Modifying configurable services

Use the web user interface or a command to modify an existing configurable service.

About this task

To modify the properties of a configurable service by using the command line or a script, use the mqsichangeproperties command and include the following parameters:
  • Specify -c to identify the configurable service type.
  • Specify -o to identify the name of the configurable service.
  • Specify -n to identify the properties of the service.
  • Specify -v to identify the values of the properties specified.
For example, to change the number of logs that is used by an ActivityLog configurable service that is named MyActivityLog to 5, where the integration node name is IBNODE, type the following command:
mqsichangeproperties IBNODE -c ActivityLog -o MyActivityLog -n numberOfLogs -v 5

To modify a configurable service by using the web user interface, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Start the web user interface for your integration node; see Accessing the web user interface.
    The navigator is displayed on the left side of the pane, showing the servers (integration servers), message flows, and other resources that are owned by your integration node.
  2. Expand the Operational Policy section in the navigator, and then expand the Configurable Services section.
  3. Expand the type of the configurable service that you want to modify.
    A list of the configurable services of the selected type are displayed.
    Note: By default, the list of configurable services includes the IBM® predefined configurable service templates. You can hide the IBM predefined templates by clicking the Filter Options link at the top of the navigator, and then deselecting the Show IBM predefined templates check box.
  4. Click the configurable service that you want to modify.
    The properties for the selected configurable service are displayed.
  5. Click Edit to display the configurable service properties that you can change.
    Note: You cannot modify the configurable service name, type, or template. If you are modifying a UserDefined configurable service, you can add and remove properties by clicking the Add and Remove buttons, and you can rename properties.
  6. Edit values for the configurable service properties by using one of the following methods:
    • Double-click in the Value column next to the property that you want to change, and add or edit the value.
    • Click the More icon icon next to each property that you want to change, add, or edit the value, and click OK.
    For information about the properties that are associated with each configurable service, see Configurable services properties.
  7. Optional: Expand the Associated Command section below the property table to see the command (that you can use from the command line or in a script) that modifies the configurable service with the specified property values.
  8. Click Save to save your changes.

What to do next

For most types of configurable service, your changes will take effect from the next time a message flow that uses the configurable service is called. For some types of configurable service (where it is stated in the documentation for the configurable service type) you must stop and start the integration server for the change to take effect.