Ways to create message models

You can create a message model to model your data format.

You can create a message model by using the following methods:
  • Importing an application message format that is described by an XML Schema, XML DTD, C structure, COBOL structure, SCA import or export, or WSDL definition.
  • By creating an empty message model file, then creating your message by using the editors provided in the IBM® Integration Toolkit.
  • By using the Adapter Connection wizard to import EIS metadata.
  • By creating a populated model file from example message data.

Message model schema files

If your message models are to be stored as message model schema files, use the New Message Model wizard. If you already have XML Schema files, WSDL files or DFDL schema files, you can import them into an application or library.

Message sets

If your message models are to be stored in message sets, use the New Message Definition File or New Message Definition File From wizards.

Additionally, you can import application message formats by using the mqsicreatemsgdefs or mqsicreatemsgdefsfromwsdl command-line utilities.

The mqsicreatemsgdefs command has a bulk import capability, but mqsicreatemsgdefsfromwsdl imports only one WSDL definition at a time.