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

You can use RabbitMQ policies to set optional arguments for queues and exchanges or to set up the Federation Plugin.

To create a policy, do the following:

1. Click on a policy viewlet.
2. Enter the Policy Name.
3. In the Pattern field, enter a regular expression pattern to help match queues to this policy by queue name.
4. In the Apply To field, indicate the object that the policy applies to (queues or exchanges).
5. Enter a Priority to determine the relative likelihood of this policy being applied. 
6. Click OK to save the policy.

Definitions tab

Policy definitions are appended to queues for the purpose of adding optional arguments. Use the fields provided to enter the argument and its value. Then select its data type from the list.

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Version 12.x and Later

You can use RabbitMQ policies to set optional arguments for queues and exchanges or to set up the Federation Plugin.

Create a Policy

To create a Policy:

1. Click the Add Policy  button in the Policy viewlet. The Select Object Path window opens.
2. Specify the object path for the new Policy, then click Select path.
3. The RabbitMQ Policy Create Window opens.
   
4. In General tab, enter the Policy Name.
5. In the Pattern field, enter a regular expression pattern to help match queues to this policy by queue name.
6. In the Apply To field, indicate the object that the policy applies to (queues or exchanges).
7. Enter a Priority to determine the relative likelihood of this policy being applied. 
8. Click Ok to create the Policy immediately. Alternatively, click Schedule to create it at a later time (see Scheduling for details).

Definitions tab

Policy definitions are appended to queues for the purpose of adding optional arguments.

Click Definitions Description to learn how each argument behaves.

• 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.

Definitions Description