AUDIENCE:   The course is designed for IT Architects and those responsible for designing the MQ Infrastructure, it is not intended for Administrators or Application Programmers. PREREQUISITES:   No previous knowledge of MQ at any level is required. DURATION:   2 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   The course is designed to teach how to design simple and sophisticated systems using WebSphere MQ. The course can be delivered for a specific platform, or can cover all platforms, and the contents adjusted accordingly, up to Version 7 of MQ. An overview of the MQ Broker product is also provided, where necessary. On Completion delegates will be able to: - Understand the terms and terminology involved in the MQ product. - Gain an appreciation of the objects available at their disposal. - Design a sound and efficient MQ messaging environment. COURSE CONTENT:   Introduction to message queues Types of MQ system Objects Queue Manager Queues Messages   Namelist Process Definition Channels Message Channel Agent Message Queue Interface Types of queue  Local/Remote/Model/Alias Types of Message Datagram/Request/Reply/Report Persistent/Non Persistent Poison Messages Sending a message to a Remote Queue Message Hopping Practical Exercise The Dead Letter Queue  Reasons why a message should/not appear Creation Dead Letter Queue Handler Dead Letter Queue Handler Set of Rules File Practical Exercise Triggering Every First  Depth Trigger Requirements Setting a Trigger Initiation queue Trigger Monitor Triggered Process   The arrival of a message CLUSTERS Repository Subscriptions and Publications Cluster Sender & Receiver Channels Affinity Binding Clwluseq User Exits Netpry Ranking Weighing Adding to a cluster Various Cluster Commands Alias and Remote Queue Definitions Overlapping Clusters Removing SECURITY Access Control  OAM(OBJECT AUTHORITY MANAGER) MCA Exits Message Context API Crossing Exit   SSL  MESSAGE BROKER OVERVIEW  ACCOUNTING IC08/01