Message Queue Message Properties
Use this dialog box to define the type and content of messages that will be sent to a message queue.
Options
Message type
Select one of the following message types from the list:
String Message, which contains a text string you specify.
Data File Message, which contains a Data Transformation Services (DTS) package ID, a version ID, and the name and contents of a data file.
Global Variables Message, which contains a DTS package ID, a version ID, and the name, type, and value of one or more variables.
Message
Choose whether you want the message queue task to Send messages to other packages or Receive messages from other packages.
String message
Type the text of the message if you selected a Message type of String Message.
File name
Type the path and name of the data file containing the package information.
Global variables
Displays a list of the package global variables that will be sent to the message queue.
- Name
- After clicking New, select a global variable to include in the message from the list of available package global variables.
- Type
- View the data type of the selected package global variable.
- Value
- View the initial value of the selected package global variable.
Create Global Variables
Create new package global variables that you can include in the message queue task.
New
Create a global variable entry to include in the message.
Delete
Delete a global variable entry. Deleting a global variable entry does not delete the global variable definition from the package.
Global variables
Display a list of the global variables that will be sent to the message queue.