Service Virtualization

We need to create two different reply queues and need to send two different reponses to the queue by correlating the content file of the request message.

Could you please let me know whether this is possible to achieve in CA LISA workstation .

Hi Shivam,

Recently I have implemented this with Kevin Bowman's assistance. Please follow below approach. I was able to send multiple responses to different queues.

In the Respond step, there is a '+' button at the bottom right corner of the 'Senders' section. Use this to add multiple sender entries to the Respond step. In each entry, enter a unique value for 'Channel Name', and select a queue.

In each response's meda-data, find or create the meta-data property: 'channel.name'. If this meta-data property is not present, then the response will be sent using the first sender entry in the Respond step. If this meta-data property is present, then that request will be sent using the Respond step's sender entry with the same channel name. By giving each response a different 'channel.name' meta-data value, you tell VSE to use a different queue to specified in the Respond step under the sender entry with that channel name, to send that response.

Thanks for you reply.

Can you please provide screen shot as I am using Lisa 7.5.2?  It is very urgent.

Also channel name is same for both reply queues. Only reply queue is different apart from that all other MQ details are same.

Thanks..

Shivam Garg

Hi Shivam.

I am using DevTest 9.5. Please find below screenshots.

How to send multiple responses to different queues using single Respond step

1) Click +(Add Sender) on the right side bottom

There should be two senders, if you want to send 2 responses.

If channel name is same then you can keep same channel name under sender and VSI

Please let me know if you have any queries.

I dont have any thing like this in VSM. Please find screen shot from 7.5.2,  Hope the same you are talking here.

Hi Shivam,

I have shared screenshots using DevTest 9.5 and I am not sure how to implement the same in 7.5.2.

Hello Kevin,

Can you help me in this how this can be implemented in Lisa 7.5.2?

It is bit urgent.

Thanks..

Shivam Garg

With the old MQ protocol all the response queue and connection information is stored in the service image response meta-data.  The connection/queue information is all in the 'dest.*' meta-data properties.  The queue name itself is in 'dest.destination'. 

If you already have multiple responses in your VSI transaction but all their meta-data point to the same queue, then you can just change the queues on each responses' meta-data to make them go to different queues.

If you are adding responses to your VSI manually, then you will need to manually transfer the meta-data from an existing response into your new one and then change the 'dest.destination' property.  If you can re-generate your service from RR pairs then I highly recommend doing that and using side-car files to make this process easier.  There's a reason the new version of the MQ protocol doesn't depend on having all that information in the meta-data.

Finally, with multiple responses going to different queues, you will need to make sure your VSM's 'Respond' step has the 'Share Sessions' checkbox unchecked.

Morning Kevin,

As you suggested, I have provided respective reply queue names n response meta data and also unchecked share sessios from VSM. But when I am checking in console, I am seeing both responses are going back but also seeig that both are going to same queue.

Is there any thing or change I ahve to mention in VSM? Please find screen shot of Publish step in VSM.

Please suggest. Thanks in advance.

Shivam Garg

Does your request contain a replyTo queue?  By default that overrides whatever response queue is set in the VSI meta-data.  You can disable this by adding another property to the response meta-data:

disregardReplyTo = true

hello Kevin,

Sorry I am opening same thread again. This time despite every thing, we are facing same kind of issue. We are not seeing any disregardReplyTo property in one response meta data. below properties are only there. Any reason for that?

The version of LISA you are using is very old.  However, I'm pretty sure 'disregardReplyTo' has been in there since 6.x.  You can add additional properties to the meta-data list; have you tried just adding 'disregardReplyTo'?

yes I tried. But after setting this property value to true , we are facing another issue that we are discussing in another thread.

Cheers..

Shivam Garg

Hello Kevin,

I have added disregardReplyTo in one response meta data as shown below but still it is picking queuemanager values coming from VSM. I have mentioned QAB0 here but it is coming as QAD1 during execution.

Why it is happening? Is any thing wrong in below properties?

Please advise. If atleast we can achieve this , it can sort out problem.

Shivam, can we pick one thread?

 sure. I will update this last request there.

Cheers..