WebSphereMQ Application Programming

AUDIENCE: This course is for experienced application developers who will be writing programs that use the messaging and queuing techniques provided by the WebSphereMQ Series. Systems and Business analysts will also benefit.
PREREQUISITES: Prospective delegates are expected to be experienced application developers and attending our Introduction to WebSphereMQ course or equivalent knowledge is required.
DURATION: 3 days. Hands on.
OBJECTIVES: The course will help delegates prepare for the IBM WebSphereMQ exams and will develop the skills needed to design and write programs that issue calls to the Message Queue Interface (MQI). The hands on exercises will give delegates practice of coding WebSphereMQ calls in COBOL, PL1, RPG, C, C++, C#, .Net or Java. The operating system platform can be either Windows, Linux, UNIX, iSeries or z/OS using WebSphereMQ v7 (v6 and 5.3 also available on request). On completion of the course delegates will be able to:
- Describe and use the Message Queue Interface.
- Design and write programs to use MQI as implemented on their chosen platform.
- Explain the differences in program design necessitated by the messaging and queuing paradigm.
- Describe, in detail, the different MQI calls.
- Explain the differences in MQI across the different WebSphereMQ platforms.
- Design and write programs that use the advanced features of the MQI including security, message groups, segmentation and distribution.
COURSE CONTENT:
· Introduction and Consolidation of Terms
The Big Picture
Queue Manager
Queues
Local queues
Model/Dynamic queues
Alias queues
Transmission queues
Remote queues
Initiation queues
Dead Letter Queue
Reply to queue
Repository Queue
Messages
Distribution List
Process Definition
Channels
Message Channel Agent
Message Queue Interface
· Handling MQ objects (Platform dependant)
Mainframe
CSQUTIL
i/SERIES
MQEXPLORER
Creating a Queue Manager
Creating a Queue
Sending a message to your local default queue
To view what is on the queue
Useful Programs
Message Sets
· Error Handling
Locally Determined Errors
Remotely Determined Errors
Debugging
Common Return Codes
· Application Programming
Message Queue Interface
Connecting to a Queue Manager
Disconnecting from a Queue Manager
· Application Programming (Cont)
Opening a Queue
Security
MQMD
Options
Closing a Queue
Putting a Message on a Queue
MQMD Contents
Msgtype
Message expiry
Feedback Field
Encoding Field
Coded Character Set Id
Format Field
Priority
Persistence
Message ID
Correlation ID
Reply To Queue
No Syncpoint/Syncpoint
Fail If Quiescing
Context Information
MQPUT1
Getting a message from a Queue
MQGET
Options
No Wait/Wait
Accept Truncated Msg
Match Msg/Correl Id
Waitinterval
Browsing a Queue

Other Commands
MQCMIT/MQBACK
MQINQ/MQ
· Development & Testing
· Triggers
· Dead Letter Queue
· Distribution/Name Lists & Clusters
· Reports
· Message Broker Overview
· Java Messaging Services
· JMS Concept
JMS Components
API''s
· Accounting
· Publish & Subscribe
Terms
Publish Applications
Subscribe Application
Sample Programs
Creating a Topic
Creating a Subscription
Alter a Subscription
Delete a Subscription
Display a Subscription
Topic Alias