This example uses the new concepts of "topic objects" and "topic alias" introduced in MQ V7.
Use MQ Explorer or amqsput sample to put a message to the DESTINATION queue, which in turn publishes the message into the topic T1 and the subscribers SUB1 and SUB2 receive the messages, which are stored in queues Q1 and Q2 respectively.
You could also publish directly into topic T1.
A copy of the message will be placed on Q1 and Q2.
Use runmqsc to define the following objects:
define ql(Q1)
define ql(Q2)
define qalias(DESTINATION) target(T1) targtype(topic)
define topic(T1) topicstr('TOPIC1')
define sub(SUB1) topicstr('TOPIC1') dest(Q1)
define sub(SUB2) topicstr('TOPIC1') dest(Q2)
Example of running amqsput and amqsget:
a) Open 3 windows:
window 1: get messages from queue Q1
amqsget Q1 QMGR
window 2: get messages from queue Q2
amqsget Q2 QMGR
window 3: put a message into the queue DESTINATION
amqsput DESTINATION QMGR
Sample AMQSPUT0 start
target queue is DESTINATION
TEST
Sample AMQSPUT0 end
b) Observe that Q1 and Q2 receive the same message:
amqsget Q1 QMGR
Sample AMQSGET0 start
message <TEST>
no more messages
Sample AMQSGET0 end
amqsget Q2 QMGR
Sample AMQSGET0 start
message <TEST>
no more messages
Sample AMQSGET0 end
c) NOTE: Strictly speaking, the messages received by Q1 and Q2 are NOT truly identical. Even though they will have the same payload (text string 'TEST') and same characteristics, each message will have its own unique message-id.
The following is a browse (using: amqsbcg Queue QMGR) of the messages.
Notice that the only differences in this particular example are the last 2 characters from "MsgId" and CorrelId". In your case, more characters in this field could be different.
Message received by Q1:
MsgId : X'414D5120514D5F3730312020202020207064DF4E20003603'
**
CorrelId : X'414D5120514D5F3730312020202020207064DF4E20001E08'
**
Message received by Q2:
MsgId : X'414D5120514D5F3730312020202020207064DF4E20003602'
**
CorrelId : X'414D5120514D5F3730312020202020207064DF4E20001E0E'
**
c.1) Message received by Q1
****Message descriptor****
StrucId : 'MD ' Version : 2
Report : 0 MsgType : 8
Expiry : -1 Feedback : 0
Encoding : 546 CodedCharSetId : 437
Format : 'MQSTR '
Priority : 0 Persistence : 0
MsgId : X'414D5120514D5F3730312020202020207064DF4E20003603'
CorrelId : X'414D5120514D5F3730312020202020207064DF4E20001E08'
BackoutCount : 0
ReplyToQ : ' '
ReplyToQMgr : 'QMGR '
** Identity Context
UserIdentifier : 'rivera '
AccountingToken :
X'16010515000000BA1E06D2603C3514885EDBC2EF03000000000000000000000B'
ApplIdentityData : ' '
** Origin Context
PutApplType : '26'
PutApplName : 'QMGR '
PutDate : '20111207' PutTime : '20215396'
ApplOriginData : ' '
GroupId : X'000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
MsgSeqNumber : '1'
Offset : '0'
MsgFlags : '0'
OriginalLength : '-1'
**** Message ****
length - 4 bytes
00000000: 5445 5354 'TEST '
c.2) Message received by Q2
****Message descriptor****
StrucId : 'MD ' Version : 2
Report : 0 MsgType : 8
Expiry : -1 Feedback : 0
Encoding : 546 CodedCharSetId : 437
Format : 'MQSTR '
Priority : 0 Persistence : 0
MsgId : X'414D5120514D5F3730312020202020207064DF4E20003602'
CorrelId : X'414D5120514D5F3730312020202020207064DF4E20001E0E'
BackoutCount : 0
ReplyToQ : ' '
ReplyToQMgr : 'QMGR '
** Identity Context
UserIdentifier : 'rivera '
AccountingToken :
X'16010515000000BA1E06D2603C3514885EDBC2EF03000000000000000000000B'
ApplIdentityData : ' '
** Origin Context
PutApplType : '26'
PutApplName : 'QMGR '
PutDate : '20111207' PutTime : '20215396'
ApplOriginData : ' '
GroupId : X'000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
MsgSeqNumber : '1'
Offset : '0'
MsgFlags : '0'
OriginalLength : '-1'
**** Message ****
length - 4 bytes
00000000: 5445 5354 'TEST '