The functionality described in this article is available in the meshIQ Platform versions 11.1.1 and later.
For a quick overview of what's new or changed, visit the meshIQ Highlights page for a version-by-version breakdown.  

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Version 11.2 and Earlier
Version 12.x and Later

Version 11.2 and Earlier

RabbitMQ queue objects show properties and metrics for RabbitMQ queues.

To create a queue, do the following:

1. Click on the queue viewlet toolbar.
2. Enter the Queue Name.
3. Select the Queue Type (Quorum, Stream, or Classic).
4. To allow the queue to survive RabbitMQ restart, select True from the Durable list.
5. If you want this queue to be automatically deleted when the last consumer unsubscribes, select True from the Auto delete list.
6. If this queue will be limited to one consumer, select True from the Exclusive list.
7. If the queue is exclusive (Exclusive is set to True), enter the tag for its consumer in the Exclusive Customer Tag field.
8. The Policy and Operator Policy are set based on the queue's name value or regex matching.
9. Click OK to save the queue.

General tab

Message Details tab

Message Rates tab

Messages tab

Queue Consumers tab

Runtime Metrics tab

Status tab

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Version 12.x and Later

RabbitMQ queue objects show properties and metrics for RabbitMQ queues.

Create a Queue

To create a Queue:

1. Click the Add Queue  button in the Queue viewlet. The Select Object Path window opens.
2. Specify the object path for the new Queue, then click Select path.
3. The RabbitMQ Queue Create Window opens.
   
4. In the General tab, enter the Queue Name.
5. Select the Queue Type (Default for virtual host, Quorum, Stream, or Classic).
6. To allow the queue to survive RabbitMQ restart, select True from the Durable list.
7. If you want this queue to be automatically deleted when the last consumer unsubscribes, select True from the Auto delete list.
8. If this queue will be limited to one consumer, select True from the Exclusive list.
9. If the queue is exclusive (Exclusive is set to True), enter the tag for its consumer in the Exclusive Customer Tag field.
10. The Policy and Operator Policy are set based on the queue's name value or regex matching.
11. The Arguments tab lets you configure optional advanced settings for the queue. Click Argument Description to learn how each argument affects the queue’s behavior.
    Click the file button to view the list of available arguments.
    To see the description of a specific argument, click the Info button next to it.
    Select an argument, provide a value and data type, and then click the button to add it.
    Repeat this process to add more arguments as needed.
12. Click Ok to create the Queue immediately. Alternatively, click Schedule to create it at a later time (see Scheduling for details).
13. After creating a Queue, the Queue Properties dialog displays tabs such as General, Message Details, Message Rates, Messages, Queue Consumers, Runtime Metrics, Status, Arguments, and Custom Attributes for detailed configuration and monitoring.

    To access these:

    • Select the Queue from the viewlet.

    • Click Properties from the Selected menu.

General Properties tab

Message Details tab

Message Rates tab

Messages tab

Queue Consumers tab

Runtime Metrics tab

Status tab

Argument tab

Arguments Description

You can also create your own custom properties on the Custom Attributes tab.