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# Create JMS bridge destinations

A JMS bridge destination instance defines the actual source and target jms bridge destinations within the WebLogic domain.

You need to configure a JMS bridge destination instance for each actual source and target destination to be mapped to a messaging bridge instance. Therefore, when you finish defining attributes for a source JMS bridge destination, repeat these steps to configure a target JMS bridge destination, or vice versa.

To configure a source or target JMS bridge destination:

1. If you have not already done so, in the Change Center of the Administration Console, click Lock & Edit (see Use the Change Center).
2. in the left pane of the console, expand the Services > Messaging > Bridges and select JMS Bridge Destinations to open the Summary of JMS Bridge Destinations page in the right pane.
3. Click New.
4. On the Create a New JMS Bridge Destination page, define the configuration attributes for a JMS bridge destination:
   1. Name -- Enter a value that is unique across a WebLogic Server domain. For example, if you are bridging between WebLogic Server releases 8.1 and 9.0, for the source destination you could change the default destination name to 81to90SourceDestination. Then when you create the corresponding target destination, you could name it as 81to90TargetDestination.

      Note: Once you create a JMS bridge destination, you cannot rename it. Instead, you must delete it and create another one that uses the new name.

   2. Adapter JNDI Name -- Specify the JNDI name of the adapter used to communicate with the bridge destinations. For more information on which adapter name to enter, see Resource Adapters.
   3. Adapter Classpath -- Leave this field blank when connecting to source and target destinations that are both running on WebLogic Server 6.1 or later. When connecting to either a source or target destination that is running on WebLogic Server 6.0 or earlier, the Adapter Classpath field must indicate the location of the classes for the earlier WebLogic Server release. When connecting to a third-party JMS provider, the bridge destination must supply the provider's CLASSPATH in the WebLogic Server CLASSPATH.
   4. Connection URL -- Specify the connection URL for this JMS bridge destination.
   5. Connection Factory JNDI Name -- Specify the connection factory's JNDI name for this JMS bridge destination.
   6. Destination JNDI Name -- Specify the destination JNDI name for this JMS bridge destination.
5. Click OK.
6. To activate these changes, in the Change Center of the Administration Console, click Activate Changes.
   Not all changes take effect immediately—some require a restart (see Use the Change Center).

After you finish

- When you finish defining attributes for a source JMS bridge destination, repeat these steps to configure a target JMS bridge destination, or vice versa.
- If you want to configure additional parameters for the new general bridge destination, such as a user name and password, see Configure JMS bridge destinations.