Creating a Consumer Group

Scenario

A consumer group must be created in order to retrieve messages. A maximum of three consumer groups can be created in each queue.

Messages in a queue are retrievable to all consumer groups created in that queue.

Prerequisites

A queue has been created.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region.
   

   Select the same region as your application service.

3. Click Service List, and choose Application > Distributed Message Service to open the DMS console.
4. In the navigation pane, choose Queue Manager.
5. Open the Create Consumer Group dialog box using either of the methods:
   • Method 1

     In the queue list, choose More > Create Consumer Group in the same row as the queue for which you want to create a consumer group.

   • Method 2
     1. Click the name of a queue for which you want to create a consumer group.
     2. On the queue details page, click the Consumer Groups tab.
     3. Click Create Consumer Group.

6. Specify Consumer Group Name.

   A default consumer group name is generated, which you can change if required. A consumer group name is 1 to 32 characters long. Only letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-) are allowed. Consumer group names must be unique within their queue.

7. Click OK.