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This guide describes the tasks that you can perform for testing various domains, technologies, and applications. To enable testing, you must configure and enable the environment for testing.
Tester Guide - Integration Testing
This guide describes the tasks that you can perform for testing various domains, technologies, and applications. To enable testing, you must configure and enable the environment for testing. This guide is intended for Integration testers.
Integration Testing
You can use find information about the tasks that you can perform for testing various domains, technologies, or applications.
Testing with IBM® WebSphere® MQ messages
You can test WebSphere® MQ messages using the WebSphere MQ transport method or JMS interface. Rational® Integration Tester also supports testing WebSphere MQ on z/OS systems.
Working with WebSphere® transports
Rational® Integration Tester creates an WebSphere® MQ transport when you create a physical WebSphere MQ Queue Manager resource in Architecture School.
Configuring WebSphere® MQ transports
After you create a WebSphere® MQ transport, you must configure it to record, send, and receive WebSphere MQ messages within Rational® Integration Tester.
Recording settings
Rational® Integration Tester provides a number of ways to record WebSphere® MQ messages.
Recording by using Dynamic mirror queues mode
Dynamic Mirror Queues mode is similar to Mirror Queues mode. The main difference between the two modes is that if Dynamic Mirror Queues mode is selected, WebSphere® MQ clears queues automatically. Also, when recording a shared queue in a z/OS queue sharing group, recording with dynamic mirror queues results in only messages from a single queue manager being captured. For recording a shared queue, use the Mirror Queues mode.

Rational® Integration Tester
- Release Notes
  This document contains information about What's new, installation, known issues, and contact information of IBM Support.
- System Requirements
  This document includes information about hardware and software requirements for IBM® Rational® Integration Tester.
- Getting Started
  This guide provides an overview and describes the tasks to get you started with Rational® Integration Tester.
- Administrator Guide
  This guide describes how to install Rational® Integration Tester. After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as configuration and integration of the product. This guide is intended for administrators.
- Tester Guide
  This guide describes the tasks that you can perform for testing various domains, technologies, and applications. To enable testing, you must configure and enable the environment for testing.
  - Tester Guide - Integration Testing
    This guide describes the tasks that you can perform for testing various domains, technologies, and applications. To enable testing, you must configure and enable the environment for testing. This guide is intended for Integration testers.
    - Integration Testing
      You can use find information about the tasks that you can perform for testing various domains, technologies, or applications.
      - Testing Java™ applications
        You can use Rational® Integration Tester to test Java™ applications.
      - Testing Java™ Message Service (JMS) systems
        Use the generic JMS plug-in to connect Rational® Integration Tester to a wide range of EAI platforms, which includes any vendor that provides an implementation of this Java™ standard. JMS provides a way of separating the application from the transport layer of providing data. The same Java classes can be used to communicate with different JMS providers by using the JNDI information for a specific provider. The classes first use a connection factory to connect to the queue or topic, and then use populate and send or publish the messages. On the receiving side, the clients then receive or subscribe to the messages
      - Testing Java™ objects
        You can import Plain Old Java™ Objects (POJOs) from JAR files into Rational® Integration Tester in order to parse and construct messages containing the serialized forms of those objects. You can construct and parse the Java objects and perform validation, but you cannot test the objects directly.
      - Testing with Apache Camel components
        You can use Rational® Integration Tester to create tests and stubs by setting up an Apache Camel component in a Rational Integration Tester project. You can configure the technology endpoints supported by the Camel component as the physical resources in the Rational Integration Tester project and test for the services provided by the technology.
      - Testing with Apache Kafka
        Starting from IBM® Rational® Integration Tester 10.0.2 and later, you can create Kafka transports to test Kafka services.
      - Testing with Docker
        You can use Docker containers with Rational® Integration Tester to run stubs co-located with your test systems.
      - Testing with the email transport
        When you use applications in your test environment that use email services, you can use Rational® Integration Tester to create tests and stubs for testing the email services. You can set up an email transport in a Rational Integration Tester project and configure the email servers as the physical resources in the Rational Integration Tester project, and then test the email services.
      - Testing with Envoy Proxy (Experimental)
        You can use Rational® Integration Tester to record the HTTP traffic on the Envoy Proxy by using the Experimental HTTP Tap Filter feature of the Envoy Proxy.
      - Testing with the File transport
        As with any other transport, the File transport includes both logical and physical configurations. Tests and stubs are associated with the logical File resource, which represents an abstraction of the File resource and is the same for all environments. The physical File Access configuration includes connection details, and you can configure a different physical File Access for each environment.
      - Testing with the FIX transport
        You can use the Financial Information eXchange (FIX) transport and FIX dictionaries in Rational® Integration Tester to help you test trade-related messages and the systems that use them.
      - Testing with the HTTP transport
        To provide support for HTTP-based communications, you must configure and run Rational® Integration Tester by using the HTTP transport and SOAP message formatters.
      - Testing with IBM® API Developer Portals
        You can configure IBM® Rational® Integration Tester to synchronize IBM API Connect™ Developer Portal resources or IBM API Management Developer Portal resources.
      - Testing with IBM® App Connect Enterprise
        When you want to test the services on applications deployed by the integration node of IBM® App Connect Enterprise, you can use the synchronization feature in Rational® Integration Tester to import details of deployed applications into a Rational Integration Tester project. You can select the tests and stubs to be created in your project during the synchronization process in Rational Integration Tester.
      - Testing with IBM® Integration Bus
        When you want to test the services on applications deployed by the integration node of IBM® Integration Bus, you can use the synchronization feature in Rational® Integration Tester to import details of deployed applications into a Rational Integration Tester project. You can select the tests and stubs to be created in your project during the synchronization process in Rational Integration Tester.
      - Testing with IBM® WebSphere® Application Server
        You can configure IBM® Rational® Integration Tester to synchronize IBM WebSphere® Application Server resources.
      - Testing with IBM® WebSphere® MQ messages
        You can test WebSphere® MQ messages using the WebSphere MQ transport method or JMS interface. Rational® Integration Tester also supports testing WebSphere MQ on z/OS systems.
        Task flow: Test Websphere MQ messages/transport using the MQ transport method
        The following diagram shows a high-level task flow for testing MQ messages and transport using the MQ transport method.
        Task flow: Test Websphere MQ messages using JMS interface
        The following diagram shows a high-level task flow for testing MQ messages using the Java Message Service interface.
        WebSphere® MQ software requirements
        You must be aware of certain software requirements for using IBM® WebSphere® MQ for Rational® Integration Tester.
        Installing and configuring Rational® Integration Tester API exits
        You can install and configure Rational® Integration Tester API exits for IBM® WebSphere® MQ.
        Working with WebSphere® transports
        Rational® Integration Tester creates an WebSphere® MQ transport when you create a physical WebSphere MQ Queue Manager resource in Architecture School.
        Configuring WebSphere® MQ transports
        After you create a WebSphere® MQ transport, you must configure it to record, send, and receive WebSphere MQ messages within Rational® Integration Tester.
        Basic settings
        After you create a transport for WebSphere® MQ, you must configure a few basic settings associated with it.
        MQ SSL settings
        After you create a transport for WebSphere® MQ, you must configure SSL settings for it.
        Recording settings
        Rational® Integration Tester provides a number of ways to record WebSphere® MQ messages.
        Recording by using Queue browsing mode
        In Queue Browsing mode, IBM® Rational® Integration Tester uses IBM WebSphere® MQ browse facility to capture messages.
        Recording by using proxy queues mode
        In Proxy Queues mode, Rational® Integration Tester monitors a "proxy" request queue (denoted by combining the actual queue name with the Queue Suffix), record and remove any messages that are received. It displays these messages in recording studio. Then, it passes the message on to the original queue. Request-based messages that are passed to the proxy queue are amended so that any reply queues that they specify are also converted to use the corresponding proxy queue.
        Recording by using mirror queues mode
        In Mirror Queues mode, IBM® Rational® Integration Tester uses an WebSphere® MQ API exit, which is installed on the queue manager, to take a copy of each message and put it into another queue. Therefore, if you record multiple queues, multiple mirror queues are set up.
        Recording by using Dynamic mirror queues mode
        Dynamic Mirror Queues mode is similar to Mirror Queues mode. The main difference between the two modes is that if Dynamic Mirror Queues mode is selected, WebSphere® MQ clears queues automatically. Also, when recording a shared queue in a z/OS queue sharing group, recording with dynamic mirror queues results in only messages from a single queue manager being captured. For recording a shared queue, use the Mirror Queues mode.
        Recording by using Queue aliasing mode
        An alias queue is an WebSphere® MQ object that refers to another queue. The object to which the alias is pointing can be changed without affecting the client application, which continues to reference the alias.
        Recording by using Record-the-transport mode
        To use this recording approach, you must either select the queue manager in the Architecture School Logical View and choose Add event monitor (from top or menu) or add an event monitor in Recording Studio and choose the MQ transport.
        Security settings for Rational® Integration Tester MQ alias queue recording
        If security is enabled for the queue manager, you must enable certain authorities in the queue manager for the Rational® Integration Tester MQ alias queue recording to access the Rational Integration Tester alias queue.
        Stubbing settings for MQ transport
        Specify the required stubbing mode and configure the queue settings for a transport for IBM® WebSphere® MQ.
        MQ transport: Read, Write and Browse queue settings
        Specify the MQ transport queue IDs that must be used for reading, writing, and browsing the messages by using the Options tab.
        MQ Transport: Advanced settings
        You can specify temporary destination settings, Request/Reply Correlation Semantics, and Connection Resilience settings by using the Advanced tab.
        Working with WebSphere® MQ messages
        You can create publishers and subscribers to send and receive IBM® WebSphere® MQ messages in IBM Rational® Integration Tester.
        Troubleshooting: Websphere MQ
        You can use workarounds to problems that you might encounter when you use IBM® WebSphere® MQ with Rational® Integration Tester.
      - Testing with WebSphere® Portal
        You can configure IBM® Rational® Integration Tester to synchronize IBM WebSphere® Portal resources.
      - Testing with IBM® z/OS® Connect Enterprise Edition
        IBM® z/OS® Connect Enterprise Edition provides a framework for enabling z/OS®-based programs and data to fully participate in the new API economy for mobile and cloud applications. Use IBM® z/OS® Connect Enterprise Edition to access z/OS subsystems, such as CICS®, IMS™ and Batch, by using RESTful APIs with JSON formatted messages. You can access multiple z/OS subsystems concurrently through a common interface.
      - Testing with Istio
        When you have applications hosted in a Kubernetes cluster that have Istio as a service mesh, you can virtualize the services in the cluster by creating stubs and tests for testing with Istio in Rational® Integration Tester.
      - Testing with Kubernetes
        Rational® Integration Tester supports testing with Kubernetes after you set up a Kubernetes cluster. You can test the containerized applications that run as services in Kubernetes in Rational Integration Tester. You can also create and publish stubs from Rational Integration Tester to Kubernetes and then run the stubs in Kubernetes.
      - Testing with Microsoft™ .NET objects
        You can import serializable .NET objects from .NET assembly files (.exe or .dll) into IBM® Rational® Integration Tester and apply them to messages in the same way as you would apply a schema. A service-based test or stub can then send and receive a message containing a serialized form of a .NET object from the assembly file. You can construct and parse the .NET objects and perform validation, but you cannot test the objects directly.
      - Testing the migrated Postman collections
        You can migrate Postman collections and environments that you created in Postman to Rational® Integration Tester. Operations, transports, tests and stubs are automatically created during migration and you can run the tests and stubs in Rational Integration Tester.
      - Testing with MongoDB
        If you are using Rational® Integration Tester 9.5.0 or later, you can create MongoDB transports and run tests against them.
      - Testing with the MQ telemetry transport
        If you are using Rational® Integration Tester 8.6.0 or later, you can create MQ telemetry transports.
      - Testing with Oracle Fusion
        Configure and run Rational® Integration Tester with the Oracle Fusion plug-in, which provides support for synchronization with and testing of the web services and composites that are available on a configured SOA server (that is, an Oracle WebLogic server with Oracle SOA Suite 11g deployed on it).
      - Testing with RabbitMQ
        If you are using Rational® Integration Tester 9.2.1.1 or later, you can create RabbitMQ transports.
      - Testing with SAP applications
        You can use Rational® Integration Tester to test SAP application server resources.
      - Testing with Software AG CentraSite
        You can incorporate governance in your SOA by using the integration of Rational® Integration Tester with Software AG CentraSite.
      - Testing with Software AG Universal Messaging
        You can use Rational® Integration Tester API to test Software AG Universal Messaging Broker server resources. From Rational Integration Tester 10.0.2 or later, you can create Software AG Universal Messaging Broker transports, configure and run Rational Integration Tester with the Software AG Universal Messaging server.
      - Testing with Software AG webMethods
        You can configure and run Rational® Integration Tester with the Software AG webMethods Integration Server to connect to Software AG webMethods Broker and Integration Server resources.
      - Testing with SSL
        To provide secure connections between clients and servers during testing, you can use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology supported by Rational® Integration Tester.
      - TCP and UDP
        In Rational® Integration Tester, you can create transports that facilitate communication between clients and servers by using both TCP- and UDP-based sockets.
      - Testing with TIBCO applications
        To use IBM® Rational® Integration Tester to test TIBCO messaging, you must configure and run Rational Integration Tester with the TIBCO messaging plug-in. Doing so supports TIBCO Rendezvous messaging ("plain" TIBCO Rendezvous messaging and TIBCO ActiveEnterprise (AE) formats), TIBCO EMS messaging, and sending and receiving AE messages by using TIBCO EMS.
      - Testing applications on z/OS®
        You can test applications on IBM® z/OS® systems by using the capabilities that are supported for mainframes by Rational® Integration Tester. Rational Integration Tester is installed as part of the IBM Rational Test Workbench product offering.
      - Managing credentials
        If you have external resources that must be accessed by project or test resources in Rational® Integration Tester and you do not want to expose the credentials used to access the external resources, then you can implement a user-defined access in a credential management system.
      - Configuration of virtual IP addresses as virtual clients
        You can find information about how to configure virtual IP addresses in the operating system, and then use the virtual IP addresses to configure them as virtual clients in tests or as virtual servers in stubs.
      - Configuration of test runs in a GitHub Actions Workflow
        You can configure test runs of test resources that you create in Rational® Integration Tester in a GitHub Actions Workflow. You can choose to run test resources in the GitHub Workflow when you do not want to run the test resources without opening Rational Integration Tester.
      - Security vulnerabilities testing by using HCL® AppScan
        You can use HCL® AppScan to scan all HTTP traffic that is generated as part of integration testing in Rational® Integration Tester for security vulnerabilities.
    - Extending Rational® Integration Tester functionality by using custom functions
      You can add more calculations and operations to tests by using the Rational® Integration Tester custom function class. Rational Integration Tester custom function is a Java™ class that extends the com.ghc.ghTester.expressions function.
    - Working in non-GUI mode
      You can use the tools and executable files that are provided along with the product software. You can use these tools to perform different test actions in a non-GUI mode.
  - Tester Guide - Performance Testing
    Typically, a user with the Integration Tester role is also responsible for performance testing. This guide lists all such topics.
  - Tester Guide - Service Virtualization
    This guide describes the tasks that you can perform for using virtual services or stubs to simulate parts of an environment if the real services are not yet available or because they are difficult or expensive to use. This guide is intended for Integration Testers.
- Test Manager Guide
  This guide describes the tasks that you can perform for tracking the quality of the application. This guide is intended for Test Managers.
- Troubleshooting
  While working with Rational® Integration Tester, you might encounter some problems that you can easily troubleshoot.
- Reference Guide
  This guide provides the topics to help the Integration tester use the product by using the user interface, commands or scripts. This guide is intended for Integration testers.
- Security Considerations
  You can take certain actions to ensure that your installation is secure, customize your security settings, and set up user access controls.
- Notices
  This document provides information about copyright, trademarks, terms and conditions for product documentation.

Recording by using Dynamic mirror queues mode

Dynamic Mirror Queues mode is similar to Mirror Queues mode. The main difference between the two modes is that if Dynamic Mirror Queues mode is selected, WebSphere® MQ clears queues automatically. Also, when recording a shared queue in a z/OS queue sharing group, recording with dynamic mirror queues results in only messages from a single queue manager being captured. For recording a shared queue, use the Mirror Queues mode.

Clicking Dynamic Mirror Queues in the Recording Mode list displays an extra Use Default Model Queue check box and an extra Model Queue field. Selecting the Use Default Model Queue check box (default setting), you can to accept the default model queue that is provided by WebSphere® MQ for this recording mode. If you want to specify a different model queue, clear the Use Default Model Queue check box and enter a queue name in the Model Queue field.

Note: This recording mode is available only if IBM® WebSphere® MQ 7.1 and later is installed and configured in Library Manager.