Configure a Tibco EMS connection

You can configure a Tibco EMS connection in the API Connection Manager.

This allows you to connect to a Tibco EMS queue or topic and to push and pull messages. For detailed information on Tibco EMS, see the Tibco EMS documentation.

Prerequisites

To use a Tibco EMS connection, you have to install the Tibco EMS Client Library.

Configure your connection

To configure a Tibco EMS connection, follow the steps below:

  1. Open the API Connection Manager.

  2. Add a new connection.

  3. Go to the Edit section.

  4. Specify a Name for your connection.

  1. From the Type drop-down menu, select Tibco EMS.

  2. Enter the Queue/Topic Name. This is the name of the queue or topic you want to connect to.

  3. Specify the Host. This is the name or IP address of the Tibco EMS server host.

  4. Enter the Port to listen to.

  5. Select a Type from the drop-down menu:

    • Select Queue for a one-to-one messaging pattern.

    • Select Topic for one-to-many messaging.

  6. Select a message type from the Message Type drop-down menu:

    • Select JmsTextMessage for messages with a single text string.

    • Select JmsBytesMessage for messages that contain multiple types.

  7. Optionally, enable Peeking to retrieve messages from topics or queues without consuming them.

  8. Optionally, enable Secure connection to establish a connection with a secure protocol.

  9. If you use a secure connection, enter the Target Host. This is the name of the server as specified in the server certificate.

  10. If you connection requires authentication, enter your Username and Password.

  11. Optionally, configure XML and web service security.

Configure a Tibco EMS connection

You can now use your Tibco EMS connection for testing. For information on how to push and pull messages in API Scan, see chapter "Run JMS messages".