### Business Service Message Type Configuration page

Use the AquaLogic Business Service Message Type Configuration page to configure message types for a business service whose type is Messaging Service. This page appears both in the New AquaLogic Business Service wizard and in the AquaLogic Business Service editor:

The binding definition for messaging services consists of configuring the content-types of the messages that are exchanged. The content-type for the response does not need to be the same as for the request; therefore, the response is configured separately (for example, the service could accept an MFL message and return an XML acknowledgment receipt).

Note: | E-mail, File, FTP, or SFTP transport business services whose type is Messaging Service support one-way messaging only; the Response Message Type should be None. If you select an option other than None, the file, ftp, or sftp protocol will not be available on the Transport Configuration page.

Option | Description
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Request Message Type | Select a message type for the request message: None - Select this option if there is no request message (HTTP GET example) Binary - Select this option if the content-type of the message is unknown or not important. Text - Select this option if the message can be restricted to text. MFL - Select this option if the message is a binary document conforming to an MFL definition. Enter the MFL file name (qualified by its path), or click Browse to select a file. You can configure only one MFL file. Note: To support multiple MFL files, define the content as binary or text and use the MFL action in the message flow to convert to XML. XML - Select this option if the message is an XML document. Enter the XML file name (qualified by its path), or click Browse to select a file. Optionally provide some type information by declaring (in the element or type field) the XML schema type of the XML document exchanged.
Response Message Type | Select a message type for the response message: None - Select this option if there is no response message. Binary - Select this option if the content-type of the message is unknown or not important. Text - Select this option if the message can be restricted to text. MFL - Select this option if the message is a binary document conforming to an MFL definition. Enter the MFL file name (qualified by its path), or click Browse to select a file. You can configure only one MFL file. Note: To support multiple MFL files, define the content as binary or text and use the MFL action in the message flow to convert to XML. XML - Select this option if the message is an XML document. Enter the XML file name (qualified by its path), or click Browse to select a file. Optionally provide some type information by declaring (in the element or type field) the XML schema type of the XML document exchanged.