Edit Message dialog

Access the Edit Message dialog by clicking on the Edit button from a Messages for Queue Summary View. The properties for that individual message are displayed, including the header fields, formatting information, and message body.

To edit a message:

1. Modify fields as needed.
2. Click the Save button in the generic options toolbar to save the modified message to the queue.
3. Optional - Click the Cancel button to return to the Messages for Queue Summary view without saving any changes.

To move a message:

1. In the Messages for Queue Summary View, click Move to Queue from the Operations drop-down menu for each individual message.
   OR
   To move multiple messages, select the checkbox in the Select column alongside the relevant messages and then click the Move Message(s) icon.
2. Select the Destination Queue from the list of available queues on the current Queue Manager.
3. Select the Start and End Message Number to select a range of messages to be moved (if you selected multiple messages, a list of message indices is displayed instead).
4. Define the available options as required for the Move Message(s) Parameters.
5. Click Move to move the messages. The Messages for Queue Summary view is displayed (messages moved are no longer displayed).

To copy a message:

1. In the Messages for Queue Summary View, click Copy to Queue from the Operations drop-down menu for each individual message.
   OR
   To copy multiple messages, select the checkbox in the Select column alongside the relevant messages and then click the Copy Message(s) icon.
2. Select the Destination Queue from the list of available queues on the current Queue Manager.
3. Select the available options as required for the Copy Message(s) Parameters.
4. Click Copy to copy the messages. The Messages for Queue Summary view is displayed.

To save message(s) to a file:

1. In the Messages for Queue Summary View, click Save To File from the Operations drop-down menu for each individual message.
   OR
   To save multiple messages, select the checkbox in the Select column alongside the relevant messages and then click the Save To File icon.
2. Optional - Select the Data-only File checkbox to save the message(s) without any TrueSight Middleware Administrator meta-data or WMQ meta-data (such as MQMD headers). Messages can be saved into single or multiple files or into a zip file. Note that the files will be readable in text format.
3. Click Save To File, and in the displayed Save dialog, browse to the relevant location.
4. Click OK to save the message(s) to a file (in .json format (not if you selected Data-only File)). Note that the message will be readable if the message data format is indicated as MQSTR in the message headers.

To delete messages:

1. In the Messages for Queue Summary View, click Delete from the Operations drop-down menu for each individual message. In the displayed confirmation message, click OK.
   OR
   To delete multiple messages, select the checkbox in the Select column alongside the relevant messages and then click the Delete Message(s) icon. In the displayed Delete Message(s) screen, confirm the message index numbers are those you want to delete, and click Delete.
2. The messages are deleted and the Messages for Queue Summary view is displayed.

To upload/import messages:

1. In the Messages for Queue Summary View, click on the Upload/Import icon in the Generic Toolbar Options.
2. In the displayed screen, click Browse and a File Upload dialog is displayed.
3. Navigate to a file that contains a saved message, and click Open.
4. Select Parameters as required for the message.
5. Click the Save button to save the message to the queue. A confirmation message is displayed in the status pane, indicating how many messages were successfully uploaded.