JMSReplyTo Header Processing

In a JMS message, the JMSReplyTo header value is provider dependent. Therefore, unless both the source provider and target provider are Message Queue, the JMS bridge sets an existing JMSReplyTo header to a null value before passing the message to a link target or, if specified, the message transformer for the link target.

This default behavior can be overridden by setting the retain-replyto attribute of the link's target element to true. Overriding the default behavior is useful when:

• The message transformer for a link target handles processing of the JMSReplyTo header.

• Both the link source and link target have the same JMS provider, and clients of the target provider instance need to send reply messages back across the JMS bridge to the JMSReplyTo destination in the source provider instance. To successfully implement this case:

  • The JMSReplyTo destination must exist (or be able to be auto-created) in the target provider instance.

  • A JMS bridge link must be defined with its source set to the JMSReplyTo destination in the target provider instance and its target set to the JMSReplyTo destination in the source provider instance.