Managing topics

Topics are subjects that a subscriber chooses to receive (subscribe to). Specific messages can be associated with topics; messages with similar contents are published to a topic, and subscribers register for the topic. This ensures that they will receive all relevant messages.

The following is an example of a Topics Summary View:

Summary view operations available from the Operations drop-down menu are: Copy As New Topic, Delete, Permissions, Audit, Publish Messages, Tag Topic

To access the selected topic's Properties Editor, click the Topic Name. 

In addition, the following operations are available from the operations drop-down menu in the main options bar:

• New Topic: Create a new topic.
• Publish Messages: Publish a topic message.
• Upload/Import: Upload/import messages to topics.
• Show Topic Status: Switch to the Topic Status Summary View.
• CSV Export: Exports the information displayed in this view in CVS format.

Publishing topics

Publish topics from either the Topics or Subscriptions Summary views in the generic options toolbar.

To publish a new topic message

1. In the Topic or Subscription Summary View, select Publish Messages from the Operations drop-down menu in the main options bar.
2. Enter a Topic String to publish to in the Topic String field.
3. Parameters are displayed for key message properties. Set parameters available for each visible field (as necessary). Refer to IBM WebSphere MQ documentation for help with any field definitions.
4. Select the Retained checkbox if you want the topic to be available to future subscribers who are interested in the topic.
5. Click the Save icon to publish the message.

To upload an existing message to publish

1. In the Topic or Subscription Summary View, select Upload/Import from the Operations drop-down menu in the main options bar. 
2. Click Browse to open the File Upload dialog.
3. Locate the file to upload and upload it.
4. Enter a Topic String to publish to in the Topic String field..
5. Select the Retained checkbox if you want the topic to be available to future subscribers who are interested in the topic.
6. Click Import. The file is uploaded and added to the Publish Parameters Editor.

Adding a topic

To add a topic

1. From the Topics view, select New Topic from the Operations drop-down menu in the main options bar.
2. Define the required parameters in the New Topic pane.
3. Save to create the topic immediately.
4. Optional - To schedule for later creation, select the Schedule Tasks calendar and configure future topic creation.