard is now called the Generate WSDL Definition wizard. To launch the wizard, click Generate > WSDL Definition. For more details, see Generate WSDL wizard.
Option to generate XML Schemas and WSDL to an external folder
You can now choose an external folder as the destination for generated XML Schemas and WSDL definitions.
Creation of a message definition file based on a C header, a COBOL copybook , or an XML DTD file
The wizards that you use to create a message definition file that is based on a C header file, a COBOL copybook, or an XML DTD file, have all been simplified.
Support for mapping MIME messages
You can create message mappings for messages in the MIME message domain. Select the MIME message domain for your message set, and create the message mappings that you require. If you plan to create message mappings for messages in the MIME domain, your messages must comply with the rules stated in the following topics:
Broker Development view (formerly the Resource Navigator view)
The Resource Navigator view in the Broker Application Development perspective has been renamed and is now called the Broker Development view. The ways in which resources can be displayed in the Broker Development view have also changed. For example, you can choose whether to display or hide namespaces, categories, or categorized file extensions. When you create resources, they are grouped together by file type in logical categories, and placed in virtual folders. You can choose whether to display the resources in the logical categories, or to hide them. You can also filter closed projects in the View menu. See Resources and Broker Application Development perspective for more information.
Displaying projects in working sets
A working set is a logical collection of application projects, which you can use to limit the number of resources that are displayed in the Broker Development view. For more information, see Resources and Displaying selected projects in working sets.
Global toolbar in the Broker Application Development perspective
The icons that are displayed by default in the toolbar of the Broker Application Development perspective have changed. See Broker Application Development perspective for more information.
Add a node by dragging from the Broker Development view (formerly Resource Navigator view)
You can add a message flow node to the canvas by dragging it from the Broker Development view, as described in Dragging a resource from the Broker Development view.
New categories for nodes on the node palette
The nodes on the node palette have been organized into categories, as shown in Message flow node palette. You can add the nodes that you use most often into the Favorites category, either by dragging them, or using the menu, as described in Adding nodes to the Favorites category on the palette.
Editing node properties
  • You can rename a node in the Message Flow editor when you add it to the canvas, or you can rename it on the Description tab of the Properties view.
  • When you double-click a node in the Message Flow editor, you open the resource that is associated with that node; for example, if you double-click a Mapping node, you open the New Message Map dialog box. When you double-click a node that does not have a resource associated with it, you open the Properties view for that node.
  • You can choose to view and edit a node's properties either in the tabbed Properties view beneath the Message Flow editor, or in the Properties dialog box.
For more details, see Configuring a message flow node.
Mapping enhancements
Refreshing the contents of a broker archive
You can now refresh the contents of a broker archive in the Broker Archive editor. This single task combines the actions of removing, updating, and replacing resources that were previously required. You can also now view, and clear, the user and service logs from the Broker Archive editor.
Test Client
Test messages during message flow development using the Test Client in the Message Broker Toolkit. Click Test Message Flow or Test Client on the menu that is displayed when you right-click a message flow file in the Broker Development view, or click Test when you right-click either an MQInput node or an HTTInput node in the Message Flow editor to generate the Test Client editor.
You can use the Test Client editor to:
  • Configure a Message Broker test environment
  • Compose and edit test messages
  • Start and send test messages
  • Monitor test execution events
  • Save the test configurations for reuse and analysis
  • Save and review message test execution traces

For more details, see Testing message flows using the Test Client

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