WebSphere MQ Functional Interface

SAS Integration Technologies allows application developers to combine the power of both SAS information delivery and IBM message queuing capabilities by providing a SAS interface to the IBM WebSphere MQ product (formerly called MQSeries). With this interface, SAS programs can create new WebSphere MQ message queues or take advantage of existing ones that are available throughout the enterprise. This section explains how to implement this interface using the SAS Data Step and SAS Macro Language.

Note: WebSphere MQ enables you to trigger, or start, an application automatically when a message arrives on a message queue. See Configuring WebSphere MQ to Trigger SAS for more information.

For information about support for different versions of the SAS interface to WebSphere MQ, see the page on Supported Messaging Interface Versions.