Viewing Message Properties

You can view the properties of a message. The properties include the message type, destination name, and expiration time.

To View Message Properties

1. Select the topic or queue as described in Monitoring Topics and Queues.

2. In the Messages tab, select the message and click the Properties icon.

   The View Message Property dialog box appears. The following table describes the message properties.

   Property Name	Description
   Correlation ID	An identifier that is used to associate the message with a previous message or application-specific identifier. The default internal value is Sun-SeeBeyond.
   Time Stamp	The date and time when the message was received.
   Message Payload Size	This property is not applicable to Sun Java System Message Queue.
   Message Source File	This property is not applicable to Sun Java System Message Queue.
   Type	The message type of the message, such as text or bytes.
   Message Enqueue Time	The date and time when the message was received by its message destination.
   Delivery Mode	Indicates whether the message is persistent or nonpersistent.
   Message Size	This property is not applicable to Sun Java System Message Queue.
   Sequence Number	The sequence number of the message.
   Redelivery Flag	Indicates whether this message is set for redelivery.
   Destination Name	The name of the topic or queue.
   Message ID	The unique identification number for the message.
   Priority	The priority of the message from 0 to 9. The lowest priority is 0. The highest priority is 9.
   Expiration Time	The date and time when the message will expire.

3. When you are done, click Close.