Sending a WebSphere MQ endpoint request

You can invoke calls to services that use a WebSphere® MQ endpoint.

If the service uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) authentication, create an SSL configuration before sending the request. For more information, see Creating SSL configurations.

If the service uses SOAP security for encryption, signature, or other security algorithms, you must first configure the environment with the correct libraries and configuration files, and then create a security profile for the WSDL file. For more information, see Configuring the environment for SOAP security and Creating security profiles for WSDL files.

To send a request to an WebSphere MQ service:
  1. Click the Open the Generic Service Client toolbar button (Open the Generic Service Client button) and select the Requests page.
  2. Click Add (Add button) and click a type of request that you want to send or in Request Library, right-click EndPoints and select a type of request that you want to send
  3. In the Configure Protocol window, select WebSphere MQ and specify the WebSphere MQ transport configuration.
    If necessary, click New to create an WebSphere MQ transport configuration for the call. For more information about creating a new WebSphere MQ transport configuration, see Creating a WebSphere MQ transport configuration.
  4. Specify the SOAP action.
    If the service requires that you override the header specified in the WebSphere MQ transport configuration, select Override MQ protocol configuration values and specify the correct details.
  5. Click Next.
  6. On the Select Root Element page, if the service uses a specific XML Schema Definition (XSD), select one from the list or click Browse to import the XSD file, and then, select the root element for the request.
    If no XSD is available for the service, select No Schema.
  7. Click Finish.
    The request is added to the Endpoints section of the Request Library.
  8. In the Request Library, select the request element.
    The generic service client shows three steps: Edit Request, Invoke, and View Response. The details for the request are displayed under the Edit Request step.
  9. Based on the request selected in Step 2, on the Message page, use the Form, Tree, or Source views to edit the contents of the request.
    Each view shows a different format of the same data. To add or remove XML elements in the Form or Tree view, click Schema > Validate and Assist to comply with an XSD specified in the schema catalog.
  10. On the Transport page, if necessary, change the transport configuration to be used by the request.
    To create and edit transport and security configurations, use the Transport tab.
  11. If you selected SOAP XML request in step 2, on the Request Stack page, specify whether you want to override the security or processing algorithms that are applied to the outgoing request for the WSDL file.
    To add a Response Stack page to edit the security or processing algorithms for incoming responses, click Show Response Stack.
    Note:
    These settings apply only to the current request. To edit the request or response stack for all requests that use the current WSDL file, click Edit WSDL Security to open the WSDL Security Editor.
  12. When you are ready, click Invoke to send the service request.
    The generic service client sends the request and displays the message return under the View Response step.
Successful requests are recorded and added to the Request History list. If you are using Test Performance or Test Performance for SOA Quality, you can create a service test by clicking the Generate Test Suite button (Generate Test Suite).