Box for SWIFTNet
Functions

Merva-like Queues

Queues – a key component in MERVA
Queues are a key concept of MERVA and are used for a variety of purposes. BOX includes a concept called the “application queue”. Typically messages routed to these queues require some form of manual intervention such as an authorization or correction, or they are waiting for a system event such as the receipt of a SWIFT ACK or NAK. The messages in these queues can be accessed via the BOX GUI under various selection criteria and a predefined set of actions can be performed by authorized users.

Standard BOX application queues
Although BOX comes “out of the box” with a predefined set of standard application queues, the general concept of application queues is universal and any type of application queue can be defined to address customer specific requirements.

MERVA specific attributes
In practice no physical queues actually exist, since application queues are implemented as views on the message database. This mechanism avoids any physical movement or copying of messages and allows an organization to easily define additional application queues corresponding to customer specific requirements. In addition application queues can incorporate certain specific attributes of MERVA queues such as being started and stopped or launching external applications. The elimination of physical queues saves on computing resources, gives rise to performance benefits, and enables higher levels of message throughput from the same hardware configuration

Simplification and performance enhancements
Queues in MERVA are also used extensively to restrict message access to specific user groups. In BOX message access is controlled by the UPM settings. This leads to a major simplification in the definition of routing rules as well as to performance enhancements because no routing or copying of messages has to be executed for this purpose. In addition the significant administration task of designing, defining and maintaining these queues is eliminated.

All of MERVA and more
In summary BOX includes all relevant options and functions of MERVA queues and more, based on a powerful User Profile Management, a universal concept of application queues and views on the message database.