Introduction

BOD handling through IMS means that BOD messages are sent between LN and ION using the ION Messaging Service protocol.

Inbound BOD messages (messages sent from ION to LN) are stored in the BOD Inbox Message Queue.

Outbound BOD messages (messages to be sent from LN to ION) are stored in the BOD Outbox Message Queue.

Note: Connection points in ION for BOD handling should no longer be created or deleted in ION (as was previously done with BOD handling through IO-box). Instead, these connection points must be created or deleted in LN.

Previously, BOD messages were processed immediately by bshells started by ION, without first being stored in the BOD Inbox. This could lead to time-outs for messages that took a considerable amount of time to process. Now, BOD messages are read from the BOD Inbox and processed by worker bshells started in LN. When ION sends a BOD message to LN, it is validated and stored without immediate processing, ensuring that no time-outs occur for messages that require a considerable amount of time to process.

In ION connection points, the Channels concept is no longer available. Instead, you can specify BOD priorities and enable parallel processing of BOD messages in the BOD Subscriptions (tlesb3100m000) session in LN.