Specifying Fixed or Dynamic Routing

How to:

After you have constructed a channel in the iWay Service Manager Administration Console, you can specify whether fixed or dynamic routing should be used during channel processing.

Dynamic routing is a routing method for a channel that reevaluates the available routes at each step of the messaging process. As a result, the routing can respond to changes in the message and execution environment. By default, every channel that is created is automatically set to use dynamic routing.

Fixed routing is a routing method for a channel in which a selected route in a channel remains in force for the duration of the messaging process.

Procedure: How to Specify Fixed Routing for a Channel

To specify fixed routing:

  1. In the left console pane of the Registry menu, select Channels.

    The Channels pane opens.

  2. Click the route icon in the Type column.

    The route icon in the Type column changes color (to orange) to indicate that the route is now fixed, as shown in the following image.

Procedure: How to Specify Dynamic Routing for a Channel

To specify dynamic routing:

  1. In the left console pane of the Registry menu, select Channels.

    The Channels pane opens.

  2. Click the route icon in the Type column that is currently set to fixed routing.

    The route icon in the Type column changes color (to green) to indicate that the route is now dynamic, as shown in the following image.