Configurable properties of a broker archive

An administrator can use configurable properties to update target-dependent properties, such as queue names, queue manager names, and database connections.

By changing configurable properties, you can customize a BAR file for a new broker (for example, a test system) without needing to edit and rebuild the message flows or the resources that they work with, such as message mappings, ESQL code, and Java™ code. Properties that you define are contained in the deployment descriptor, META-INF/broker.xml The deployment descriptor is parsed when the BAR file is deployed.

Edit the configurable properties by using either the Broker Archive editor or the mqsiapplybaroverride command. In the Broker Archive editor, click a resource on the Manage tab to see its properties in the Properties view.

Use the supplied editor and command to ensure that the BAR file contents are correct after the changes are applied. You can also edit the XML-format deployment descriptor manually by using an external text editor or shell script; in this case, you must ensure that you have not invalidated the XML content.