Implementing the solution: Creating a subflow as a .subflow file

To reuse common application logic in multiple integration solutions, you can create a subflow as a .subflow file. You must understand how IBM® Integration Bus handles subflows at deployment and run time, so that you can configure the subflow properties based on your solution requirements.

To implement the technical solution, complete the following tasks:

1. Designing a subflow created as a .subflow file
2. Versioning a subflow
   • Defining a keyword to be used as the container of a subflow version
   • Versioning a subflow by using a keyword in the Label property of a Passthrough node
   • Versioning a subflow by using a keyword as a Passthrough node name
   • Versioning a subflow by setting the Version property of the subflow
3. Creating a BAR file that includes a subflow created as a .subflow file
4. Deploying a subflow created as a .subflow file
5. Updating a subflow
6. Configuring a message flow that includes subflows