TIBCO Enterprise Message Service places few restrictions on the syntax and interpretation of destination names. System designers and developers have the freedom to establish their own conventions when creating destination names. The best destination names reflect the structure of the data in the application itself.
A destination name is a string divided into elements, each element separated by the dot character (
.). The dot character allows you to create multi-part destination names that categorize destinations.
Empty strings ("") are not permitted destination names. Likewise, elements cannot incorporate the dot character by using an escape sequence.
Although they are not prohibited, we recommend that you do not use tabs, spaces, or any unprintable character in a destination name. You may, however, use wildcards. See
Wildcards for more information.
Destinations are limited to a total length of 249 characters. However, some of that length is reserved for internal use. The amount of space reserved for internal use varies according to the number of elements in the destination; destinations that include the maximum number of elements are limited to 196 characters.