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Creating Channels for Integration connectivity via WebSphere

Overview

Prerequisites

Creating the Integrator receive-from-WebSphere Channel

Creating the Integrator send-to-WebSphere Channel

Overview

To link Integrator and WebSphere MQ for the exchange of messages, you create two Channels in Composer:

Prerequisites

Before you can create the Channels, you must create:

Creating a Channel for Integrator reception from WebSphere

  1. In the Composer Integration-Services workbench, Infrastructure tab /Hierarchy sub-tab, right-click the Axway Server object that represents Integrator and then select New > Channel from the context menu.
  2. Composer displays the Channel properties window.
  3. Complete the General tab:
    4. ClosedView fields
    Field Contents
    Name Enter a name for the Channel. For example, ReceiveFromWebSphere.
    Label Optionally enter a description.
    Status You cannot directly change the status in this field.
    Endpoints
    Terminus1 From the drop-down list, select Axway Server. Then from the Instance field drop-down list, select the Axway Server object that represents the Integrator Server.
    Terminus2 From the drop-down list, select Partner. Then from the Instance field drop-down list, select the Partner object that represents WebSphere MQ.
    Connection parameters
    Connection type Select TCP / Gateway
    Connection point 1 Select the Integrator JMS CommAdapter
    Connection point 2 Select the WebSphere MQ output queue CommPoint name
  4. In the Connection point 1 tab, select the Receiver in the Receiver or Sender field.
  5. Check, save and close the object.

Creating a Channel for Integrator sending to WebSphere

  1. In the Composer Integration-Services workbench, Infrastructure tab /Hierarchy sub-tab, right-click the Axway Server object that represents Integrator and then select Channel from the context menu.
  2. Composer displays the Channel properties window.
  3. Complete the General tab:
    4. ClosedView fields
    Field Contents
    Name Enter a name for the Channel. For example, SendToWebSphere.
    Label Optionally enter a description.
    Status You cannot directly change the status in this field.
    Endpoints
    Terminus1 From the drop-down list, select Axway Server. Then from the Instance field drop-down list, select the Axway Server object that represents the Integrator Server.
    Terminus2 From the drop-down list, select Partner. Then from the Instance field drop-down list, select the Partner object that represents the WebSphere.
    Connection parameters
    Connection type Select TCP / Gateway
    Connection point 1 Select the JMS CommAdapter
    Connection point 2 Select the MQSeries input queue CommPoint name 
  4. In the Connection point 1 tab, select Sender in the Receiver or Sender field. Accept the defaults for Transfer timeout and Retry.
  5. Check, save and close the object.