webMethods Broker

webMethods Broker An Introduction

What is Broker Server?  

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webMethods Broker is a message router. The Broker Server mediates requests to and from network information resources. It facilitates asynchronous, message-based solutions using the publish-and-subscribe model (In the form of documents).

Broker Architecture

Components - Brokers 

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Each Broker Server has one or more entities, called Brokers, that reside on it. A Broker is where the client programs connect, where document types are stored, and where client queues and subscriptions are monitored and stored.

Components - Territories 

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Brokers can share information about their document type definitions and client groups by joining a territory. Each Broker of a territory can reside on a different Broker Servers.

Components – Territories Gateways 

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A territory gateway is a connection between two Brokers in different territories. It allows the transfer of documents between the territories

Components – Document Types 

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Documents are messages that travel over a network from a publisher to a subscriber, through the Broker. Example TestBroker:TestBrokerDocument

LAB 

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Create a publishable document in developer. Create a flow service to publish it to the broker. Create a trigger to subscribe this document from the broker.