code: public void markAsToBeDeleted(Transaction transaction) throws SIResourceException 
    {
      if (tc.isEntryEnabled())
        SibTr.entry(tc, "markAsToBeDeleted", transaction);
        
      toBeDeleted = Boolean.TRUE;  
      
      try
      {
        requestUpdate(transaction);
      }
      catch (MessageStoreException e)
      {
        // MessageStoreException shouldn't occur so FFDC.
        FFDCFilter.processException(
          e,
          "com.ibm.ws.sib.processor.impl.store.itemstreams.MQLinkPubSubBridgeItemStream.markAsToBeDeleted",
          "1:151:1.16",
          this);
          
        SibTr.exception(tc, e);
        
        if (tc.isEntryEnabled())
          SibTr.exit(tc, "markAsToBeDeleted", e);
        
        throw new SIResourceException(e);
      }
      
      if (tc.isEntryEnabled())
        SibTr.exit(tc, "markAsToBeDeleted");
        
      return;
    }
docs: Mark this itemstream as awaiting deletion and harden the indicator
  @throws SIStoreException