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Enhanced WebSphere MQ Explorer
WebSphere MQ Explorer enables
remote configuration of WebSphere
MQ from Linux
®
x86 and Microsoft
®
Windows
®
workstations. It does not
require a local server or client, and it
can be installed on workstations with-
out charge.
WebSphere MQ Explorer Explorer now
helps simplify management of multiple
queue managers by enabling these to
be grouped into separate views in the
navigator. Test and production queue
managers, for example, could be
grouped and viewed separately. It is
also easier to configure security set-
tings. Channel exits and user IDs and
passwords can be configured for each
queue manager or globally for all
queue managers in a group or work-
space.
WebSphere MQ, Version 7.0 incorpo-
rates and extends WebSphere MQ
Explorer plug-ins that were previously
available in Fix Pack 6.0.2.0. These
include graphical problem-discovery
tools that provide one-click detection
and diagnosis of messaging backbone
configuration and support for graphical
configuration of user permissions
through WebSphere MQ Object
Authority Manager (OAM).
Enhanced ease of use for
publish-and-subscribe messaging
Event-driven service oriented architec-
tures (SOAs) provide a responsive,
flexible infrastructure that can enable
quicker and easier changes to how
applications are connected.
WebSphere MQ, Version 7.0 provides
the ideal transport layer for an event-
driven SOA with integrated support for
publish-and-subscribe messaging.
The publish-and-subscribe capability
provides a flexible, event-driven pattern
for loosely coupling applications. It
enables messages to be sent between
applications without any prior knowl-
edge of which applications need to
receive those messages. The linkage
between applications that publish and
receive messages is not explicitly
defined, so it does not need to be
altered when changes occur to the
applications that send and receive
data. The pathway between these
applications is determined dynamically
by WebSphere MQ through the topics
or keywords used to declare interest in
a set of messages when subscribing or
for tagging messages when publishing.
WebSphere MQ, Version 7.0 makes it
easier than ever to use publish-and-
subscribe services to increase the
flexibility of messaging solutions.
Publish-and-subscribe messaging is
now fully integrated into the graphical
WebSphere MQ Explorer tool, making it
easier to use and configure (see Figure
2). This release integrates publish-and-
subscribe services into the queue
manager, eliminating the need to send
publication requests to publication
queues. With WebSphere MQ, Version
7.0, you can now publish and subscribe
to topics directly in your applications.
There is also no need to start a sepa-
rate publish-and-subscribe
component. Instead, publish-and-sub-
scribe services are now automatically
enabled as part of all queue managers.
Figure 2. Publish-and-subscribe topics can be configured graphically using the Eclipse-based
WebSphere MQ Explorer.