Message Type Configuration page

The Create/Edit a Proxy Service - Message Type Configuration page is one in a series of pages for creating and editing proxy services, as described in Creating and Configuring Proxy Services and Editing Proxy Service Configurations.

Use this page to configure message types for a proxy service whose type is Messaging Service.

The binding definition for messaging services consists of configuring the content-type of the messages that are exchanged. The content-type for the response does not have to be the same as for the request; therefore, the response is configured separately (for example, the service could accept an MFL message and return an XML acknowledgment receipt).

Note: E-mail, File, FTP, or SFTP transport proxy services whose type is Messaging Service support one-way messaging only; the Response Message Type should be none. If you select an option other than none, the E-mail, File, FTP, or SFTP protocols will not be available on the Transport Configuration page.

Table 17-2 describes how to use Create/Edit a Proxy Service - Message Type Configuration page.

Table 17-2 Create/Edit a Proxy Service - Message Type Configuration Page 
Option
To create or edit...
Request Message Type
Select a message type for the request message:
  • None - Select this option if there is no request message.
  • Binary - Select this option if the content-type of the message is unknown or not important.
  • Text - Select this option if the message can be restricted to text.
  • MFL - Select this option if the message is a binary document conforming to an MFL definition. Enter the MFL file name (qualified by its path), or click Browse to select a file.
  • You can configure only one MFL file.

    Note: To support multiple MFL files, define the content as binary or text and use the MFL action in the message flow to convert to XML.

  • XML - Select this option if the message is an XML document. Enter the XML file name (qualified by its path), or click Browse to select a file.
  • Optionally provide some type information by declaring (in the element or type field) the XML schema type of the XML document exchanged.

Response Message Type
Select a message type for the response message:
  • None - Select this option if there is no response message.
  • Binary - Select this option if the content-type of the message is unknown or not important.
  • Text - Select this option if the message can be restricted to text.
  • MFL - Select this option if the message is a binary document conforming to an MFL definition. Enter the MFL file name (qualified by its path), or click Browse to select a file.
  • You can configure only one MFL file.

    Note: To support multiple MFL files, define the content as binary or text and use the MFL action in the message flow to convert to XML.

  • XML - Select this option if the message is an XML document. Enter the XML file name (qualified by its path), or click Browse to select a file.
  • Optionally provide some type information by declaring (in the element or type field) the XML schema type of the XML document exchanged.

After you finish

Click Next to continue configuring this service on the next page; or click Last to review and save this configuration on the Create/Edit a Proxy Service - Summary page.