Configuration information for static queues and topics is stored in configuration files for the TIBCO Enterprise Message Service server. Changes to the configuration information can be made in a variety of ways. To manage static destinations, you can edit the configuration files using a text editor, you can use the administration tool, or you can use the administration APIs. Static queues and topics are administered by the server. Clients retrieve the destination using JNDI.

Dynamic queues and topics are created on-the-fly by applications using QueueSession.createQueue() and TopicSession.createTopic(). Dynamic queues and topics do not appear in the configuration files, and exist as long as there are messages or consumers on the destination. A client cannot use JNDI to lookup dynamic queues and topics.