Configuration

The Configuration tab has the following fields.

Field

Global Var?

Description

Name

No

The name to appear as the label for the activity in the process definition.

Description

No

Short description of the activity.

JMS Connection

No

The JMS connection. For more information about creating a JMS connection, see JMS Connection .

Destination Topic

Yes

Name of the topic of the outgoing message.

The syntax of the topic name is specific to the JMS provider you are using. For more information about topic names, see your JMS provider documentation .

Note: If you are using TIBCO Enterprise Message Service as your JMS provider, you can use the Browse button next to this field after specifying a valid connection in the JMS Connection field. The Browse button displays a list of configured destinations in the JMS server that are appropriate for this activity.

Message Type

No

The type of the message. This can be one of the following:

  • Simple — A message with no body portion.

  • Bytes — A stream of bytes.

  • Map — A set of name/value pairs. The names are strings, and the values are simple data types (Java primitives), an array of bytes (use the Binary datatype to map this data), or a string. Each item can be accessed sequentially or by its name.

  • Object — A serializable Java object.

  • Object Ref — An object reference to a Java object.

  • Stream — A stream of Java primitives, strings, or arrays of bytes. Each value must be read sequentially.

  • Text — The message is a java.lang.String.

  • XML Text — The message is XML text.