Common Message Envelope
In order to route QDocs between applications, all QDocs should be wrapped inside a standard message envelope that describes the QDoc’s source and destination, among other data of interest. Unlike the application-specific QDoc content with details that vary, the message envelope has a fixed, fully specified syntax that applies to all QDocs.The envelope is designed to comply with the SOAP 1.0 and 1.1 standards, and to translate relatively easily into emerging industry messaging standards such as Java Message Service (JMS) and Electronic Business XML (ebXML). It can be used with non-QDoc documents and must be used with QDocs. See QDoc Message Envelope.The design of the QDoc message envelope most likely will change in future releases, as SOAP envelope header standards are promulgated and adopted by the software industry. The QDoc envelope will evolve to comply with emerging Web-service standards.