Glossary AggregateControl node. A node in a message flow used to mark the beginning of a fan-out of requests that are part of an aggregation. It sends a control message that is used by the AggregateReply node to match the different requests that have been made. AggregateReply node. A node in a message flow used to mark the end of an aggregation fan-in. This node collects replies and combines them into a single aggregated message. AggregateRequest node. A node in a message flow used to record the fact that request messages for an aggregation have been sent. This node also collects information that helps the AggregateReply node to construct the aggregated message. Application Log. A log viewable in the Windows Event Viewer that displays event messages from software on a machine. Bar file. Abbreviation for message broker archive file, used to store compiled message flows, message sets and other code to be deployed to an execution group. BIP message. An event message produced by WebSphere Message Broker, identifiable by its BIP number, for example BIP1003. Breakpoint. Used as a point to stop the flow of a message in a message flow when the flow debugger is attached. Broker. A broker is a set of execution processes that host and run message flows. Broker Administration perspective. The perspective in the Message Brokers Toolkit that is used for administering and monitoring objects in the broker domain. This perspective is also used for changing the configuration and message flow deploy operations. Broker Application Development perspective. The perspective in the Message Brokers Toolkit in which message flows and message sets can be developed. Broker database. A database that stores configuration for a broker. Multiple brokers can share the same database. Broker Domain. A group of brokers that share a common configuration and managed by a single Configuration Manager. Broker topology editor. An editor in the Message Brokers Toolkit for configuring the properties of brokers in the domain. Command console. This is a command line interface that sets up a suitable environment for running WebSphere Message Broker commands. Compute node. A node in a message flow for processing messages using ESQL. Usually used for message transformation. Configuration Manager. Stores the configuration data for the broker domain that it manages, and performs the deployment operations between the Message Broker Toolkit and the brokers in the domain. Configuration Manager Proxy API. TA programming interface for performing administration operations on WebSphere Message Broker components. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006. All rights reserved. 559