PowerExchange for WebSphere MQ integration allows you to read data from WebSphere MQ message queues and write data into WebSphere MQ message queues.

Message queues are used in environments where applications communicate by sending each other data in messages rather than calling each other directly. An application can request data from another application by putting a request message on a message queue. The receiving application retrieves the message from the queue, processes the request, and generates a reply message on a message queue. A messaging and queueing architecture allows programs to run independently of each other, at different speeds and times, and in different locations without having a logical connection between them.

Using PowerExchange for WebSphere MQ integration, you can read data from messages in a queue, transform the data according to your business rules, and then write the data to a target data warehouse or message queue.

This chapter provides an overview of the integration between PowerCenter and WebSphere MQ.